Do You Really Understand Sharia?
Andrew March|/by/andrew-march
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Watch Andrew March--specialist on Islam and political science at UMass Amherst--explain everything you always wanted to know about Sharia but were afraid to ask.
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Topics: Interfaith, Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh), Islamic Law (Sharia) Values: Harmony, Justice
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What Makes Prophet Abraham a Universal Symbol of Faith Across Three Major Religions?
How Has Islamic Finance Evolved as a System of Justice and Ethical Prosperity?
The Role of Muslims in the West
What are Halal Mortgages?
Why Self-Restraint is More Important Than Ever in Today's World
The Non-Muslim Guide to Fasting During Ramadan
Intelligent Life: A Cosmic Certainty or Divine Rarity?
Scientists and religious people agree; this year’s a "global catastrophe.”
What Did Prophet Jesus and Other Prophets Say About the Greatest Commandments?
Did God Promise the Holy Land to the Jews?
A Jewish Rabbi's Faith in Islam’s Prophet Muhammad
From Abraham to Today: The Shared Journey of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
What Makes Prophet Abraham a Universal Symbol of Faith Across Three Major Religions?
How Has Islamic Finance Evolved as a System of Justice and Ethical Prosperity?
The Role of Muslims in the West
What are Halal Mortgages?
Why Self-Restraint is More Important Than Ever in Today's World
The Non-Muslim Guide to Fasting During Ramadan
Intelligent Life: A Cosmic Certainty or Divine Rarity?
Scientists and religious people agree; this year’s a "global catastrophe.”
What Did Prophet Jesus and Other Prophets Say About the Greatest Commandments?
Did God Promise the Holy Land to the Jews?
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What Makes Prophet Abraham a Universal Symbol of Faith Across Three Major Religions?
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How Has Islamic Finance Evolved as a System of Justice and Ethical Prosperity?
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The Role of Muslims in the West
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What are Halal Mortgages?
Why Self-Restraint is More Important Than Ever in Today's World
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The Non-Muslim Guide to Fasting During Ramadan
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Intelligent Life: A Cosmic Certainty or Divine Rarity?
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Scientists and religious people agree; this year’s a "global catastrophe.”
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:78:"What Did Prophet Jesus and Other Prophets Say About the Greatest Commandments?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:112:"https://www.islamicity.org/103494/what-did-prophet-jesus-and-other-prophets-say-about-the-greatest-commandments/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:21:"Rabbi Allen S. Maller";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:65:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/quran.png";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:63:"ayat al kursi (throne verse)|/topics/ayat-al-kursi-throne-verse";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Nov 25 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"November 25, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:46:"Rabbi Allen S. Maller|/by/rabbi-allen-s-maller";s:5:"theID";i:103494;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"4 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Almost 2,000 years ago, a remarkable exchange took place between Prophet Jesus and a Jewish teacher of the Torah in Jerusalem.
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What Did Prophet Jesus and Other Prophets Say About the Greatest Commandments?
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:42:"Did God Promise the Holy Land to the Jews?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:76:"https://www.islamicity.org/103424/did-god-promise-the-holy-land-to-the-jews/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Louay Fatoohi";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/pBsD3oA4knw/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBsD3oA4knw";s:11:"theCategory";s:39:"Faith & Spirituality|/explore/faith";s:6:"theTag";s:17:"jews|/topics/jews";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Nov 18 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"November 17, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:31:"Louay Fatoohi|/by/louay-fatoohi";s:5:"theID";i:103424;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"33 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:79:"The promise of the Holy Land to the Jews is a deeply debated topic in theology.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:42:"Did God Promise the Holy Land to the Jews?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:101:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=interfaith OR islamic-jurisprudence-fiqh OR islamic-law-sharia";}
Did God Promise the Holy Land to the Jews?
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