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Humour in Islam refers to the act of doing things that are considered humorous under the guidelines set by the Quran and the Islamic prophet Muhammad. [1] Islamic sources on humour. Laughter, fun, and joking are permissible in Islam provided guidelines from the Quran and hadith are followed.
Since preserving the honour of believers is one of the six core aims of Islam, humour can never be offensive. The Quran forbids abusive name-calling (Q. 49:11) and so such an element has no place in acceptable discourse.
While successfully refuting the contention that Muslims are humourless, much scholarly literature on Islam and humour draws on ḥadīth and sunnah while shunning the Qur’an’s preoccupation with ridicule as a condemnable practice.
Islam and humour is an emergent topic of research within the larger and growing field of religion and humour (Sanders, 1995; Berger, 1997; Gilhus, 1997; Morreal, 1999; Saroglou, 2002; Bussie, 2007; Lindvall, 2015; Feltmate, 2017; Schweizer, 2020).
13 paź 2022 · If humour is a universal human attribute, then why is there no apparent consensus among Muslims about the permissibility of humour? The Qur’an confirms that it is God who gifted humankind with the ability to laugh.
The first is zuhd, which developed into mysticism. The second is the development of Islamic law and the establishment of the schools of Islamic law. Some scholars, such as al-Ghazālī who belonged to the two worlds of Sufism and jurisprudence, influenced Muslim perspectives on humour.
26 maj 2022 · The book highlights the mercurial power of humour and comedy within contexts relevant to Muslims and Islam. The volume includes both theoretical and practical perspectives to challenge the...
