Dr Mahfooz Jawed Nadvi
In mid-2005, media reports emerged from northern Uttar Pradesh, India, of a man who, under the guise of being a devout
Muslim father, sexually assaulted his daughter-in-law, violating core religious and social values. This deeply
distressing event, regardless of faith, evoked profound sorrow throughout the country. The physical and emotional trauma
inflicted on the victim was unimaginable, and the husband's anguish extended beyond the loss of dignity to the rupture
of his bond with his father.
Common sense, as well as Islamic teachings, demanded the...
In mid-2005, media reports emerged from northern Uttar Pradesh, India, of a man who, under the guise of being a devout
Muslim father, sexually assaulted his daughter-in-law, violating core religious and social values. This deeply
distressing event, regardless of faith, evoked profound sorrow throughout the country. The physical and emotional trauma
inflicted on the victim was unimaginable, and the husband's anguish extended beyond the loss of dignity to the rupture
of his bond with his father.
Common sense, as well as Islamic teachings, demanded the immediate arrest of the criminal and the strictest legal
punishment to protect society from future predators. The woman and her husband...
Dr Mahfooz Jawed Nadvi
In recent times, there has been considerable interest and discourse in Western academic circles, particularly within policy-making institutions, regarding ideologies rooted in religious extremism that aim for religious supremacy and the establishment of an Islamic state through armed struggle. It has become a common approach in such discourse to trace the intellectual or theological foundations of these ideologies back to the religious thought of Maulana Abul A'la Mawdudi, among others.1 This is primarily because, when the waves of militancy, commonly referred to as terrorism...
In recent times, there has been considerable interest and discourse in Western academic circles, particularly within
policy-making institutions, regarding ideologies rooted in religious extremism that aim for religious supremacy and the
establishment of an Islamic state through armed struggle. It has become a common approach in such discourse to trace the
intellectual or theological foundations of these ideologies back to the religious thought of Maulana Abul A'la Mawdudi,
among others.1 This is primarily because, when the waves of militancy, commonly referred to as terrorism or religious
extremism, are analysed, their ideological roots are generally attributed to 'Political Islam'.
The term 'Political Islam' stems from a Western...
Dr Mahfooz Jawed Nadvi
When I first came to the UK in the early 1990s as a student, I often went to the Islamic Foundation
(IF) in Leicester. I needed to access some resources on Islamic economics and finance, which were
only available in their library. My very first visit in late 1991 is still a clear memory for me. At that
time, the Young Muslims (YM) were having what seemed to be their annual meeting in the IF
campus, which lasted three days.
Coming from a family deeply...
When I first came to the UK in the early 1990s as a student, I often went to the Islamic Foundation
(IF) in Leicester. I needed to access some resources on Islamic economics and finance, which were
only available in their library. My very first visit in late 1991 is still a clear memory for me. At that
time, the Young Muslims (YM) were having what seemed to be their annual meeting in the IF
campus, which lasted three days.
Coming from a family deeply involved with Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) in India, and as a member of the
Students Islamic Organisation (SIO), the youth wing of JI,...
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