Category: Perspective

Mind the words – Mine the destiny

It has become a norm on any media and more so on social media to denigrate Muslims as a community for their backwardness in the educational, economical, social, political, and moral arena. Surprisingly it is normalin the discussions within the community, friends, and family circles as well. Invariably a majority of the parents seem to…

Integrity

Words have immense power that can transform everybody in one or the other way. Words need not have to be uttered pointing to the listener to affect. Each one of us speaks 100% of the time to ourselves even before others can hear it. It is said that what we speak is nothing but words…

Environmental Degradation as Fasaad

The Quran condemns every form of fasaad. Hence, environmental degradation and destruction are obviously something that Muslims must seek to oppose and overcome By Mohammad Aslam Parvaiz The word fasaad and related terms are used several times in the Quran. In Arabic, the word fasaad has a wider connotation than in Urdu. In everyday Urdu,…

Explaining the Muslims Decline in Science

By Mohammad Aslam Parvaiz That Muslims were once leaders in many fields of knowledge is a fact that is readily acknowledged even by many non-Muslim scholars. The early Muslims’ contributions to various sciences were truly impressive. This being the case, it is often asked why this process came to a halt several centuries ago. How…

Spending Old Age Meaningfully

For the elderly, their stage in life can be a great time to sit back and enjoy. There are plenty of reasons to be positive about old age, and there’s no reason you can’t still live life to the full and have a wonderful time with the time that you still have. Some people think…