Uttar Pradesh on a Tinderbox
Vol. LIII No. 15
Date: July 12, 2015
Quest Jr, a Digital Interactive Magazine for Kids Launched
A good range of Islamic magazines, print as well online, are made available across the world. But this magazine promises to be different. The recently launched Quest Jr, a digital interactive…
Knowledge of Islamic Finance is necessary for Every Muslim: Prof
Renowned Shari’ah scholar and Islamic Finance expert, Prof. Irfan Shahid gave a lecture on “Importance of Islamic Finance in Career Development” in Chennai. While addressing the audience, he said that…
HWF Celebrates World Orphan Day on 15 Ramadan
In a world of more than 200 million orphans, the Human Welfare Foundation, New Delhi Orphan Care Department celebrated the 15th day of Ramadan (3 July) as the World Orphan…
First Announce Tangible Steps to Make Our Girls Safer
As long as every single daughter in India feels unprotected, unsafe, unrepresented, it is simply naive to join Prime Minister’s latest initiative to post a selfie with daughters. Instead of…
ISLAM WILL ALWAYS REMAIN IN GERMANY: MERKEL
The German Chancellor Angela Merkel, in a speech at a Ramadan Iftar hosted by Federal Integration member, Aydan Ozoguz, has said that there is no doubt that Islam belongs in…
OFFER JOBS TO TERROR ACQUITS, HOLD ERRING POLICEMEN RESPONSIBLE
The plight of youths who were implicated in false terror cases and acquitted after years of incarceration was highlighted in the Delhi Assembly on 26 June. A call to provide…
I Dealt with God Directly!
I was raised in a religious Christian family. At that time, Americans were more religious than they are now – most families went to church every Sunday, for example. My…
Zakat in the Light of the Holy Qur’ān
Zakat means purity and cleanliness. A portion set apart from the wealth for the needy and the poor is called Zakat. By giving the Zakat, both the wealth and the…
BASKIN’S GENEROUS OFFER Making Peace with Israeli Occupation
It would be fair to assume that Gershon Baskin’s recent article in the Jerusalem Post – Encountering Peace: Obviously no peace now, so what then? (June 24) – is not…
Sar-e-Faran Pe Kiya, Deen Ko Kamil Tu Ne
Kabhi Hum Se, Kabhi Ghairon Se Shanasaai Hai
Interference in Course of Justice Not in Interest of Nation
Blaming Muslims for the Malegaon blast in Maharashtra was difficult to digest as there is no internal sectarian strife among the Muslims in India to warrant such a murky phenomenon.…
Jamaat Demands Action to Tackle Rising Trend of Farmers’ Suicide
While expressing extreme concern over the rising trend of suicide among farmers in Karnataka, the president of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Karnataka, Muhammad Atharullah Shariff on 1 July demanded the state government…
How to Find Peace, Tranquillity in Marriage?-I
Marriage is a lot more than having someone to call a husband or wife. The marital relationship is an incredible blessing and a divine sign, as Allah the Exalted says…
Eidgah Preparations
Eidgah is a place meant for offering the Eid Salaat (prayers). It is usually a ground with a small structure in the direction of Qibla (facing Makkah),
‘I Want Everyone to Know the Prophet’s Story’
Rajeev Sharma is a Marwari and Hindi writer from Rajasthan who has recently published his e-book on the life of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be to him)…
The Best Charity
Abū Hurairah and Hakim ibn Hizam (may Allah be pleased with them) report that the Holy Messenger (may Allah bless and greet him) said, “The best charity is that which…
Let Them Listen to My Call
“(O Muhammad!) When My servants ask you about Me tell them I indeed am quite near; I hear and answer the call of the caller whenever he calls Me. Let…
Muslim World in Turmoil What is the Solution?
Ramadan is not only the month of self-purification but also of collective assessment of the state of the Ummah.
Uttar Pradesh on a Tinderbox
MOHAMMAD NAUSHAD KHAN analyses the communal flare-ups threatening peace at various places in Uttar Pradesh vis-à-vis the upcoming Assembly elections in 2017.
