Al-Hijrah: Migration, Success, and the Tai Ji Men Case
The historical path of Tai Ji Men dizi and the personal story of Dr. Hong remind Muslims of al-Hijrah, the migration of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ from Mecca to Medina.
A magazine on religious liberty and human rights
Davide Suleyman Amore is a lecturer in literature and history in a high school, a historian of religions and a medievalist philologist. After graduating at the University of Salerno, with a thesis on the community of the Sabaeans of Harran, of which some excerpts have been published in leading academic publications, he received a first MA in historical methodology and a second one in religious studies. Since 2019, he has been a member of SISR (Italian Society of the History of Religions). He is the author of several articles in scientific and popular publications. He is also the secretary of the “As-Salàm” Islamic Cultural Association and sometimes serves as Imam of its local mosque.
The historical path of Tai Ji Men dizi and the personal story of Dr. Hong remind Muslims of al-Hijrah, the migration of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ from Mecca to Medina.
According to Islam, charity enriches not only spiritually but also materially. The history of Tai Ji Men continuously show charity in action.
The eternal clashes between state and community about the best environment for the spiritual growth of members of a group: lessons from the Tai Ji Men case.
The Islamic view of society emphasizes communal obligations, but Muslims and Tai Ji Men dizi both emphasize the connection between fraternity and justice.
Muslims believe that solidarity is a natural feeling, but it should be cultivated. Similar ideas exist in most religions, and inspire us in our solidarity with Tai Ji Men.