GOVERNANCE In Early Islamic Period
Vol. LI No. 48
Date: March 2, 2014
MB Flays Persecution of Muslims in Central African Republic
The Muslim Brotherhood has denounced the persecution of Muslims in the Central African Republic. In a statement on February 15, the Brotherhood said: “Once again, Muslims in a new part…
‘Arvind Kejriwal’s Masterstroke’
It was not expected from a person of Dr. Javed Jameel’s stature to self-praise, and that too by demeaning so ‘ruthlessly’ [Arvind Kejriwal’s Masterstroke…
Learn How to Behave
Most of political leaders around the world do fight like cats and dogs. And it is no surprise that there is a written history about ugly and nasty fights between…
Impose Price Control on Life Saving Drugs
The National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Policy of India had, in 2003, been directed by the Apex Court to identify essential and life saving drugs and ensure that they come under the…
Wrong Way to Pass T-Bill
Though the creation of Telangana has become a foregone event yet the manner in which the two principal parties chose to clear the bill with a voice-vote without debating over…
Why No Probe into RSS
This refers to the editorial of the Radiance (16-22 February). The sensational interview of Aseemanand to the Caravan Magazine has turned the spotlight once again to the RSS and its dirty purposes.
BRITISH MUSLIMS FLAY ANTI-MUSLIM BIGOTRY PRINTED IN DAILY MAIL
Leading British Muslim and interfaith organisations on February 20 wrote to Paul Dacre, the Editor of the Daily Mail condemning an article by columnist Richard Littlejohn that deployed hateful Muslim stereotypes. The…
CAR MILITIA ATTACKS CONVOY OF MUSLIMS BEING EVACUATED
Heavy fighting erupted near the airport in Central African Republic’s capital Bangui on February 19 as Christian militia blocked an attempt to evacuate Muslims, witnesses said, disrupting a visit by…
PHILIPPINE GOVT, MUSLIM REBELS SET TO SIGN DEAL
After 13 years of talks, which nearly broke down at one point, the final agreement of the Malaysia-brokered peace deal for the southern Philippines is ready. The Comprehensive Agreement on…
DENMARK MUSLIMS SLAM HALAL SLAUGHTER BAN
Denmark passed a new law forbidding animal slaughter of live or non-anesthetised animals, frustrating Muslims in Denmark because of their contrary religious practices. Muslims see the new law as the…
MUSLIM SCHOLARS ISSUE FATWA AGAINST LIVING ON MARS
The General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowment in the UAE on February 19 issued a fatwa (Islamic ruling) prohibiting Muslims from volunteering to live the rest of their lives on Mars.…
EGYPT BANS POLITICAL ACTIVITIES ON CAMPUSES
Egypt has decided to ban all political activities in support of presidential candidates on university campuses, a report says. The Egyptian Supreme Council of Universities on February 15 banned any…
EGYPTIAN ACTIVISTS WHO BACKED COUP TURN AGAINST MILITARY
Their campaign against President Mohamed Morsi helped the army topple Egypt’s first freely elected leader, but some leaders of the Tamarud movement have broken away, saying the military threatens democracy.
TURKEY’S SPEAKER CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE SOLUTION IN PALESTINE
Turkey’s Parliament Speaker Cemil Cicek has called for an immediate permanent solution for dispute over Palestine and the humanitarian crisis in the country. Delivering a speech at the 9th Session…
MUSLIMS IN SPAIN DEMAND SAME RIGHTS AS SEPHARDIC JEWS
A week after Spain ruled that Sephardic Jews who are descendants of the Moriscos and were evicted out of southern Spain between 1492 and 1609 can claim citizenship, a Muslim…
SAUDI MINISTER VISITS JIH HEADQUARTERS
The minister for Islamic Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Saleh bin Abdul Aziz, visited the headquarters of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind in the national capital on 17 February. While presenting…
HANS RAJ HANS REVERTS TO ISLAM
Hans Raj Hans, one of the famous Indian singers, a popular name in Sufi Music and Punjabi folk songs, and also a politician, has confirmed during his recent visit to…
MUSLIM SCHOOLBOY DESIGNS NEW COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEM
A young Indian Muslim schoolboy, Afreed Islam, has designed a virus-protected microchip-run computer operating system. Islam is a class X student in Little Flower School at Guwahati. His invention, the…
HC ENDORSES SEPARATE CET FOR MINORITIES
The Bombay High Court has recently ruled in an interim order that a separate common entrance test be conducted to fill the seats reserved for minorities in different courses. Dismissing…
PERSONAL LAW NOT BARS MUSLIMS FROM ADOPTION: SC
The Supreme Court of India, on 19 February, said that Muslims can adopt a child under the juvenile justice law as its enforcement could not be impeded by the Muslim…
RUCKUS OVER APPOINTMENT OF NEW POLICE CHIEF IN MUMBAI
Elevation of Rakesh Maria to the post of the Commissioner of Mumbai Police superseding his two senior contenders, Vijay Kamble and Ahmad Javed, has created ruckus in the police department.…
DEATH PENALTY OF RAJIV GANDHI’S ASSASSINS COMMUTED
The Apex Court, on 18 February, commuted the death sentence of the assassins of Rajiv Gandhi to life term, citing the 11-year delay in deciding their mercy pleas. The bench headed by the…
19 DEAD BODIES STILL UNIDENTIFIED IN SAMJHAUTA BLAST
Though it has passed seven years on the twin blast on board Samjhauta Express yet there are 19 dead bodies lying unidentified at the burial of Panipat in Punjab. On…
ALLOCATE 8% GDP FOR EDUCATION, 5% FOR HEALTH: JIH
The Interim Budget for 2014-15 presented by Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram sounds more political and electoral than one addressing the basic issues and problems of the country, said Mr.…
Islam isn’t What the Media Makes It out to Be!
I live in San Diego, California USA. When I was twelve years old, the elders of the Mormon Church would come over and talk to us about the Mormon religion…
Governance with Accountability Essence of Early Islamic Period
DR HAMIDULLAH, a renowned Islamic scholar based in Aligarh, emphasised the need to have firm faith in Allah the Almighty and the Day of Judgement before scripting the guidelines for…
Ideal System of Governance Evolved in the Midst of Utter
DR SAUD ALAM QASMI, Dean Faculty of Theology, Aligarh Muslim University, explored the nature of governance during early Islamic period, in a chat with MOHAMMAD NAUSHAD KHAN.
Participatory Governance Coined during Early Islamic Period
DR. ISHTIAQ AHMED ZILLI, Director Darul-Musannifin Shibli Academy, Azamgarh, and Former Professor, Department of History, Aligarh Muslim University, spoke at length on the viability of governance in early Islamic period…
THE LIBYAN BEDLAM General Hifter, the CIA and the Unfinished
On Friday, Feb 14, 92 prisoners escaped from their prison in the Libyan town of Zliten. Nineteen of them were eventually recaptured, two of whom were wounded in clashes with…
AL-SISI’S VISIT TO RUSSIA A Desperate Quest to Legitimise His
Egypt’s de facto ruler, Field Marshal Abdel Fattah El-Sisi along with his Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy paid a two-day long visit to Russia from 11 to 12 February; this reciprocate…
Etiquette of War in Islam
It looks as if the antagonists, critics and sceptics of Islam have read Islam with a pair of tainted glasses or jaundiced eyes. When they motivatedly malign Islam with intolerance,…
Management of the Market
Merchandise must possess certain attributes if it is to be legally sold. The Traditions of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) provide material for the…
Management in Governance
Managing the governance is not a child’s play as it needs all sorts of skills, talents, abilities, knowledge and sacrifices. From leadership to management, from economic to political, from emotional…
PROPHET MUHAMMAD
SYED KAZIM presents how superb the leadership of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) was in the various spheres of life, and considers it at its…
CALIPH ALI
Only Allah can change things. That is why Islam takes its stand immovably upon the nature of things, upon the obvious realities of this world and of human experiences. Islam…
CALIPH ABU BAKR
Generally speeches are delivered through the tongue; they reach the ears and fall therefrom, easily and you may say unconsciously. Few speeches are delivered through the hearts; they reach the…
CALIPH USMAN
The reign of Caliph Usman was the epitome of good governance and paved the way for humanity to come out of the tyranny and evil clutches of imperialism and despotism,…
CALIPH UMAR IBN ABDUL AZIZ
Media, psephologists and even the aam aadmi of the country termed the victory of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the December 2013 Delhi elections as remarkable. The credit of…
CALIPH UMAR
Caliph Umar succeeded Caliph Abu Bakr as the second in the line of four Rashidun or Rightly Guided Caliphs. According to Joseph Schat and C E Bosworth (Eds.), “The Caliphs…
Administration of Justice in Umar Farooq’s Caliphate
Governance is defined as administering and managing the affairs of a state in such a way as to provide the people with better life conditions, directing them to the appropriate…
Truth Prevails
Inspiration is just the right pinch of salt that can lead to a mouth-watering dish. Or the right step to be taken for the end to be tallied. A simple…
An Idea of Ideal Government in Islam
Man is the trustee of God and His vicegerent on earth and as such he has to lead a just, moderate and peaceful life with all decency and discreetness, under…
ECONOMIC POLICIES OF EARLY ISLAMIC STATE
The period of early Islamic State begins with the arrival of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) in Madinah to the demise of the fourth caliph…
Dealing with Bani Qainuqa and Najran Christians
PROF U MUHAMMAD IQBAL presents a study of the Blessed Prophet’s art of governance, especially his dealing with communal tension and treatment of religious minorities.
Responsibility of Rulers
It has been narrated on the authority of Ibn Umar that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) said: “Beware, every one of you is a…
End of All Matters Rests with God
Those who were unjustly expelled from their homes for no other reason than their saying: ‘Allah is Our Lord.’ If Allah were not to repel some men through others, monasteries…
Mirror of Good Governance
Human history witnessed a quantum leap with the advent of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be to him). This fact is acknowledged with greater stress and more clarity…
