If we reflect on Nature, we find that nature is always calm and surrenders itself to the power of the Supreme Creator. Take animals, birds, trees, rivers, oceans, sea, mountains, forests”all creations of God that are at peace with themselves always. It is only man who always complains, grumbles and ends up blaming others for…
As if arrest of innocent Muslim youth and their long incarceration was not enough, there are increasing evidences that Police across the country attempt to present the victims in distinctly Muslim attire and insist on their carrying the markers of identity. It seems they are acting to the script of a drama designed well in…
Muslims do have money, no doubt, there are many poor too. Those who have money may have set up institutions, educational, business, in healthcare, media, banks or other welfare NGOs which are contributing to the good of the community. Big glass towers, decorative office spaces, schools, colleges, hospitals, NGOs can be seen scattered across different…
The passage of the anti-rape bill or the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill 2013 by the two houses of the Parliament should go down as legislative milestone in India’s history. Something that stirred the nation’s conscience deserved speedy legislation and the lawmakers rose to the task to place an effective instrument to deal with the most…
Islam teaches that Muslims too have a responsibility to protect the environment, as stewards of the Earth that God created. Several Muslim organisations worldwide are taking that responsibility to an active level, dedicating themselves to environmental protection. But unfortunately, Muslims in India are yet to wake up to this reality. With the exception of very…
Muslims in India do not lack resources. What they lack is a mission statement and a vision for the community. It is tragic that some nouveau riche Muslims make ugly show of pomp and pageant by spending their money on marriages, while the projects like schools, libraries, media and hospitals suffer from paucity of resources.…
Mr. Narendra Modi-led BJP’s hat-trick in Gujarat should set us thinking. His third victory”and the BJP’s fourth straight”has come about in a state that is seen as the most industrialized and fast urbanizing (if not already sufficiently urbanized) one. Despite having toned down his Hindutva rhetoric, he remains remorseless about the communal mayhem Gujarat witnessed…
The recent report about a mother beating her seven year old son to death in Pontcanna, Cardiff, Wales, because she was distressed as he could not by-heart some verses of the Quran is indeed extremely shocking. This could be a case of a woman suffering from a mental illness, and while such incidents may not…
Self-righteousness”be it among individuals or communities”is disastrous. It is a deadly affliction if it affects a person. It turns into a scourge if it takes a community into its grip. It is a trait of personality that the victim is hardly able to distinguish, hence has to be made evident to him or her by…
Nearly 17.5 lakh foreign pilgrims, 46 % of them women, performed Hajj this year, it was announced by Saudi Interior Minister Prince Ahmed, who is chairman of the Supreme Haj Committee. He said, 1,752,932 foreign pilgrims have arrived for Haj this year, including 801,126 women. He said the number was 4 percent (77,968) less than…
