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Bilal Muhammad examines the debate within Islam about the crucifixion of Jesus.[...]
Protecting the Intellect from the Elusive Agitator emocritus once said that the “purpose of law is to benefit men’s lives; it can do so when they, themselves, wish to be benefited; for those who obey, it indicates their virtue.”[1] Upon [...]
The State and the Umma ristotle begins the third book in Politics with an inquiry into the definition of citizenship. He correctly points out that a citizen cannot simply be one who lives within a geographical boundary, nor can a citizen simply [...]
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Anwit Shahi uses the case of the Ghūrids to show how Muslim rulers became part of the Indian political hierarchy, demonstrating that they took part in the continuity of the Indian ruling classes. [...]
Reaching our Political Potential ristotle begins Politics by invoking the concept of nature. In Physics, Aristotle identifies the nature of a thing above all with its end or final cause.[1] An acorn has the potentiality (telos) to become an oak [...]
Slavery, Women, and Society in Aristotle’s Politics: A Muslim Perspective ristotle held that there were natural distinctions between male and female,[1] free and slave,[2] and civilized and barbarian.[3] He is usually characterized as a more [...]
odern science has shown that some species of organisms have a high degree of sociality. Individuals in these animal populations express complex behaviours, and they tend to associate in social groups and form cooperative societies. Examples [...]