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    Shariah Relationship between Religion and Politics in Islam
    Shariah Relationship between Religion and Politics in Islam
    Shariah Relationship between Religion and Politics in Islam
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    Shariah Relationship between Religion and Politics in Islam

    By Mirza Tahir Ahmad

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    A speech delivered by Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad at Suriname on 3rd June 1991 in a meeting organized by Inter-Religious Consults in Suriname. The topic of speech, and questions answered are related to Shariah and Politics, the law of Shariah and imposition of Shariah law in any country.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAhmadiyya Muslim Community
    Release dateJun 5, 2013
    ISBN9781301687374
    Shariah Relationship between Religion and Politics in Islam
    Author

    Mirza Tahir Ahmad

    Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad (1928–2003), may Allah have infinite mercy on his soul, a man of God, Voice articulate of the age, a great orator, a deeply learned scholar of phenomenal intelligence, a prolific and versatile writer, a keen student of comparative religions was loved and devoutly followed by his more than 10 million Ahmadi Muslim followers all over the world as their Imam, the spiritual head, being the fourth successor of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (the Promised Messiah and Mahdi(as)), to which august office he was elected as Khalifatul Masih in 1982. After the promulgation of general Zia-ul-Haq anti-Ahmadiyya Ordinance of 26th April 1984 he had to leave his beloved country, Pakistan, and migrated to England from where he launched Muslim Television Ahmadiyya International (MTA) which would (and still does) telecast its programmes 24 hours a day to the four corners of the world. Besides being a religious leader, he was a homeopathic physician of world fame, a highly gifted poet and a sportsman. He had his schooling in Qadian, India, and later joined the Govt. College, Lahore, Pakistan, and after graduating from Jami'ah Ahmadiyya, Rabwah, Pakistan with distinction, he obtained his honours degree in Arabic from the Punjab University, Lahore. From 1955 to 1957 he studied at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He had a divinely inspired and very deep knowledge of the Holy Quran which he translated into Urdu. He also partially revised and added explanatory notes to the English translation of the Holy Quran by Hazrat Maulawi Sher Ali(ra). Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge and Truth is his magnum opus. Though he had no formal education in philosophy and science, he had a philosophical bent of mind and tackled most difficult and abstruse theological-philosophical questions with great acumen and ease and his intellectual approach was always rational and scientific. For a layman he had an amazingly in-depth knowledge of science, especially life sciences which attracted him most. He also had deep knowledge of human psychology. His was an analytical mind of high intelligence—an intellect scintillating with brilliance, capable of solving knottiest problems with ease, leaving his listeners and readers spellbound.

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    Shariah Relationship between Religion and Politics in Islam - Mirza Tahir Ahmad

    SHARIAH RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RELIGION AND POLITICS IN ISLAM

    A speech delivered

    by

    Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad

    Khalifatul Masih IV

    at the Inter-religious Consults, Suriname,

    on 3rd June 1991

    1992

    ISLAM INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS LTD

    Shariah Relationship between Religion and Politics in Islam

    Mirza Tahir Ahmad

    Copyright 1992 Islam International Publications Ltd.

    Smashwords Edition

    Published by:

    Islam International Publications Ltd.

    Islamabad,

    Sheephatch Lane, Tilford,

    Surrey GU10 2AQ, U.K.

    Printed by:

    Raqeem Press,

    Islamabad, U.K.

    ISBN 1 85372 478 5

    eBook Layout by: Masood Nasir

    For more information, please visit www.alislam.org

    Opening Remarks of the Chairperson

    Welcoming Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad to the Meeting

    It is for me a privilege to welcome you on behalf of IRIS and the community here to this meeting. IRIS stands for 'Inter-Religiousraat In Suriname' or 'Inter-Religious Consults in Suriname'.

    Welcome to our meeting. You are here already a week and as you have already felt and experienced, you are most welcome here in Suriname, which is called the country of hospitality and laughter.

    We have read already something about your person, your education and your formation. Also about your mission: to Suriname and mission to the world. And, as we could understand, your mission is mainly to bring people together. People of several races, various countries and various cultures. And your message is a message of respect of one another, respectful thinking, acceptance and understanding, to bring justice and peace among people.

    It is in this context that we invited you this evening to be with us here, with IRIS in this community, to share with you, our views, our insights and our ideas on this topic.

    IRIS is a group of Religious leaders in Suriname and it exists for about two or three years. But up till now, we have only focused on working together, instead of dialogue together. Working together for the well-being of the Suriname people. And in this working together, we have had several projects already.

    But now, we want to enter also into dialogue, into sharing our views, our religions

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