…what God wants us to do as living our lives in a spiritual way. What often gets mixed up and misunderstood are the particular details of laws that would govern…
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…Shari‘ah but of fiqh, which literally means “understanding” and underscores the distinction between God’s prescriptions on the one hand and the human attempt to understand these on the other.” Download…
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…other nations or cultures. Specifically, the Court shall not consider International law or Sharia law,” dictates the amendment. This amendment is unconstitutional on its face, and a federal judge has…
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Executive Director Rahmah A. Abdulaleem, Esq. presented on African Americans and Religious Freedom Panel Discussion on January 12, 2021, hosted by the Religious Freedom Center….
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