CPS International, the Centre for Peace and Spirituality, as is apparent from its name, is an organization, which aims to promote and reinforce the culture of peace through mind-based spirituality. Non-profit-making and non-political in nature, it is engaged in promoting peace and spirituality through inter-faith efforts. Drawing inspiration from the Quran, the preserved word of God, and the Sunnah, the sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad, the Centre seeks to share the spiritual principles of Islam with the world and to reveal its true face, based as it is on peace, tolerance and co-existence.
Our Founder: Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
The Centre was founded in January 2001 by Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, an Islamic scholar who has adopted peace, spirituality and inter-faith harmony as the mission of his life. According to him, peace and spirituality are both, in fact, two aspects of the one truth. Positive thinking at an individual level is called spirituality; when this positive thinking reaches a collective level in society, it culminates in peace.
- See more at: http://cpsglobal.org
This book explains that Islam is a code of living that covers all aspects of life. It comprises a set of acts of worship: some verbal, some practical and others that are constituents of belief.
This is a presentation about the 19 th president of the USA Rutherford Birchard Hayes.It`s nessesary for general knowledge about the history of the USA.
CPS International, the Centre for Peace and Spirituality, as is apparent from its name, is an organization, which aims to promote and reinforce the culture of peace through mind-based spirituality. Non-profit-making and non-political in nature, it is engaged in promoting peace and spirituality through inter-faith efforts. Drawing inspiration from the Quran, the preserved word of God, and the Sunnah, the sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad, the Centre seeks to share the spiritual principles of Islam with the world and to reveal its true face, based as it is on peace, tolerance and co-existence.
Our Founder: Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
The Centre was founded in January 2001 by Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, an Islamic scholar who has adopted peace, spirituality and inter-faith harmony as the mission of his life. According to him, peace and spirituality are both, in fact, two aspects of the one truth. Positive thinking at an individual level is called spirituality; when this positive thinking reaches a collective level in society, it culminates in peace.
- See more at: http://cpsglobal.org
This book explains that Islam is a code of living that covers all aspects of life. It comprises a set of acts of worship: some verbal, some practical and others that are constituents of belief.
This is a presentation about the 19 th president of the USA Rutherford Birchard Hayes.It`s nessesary for general knowledge about the history of the USA.
ERP Selenne es un sistema “todo en uno” que permite el acceso a la totalidad de la Plataforma sin necesidad de compras por módulos. Esta idea permite que cada empresa pueda ampliar en cualquier momento nuevas áreas del sistema sin necesidad de comprar nuevos sistemas ni generar mayores gastos, adicionalmente de los conocidos conflictos de convivir con sistemas distintos entre sí. Muchas empresas conocen sus actuales necesidades pero no pueden identificar qué les espera en el futuro. Por ello, al contener una extensa oferta de áreas funcionales, ERP Selene permite responder ante el cambio y la evolución natural.
WORKSHOP: Frequency Control Schemes and Frequency Response of Power Systems c...Francisco Gonzalez-Longatt
The frequency of a power system depends on real power balance: generation-demand. During the normal operation of a power system, the frequency is regulated within strict limits by adjusting the electrical supply to meet the demand. If the balance between generation and demand is not reached, the system frequency will change at a rate initially determinate by the total system inertia. The total system inertia comprises the combined inertia of most of spinning generation and load connected to the power system. The contribution of the system inertia of one load or generator depend if the system frequency causes change in its rotational speed and, then, its kinetic energy. Worldwide, electricity generation from renewable energy is increasing rapidly; it is especially true in terms of the increasing of the wind power penetration. This situation arise some issues regarding the system frequency control because wind turbines provide small or even none response to frequency changes. Power electronically controlled and/or power electronically connected generators such as DFIG and FPC wind turbines do not naturally provide inertia response. However inertia response can be emulated by adding a supplementary control signal proportional to the rate of change of frequency, this is named the Synthetic or Artificial Inertia. This approach imposes some challenges about control and protection systems. This workshop is designed to provide a general understanding of the frequency control schemes and frequency response of power systems with the integration of wind power penetration.
Religious Tolerance from Islamic Perspective: An Analytical Studyinventionjournals
One of the significant issues for sustainable peace and serenity for both individuals and society is religious tolerance which includes respect of human dignity and freedom of religion. In the misinterpretation of fundamental texts of religion, many researchers hold that Islam does not tolerate believers in the other religions. It is against this background that this paper attempts to assess religious tolerance from Islamic perspective. It start with introduction and the second part focuses on non-Muslims and issues of tolerance from Islamic perspective. The third part deals with Muslims and non-Muslims rules that guide them in a state while the fourth part of the paper consists of the application of tolerance in the lifetime of the Prophet (SAW) towards other religions. The fifth part underlines conflict management between Muslims and non-Muslims and the paper ended with conclusion. In writing this paper, descriptive method was used. Surely, if the concept of tolerance well understood, it can serve as a way of conflict resolution.
Islam Peaceful Religion
A LECTURE BY HADRAT MIRZA MASROOR AHMAD, KHALIFATUL MASIH V, SUPREME
HEAD OF THE WORLDWIDE AHMADIYYA MUSLIM COMMUNITY DELIVERED AT THE
UNIVERSITE D’ABOMEY- C A L AVI COTONOU, BENIN, DURING HIS RECENT M O S T
SUCCESSFUL VISIT IN GHANA, BURKINO FASO, BENIN AND NIGERIA
Dear students and staff members at this university,
Assalamu alaikum warahmatullah.
I have been asked to shed some light on Islam as a peaceful religion. In view of the
shortage of time, I can only address this subject briefly.
Whenever one wishes to speak about Islam as a religion of peace, the question
naturally springs to mind that whereas there are so many religions in the world such
as Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, etc., when it comes to finding out
whether Islam is a religion of peace, why should Islam be the odd one out?
One reason for this is that a few years after the beginning of Islam, anti-Islamic
powers began a propaganda that Islam is a religion of extremism and violence and
wants to compel others into belief by means of the sword. This, of course, is
incorrect. In the beginning, the Muslims of Makkah suffered persecution but they
remained silent. Finally, they migrated to Madinah but there too the disbelievers
hounded the Muslims and forced upon them a battle to which I will revert later. The
proof against those opponents who allege that Islam was spread by the sword is that
although the disbelievers of Makkah raised all sorts of objections, yet history stands
witness to the fact that the people of Makkah themselves never complained that the
Muslims had used the sword against the disbelievers to compel them to change their
faith.
Secondly, what has given Islam a bad name is an ugly and awful image of extremism
presented, whether knowingly or unwittingly, by some Muslim groups and.................
1. Q69.
Why Islaam is an Authoritarian Religion?
Answer.
Forcing people to believe in a religion or to adopt its forms of belief is completely
contrary to the essence and spirit of Islaam. That is because according to Islaam, true
faith is only possible with free will and freedom of conscience.
In the contemporary world, there are people who envisage or support authoritarianism in
the name of Islaam. However this is a great misconception. Islaam is a religion which
provides and guarantees freedom of ideas, thought and life. It has issued commands to
prevent and forbid tension, disputes, slander and even negative thinking among people.
In the same way that it is determinedly opposed to terrorism and all acts of violence, it
has also forbidden even the slightest ideological pressure to be put on them:
There is no compulsion in religion. True guidance has become clearly distinct
from error.
(Surat al-Baqarah: 256)
So remind them! You are only a reminder. You are not in control of them.
(Surat al-Ghashiyya: 21-22)
Forcing people to believe in a religion or to adopt its forms of belief is completely
contrary to the essence and spirit of Islaam. That is because according to Islaam, true
faith is only possible with free will and freedom of conscience. Of course, Muslims can
advise and encourage each other about the features of Qur'ânic morality. All believers
are charged with explaining Qur'ânic morality to people in the nicest manner possible.
They will explain the beauties of religion in the light of the verse, "Call to the way of
your Lord with wisdom and fair admonition..." (Surat an-Nahl: 125), however,
they must also bear in mind the verse, "You are not responsible for their guidance,
but God guides whoever He wills." (Surat al-Baqarah: 272)
Thus true Muslims will never resort to compulsion, nor any kind of physical or
psychological pressure. Neither will they use any worldly privilege to turn someone
towards religion. When they receive a negative response to what they say, Muslims will
reply along the lines of: "To you your religion, and to me, mine" (Surat al-Kafirun:
6)
The world we live in contains societies with all kinds of beliefs: Christian, Jewish,
Buddhist, Hindu, atheist, deist and even pagan. Muslims living in such a world must be
tolerant of all beliefs they come up against, no matter what they may be, and behave
forgivingly, justly and humanely. This responsibility placed on believers invites people to
the beauty of the religion of God by means of peace and tolerance. The decision whether
or not to implement these truths, whether or not to believe, lies with the other party.
Forcing that person to believe, or trying to impose anything on him, is a violation of
Qur'ânic morality. In fact, God issues a reminder to believers in the Qur'an: If your
Lord had willed, all the people on the earth would have believed. Do you think
you can force people to be believers? (Surat Yunus: 99)
We know best what they say and you [O Muhammad] are not a compeller over
them. But warn by the Qur'an whoever fears My warning. (Surat Qaf: 45)
A model of society in which people are forced to worship is a complete contradiction to
Islaam. Belief and worship are only of any value when they are directed to God by the
free will of the individual. If a system imposes belief and worship on people, then they
will become religious out of fear of that system. From the religious point of view, what
2. really counts is that religion should be lived for God's good pleasure in an environment
where peoples' consciences are totally free.
When we look at the history of Islaam, the way that Muslims have translated this
important feature of Qur'ânic morality into the life of society can be seen quite clearly.
Since the Prophet Muhammed, true Muslims have always brought with them an
atmosphere of freedom and tolerance wherever they have gone. They have enabled
people whose religions, languages and cultures are completely different from one
another to live together in peace and harmony under one roof, and provided peace and
harmony for its own members. One of the most important reasons for the centuries-long
existence of the Ottoman Empire, which spread over an enormous region, was the
atmosphere of tolerance and understanding that Islaam brought with it. Within this
multi-national structure, all ethnic and religious groups have been free to live according
to their own religions, and their own rules.
Barbarism in the name of religion, that is so preoccupying the world at present, is the
work of ignorant and fanatical people, completely estranged from Qur'ânic morality, and
who have absolutely nothing to do with religion. The solution to these people and groups
who try to carry out their savagery under the mask of religion is the teaching of true
Qur'ânic morality.
Islaam and Qur'ânic morality are solutions to the scourge of bigotry, barbarism and
terrorism, not supporters of it.