Texts and Resources
All original language Islamic texts on this site are under the shari'a supervision of the Fatwa Committee of the Islamic Cultural Centre and London Central Mosque (click to download the official fatwa of the Shari'a Court in English or in Arabic). You can also click to download some Briefing Notes for Chairs to assist facilitating a Scriptural Reasoning meeting.
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Believers and Unbelievers
How are different religions represent believers and those outside the faith community.
Environment and Climate Change
What comment does Scripture make on issues concerning the environment, climate change and our custody of the earth?
Forgiveness
Conflict transformation and forgiveness.
Refugees
Narratives in sacred scriptures on the place of refugees and seekers of asylum.
Tradition and Notes
Differing views of the place and authority of Tradition in governing faith and practice (part of a series on Scripture, Tradition and Reason).
Scripture
Sacred Scripture as the Word of God and its authority in governing faith and practice (part of a series on Scripture, Tradition and Reason).
The Outsider
The place of the stranger in our midst.
Modesty
Dress, appearance, modesty, inner and outer beauty of men and women.
Wisdom
Wisdom and/or knowledge?
The Last Days
What comment do Judaism, Christianity and Islam have to make about eschatology and the hereafter?
Creation
Why is creation placed so centrally in many believers' understanding of God, and what do our sacred scriptures say of God's agency in creation?
Friendship
The ethic of friendship is highly esteemed in all faith communities. What are its characteristics and are there limits on friendships across faith boundaries?
Law
How do Judaism, Islam and Christianity see the place of sacred law?
Covenant
What do our scriptures understand by the concept of covenant?
Intermarriage
What do our sacred texts say about the sensitive issue of relationships and marriage across faiths?
Community
How do we see our own communities, how do they differ from 'society'?
Prayer
This could be a part of our lives with great impact on our civic existence...
Charitable Giving
The demands of justice and the sharing our wealth.
Land
The land we share?
Religious Freedom
Living in a free and pluralistic society, what is does this value mean to us today?
Revelation
What is the account of 'revelation' in our scriptures, and what does this mean for our faith(s) today?
Hospitality
What do our sacred texts have to say about hospitality to the strangers?
Slavery
200 years after the abolition of the slave trade, this is sadly still topical
Faith and Citizenship
Faith and Citizenship (SR Teaching Workshop). Dr Maurice Glasman explores the relationship between religion and civil society.
Biblical and Quranic Narratives
Biblical and Quranic Narratives (SR Teaching Workshop). A comparison of the Burning Bush and Abel and Cain narratives in the Bible and Quran.
Islamic Texts on Israel
Workshop exploring Islamic and Jewish scriptural claims to Israel-Palestine.