Tag: Imam Ali
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Relevance of Imam Ali (AS)
Quite in the early days of Islam Imam Ali could see that prayers and fasting of a foolish and stolid person did not serve any purpose in Islam if they did not match its spirit. Were it not for him Islam would have been uprooted…
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The Message of Muharram
The paramount passion of Islamic Culture is a believer’s desire to sacrifice everything in the way of God. “Say surely, my prayers, my sacrifices, my life and death are all of Allah, the Lord of the worlds”(6:163) was the most favourite prayer of Muhammad (PBUH)…
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Zardari’s Watershed US Visit
The singular message president Zardari has given to the West in his semi official tour to the US is that Pakistan can’t fail in its war against terror. The visit that took place in the wake of Pakistan’s 9/11, as claimed by law minister Farooq…
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Imam Ali: Paragon of Humanity
Muslims in the length and breadth of globe are celebrating the birth of this holy man about whom Holy Prophet PBUH said, ”Oh Ali, you are my brother in this world as well as the Hereafter.’ How unfortunate that in Pakistan, country of the pure,…
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New Kharajites of Pakistan
This is the worst of times for Pakistan. We are reliving our early history as Muslims with the only difference that now even religious minorities of the country are in the same fray bearing the brunt of obdurate obscurantism. Taliban are on Pakistan’s throat to…
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The Message of Ashura
It is relevant, direct and inviting. The message of Ashura cuts across all geographi-cal, cultural, ethnic and religious constraints to touch human sensitivities. Its call is deep seated and ingrained in the Truth and human yearning for a meaning in life. God in the Quran…