The Islamic Method of Acquiring Knowledge

The following is a chapter from the book 'The Way of thinking' by Hasan Abdullah, soon to be published by Revival Publications.

Clothing in Islam

The following article written by a brother some time ago, it has been slightly amended.

In the mosques clergymen, scholars and Imams alike, wear specific garments while delivering a Friday khutbah or giving talks at conferences. What type of dress has Islam determined for Muslims?

The use of word ‘clergymen’ in the above question, is indicative of a concept which has nowadays become widespread amongst Muslims and which therefore needs to be investigated. Unfortunately, it is an ill conceived concept that has been adopted and implanted in the minds of those who have been seduced by the Western culture, such as those ruling the Muslim countries today, along with their secular followers who like to see themselves as the ‘intellectual class’.