As I started the in-depth study of the Qur’an some 20 years ago, I came across a passage about the plant kingdom that really caught my attention. By Ejaz Naqvi When did we find out that plants have male and female parts, and that they reproduce sexually? The Qur’an has made some startling statements regarding…
The rain had bent the mushroom a bit, but yet it stood strong, firmly rooted to the ground! By Nigar My friend Trinkoo and I love doing what we call “Nature Trail”. No, it isn’t about going off on long treks to the mountains or deep into jungles. It’s about observing trees, plants, insects, animals,…
How many happy birds are caught and kept in cages to please us with their songs? People do not think about the feelings of these poor creatures. By Bazil Hulmani In the name of faith and rituals, fashion and modernity, food, taste and health, adventure and sports, and so on, human beings kill animals and…
Let’s use the summer months thanking God for the sun and doing all the little things we can to connect with nature in our own small ways”¦even it means simply gazing at a crow’s nest while stuck in a traffic jam! By Nigar The changing of seasons is part of God Almighty’s wonderful creation. With…
The National Parks Board of Singapore (NParks) has won the 2017 UNESCO Sultan Qaboos Environmental Preservation Prize, upon the recommendation of the jury of the UNESCO’s Man and Biosphere Program Secretariat. The Prize consists of a diploma, a medal and a cash endowment of US$70,000 and is awarded in alternate years. It was established by…
Almost 30 years after the demise of Dr. Salim Ali, the birdman of India, an international group of ornithologists named a newly discovered species after him, thus paying homage to the man who shaped generations of ornithologists and also contributed to the better understanding of birds. The Himalayan Forest Thrush, Zoothera salimalii, is the name of…
Hashmath Fathima has followed her passion for plants, creating an amazing ornamental garden that looks like something straight out of somewhere in the picture-postcard English countryside! By Nigar I felt like little Red Riding Hood setting off to a cottage to see a kind aunt when Hashmath Fathima told me that I could visit her…
If a spiritual culture is fostered in human society, its every member will take great care to not waste water. By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Water is a great boon for life. And the greater the boon, the greater the conservation required. Without it, life could not exist on earth. Without water, there could be no…
The Quran has talked about pre-life existence in mineral form such as dust, dry clay, wet clay. Then, it cited creation of non-transgressing barrier or membrane linking it with the beginning of life. By Ghayur Ayub A well-known British naturalist, Sir David Attenborough gives an interesting narration of life on earth. He says that if…
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