Friday, 14 January 2011

Unity & the Manners of Difference

Talk by Mufti Muhammad al-Kawthari - 11 December 2010 - Cambridge - 56 mins 22 secs

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Another talk at the recent FOSIS Winter Conference in Cambridge was by the renowned scholar Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari. In it he addresses the perennial problem of the lack of respect for others with different opinions. He explains the nature of the unity of ahl al-sunnah wa-l-jama'ah and the proper adab (manners) for engaging in debate and respectful disagreement.

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7 comments:

  1. m a15 January 2011 at 18:20

    masha-Allah

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  2. shahid fazal17 January 2011 at 01:39

    Assalam Alaikum,
    Some body please urge the blessed Shaykh AHM to do a lecture on pathetic conditions of Hindus and Christians in Pakistan,He is a person of great repute,a lecture from him will be great.....We as muslims have to accept that many muslim countries mistreat minorities and if we as muslims consider ourselves as the practitioners of True religion then we must stand up for the truth even if it hurts us as the BLESSED PROPHET MUHAMMAD(SAW) taught us.........I left a comment in the 'Hajj:The inward Spiral' sermon too but it was not noticed.....anyways its my job as a muslim to urge you to do somethingas you are far more knowledgeable than i am and because Shaykh AHM and other Shuyukh have millions of listeners worldwide..........May Allah give us the courage to accept the truth and act upon it...Ameen
    Wassalam

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  3. shahid fazal17 January 2011 at 01:39

    Assalam Alaikum,
    Some body please urge the blessed Shaykh AHM to do a lecture on pathetic conditions of Hindus and Christians in Pakistan,He is a person of great repute,a lecture from him will be great.....We as muslims have to accept that many muslim countries mistreat minorities and if we as muslims consider ourselves as the practitioners of True religion then we must stand up for the truth even if it hurts us as the BLESSED PROPHET MUHAMMAD(SAW) taught us.........I left a comment in the 'Hajj:The inward Spiral' sermon too but it was not noticed.....anyways its my job as a muslim to urge you to do somethingas you are far more knowledgeable than i am and because Shaykh AHM and other Shuyukh have millions of listeners worldwide..........May Allah give us the courage to accept the truth and act upon it...Ameen
    Wassalam

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  4. Cambridge Khutbas18 January 2011 at 14:27

    @ Shahid

    Salaams, thanks for your post and your good intention. It is an an important issue. We'll pass on both your comments inshaAllah.

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  5. Abdulaziz18 January 2011 at 14:42

    Salaam Shahid - you could also look at this article:

    http://www.kalamresearch.com/component/content/article/43-quranic-truth-and-the-meaning-of-dhimma.html

    In it Sheikh Abdal Hakim explains the importance under the sharia of respecting minority rights, and how not to do so is a betrayal of Muslim tradition

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  6. shahid fazal19 January 2011 at 00:30

    Thanks thanks thanks,Allah bless you all,and 'Cambridge Khutbas' ,I hope you
    live up to what you said InshaAllah.

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  7. Anonymous26 January 2011 at 18:04

    Salam. This is very important and relavent issue. However I believe that this talk concentrated on the difference of fiqh rather then the difference of aqeedah. I mention this because I have noticed a sharp rise in secterinism in this country. These people actually will accuse you of kufr if you mention unity. They hold you to ransom. They will accuse the other as blasphemous and then when you object then accuse you of kufr. They will ask you how can u sit with someone who curses the companions etc.

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