Lecture 13

Liberalism A political philosophy advocating personal freedom for the individual and a democratic form of government. In religion, it is ascribed to a movement in Christianity that advocates a broad interpretation of the Bible and a freedom from any rigid doctrine. Some philosophers equate it with secularism. Its usage is primarily in politics. It is the view that the autonomy and dignity of the...

Lecture 12

Globalization Globalization literally means a series of events that occurs in a global scale, i.e., around the earth, and it is opposite to localization or regionalization, which only concerns with specific problems and issues that only affected a small part of the earth. It is a complex process of social change that involves several dimensions of human endeavors including social, political, economic,...

Lecture 11

Extremism Islam is a balance and just religion. It is the most perfect religion that covers all aspects of life of a human being; nothing is left in the Holy Qur’an and in the Sunnah of our Prophet Muhammad SAW in order to guide our lives either for the benefit in this world or for the rewards in the hereafter. “Thus have We made of you an Ummah justly balanced, that you might be witnesses over...

Lecture 10

Man in the al Quran and the Sunnah Islamic Vision of Man The concept of man is very important in Islamic worldview. It is important to know who we are, where have we come from and where we are going to in order for us to have a meaningful and a satisfactory life on earth. These three important questions has been occupying the minds of man since the dawn of history, and has been answered in various...