DAWAH The Prophetic Mission
Vol. XLVIII No. 48
Date: March 6, 2011
Jamia Millia Gets Minority Status
The National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI) on February 22 observed that the Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) is a minority education institution founded by the Muslims for the benefit…
Bihar Govt. Initiates Land Acquisition for AMU Centre at Kishanganj
The Department of Human Resource Development, Government of Bihar has decided to provide 250 acres contiguous land for the establishment of AMU Centre at Kishanganj. AMU Vice Chancellor, Prof. P.…
AMU Malappuram Centre to commence classes of BALLB, MBA
A ten-member team led by the Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University, Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis is visiting AMU Malappuram Centre for formal commencement of classes of BALLB and…
BIOGRAPHY OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD IN MODERN ARABIC LITERATURE
The biography of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) of Islam has always been a fascinating topic for writers across the globe,” said Dr. Ibrahim Mohd.…
N. Jamal Ansari bags Syed Asghar Ali Shamsi Award
Noted freelance socio-political thinker and analyst N. Jamal Ansari was honoured with Syed Asghar Ali Shamsi Memorial Award-2011 by Aligarh based literary society “Dayar-e-Adab” in acknowledgment of his contribution to…
Islam, Not Internet Inspired Revolution
Shamim A. Siddiqi made a sad statement in the article “‘Egypt is free’–’Egypt is free’, Alhamdulillah” (Radiance 22-26 Feb, 2011). He wrote, “In these mass movements and would-be uprisings in the…
Delhi Minister should be Sacked
Delhi PWD Minister Rajkumar Chauhan should be sacked if he does not resign at his own, for the great impropriety reported by state Lokayukt Justice Manmohan Sarin to President of…
The Miscarriage of Justice
The quality of judgement delivered by the special fast track court in the Godhra train burning case has shaken the faith of all Muslims in the Indian judiciary. While the…
Transition of Power
In the aftermath of people’s revolution in Tunisia and Egypt the floodgates of insurmountable insurrection seem to have swept the whole Arab peninsula. It is a fact that the citizens…
STOLEN IDENTITY and TYRANNY in the Middle East
“Auron ka hai Payaam aur, mera Payaam aur hai, / Ishq key dardmand ka tarz-e-kalaam aur hai!” (Iqbal) “How different is my message from the message of all the others!…
NECMETTIN ERBAKAN IS NO MORE
Necmettin Erbakan, former Turkish Prime Minister, Islamic thinker and founder of Turkey’s Islamist movement, breathed his last at Ankara’s Guven hospital where he was under treatment, on February 27. He…
WAMY, MUSLIM AID INK COOPERATION
The Riyadh-based World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY) on February 26 signed a memorandum of understanding with Muslim Aid, an international relief and development organisation in the UK
TUNISIA STATE TV REPORTERS STRIKE OVER CENSORSHIP
Hundreds of journalists and technicians from Tunisia’s state-run television broadcaster have gone on strike over what they said was continued government censorship of their dispatches
BAHRAINI OPPOSITION LEADER RETURNS FROM EXILE
A prominent Bahraini opposition leader on February 26 returned from exile and urged the kingdom’s rulers to back up reform promises with action. Hassan Mushaima, who heads Haq movement
TWO TRIBAL CHIEFS DESERT YEMENI PRESIDENT
Two powerful tribal chiefs in Yemen on February 26 joined opposition forces demanding the ouster of the country’s longtime president, a new sign the embattled leader might be losing his…
OBAMA CALLS ON QADDAFI TO STEP DOWN
President Barack Obama on February 26 called on Qaddafi to step down, saying that the Libyan government must be held accountable for its brutal crackdown on dissenters. The Obama administration…
GODHRA VERDICT ‘A MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE’
The Sessions Court at the Sabarmati Central Jail in Ahmedabad which delivered on February 22 the crucial judgement in the Godhra train fire of 2002, convicting 31 people and acquitting 63…
HUMAN BEINGS SHOULD PRACTISE ISLAM AFTER FAILURE OF ALL IDEOLOGIES
Today the major problem with Muslims is the negative image of Islam as violent and aggressor, portrayed by Zionist and European media. But in Islam to kill an innocent person…
COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE OF OTHER COMMUNITIES IS NECESSARY FOR PREACHING
If you are not caller for God, you will be listeners to others. All nations and civilizations will stand up as a challenge against your national and civilizational identity. For…
Now I Know Why I am Here
My experience in Islam began as a graduate student in New York City in 1998. Up to that point in my life, for 25 years, I had been a Protestant…
Till September: The PA’s Meaningless Deadlines
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and his supporters in the Fatah party want us to believe that dramatic changes are underway in the occupied Palestinian territories
Political Weather Patterns in the So-Called Middle East
There is extreme weather everywhere. While our hearts go out to the victims of the killer earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, we also feel for those who are braving extreme…
The Last Dictator Standing
The people’s revolt sweeping the Middle East is not just directed against despots like Gaddafi but also against those who have propped them up, observes AIJAZ ZAKA SYED
HOW ISLAMIC BANKS OPERATE?
Financial viability and technical feasibility of a commercial bank without interest became a challenge to the scholars of Islamic studies, including economists
REAL MESSAGE OF ISLAM LIES IN THE QUR’ĀN AND SUNNAH,
MUHAMMAD IQBAL MULLA, former Zonal President of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Karnataka, is now Assistant Secretary-General of the organisation. In an interview with ZILLUR RAHMAN HAIDER, he sheds light on the various…
Plug Loopholes of Sleaze
What is sapping plural Bharat? What is rusting its life and institutions? What is eroding its moral fabric and strangulating its jugular vein
Prophet for All
Before me every Prophet was specifically sent to his own people; but I have been sent for all mankind
Call to the Way of Thy Lord
(O Prophet!) Call men to the way of your Lord with wisdom and goodly exhortation, and reason with them in the best manner possible
Dawah: The Prophetic Mission and the Fundamental Duty of Believers
One of the greatest bounties of Allah to humanity is sending of countless Prophets and Messengers who came all over the world in different ages. This culminated in raising of…
PROPHET MUHAMMAD Universality of His Message
My choice of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) to lead, the list of the world’s most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned…
DA’WAH: DO IT OR DIE!
Grow or die. That is God’s Law in his creation. For Muslims it means: Do Da’wah or die. And here is why.
Prophet Muhammad The Most Successful Reformist
In the seventh century CE, the people of the book, Jews and Christians were following their respective religions in West Asia and Europe. The people of the book were following…
Dawah? But Why?
When humanity was grappling in darkness, Muhammad bin Abdullah (Peace and blessings of Allah be to him) was born in 570 AC. He was appointed Prophet of Allah in 610…
DA’EE AS A BOWLER Lessons on Dawah Wisdom from the
(O Prophet), call to the way of your Lord with wisdom and goodly exhortation, and reason with them in the best manner possible. (Al-Nahl: 125)
How to Access God? The Prophet’s Way
U MUHAMMAD IQBAL illustrates through equations from the Holy Bible and the Holy Qur’ān how the two Books speak about Oneness of God and how human beings can reach Him
Dawah: the Most Preferred Act
Dawah (invitation to the righteous path) is the most preferred act assigned to all His Prophets (Peace be upon them) by Allah the Exalted. Towards the fulfilment of this obligation…
DAWAH AS THE PROPHETIC MISSION
Dawah is an invitation to someone to participate in some event or to do something. Islamic Dawah is the call to the Truth, to the way of God, the straight…
SHAPING LIFE IN THE LIGHT OF QUR’ĀN AND SUNNAH
Islam provides humanity with the right guidance for its journey and right answers to its persistent questions. Thus assured, man is enabled to set out to achieve his objectives with…
DAWAH: PROPHETIC MISSION OF MUHAMMAD
What was the Prophetic mission of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be to him)? In one word it was Dawah. But when we ponder over this one word and…
THE MOST PERFECT MODEL OF DA’EE ILALLAH
SHAMIM A SIDDIQI presents Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) as Model Da’ee Ilallah in a manner that can lead the Muslims, particularly Islamic leadership, to reassess their…
STRATEGIC THINKING, PLANNING AND EXECUTION IN PROPHET MUHAMMAD’S DAWAH
Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) was able to successfully accomplish his mission from words into deeds and from one person to a state within a…
