The first and most important element of Muslim identity is faith, which is the intimate sign that one believes in the Creator without associating anything with Him. This is the […]

Who are we? We touch here on the central question of identity that has occupied people’s minds and continues today to be the nub of much reflection and debate. The […]

This double function of shahada should be more explicitly expressed in the six points enumerated here, of which the first three refer to the very identity of Muslims and the […]

We can broadly distinguish here three different—though not completely contradictory—positions that are the expression of three specific legal opinions on this question. Some ulama consider that the old concepts of dar […]

An evaluation of the “Western abode” could be made on the basis of the comparative analysis of the two sets of considerations referred to earlier: on the one hand the […]