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Islamic Chivalry: Part 2: Brotherhood
ByIsmail Kamdar September 22, 2022September 22, 2022

In Part 1 of this series, we discussed some Islamic principles related to work ethic. In this second article, we will discuss ten important Islamic principles related to building and maintaining the bonds of brotherhood (or sisterhood) between Muslims. Muslim men should implement these principles when dealing with other Muslim men, likewise Muslim women should…

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Islamic Chivalry: Part 1: Work Ethic
ByIsmail Kamdar September 16, 2022September 17, 2022

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. This is the first in a series of articles on Islamic chivalry. During my research on Islamic masculinity, I discovered that most classical works on this topic focused on futuwwah (chivalry) instead. Imam Dawud Walid defines futuwwah as follows: Futuwwah cannot be simply defined operationally speaking,…

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