Today the family and educational institutions are just emphasizing on their children to focus towards materialistic gains, where morality is absolutely absent. By Md. Abdullah Al Helal Character education is everything that influences the character of the children. Dr. Thomas Lickona, a renowned educationalist, defined character education as the deliberate effort to help people understand,…
Islam does not make a distinction between religion and politics. It considers the two as necessary for each other as well as complementary to each other. The Quran (28: 77) explicitly says: ‘do not forget your share of the world’. A hadith report, contained in the Sahih al-Bukhari, terms the world as the field of…
Arrogance is a devastating disease, which is why God condemns it several times in the Qur’an (e.g. 31.18). Fanaticism is one syndrome of arrogance. By Louay Fatoohi Having a strong faith that one’s religion is the ultimate truth usually implies that it is more truthful than other religions. This kind of faith is often seen…
I believe that the basis of all inter-religious dialogue should be to discuss how important questions about life have been answered by different religious traditions. By Khalid Zaheer There is much talk about inter-religious dialogue these days. Inter-religious dialogue is, of course, to be welcomed. But we need to be clear on some very basic…
Instead of building yet another mosque in Paris, why not spend the money on educating young Muslims on how to write a good CV and get a job? By Idris Tawfiq There are many who believe that the values of Islam and the values of the West are incompatible. There are even some who suggest…
Women in Jammu and Kashmir have had a hard lot, even those who have been visible in the public arena. Researching my own family’s story, I have found that women are conditioned to wipe away their footprints and end up leaving very few traces of the kind. By Nyla Ali Khan (In photo: Akbar Jehan…
Actions rather than titles should speak for one’s nobility of lineage. By Syed Tahsin Ahmed Going through the matrimonial ads, I was struck by the emphasis given to Syeds among other groups like Shaikhs, Pathans etc while choosing a bride or bridegroom. Recently, a relative pointed out with genuine concern that having the noble lineage…
The hype over why the Muslim community is plagued with educational, scientific, economic and social backwardness perhaps does not help, until their moral downfall is assessed and redeemed. By Varsha Sharma Answering the question asked by one of his companions as to who is a true Muslim, the Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) once said: “A Muslim…
One of the major characteristics of people with an extreme mentality, is that they stand firmly against all forms of reform and renovation in Muslim societies, under the guise of prohibited innovations. By Sheikh Ali Gomaa In our contemporary world, we also need to turn our eyes towards the major objectives of Shari’ah in terms…
By Aiman Reyaz There is a sharp contrast between what Islam is and what Islamists do. Islam is that spiritual path which any person can achieve by submitting his will to God; while Islamists are those so-called devout Muslims who believe that their spirituality is to convert other non-Muslims and “deviant” Muslims into their version…
