Conditions regarding Muslims are constantly deteriorating and moving towards the worst. Worrying news is reaching us from across the country. While Muslims are being lynched somewhere by the extremists of the majority community on account of their religious identity, at some other places Muslims are being forced to say, ‘Jay Shri Ram’, and if they…
Sir Syed was not a prophet, but he was engaged in the work of prophethood all his life, especially in the last years of his life, he spent all his talents in removing the veils of human delusions with divine revelation. Sir Syed never presented himself as a commentator beyond criticism and analysis. However, in…
A fresh perspective in the political commotion and hysteria of Islamophobia all around and in the wake of the Centre’s announcement of the introduction of a Uniform Civil Code, the most relevant question is: what is the best way to reform personal laws in India or to bring them within the ambit of a UCC…
A lot of ink, an infinite number of film reels, and a frantic churn of news stories bristling with harsh tones against Islam have fixated Muslims as a monolith. A cottage industry of authors keeps burning the midnight to ensure that the flashlights on bad Muslims keep glowing. A well-oiled Islamophobia machine churns these out,…
One of the biggest miseducation of the current times is competition. Education referred to here does not restrict to academic circles but encompasses home, office, neighborhood, friends circle, sports teams, etc. What is being strongly inculcated widely in all minds is ‘me-I-myself’ or ‘we-us-ourselves’. Everybody is in a race to prove that one is better…
Mumbai: With the intention of increasing and rewarding the Students’ General Awareness and Competitive Spirit and identifying the best and brightest students to support and nurture, the Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP) has launched a National Level Competition, the AMP National Talent Search for School, Junior/Intermediate and Senior/Degree College Students. This year the Leading IIT-JEE/NEET…
It is believed that Muslim society is a homogeneous society, whereas the truth is that Muslim society is not a monolith society but is clearly divided into foreign origin Ashraaf (ruling upper class) and indigenous Pasmanda (Tribal, Dalit & backward of Muslim faith). As well as the doctrinal and theoretical nature of Islamic casteism is…
The Quran gives clear guidelines to ascertain the truth if any person brings some information to us, people should make sure that the information is a fact, before telling others. In this digital world, information transmission is very quick and people are getting empowered through a digital mediums like YouTube, Whatsapp, Twitter,Linkedln etc. Information has…
In recent years, clichéd calls for reform of Islam have intensified. “We need a Muslim reformation.” “Islam needs reformation from within.” Such headlines keep flashing in the media. Yet if Muslims are true to themselves and their scriptures, Islam doesn’t need a reformation. Still, Muslims need to reform their minds. Their interpretations of Islam, which…
Many questions wander in my mind and keep me awake, often all night. I cry and pray, and the only outlet I get is writing articles. This is my eleventh article for Islamic Voice. My heart cries for many things, but on the top of my mind now is the onslaught of the ban on…
