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Posts Tagged ‘Quran’

Kisa’s Misconception,(A 3rd Grader View)

By Dr RazaHaider • Feb 18th, 2010 • Category: Misc

“We are social animals and attachment, bearings and religions are meaningless thoughts in a societal premise that should never take Pluto of narrow mindedness in our awarded and peace loving mind; since our own legitimates Aimaas (A.S) and Ashaabs (A.S) use to work at places that were not their but; belongs to people who were in fact out of reign and religion of Islam; even”.



Faith and belief!

By Faraz Beg • Feb 3rd, 2010 • Category: Politics

Pakistan’s water resources are under threat of being dried out soon!
Pakistan’s water problems are only a part of its already full plate. Internal and external terrorism, power outages, fuel shortages, unemployment and chaos are also part of our troubles. On the water front, India is reportedly building scores of new dams on rivers flowing into [...]



The Veil Holds Muslim Women Back

By Shaukat M Malik CPA • Jan 23rd, 2010 • Category: Misc, Worth A Second Look

To wear the Hijab is certainly NOT an Islamic obligation on women. It is an innovation of men suffering from a piety complex who are so weak spiritually that they just cannot trust themselves! The prophet had instructed Muslim women to use the extra cloth in their headscarves to cover their breasts. Nowhere was their [...]



Crack the Criminal Calm

By Aftab Alam • Dec 16th, 2009 • Category: Politics

By no stretch of imagination the ruthless killing of the innocent Pakistani security personnels & civilians can be termed as Jihad. It is fasad of very high grade and its committer must be called fasadi and they must not be called jihadi. Even during the real Jihad killing of aged persons, women and children is [...]



Conspiracy of Equating Militancy and Islam

By Alam Rind • Nov 30th, 2009 • Category: Politics

It is quite fashionable to use the term “Islamic Militants” even by local print media to identify “Muslims” who perpetrate acts of terror in the country and around the world. Of course, people responsible for such acts need to be condemned in the strongest possible terms, but, heedless use of the expression “Islamic Militants” has [...]



Masjid, Synagogue & Temple

By Aftab Alam • Nov 17th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

The theme I am going to engage is of paramount importance. I therefore have tried to cover its vital aspects. As a matter of fact Islam is the Divine Code. This is the only original and legitimate ‘Monotheistic Religion’ of the absolutely one Allah Almighty for His Almighty entire creation; [...]



Spirituality vs Black Magic

By Mohammad Yusha • Oct 22nd, 2009 • Category: Mystic Matters

Once is a way towards light and the other towards darkness. Where there is light there cannot be darkness. This is the reason one aim of black magic is to take a person away from the daily prayers and the recitation of the Holy Quran.
The first thing that magic tries to do is to stop [...]



War Over Niqab

By Natasha Suleman • Oct 10th, 2009 • Category: Features

Without getting into the details of whether the partial niqab ban imposed at Al Azhar is right or wrong , I wish to highlight a related news that caught my attention while I was going through the details of the ban. A paragraph read :
A millitant Palestinian group,Jand Ansar Allah,posted a statement on the Internet [...]



The Malicious Indictment Of Islam

By Mir Adnan Aziz • Sep 25th, 2009 • Category: Features

At the Vatican, May 14, 1999, Pope John Paul II bowed as a sign of respect toward a copy of the Holy Quran presented to him as a gift. When the Quran was officially presented to him, he kissed the same. This gesture, magnanimous and understanding as it was, earned him the respect and admiration [...]



Eid Day- When Allah Blessings are Bountiful

By A Khokar • Sep 21st, 2009 • Category: Features

Eid-ul-Fitr is linked with the Holy month of Ramadan. It signifies the end of the month of fasting and is celebrated on the first day of the Lunar month- Shawwal on Muslim Calendar.
 
Eid-ul-Fitr is a unique festival held in the Muslim world. This festival has no connection with any historical event nor is it related [...]