In this session,
the shari'ah (Islamic law) is discussed within the context of
two dominant attributes of Allah, His grace and mercy. Is rahmah
(commonly translated as love, compassion and mercy) a foundational
aspect of the Islamic law? At the Islamic Circle of North America
annual convention in Atlanta, Mokhtar Maghraoui reminds the audience
that Allah has made rahmah mandatory upon Himself. How then
is this rahmah manifested in the Islamic law? And how is the
concept of rahmah reconciled with the laws of punishment for
murder, theft and adultery? At a time when extremism and hate
are presented as the normative Muslim view, and when many Muslims
themselves are ignorant of the true Islamic teachings, a serious
and objective look is needed at the concept of rahmah in Islam.
With this lecture, discover exactly how Allah intends ease and
facilitation, not complication and difficulty with His system
of law and how Islam is, indeed, a mercy to all the worlds.
(Duration: 1 hour, 4 min) Mokhtar Maghraoui received his Islamic
education in Algeria before coming to the U.S.  and
received his PhD in electrical engineering from Syracuse University.
He has served as an imam in the state of New York and is a Central
Shura Member of ICNA and a member of the Scholars Council of
North America.
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