Tag: Quran
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Islamic Contemporary Preaching: The Essential Features
Scholars of Islam are engaged in a soul searching discussion as to how they can be more effective in their Godly work of preaching. Many voices are being heard but the most distinct one is that of Shaheed Murtaza Mutahari. He may not be the…
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Preaching only through love and compassion
The Quran annunciates that preaching can only be done through love and compassion and that on the question of one’s belief people can only be talked to kindly, nicely and in the best of manners. According to Justice Amir Ali and all other scholars of…
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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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Al-Ghadir: A Message of Muslim Unity & Reconciliation
On the most jubilant occasion (مهرجان الغدير العالمي الثالث) of the day of Ghadir, felicitations of immense volume and profundity to all the Muslims over the world are on board. It is prayed that all the Muslims reap good fortune, receive Almighty Allah’s bounteous blessings,…
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Islam promotes peace, solidarity and Stability
According to scholars of Islam belong-ing to both Sunni and Shia denominations, Islam Promotes peace, solidarity and stability. This is unlike the current perception certain circles in the West generally may have of Islam and Muslims.Aggression and Terrorism is Alien to IslamScholars of Islam agree…
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Pakistan’s Frankenstein Monsters
The whole world accuses us of bloodletting. We are in denial. Not only we have failed in catching up with the pace of events we set in motion unwittingly many decades ago, we are simply not aware of the gravity of the situation. We are…
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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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Spineless Leaders
The whole world accuses us of bloodletting. We are in denial. We have failed in catching up with the pace of events we ourselves set in motion unwittingly many decades ago. With uncanny persistency we have refused to acknowledge the gravity of the situation. We…
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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…