Nahdlatul Ulama cited ISIS’s attempt to create a so-called caliphate in Iraq and Syria and said it will inevitably be disastrous and contrary to the purposes of sharia—the protection of religion, human life, sound reasoning, family, and property
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Nahdlatul Ulama: Biggest Islamic Org, Taliban’s Antithesis
Nahdlatul Ulama, the world’s biggest Islamic organisation, is an antithesis of the Taliban but it is hardly known perhaps because its progressive ideas do not fit into the dominant narrative about Islam particularly when Islamophobia is lucrative and many demagogues globally have tapped into it for political power
Misplaced Indian Exceptionalism & ‘Bad Muslim’ Myth
The secular Muslim-majority nations include Indonesia, which embodies pluralism in every sense and refutes the wilful inaccuracies perpetuated to fuel Islamophobia
Indonesia: Beacon Of Hope In Times Of Bigotry
The Indonesian state promotes the coexistence and diversity needed to keep together a country of multiple languages, geographies, and faiths
Zakat: Islam’s Least Talked About 3rd Pillar Of Charity
The Prophet Muhammad is quoted to have said God loves those who offer charity but remain anonymous and uncelebrated given the importance of secrecy in Islam for protecting the dignity of recipients