Mohammad Hussein Saffouri

  • Interest, Finance and Banking: The Islamic Perspective

    A lot has often been discussed about the concept of interest and banking in Islam. Is banking, interest, usury and other similar financial activity fully forbidden in Islam? What about interest-free banking…

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  • Stoning is Not an Islamic Punishment

    Not too long ago, The New York Times reported that a group of Muslims in Afghanistan had stoned to death a woman accused of adultery. On what legal basis did this group…

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  • Netanyahu, The Grand Mufti, And Hitler

    In a recent speech, Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that the Grand Mufti of Palestine at the time, Haj Amin al-Husseini, had counseled Hitler to “burn the Jews”. It is quite astonishing that Netanyahu…

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  • An Introduction To The Quran

    The Quran is the book which was revealed to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) (the Prophet, hence) over a period of twenty-two years, starting on the first of the month of Ramadan in the…

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