City of Belmont - Ruth Faulkner Public Library

The tragedy of Islam, admissions of a Muslim imam, Imam Mohammad Tawhidi

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The tragedy of Islam

Imam Mohammad Tawhidi

admissions of a Muslim imam

Imam Mohammad Twadhidi is a third-generation Iranian-born Australian Muslim man and a publicly ordained Islamic authority who comes from a prominent Islamic lineage. His ancestors were the companions of Prophet Mohammad and played a significant role in the early Islamic conquests.Imam Tawhidi ended his relationship with the Iranian regime and continued his studies in the Holy Cities in Iraq. In 2014, ISIS conquered large parts of Iraq's territory and murdered members of Tawhidi's family. In 2015, Imam Tawhidi began to gradually call for reform within Muslim societies. His views have been broadcast on international media and have been met with both criticism and praise.In this book, Tawhidi takes you on a unique journey detailing the highlights of his life that prompted his transition from an extremist into a reformist. He then emphasizes the theological, jurisprudential and historical difficulties of Islamic thought and Islamic governance, including insights that have never been published before.Celebrated as the Imam of Peace, Tawhidi's international activism against Islamic extremism has earned him a nomination for the 2019 Australian of the Year Awards

Introduction -- Highlights of my journey -- Dear reader -- Difficulties in the foundation of Islam: Allah, Mohammad, and his wives in Islamic scripture -- Islam during Mohammad's era -- Islamic leadership: murder, invasions and terrorism -- The murder of Mohammad's daughter and her unborn child: the worst crime of our Caliphs -- The great crime: the killing of Hussain -- A religion of war -- Difficulties of Shia Islam and the Shia Islamic governance -- The governing Muslim body in Iran -- Twenty-first-century Islamic terrorism -- The fatwa disaster -- Our reform delusion -- Final statement