These days one often hears calls to raise arms from various quarters of our religious bureaucracy in the name of Jihād. The target for Jihād, however, varies from case to case depending upon who is ma...
Of all the tragedies that befell the Muslims – which include the storm of Tartars from the east 1 , and the scramble of European scavengers from the west 2 – difficult as it may seem to grade them in...
Bible should be judged on scientific grounds - grounds which are helpful in defining the authenticity of any other old document. A document is first examined internally and then externally. Internal e...
Sources of Christian Theology Bible is the basic source of Christian Theology. This is a position to which the Christian opinion has now crystallised. This does not however mean that other sources lik...
One of the issues regarding payment of Zakāh is that of Tamlīk, an Arabic term used by Muslim doctors of law, which has been interpreted as ‘complete and exclusive personal possession’. It means that...
It is hoped that this portion from the writer’s dissertation will stimulate interest in the question of the inerrancy of the Scriptures. It is also hoped that the readers will be able to appreciate th...
The role of teacher in any education system is central. Children usually emulate their teachers in habits and conduct. It is therefore necessary that in their teacher, the students find a model of goo...
Brooding over the unending news stories of violence in the name of Islam (which, ironically, signifies `peace') in which the Terrorist so often joins the club of Mullahs, one may conveniently interpre...