Islam: The Alternative
Vol. XLVIII No. 23
Date: September 5, 2010
Withdraw Order to Remove Maudoodi’s Books from Libraries: Mushawarat President
Renowned Muslim leader and president All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat, in a letter to the High Commissioner of Bangladesh in New Delhi, on August 6, termed the Bangladesh government’s bid to…
Disgusting and Shameful
It is disgusting to see that the UPA government is trying to subterfuge the democratic process to clear the Nuclear energy bill.
Be on Thy Toes
The recent collision between two cargo ships – MSC Chitra and M V Khalijia III off the coast of Mumbai has exposed several systemic lacunae. First the collision of two…
PM’s Initiative Welcome
Apropos the debate in the Lok Sabha over autonomy for Kashmir, the BJP should realise that the more you intimidate and repress a people, the more it leads to stoke…
Islam Is about Finding Common Ground
Auron ka hai Payaam aur, mera Payaam aur hai, / Ishq key dardmand ka tarz-e-kalaam aur hai! (Iqbal)
FIRST SAUDI WOMAN TO WIN AN OLYMPIC MEDAL
Equestrienne Dalma Rushdi Malhas did Saudi Arabia proud after she won the bronze medal on her horse Flash Top Hat on August 24 at the first Youth Olympic Games in…
NEW YORK MUSLIM RIDER STABBED
A crazed, and possibly drunk, 21-year old wingnut pulled a knife on a New York City cabbie and slashed him multiple times during evening rush hour on August 25 after…
ICNA CALLS QURAN BURNING ‘MISGUIDED’, UPS QUR’ĀN DISTRIBUTION
The Southern California chapter of the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) ON August 25 called the planned desecration of the Qur’ān by a church in Gainesville, FL “misguided,”
WB MADRASA BAGS PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR TEACHER
A teacher in West Bengal who has enrolled more Hindu students than Muslims in his madrasa is to receive the national award from President Pratibha Patil this Teachers’ Day.
WAKF BOARD URGES CHARITY COMMISSION TO KEEP OFF AWKAF
The question of who should control Mumbai’s 1,700-odd Muslim religious trusts has led to a war of words between the Charity Commission and the state Wakf Board with the Board’s…
COURT ACQUITS ALL 9 ACCUSED IN ISI CONSPIRACY CASE
An Ahmedabad sessions court, Gujarat on August 27 acquitted all nine persons charged for conspiring with Pakistan’s ISI and other terrorist outfits in order to avenge the atrocities committed against…
‘Muslims have failed to offer viable models of social, political
DR. ZAFARUL ISLAM KHAN, editor of the English-language fortnightly, The Milli Gazette, is a former president of the All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat. He is an Islamic scholar who studied at…
Qur’ān: The Greatest Gift of God
ISLAM AND ITS RELEVANCE IN MODERN AGE Dr. Badarul Islam Adam Publishers & Distributors 1542, Pataudi House, Darya Ganj New Delhi Pages: 280 Price: 150 Year: 2010 ISBN: 81-7435-641-X
Worship God Alone
Abdullah bin Abbas says that (Heraclius asked Abū Sufyān) “What this man (Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be to him) asks of you?” Abū Sufyān replied, “He tells…
The True Religion
The True Religion with Allah is Islam. The People of the Book adopted many different ways rather than follow the true way of Islam even after the knowledge of truth…
Islam The Alternative
Fourteen hundred years back Islam appeared on the world scene and within a century became the way of life of the greater part of humanity. It was able to create…
Islam – Only Viable Answer to Society’s Disintegration
ABDUL–MAJID JAFFRY analyses the problem of disintegration of family and its effect on society, especially in the west, and opines that only Islam can offer a comprehensive solution.
Islamic Finance: An Ethical Alternative to Conventional Finance
Robert E Michael, the Head of Islamic Finance at the New York City Bar, when asked whether Islamic Finance is a viable alternative in the current crisis, responded saying: “The…
What Makes Islam Live Long?
The slogan ‘Long live Islam’ apart, it is already living and kicking. At no stage of its history Islam has lost is presence or relevance. It is interesting to note…
Women Lead in Conversions in America and Europe Islam Emerges
The first convert to Islam was not a man. It was a woman, Khadeejatul Kubra, a respectable trader and merchant.
Islamic Response to Globalisation
DR. SYED KHALID IQUBAL HAIDER pleads that Muslims’ response to globalisation should be positive, utilising the opportunities it offers, while the symbols which invigorate Muslim belief should not be sacrificed at…
How Islam Protects Environment
SYED SULTAN MOHIDDIN discusses how Islamic teachings ensure protection of environment. Islam stresses that man, who has been given control over nature, must not exploit it in a way that may…
Alternative Islamic System of Health
DR JAVED JAMIL examines the current definitions of health, analyses them and brings out how Islamic definition is most comprehensive. Then he explains how Islamic alternative system of health ensures complete…
The Ultimate Alternative
U MUHAMMAD IQBAL makes a brief study of different alternatives and writes in a scholarly manner how Islam provides the ultimate alternative in the various aspects of life.
Islam can be the Alternative, But…
Islam can be the alternative. It stands for truth and the right path, which has no option. It would be wrong to attribute its birth to the coming of the…
As If He is Your Bosom Friend
SHAMIM A. SIDDIQI takes stock of man’s utter failure in his efforts to seek justice, peace and security by following various isms, asserts that success can be achieved only with…
Women Lead in Conversions in America and Europe Islam Emerges
The first convert to Islam was not a man. It was a woman, Khadeejatul Kubra, a respectable trader and merchant.
Alternative Islamic System of Health
DR JAVED JAMIL examines the current definitions of health, analyses them and brings out how Islamic definition is most comprehensive. Then he explains how Islamic alternative system of health ensures complete…
Islamic Response to Globalisation
DR. SYED KHALID IQUBAL HAIDER pleads that Muslims’ response to globalisation should be positive, utilising the opportunities it offers, while the symbols which invigorate Muslim belief should not be sacrificed at…
