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Islam and the U.S. Constitution

Date: May 30, 2003 | 28 Rabi al-Awwal 1424 Hijriah
Subjects: islam
While searching for something else entirely, I came across an awesome site called Islam And The US Constitution. The site features an online book of the same title (link points to table of contents).

The first five chapters of the book provide an overview of Islamic teachings about law, the relationship of humans and the universe, social values, and economic values.

The sixth chapter examines the Declaration of Independence, identifies its principles and presents Islamic teachings that are consonant with these principles.

The seventh chapter then examines the entire U.S. Constitution in the same way and again presents Islamic teachings that are consonant with it.

This is not to claim that Islamic teachings and the U.S. Constitution are the same. Obviously, they are not. However, the author Arif Humayun argues that they are based on the same principles and have the same aims. Check out his claims and his evidence and decide for yourself.

In the conclusion to his book, Humayun says:

The direct correlation of Koranic teachings with US constitution is simply amazing. The US Constitution is universally acknowledged as the most successful set of guiding principles that has transformed the United States as the mightiest power on earth. The insightfulness of its founding fathers is repeatedly highlighted. The fact that Koran teaches the same principles in greater detail, and much more, and it did so some fourteen centuries ago, also shows the insightfulness of its source, especially at a time when the world was in the depths of ignorance. This correlation deflates the myth and stereotypical image of Islam as being a violent and intolerant religion.
Humayun calls on Muslims to live up to the true teachings of Islam:

The wide divergence between the teachings and practice of those who profess to be Muslims has become painfully obvious in this work. It illustrates the dire need among the Muslims to re-educate themselves and understand and practice the true spirit of Islam. Rather than the hypocritical and bigoted versions being practiced today, Muslims should revert to the original Islamic principles. The same advice applies to adherents of other faiths where people have departed from the true message and reinterpreted it for political expediency. Ironically, in all cases, this misguided approach has led to untold destruction and misery for human beings, the very species that the religions are meant to protect.

~ Posted by Al-Muhajabah, a member of the reality-based community, at 10:34 PM

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BostonMuslim said: Total comments: 4  

Great work. This bro/sis should be encouraged to publish a book about it.

~ Posted at May 31, 2003 01:26 PM | Comment Permalink
one of the top five commentors on this blog! PG said: Total comments: 64   gold stargold stargold stargold stargold star

How do people of faith deal with the issue of "X is not TRUE Islam/Christianity/Judaism/etc."?

I suppose the only church to which I belong is liberal DMB-fandom.

There are too many fratboys at DMB concerts for me to try to determine who are the TRUE fans and who doesn't have the slightest idea about the lyrics.

"Liberalism" has fallen into such disrepute that not many people claim the title without being reasonably close to my views.

But I'm sure that many people who identify as anti-choice, conservative Christians are horrified by the actions of the Olympic Park bomber. How does one say that he's not a TRUE Christian?



~ Posted at June 6, 2003 10:22 AM | Comment Permalink

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