Robert Dannin
- Published in print:
- 2005
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780195300246
- eISBN:
- 9780199850433
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195300246.003.0003
- Subject:
- Religion, Islam
The imported Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam, founded during the same period as the emergence of Noble Drew Ali’s Moorish Science Temple, was established by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in 1888. Because Ahmad ...
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The imported Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam, founded during the same period as the emergence of Noble Drew Ali’s Moorish Science Temple, was established by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in 1888. Because Ahmad believed that he was destined by the Holy Quran to be the “Promised Messiah” and “redeemer”, he was able to introduce contemporary evangelical measures into the Islamic dawa through inscribing the nature of Christian missions to the Indian culture. Brought about by Ahmad’s attempt to translate the doctrines of the Quran, the Ahmadiyya Movement was perceived to be unconventionally modern in terms of cultural and religious pluralism. Aside from introducing Maulana Muhammad Ali’s translation of the Quran, this chapter looks into the missions of sheiks and missionaries and how these were carried out.Less
The imported Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam, founded during the same period as the emergence of Noble Drew Ali’s Moorish Science Temple, was established by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in 1888. Because Ahmad believed that he was destined by the Holy Quran to be the “Promised Messiah” and “redeemer”, he was able to introduce contemporary evangelical measures into the Islamic dawa through inscribing the nature of Christian missions to the Indian culture. Brought about by Ahmad’s attempt to translate the doctrines of the Quran, the Ahmadiyya Movement was perceived to be unconventionally modern in terms of cultural and religious pluralism. Aside from introducing Maulana Muhammad Ali’s translation of the Quran, this chapter looks into the missions of sheiks and missionaries and how these were carried out.
Robert Dannin
- Published in print:
- 2005
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780195300246
- eISBN:
- 9780199850433
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195300246.003.0005
- Subject:
- Religion, Islam
Walter, an African American whose family stayed in East Texas, was always seen as a paradigm of ingenuity and industry. The tales tell of Walter’s journey in becoming a Muslim, practicing and ...
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Walter, an African American whose family stayed in East Texas, was always seen as a paradigm of ingenuity and industry. The tales tell of Walter’s journey in becoming a Muslim, practicing and teaching the faith, and even changing his name and adopting the beliefs of the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam. According to the knowledge that circulated among his family, Wali Akram — Walter’s newly found persona — memorized and took to heart a large part of the scriptures to comply with the tradition of Muslim hafis. In doing so, he was able to provide an account about testaments from both the Bible and the Holy Quran. This chapter contains a narrative about Wali Akram’s quest in fulfilling his mission as an African American Muslim.Less
Walter, an African American whose family stayed in East Texas, was always seen as a paradigm of ingenuity and industry. The tales tell of Walter’s journey in becoming a Muslim, practicing and teaching the faith, and even changing his name and adopting the beliefs of the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam. According to the knowledge that circulated among his family, Wali Akram — Walter’s newly found persona — memorized and took to heart a large part of the scriptures to comply with the tradition of Muslim hafis. In doing so, he was able to provide an account about testaments from both the Bible and the Holy Quran. This chapter contains a narrative about Wali Akram’s quest in fulfilling his mission as an African American Muslim.
Adil Hussain Khan, Oliver Scharbrodt, and Tuula Sakaranaho
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- January 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780748696888
- eISBN:
- 9781474412230
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Edinburgh University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3366/edinburgh/9780748696888.003.0006
- Subject:
- Sociology, Sociology of Religion
This chapter introduces various mosques associations for groups such as the Twelver Shiis, Ismailis, Ahmadis, Barelvis and different national and ethnic groups as well as individual initiatives by ...
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This chapter introduces various mosques associations for groups such as the Twelver Shiis, Ismailis, Ahmadis, Barelvis and different national and ethnic groups as well as individual initiatives by Muslim activists who challenge the claim of the Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland to represent all Muslims in Ireland. This chapter illustrates the organisational and institutional diversity of mosques, communities and groups among Muslims in Ireland, in the capital Dublin and in other major cities, and efforts by organisations affiliated with European networks of the Muslim Brotherhood, such as the ICCI, to dominate the public representation and internal organisation of Muslims in Ireland. The chapter also discusses the trend of the ethno-cultural and sectarian diversification of mosque organisations across Ireland in line with the rapid growth of the number of Muslims in the country.Less
This chapter introduces various mosques associations for groups such as the Twelver Shiis, Ismailis, Ahmadis, Barelvis and different national and ethnic groups as well as individual initiatives by Muslim activists who challenge the claim of the Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland to represent all Muslims in Ireland. This chapter illustrates the organisational and institutional diversity of mosques, communities and groups among Muslims in Ireland, in the capital Dublin and in other major cities, and efforts by organisations affiliated with European networks of the Muslim Brotherhood, such as the ICCI, to dominate the public representation and internal organisation of Muslims in Ireland. The chapter also discusses the trend of the ethno-cultural and sectarian diversification of mosque organisations across Ireland in line with the rapid growth of the number of Muslims in the country.
Mohammad Hassan Khalil
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- September 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780199796663
- eISBN:
- 9780199933082
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199796663.003.0004
- Subject:
- Religion, Islam
Ibn Taymiyya is often hailed as a vanguard of Islamic traditionalism. He argues that anyone who receives the divine message and turns away from it will be held accountable on Judgment Day. ...
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Ibn Taymiyya is often hailed as a vanguard of Islamic traditionalism. He argues that anyone who receives the divine message and turns away from it will be held accountable on Judgment Day. Nevertheless, even the wicked will one day be spared of chastisement and even redeemed. This chapter examines Ibn Taymiyya’s arguments for universalism, a refutation by Taqi al-Din al-Subki (d. 1355), and a re-articulation of Ibn Taymiyya’s arguments by his student Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (d. 1350). This chapter also looks at a somewhat similar modern debate between Muhammad ‘Ali (d. 1951) of Lahore and the Western academic James Robson (d. 1981).Ibn Taymiyya (or: Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn Taymiyah, Ibn Taymiya, Ibn Taimiyyah, Ibn Taimiyya, Ibn Taimiyah).Less
Ibn Taymiyya is often hailed as a vanguard of Islamic traditionalism. He argues that anyone who receives the divine message and turns away from it will be held accountable on Judgment Day. Nevertheless, even the wicked will one day be spared of chastisement and even redeemed. This chapter examines Ibn Taymiyya’s arguments for universalism, a refutation by Taqi al-Din al-Subki (d. 1355), and a re-articulation of Ibn Taymiyya’s arguments by his student Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (d. 1350). This chapter also looks at a somewhat similar modern debate between Muhammad ‘Ali (d. 1951) of Lahore and the Western academic James Robson (d. 1981).Ibn Taymiyya (or: Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn Taymiyah, Ibn Taymiya, Ibn Taimiyyah, Ibn Taimiyya, Ibn Taimiyah).
Filali-Ansary Abdou
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780748639694
- eISBN:
- 9780748653195
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Edinburgh University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3366/edinburgh/9780748639694.003.0003
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Middle Eastern Studies
This chapter discusses the role civil society has in building trust and confidence, and in managing conflict in South Asia. Attention is focused on the case of Bangladesh, where civil society, ...
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This chapter discusses the role civil society has in building trust and confidence, and in managing conflict in South Asia. Attention is focused on the case of Bangladesh, where civil society, despite its deep polarization, has played an active role in promoting and protecting human rights, thereby contributing to human security and conflict management. To illustrate this point, this chapter examines two cases of civil society interventions in the political scenario of Bangladesh, wherein religion was and still is a tool for creating division and intolerance. The first refers to the increasing intolerance and violence towards the Hindu community in Bangladesh; the second looks at ongoing violence against the Ahmadiyya community in the country.Less
This chapter discusses the role civil society has in building trust and confidence, and in managing conflict in South Asia. Attention is focused on the case of Bangladesh, where civil society, despite its deep polarization, has played an active role in promoting and protecting human rights, thereby contributing to human security and conflict management. To illustrate this point, this chapter examines two cases of civil society interventions in the political scenario of Bangladesh, wherein religion was and still is a tool for creating division and intolerance. The first refers to the increasing intolerance and violence towards the Hindu community in Bangladesh; the second looks at ongoing violence against the Ahmadiyya community in the country.
Sylvia Chan-Malik
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- January 2019
- ISBN:
- 9781479850600
- eISBN:
- 9781479881550
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
- DOI:
- 10.18574/nyu/9781479850600.003.0002
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Cultural Studies
Chapter One is an examination of the earliest known photograph of self-identified Muslim women in the U.S. Taken in 1923, the photo features four African American female converts to the Ahmadiyya ...
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Chapter One is an examination of the earliest known photograph of self-identified Muslim women in the U.S. Taken in 1923, the photo features four African American female converts to the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam (AMI), a South Asia-based missionary movement that attracted significant numbers of Black women, between the 1920 and 1970s. The chapter offers a multilayered and at times, circuitous account of the histories which produced the photograph, specifically the racial politics of 1920s Chicago, the race and gender politics of Ahmadiyya missionary Dr. Mufti Muhammad Sadiq; and the desires for safety and spirituality that led Black American women to Islam.Less
Chapter One is an examination of the earliest known photograph of self-identified Muslim women in the U.S. Taken in 1923, the photo features four African American female converts to the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam (AMI), a South Asia-based missionary movement that attracted significant numbers of Black women, between the 1920 and 1970s. The chapter offers a multilayered and at times, circuitous account of the histories which produced the photograph, specifically the racial politics of 1920s Chicago, the race and gender politics of Ahmadiyya missionary Dr. Mufti Muhammad Sadiq; and the desires for safety and spirituality that led Black American women to Islam.
Sally Howell
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- October 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780199372003
- eISBN:
- 9780199389285
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199372003.003.0002
- Subject:
- Religion, Islam
This chapter describes the first Muslim immigrants to Detroit, why they settled in the city, and how they practiced Islam. It explores interethnic and intersectarian relations among these early ...
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This chapter describes the first Muslim immigrants to Detroit, why they settled in the city, and how they practiced Islam. It explores interethnic and intersectarian relations among these early Muslims (Arab, Turkish, Eastern European, and South Asian; Sunni, Shiʿi, Ahmadiyya, and Sufi) and their campaign to build the first mosque in the United States outside the gates of Henry Ford’s Highland Park automobile factory. The Moslem Mosque of Highland Park was meant to stand as a unifying symbol of Islam in the United States, to educate Americans about the growing Muslim presence in their midst, and to link Detroit’s Muslims to those overseas. Despite these lofty ambitions, the first American mosque was also the first to fail. The chapter parses in detail the motives for the mosque’s construction, the reasons for its demise, and the significance of this failure for the building efforts that would follow.Less
This chapter describes the first Muslim immigrants to Detroit, why they settled in the city, and how they practiced Islam. It explores interethnic and intersectarian relations among these early Muslims (Arab, Turkish, Eastern European, and South Asian; Sunni, Shiʿi, Ahmadiyya, and Sufi) and their campaign to build the first mosque in the United States outside the gates of Henry Ford’s Highland Park automobile factory. The Moslem Mosque of Highland Park was meant to stand as a unifying symbol of Islam in the United States, to educate Americans about the growing Muslim presence in their midst, and to link Detroit’s Muslims to those overseas. Despite these lofty ambitions, the first American mosque was also the first to fail. The chapter parses in detail the motives for the mosque’s construction, the reasons for its demise, and the significance of this failure for the building efforts that would follow.
Carool Kersten
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- October 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780190247775
- eISBN:
- 9780190638528
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190247775.003.0007
- Subject:
- Religion, Islam
This chapter situates the debate on religious pluralism in Indonesia in the context of tensions between religious communities that can be traced to the colonial period. Such tensions still color ...
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This chapter situates the debate on religious pluralism in Indonesia in the context of tensions between religious communities that can be traced to the colonial period. Such tensions still color attitudes towards Christianity and the presence of religious groups such as the Ahmadiyya, shaping the way interfaith relations and inter-religious dialogue are conducted. The chapter further contends that the contemporary debate is shaped by the distinction of religious exclusivists, inclusivists and pluralists. The chapter offers instances of all three attitudes towards religious pluralism and how these inform the defense of religious freedom and, by extension, of human rights, and how it has turned Islamic education into one of the most contested areas of public discourse.Less
This chapter situates the debate on religious pluralism in Indonesia in the context of tensions between religious communities that can be traced to the colonial period. Such tensions still color attitudes towards Christianity and the presence of religious groups such as the Ahmadiyya, shaping the way interfaith relations and inter-religious dialogue are conducted. The chapter further contends that the contemporary debate is shaped by the distinction of religious exclusivists, inclusivists and pluralists. The chapter offers instances of all three attitudes towards religious pluralism and how these inform the defense of religious freedom and, by extension, of human rights, and how it has turned Islamic education into one of the most contested areas of public discourse.
