Let India Not Be a ‘Land of Riots’
Vol. LII No. 33
Date: November 16, 2014
Challenge to India’s Secular Ethos
The dwindling number of Muslim MLAs in the nine BJP-ruled states apart from the lowest-ever number of MPs in the Parliament is posing challenge to India’s secular ethos. Political representation…
Mohammed Himayatul Muqueet Siddiqui
Maulana Mohammed Himayatul Muqueet Siddiqui, one of the senior most members of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind from Hyderabad breathed his last on 21 Ziquada 1435 (17 September 2014).
ISRAEL COMMITTED WAR CRIMES IN GAZA WAR: AMNESTY
A leading human rights group has accused Israel of committing war crimes during this summer’s war in Gaza. Amnesty International says Israel displayed “callous indifference” in attacks on family homes…
‘PROVE MADRASA TERROR, WE’LL HELP YOU SHUT THEM’: JAMIAT ULEMA
In Kolkata, at an anti-terrorism conference held by Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind on 5 November, community leaders regretted the haste with which madrasas had been branded as ‘terror hubs’ in the aftermath…
Role of Madrasa Graduates must be Redefined
MAULANA RAFEEQ AHMED QASMI, Secretary Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, who was the convener of the 10-day convention for Ulema and madrasa graduates, shared with MOHAMMAD NAUSHAD KHAN, his viewpoints on the need…
Status of Women in Islamic Society – Some Basic Tenets
Islam does not differentiate the killing of a girl from that of a girl. One who kills either his son or daughter kills his own child. However, since in general…
Planning in Islam
Planning is the process of thinking in advance about any activity required to achieve a desired goal. It is the conscious determination of the objectives to be achieved and the…
JIH Shoora Voices Concern over National, Int’l Issues
The Central Advisory Council (CAC) of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind held its 3-day session with Amir Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Omari in the chair at its headquarters in New Delhi from…
Islam is Not a Menace But the Nectar for All
It has become a fashion internationally to exploit the most misunderstood terms of Islam. The utmost struggle in the way prescribed by the most merciful and the most beneficent God…
Reasoning and Spirit of Inquisition!
We often hear lessons on knowledge, science, democracy, equality, universal brotherhood, liberty, unity, justice and morality from the wrong corners. The fact is that all divine scriptures prescribe defensive war;…
JIH Amir expresses sadness at death sentence to Bangladesh Jamaat
Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Omari, Amir Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, on 30 October expressed deep sorrow at the death sentence awarded to Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami chief and country’s popular political leader Maulana Mutiur Rahman…
Lord Carlile of Berriew Voices Concern on ‘developments in Bangladesh’
In a letter to the Government of Bangladesh, Lord Alex Carlile of Berriew CBE QC on 8 November expressed his ‘concern regarding recent developments in Bangladesh’. The text of the…
Halt Execution of Kamaruzzaman: HRW
Calling the international Crimes Tribunals, ‘replete with fair trial concerns’, Human Rights Watch on 9 November called for the execution of Kamaruzzaman to be halted.
Irom Sharmila’s Hunger Strike Enters 15th Year
The history of sacrifice is so ancient that no one can encompass it as a whole. It is also a fact that sacrifice plays a crucial role in preserving the…
Dīn is Sincerity
Tamim al-Dari relates that Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) observed: “Al-Dīn is the name of sincerity and well-wishing.” Upon this we said: “For whom?” He…
The Reward of Patience
They are the ones who will be rewarded for their patience: lofty palaces will be granted to them, and they will be received with greeting and salutation. Therein they shall…
Judaisation of Masjid Al-Aqsa
Masjid Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem, the third holiest site in Islam after Ka’abah in Makkah al-Mukarramah and Masjid al-Nabavi in Madinah al-Munawarrah, has been the target of Israeli Zionists for about…
Let India Not Be a ‘Land of Riots’
In the backdrop of recent communal riots in Trilokpuri, Bawana, Mundka and Okhla areas of the national capital, MOHAMMAD NAUSHAD KHAN analyses the rising riot culture and urges the concerned…
