For any individual, whether a common man or a scholar, one question that usually confronts him during his life is about the true source of his knowledge in different spheres of life. How we determine...
From time to time, we come across terms like ‘limited’ or ‘private limited’ in our daily life. These terms are usually inscribed on the wraps of the articles we purchase and are always preceded by the...
There are people who think that the affluent people of the world are put through lesser trial since they have wealth and riches to play about. They do not have to worry about their food and shelter. T...
Abstract: In 1997, Germany gifted the BESSY-I synchrotron, fully functioning since 1982 in Berlin, to the region of Middle East. The Middle East Synchrotron known as SESAME ( Synchrotron-light for Exp...
Not always do our plans materialize; not always do our expectations fetch congruous results; not always do our efforts bear fruit. And then, at times we are faced with staggering circumstances: a hand...
By way of introduction, I like to make a few remarks about this subject for it is so vast. Islam in the West Islam has four faces. Islam can be seen as the self-realization of the Arab Nation, as a gr...
Expressing gratitude to the Almighty is the foremost basis of our relation with Him. This expression pertains to the heart, the tongue and the deeds we do. Expression of gratitude by the heart means t...
For a common Muslim, there arise many questions in the mind when he tries to understand and practice the Islamic faith. Be it the early inclination towards the creed or the general tendency towards Is...
In our society everything is given patronage except learning and research. Praises are showered on worthless ideas, meaningless concepts are applauded and senseless thoughts extolled. Sadly enough, tr...
Prior to Islam, the Arabs’ store of ‘wisdom’ comprised proverbs and aphorisms – the results of practical experience of mundane life, which were sometimes put in poetic verse. They were characterized b...
Much as I wish to live a happy life I am compelled to live a miserable one. My aspirations are shattered and my dreams are eroded beyond repair. The peace and serenity I plan to bring to my life is so...
I have actually attempted to re-kindle a lost relationship through the following letter. My prayers go out to all who are attempting to do the same. Please award me a prayer too. I invite everybody an...
Not all people are sharp and intelligent, not all are good looking. Not all are born with a silver spoon in their mouth and not all achieve fame. However, the yearning to be intelligent and the desire...
By purification of deeds we mean that a particular deed should itself be justified and also be done with sincere motives. In other words, motivation is something through which we can determine the pur...
As humans, we must never claim that we have totally conquered evil temptations and surmounted the peak of our base desires. We may be able to conquer evil most of the time, but never can we conquer ev...
Cultural relations between the Muslims and Christian Europe were established in two ways: first via Spain and second by way of Sicily and the Kingdom of Naples. The translation of Arabic works into La...
Children are the greatest assets of human beings. Who among us can even think of a bleak future for his children? However, mere wishing and day-dreaming will never help materialize a prosperous future...
This world is just a transient prelude to the real life to come. The Qur’ān says that this world in reality has not been made to reward a person for every good deed or to punish him for all his bad de...
Superstitious! Coward! Old fashioned! are the words that still echoed in her head. Her face was soaked with warm drops that she had shed during the past couple of hours while she had prostrated hersel...
Perhaps the greatest asset of a person is his faith. It helps us in warding off evil. The greater the level of faith, the deeper is one’s relationship with the Almighty. Like a lamp, faith illuminates...
