An-Najashi in Buckingham's Palace: Five things King Charles lll said about Islam and Muslims

- Bashir Arowojobe

The current Britain monarch whose family has served as the physical symbols of colonialism has spent his life trying to free himself from calcified prejudices of the empire. King Charles is a loud admirer of Islam, a critic of western interventionism and a champion of multiculturalism. Before becoming the king, as the prince of Wales, he threw himself into the study of Arabic to better understand the Quran.

The 73-year-old king has made several speeches whilst king-in-waiting on theological and historical subjects related to Muslims and Islam.

Below are some of Charles lll most significant references to Islam over the decades:

*Islamic finance*
At the world Islamic economic forum in London 2013, King Charles lll delivered a speech which signifies his in-depth knowledge of Islamic finance, and the benefits he believed it could bring to global financial markets. He said:

“It is surely a good idea to explore how the spirited minds inherent in the “moral economy” of Islam could enable a just and ethical approach towards the management of systematic risk in economics, in business and finance. The way risk-sharing, implicit in Musharaka, works, for example, with lenders sharing the borrowers risk, and the notion of Mudharabah, the sharing of profit. This is very different from the way that conventional finance transfers the risk quickly and frequently onto someone else with profit going just one way.”

Further more, he acknowledged the need to abolish riba in all transactions to achieve equitable consumption of natural resources.

“I suspected that if the strict injunction of the Quran against Riba were to be applied to the economic system that prevails at the moment, then the debt we have effectively incurred for future generations by the depletion of the earth’s natural capital would surely be found to be usurious and profoundly unacceptable.” He said.

*Muslim contribution to science, art, and academia*

King Charles lll has habitually remarked on the Muslim influence on the world, especially in the field of science, art, and academia.

“We need to remember that we in the west are in debt to the scholars of Islam, for it was thanks to them that during the Dark Ages in Europe the treasures of classical learning were kept alive.” of his speech delivered at Al-Azhar University in 2006.

In 2003, at the Markfield Institute for Higher Education in Leicestershire, he commented on Islam’s contribution to mathematics.

“Anyone who doubts the contribution of Islam and Muslims to the European Renaissance should, as an exercise, try to do some simple arithmetic using Roman numerals. Thank goodness for Arabic numerals and the concept of Zero introduced into European taught by Muslim mathematicians.”

*The West need to understand Islam*

King Charles lll emphasizes on the need for those in the west to better understand Islam, particularly during his 1993 speech at the Oxford centre for Islamic studies, he said:

“If there is misunderstanding in the west about the nature of Islam, there is also ignorance about the debt our own culture and civilization owe to the Islamic world. It is a failure which stems from the straitjacket of history we have inherited.”

He also called on people to resist the temptations to associate extremism with Islam.

“We must not be tempted to believe that extremism is in some way, hallmark and essence of the Muslim. Extremism is no more the monopoly of Islam than it is The monopoly of other religions, including christianity.” He said

*Sharia, not as we see it*

In his famous 1993 speech tittled “Islam and the west” he argued that Sharia in its original form and standard application is different from the perception the western media make it to be and its deformed application in some countries for political reasons is not enough as criteria to judge Sharia.

“People in this country frequently argue that Sharia law of the Islamic world is cruel, barbaric and unjust. Our newspapers, above all, love to peddle those unthinking prejudices. The truth is, of course different, and is always more complex. My own understanding is that extremes and conservative minds are rarely practised. The guiding principle and spirit of Islamic laws, taken straight from the Quran, should be those of equity and compassion. We need to study its actual application before we make judgments. We must distinguish between systems of justice administered with integrity, and systems of justice as we may see them practised which have been deformed for political reasons into something no longer Islamic.”

*NO Blasphemy*

In 2006, during a visit to Al-Azhar University in Egypt, King Charles lll criticized the publication of Darnish cartoons a year earlier which mocked Prophet Muhammad (SollaLlohu alayhi wasalaam).

He said “the true mark of civilised society is the respect it pays to minorities and to strangers “ he also said “ the recent ghastly strife and anger over the Darnish cartoon shows the danger that cone out of our failure to listen and to respect what is precious and sacred to others.”

bashirarowojobe@gmail.com

Good of him. Let them here it.

Arowojobe86:
An-Najashi in Buckingham's Palace: Five things King Charles lll said about Islam and Muslims

- Bashir Arowojobe

The current Britain monarch whose family has served as the physical symbols of colonialism has spent his life trying to free himself from calcified prejudices of the empire. King Charles is a loud admirer of Islam, a critic of western interventionism and a champion of multiculturalism. Before becoming the king, as the prince of Wales, he threw himself into the study of Arabic to better understand the Quran.

The 73-year-old king has made several speeches whilst king-in-waiting on theological and historical subjects related to Muslims and Islam.

Below are some of Charles lll most significant references to Islam over the decades:

*Islamic finance*
At the world Islamic economic forum in London 2013, King Charles lll delivered a speech which signifies his in-depth knowledge of Islamic finance, and the benefits he believed it could bring to global financial markets. He said:

“It is surely a good idea to explore how the spirited minds inherent in the “moral economy” of Islam could enable a just and ethical approach towards the management of systematic risk in economics, in business and finance. The way risk-sharing, implicit in Musharaka, works, for example, with lenders sharing the borrowers risk, and the notion of Mudharabah, the sharing of profit. This is very different from the way that conventional finance transfers the risk quickly and frequently onto someone else with profit going just one way.”

Further more, he acknowledged the need to abolish riba in all transactions to achieve equitable consumption of natural resources.

“I suspected that if the strict injunction of the Quran against Riba were to be applied to the economic system that prevails at the moment, then the debt we have effectively incurred for future generations by the depletion of the earth’s natural capital would surely be found to be usurious and profoundly unacceptable.” He said.

*Muslim contribution to science, art, and academia*

King Charles lll has habitually remarked on the Muslim influence on the world, especially in the field of science, art, and academia.

“We need to remember that we in the west are in debt to the scholars of Islam, for it was thanks to them that during the Dark Ages in Europe the treasures of classical learning were kept alive.” of his speech delivered at Al-Azhar University in 2006.

In 2003, at the Markfield Institute for Higher Education in Leicestershire, he commented on Islam’s contribution to mathematics.

“Anyone who doubts the contribution of Islam and Muslims to the European Renaissance should, as an exercise, try to do some simple arithmetic using Roman numerals. Thank goodness for Arabic numerals and the concept of Zero introduced into European taught by Muslim mathematicians.”

*The West need to understand Islam*

King Charles lll emphasizes on the need for those in the west to better understand Islam, particularly during his 1993 speech at the Oxford centre for Islamic studies, he said:

“If there is misunderstanding in the west about the nature of Islam, there is also ignorance about the debt our own culture and civilization owe to the Islamic world. It is a failure which stems from the straitjacket of history we have inherited.”

He also called on people to resist the temptations to associate extremism with Islam.

“We must not be tempted to believe that extremism is in some way, hallmark and essence of the Muslim. Extremism is no more the monopoly of Islam than it is The monopoly of other religions, including christianity.” He said

*Sharia, not as we see it*

In his famous 1993 speech tittled “Islam and the west” he argued that Sharia in its original form and standard application is different from the perception the western media make it to be and its deformed application in some countries for political reasons is not enough as criteria to judge Sharia.

“People in this country frequently argue that Sharia law of the Islamic world is cruel, barbaric and unjust. Our newspapers, above all, love to peddle those unthinking prejudices. The truth is, of course different, and is always more complex. My own understanding is that extremes and conservative minds are rarely practised. The guiding principle and spirit of Islamic laws, taken straight from the Quran, should be those of equity and compassion. We need to study its actual application before we make judgments. We must distinguish between systems of justice administered with integrity, and systems of justice as we may see them practised which have been deformed for political reasons into something no longer Islamic.”

*NO Blasphemy*

In 2006, during a visit to Al-Azhar University in Egypt, King Charles lll criticized the publication of Darnish cartoons a year earlier which mocked Prophet Muhammad (SollaLlohu alayhi wasalaam).

He said “the true mark of civilised society is the respect it pays to minorities and to strangers “ he also said “ the recent ghastly strife and anger over the Darnish cartoon shows the danger that cone out of our failure to listen and to respect what is precious and sacred to others.”

bashirarowojobe@gmail.com

Ok. Islam is cool.
What's your take on the killings of the following people?
* Deborah Samuel https://guardian.ng/opinion/despicable-murder-of-deborah-samuel-in-sokoto/

* Deeper Life Woman Killed In Kano
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/218376-blasphemy-killing-kano-govt-wont-explain-why-suspects-in-bridget-agbahimes-murder-were-freed.html?tztc=1
https://www.nairaland.com/3146453/wife-beaten-death-right-front


* Boko Haram Terrorists/ISWAP Associating With Islam

* Killings Done By Muhammad.amd so on.

If Cristiano Ronaldo that's presently in Arabia walks beside Kabar, I m sure you guys ll celebrate it. Una too dey get quick joy like Obidients. Charles gave reference where Islam did right. If you prove him further, he ll tell you how your religion is doing so bad