Tag: Sectarianism
-
More Than Seven Millions Converge on Karbala
Imam Hussain, grandson of Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) from his beloved daughter Fatima, wife of Imam Ali, Muhammad’s cousin and his successor, was murdered in the barren plain of Karbala in Iraq, about fourteen hundred years ago, but his death, even today, is commemorated as…
-
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)…
-
Conflicting Vision of Lebanon
Unless the vision is diabolically twisted not to register any change in the expanse of panorama in the front or it is jangled by some devilish thoughts convincing someone that his/her actions are of some real worth to humanity, there cannot be any other reason…
-
Pattern of US-Israel Pressure on Iran
Israel, through its lobbies in the US is trying to create a diabolical perception in which the US is being blamed for ‘America-Late-Syndrome’ as consistent American pattern for acting late when the world mostly needed it to act urgently on time with dire consequences.According to…
-
Iraq: Hackneyed Divide and Rule
As part of a revamped plan to control the capital the US is embarking upon a course of action that will have a lasting impact on Iraq as well as the whole region: the fissures that the US is trying to create are bound to…
-
Bahrainis Return to Pearl Square
Bahrainis are back in Pearl Square since yesterday Feb. 19, 2011, a symbol of their defiance to dictatorship, but not so easily. They had to pay a heavy price in the loss of their loved ones. The mercenary army of the king shot at them…
-
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,…
-
Condoning the Saudi Aggression
Furthermore to bring together other monarchies and principalities in the area together in a joint venture; especially in an atmosphere of freedom and democracy, it needs to project Iran as an existential threat. Unfortunately the West is buying that for convenience sake.The US-Canada and other…
-
Living Miracle of Islam
This is the largest congregation of pilgrims anywhere in the history of mankind. This is the 40th day of Imam Hussain and his companions’ martyrdom in Karbala. Along with the Quran this is no less a living miracle of Islam. It is now at the…
-
Odds Against ISIL
So much has already been written on the phenomenon, but a great deal still remains in the dark. The meteoric ascendancy of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) may not be unique, considering the intrinsic weaknesses in the Iraqi defense forces, but…