Islam and the Taliban 1 The Taliban says that democracy is a concept alien to Islam. The ideal way of setting up an Islamic government in our times is the one that it adopted for Mullāh ‘Umar’s govern...
The successful prophetic mission of Muḥammad (sws) gave rise to a culture which was based on and dominated by the value of ‘ubūdiyyah. 1 It implies that the whole society centred on belief in God and...
I am narrating my experiences with some devout Christians that I had while I was staying in Britain for my studies. I am mentioning a brief account of them followed by some questions that come to my m...
Over the years, there has been considerable hype about Islam and science in our academic and public circles; and several books, journal and newspaper articles have been in the limelight. Fortunately,...
Would that the honourable court held by Justice Abdul Hafeez Cheema on 25 September 1996 giving the verdict on a girl’s marriage without her Waliy’s 1 consent had given weight to these points: 1. ‘No...
The basic argument of religion is that every human being will be held accountable for his/her deeds in front of God Almighty on the Judgement Day. In addition to the intellectual arguments, which God...
Are God’s expectations from humans easy to fulfil? If they are, should we not let others do what they are doing and not get involved in unnecessarily disturbing them by declaring what they are doing a...
I am narrating my experiences with some devout Christians that I had while I was staying in Britain for my studies. I am mentioning a brief account of them followed by some questions that come to my m...
Individuals who stay away from practicing Islam despite being Muslims fall into two broad categories: There is one group whose apparent association with Islam owes itself entirely to the accident of b...
In order to understand the true message of Islam, we need to ensure that the Qur’anic text is interpreted properly. 1 The Arabic text of the Qur’an has to be given meanings by the reader to find out w...
Prior to Islam, the Arabs’ store of “wisdom” comprised of proverbs and aphorisms – the results of practical experience of mundane life, which were sometimes put in poetic verse form. They were charact...
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 a stable general tendency towar...
A major issue afflicting Muslims in some parts of India is that of enforced ghettoisation. Periodic anti-Muslim riots and pogroms, sometimes instigated by state authorities in league with fiercely ant...
Good and evil are not alien to man. He is doubtless equipped with a sharp vision to separate the former from the latter. More often than not, he strikes the right choice between right and wrong. Even...
Introduction Al-Mawrid has been engaged in promoting research and education in Islamic Studies in the society since the early 1980s. This institution owes its establishment to the perception that the...
I. The Qur’an 1. The Qur’an is an Incoherent Book 1 It is generally believed that the Qur’an is an incoherent book with haphazardly arranged verses. The works of the Farahi school in the last century...
As we repose faith in the Lord, our immediate desire is to be what our Lord wants us to be. Awed by His Mercy and Grandeur, we surrender before the religion He has revealed. With veritable sincerity o...
Men have long argued over the authority that human intellect has in relation to the Divine. The Greek philosophers are known to have impressed upon man’s ability to use logic and thus, make rational d...
Dr. ‘Abdullah S. Dar of Oman was presented the UNESCO Avicenna Prize for Ethics in Science on 14 April 2006, by the UNESCO Director General Koïchiro Matsuura at the UNESCO Headquarters, in the presenc...
Islam is the guidance which was first inspired by the Almighty in human nature and after that it was given by Him with all details to mankind through His prophets. Muhammad (sws) is the last of these...
