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- ItemEcological Conceptualization of Halal-Haram Divide(Proceedings of the International Conference on Science, Technology and Social Sciences (ICSTSS) 2012, 2014-07-01) Solihu, Abdul Kabir HussainHalal and haram are evaluative concepts that refer to what is permissible or impermissible, respectively, in Islamic law. When applied to minerals, plants, or animals, the duo refers to what is permissible or impermissible to consume therein. There has been upsurge in the production and proliferation of halal products which enormously serves the Muslim religious as well as economic interests. However, in a world of market-driven economy when market profit often clashes with the environmental interests and safety, there is a need to address halal and haram within a broader ecological framework. In attempt to proffer an alternative modality of appreciating nature and its biodiversity, this study explores symbiotic relations in nature and subsume halal-haram divide under two Qur’anic ecological keywords of rizq (sustenance) and haqq (truth). The study reveals that, ecologically conceptualized, haram things are simply haram for humans to consume or to make a direct contact with, but not necessarily haram for other nature’s constituents upon which human existence and sustenance depend.
- ItemThe Qur’ān’s Questions and Their Role in the Formation of the Islamic Worldview(Journal of Islam in Asia, 2011) Solihu, Abdul Kabir Hussain; Shakhkhar, A. N. M.; Abu Bakar, A.This study presents major issues of the worldview which have come through questioning method in the Quran. The Quran contains many questions and it addresses various issues that are for diverse purposes. This research focuses on those statements which are in interrogatory form directed to the humankind, addressing the major issues in the universe that outline Islamic worldview. These selected verses include interrogatory verses which address the reality and the purpose of the creation; the verses related to phenomena and cosmic and historical patterns; the verses that determine true nature of the humankind and their relationship with nature; and the verses that connect the unseen and seen worlds. By studying a range of these verses, the research emphasizes the importance of the interrogatory research method and the importance of the issues addressed by this method.
- ItemRAḤMAT ALLĀH AL-HINDI AL-KAYRĀNAWĪ AND HIS BOOK DEMONSTRATION OF THE TRUTH: ISLAMIC CRITICISM OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS(Al-Hikmah, 2017) Solihu, Abdul Kabir HussainChristian missionary campaign thrived in the nineteenth century in many parts of India. The missionaries confronted Indian Muslims on many fronts and challenged their faith. This campaign was accelerated following the fall and dissolution of the Islamic State of Mughal by the British colonial power in the nineteenth century. Many Muslim scholars responded to the Christian missionary campaigns, but the most prominent of all is Shaykh Raḥmat Allāh al-Kayrānawī. He engaged in public debate with leading Christian evangelicals and authored several books in response to their allegations. His book, Iẓhār al-Ḥaqq (Truth Revealed), which he primarily wrote in response to Karl Gottlieb Pfander’s Mīzān al-Ḥaqq (The Balance of Truth) and as a report of the debate between him and Pfander, is one the best books written on Islamic apologetics. This paper examines analytically al-Kayrānawī’s methodology and style of debate with Christian apologetics as exemplified in his book Iẓhār al-Ḥaqq. The paper reviewed the book’s major arguments and identifies the novelty of its methodology and style of presentation. The paper found that al-Kayrānawī’s awareness and adoption on many occasions of the methods and conclusions of Biblical criticism helped him achieve his goal behind the publication of his book Iẓhār al-Ḥaqq.
- ItemJamāl al-Dīn al-Qāsimī and Social Issues in His Tafsir: Polygamy and Inheritance as Case Studies(Journal of Islam in Asia, 2011-12) Solihu, Abdul Kabir HussainWorks of the Syrian exegete of the Quran, Sheikh Jamal al-Din Al Qasimi (1283 AH / 1866 -1332 AH / 1914 AD), blended the conservative Salafi and the open rational approaches of interpretation in attempt to combine tradition with modernity. This paper deals with the study of the exegesis of Al Qasimi “Mahasin al-Tawil”, focusing on his approach in addressing social issues through his interpretation of the verses of the Quran relating to women's issues in terms of polygamy and inheritance. The research in the outset presents the opinions of Al Qasimi regarding ijtihad, modern sciences and principles of his interpretation.
- ItemRoman transliteration of Arabic script in Unicode: A project report(1st International Symposium on Arabic and Computational Linguistics, 2007-11) Solihu, Abdul Kabir HussainThere have been several projects to provide transliteration algorithms, most of which, however, are machine-based transliteration of Arabic names into English which are designed mainly for cataloging and information retrieval purposes. Such works, generally, do not cover all Arabic words and are not available for individual users. This paper reports on a completed project on a transliteration algorithm entitled “Roman Transliteration of Arabic Script: A Transliteration Kit” (ROTAS) submitted to the International Islamic University Malaysia in December 2006. ROTAS is utility software, designed mainly for academic purposes, that lets a writer/researcher automatically or manually transliterate texts from Arabic script into Roman script, using the writing-based model of the Arabic orthography. It also enables one to convert texts from many of the early transliteration fonts into a set of Unicode compliant fonts included in its package. This paper describes the design and implementation of the software and the modules we employed in the research project.