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Sheikh Yusuf Estes talks about the issue of Building Bridges between faiths and the Islamic position on this issue.

In this Lecture Sheikh Salim Morgan talks about the Laws and Boundaries of Allah. It emphasises the importance of everyone being equal before the law and not only in theory but in practice as well.

Sheikh Yusuf Estes tells us that its not allowed for anyone to make modifications in the religion revealed by God and the only God-made religion is submission to God in Peace.

Sheikh Dr. Ja’far Idris discusses and refutes the beliefs of different religions throughout history who claimed that God has Child/Children.

3rd lecture of the commentary by Salem al-Amry on the book “al-Qawaa’id al-Arba’ah” (The Four Principles)

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2nd lecture of the commentary by Salem al-Amry on the book “al-Qawaa’id al-Arba’ah” (The Four Principles)

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First of a series of lectures by Salem al-Amry on the book “al-Qawaa’id al-Arba’ah” (The Four Principles)

Part 2 of 4

First of a series of lectures by Salem al-Amry on the book “al-Qawaa’id al-Arba’ah” (The Four Principles)

Part 1 of 4

It is not lawful to accept any payment or property from a convicted adulterer, thief, public drunk, highway robber (gangster), and the like in order to defeat the prescribed punishment of the Boundary. [This is the case] whether the money is payed to the treasury or to any other recipient. Any such property received in order to defeat the application of any of the Boundaries is graft and is foul. If the ruler does that, he has combined two grievous acts of corruption: 1) failing to apply the law, and 2) consuming something foul (suht), i.e., bribery. So, he failed to fulfill the obligatory and he committed the unlawful…

The hukm (judging or ruling) between people is in matters of the Boundaries (divinely prescribed punishments) and rights and they are of two types. First, Boundaries and rights which are not for specific individuals but rather their benefits are for the Muslims at large, or a sector of them and all are in need of them. These are called the Boundaries of Allah such as that of highway robbers and gangsters, thieves, adulterers and the like. Similar are judgments relating to the public properties, trusts and grants which are not to specific individuals. These are among the most important functions of governance. This is why Ali ibn Abi Talib said:..