God is the Protector and helps all at the right time and right place By Nigar I love animals, birds and Nature in general. I like to be with them and around them. I had been staying in a lush green forested area for a few days. I was quite aware that snakes, scorpions and…
By Masood Ahmed It all began when I had made a decision to immigrate to Australia. As we settled, in my urge to socialize I caught up with a sceptics’ group who organised a Sunday assembly to divert children of God from Sunday school into Atheism. With Atheism there’re some outstanding issues regarding faith and…
By Dara When a tree begins to emerges from the ground, it is in the form of what appears to be a feeble sapling. Its stem doesn’t as yet have the capacity to weather a storm. So, at this time, what does the little plant do? It becomes the epitome of gentleness. If a strong…
Warmly accepting others, and being accepted, as a fellow human being beyond religious identities and labels is one of the many wonderful things I learnt during my stay at a Christian Interfaith Ashram. By Nigar Surrounded by tall trees and bushes bursting with flowers, the chirping of birds, the excited shrieks of squirrels, the barking…
Syed SadathullahHussaini is the new President (Ameer) of the Jamaat e Islami Hind. He was elected on April 3 for a four-year term by the 157-member Representative Council (Majlis e Numaindagan). By Maqbool Ahmed SirajAn electronic engineer, he hails from Aurangabad, but had spent considerable part of hislife in Hyderabad. He has also authored a…
Propagation of victimhood must cease and a proactive attitude should be encouraged. Nobody around the world will be hostile to us if we genuinely love them all and work for all-round peace, progress and prosperity. The insane killing of 49 Muslims in the Linwood Mosque in Christchurch on March 15 has saddened us all. No…
The Islamic countries are engaged in internecine feuds and sectarian wars, instead of addressing urgent needs of additional resources. By Dr. M. S. Riyazulla Stephen Hawking, the English theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author who passed away in March 2018, could be compared with geniuses like Galileo and Newton. A few years ago he had prophesied…
Noting down the many lessons we can discern from even a ‘small’ experience, we can be led to discover that everything that happens in our life has a meaning and purpose and is, ultimately, for our own good. By Trinkoo Among the greatest sources of wisdom that we have been blessed with is our own…
Doing away with heavy ornamental wedding cards may help save a tree and be one way to help preserve the environment. A Quranic verse also advises us not to do acts of extravagance! By Nigar In the age of cyber technology, some people still prefer to invite their friends, relatives and acquaintances for weddings through printed…
Radical actions will not work towards the advancement of any community. Especially in these divisive and polarizing times. By Casey Chon I was 5 years old and 30 miles away from Manhattan on September 11, 2001. As a Korean-American growing up in a town devoid of diversity, everything I came to know about the Middle…
