Sunnis and Shias have differences in minor issues of Aqida (not major ones like Tauhid, Risalat and Akhirat) and in some issues of Fiqh. Despite that OIC Fiqh Academy, dominated by Sunni Ulama and world renowned scholars, has decided that Shias and Sunnis are proper Muslims. They have decided that four Sunni Mazhabs, three Shia Mazhabs and Ahle Hadith are Muslim groups.
Shah Abdul Hannan
Dhaka, B’desh
‘Interpersonal Skills in Islam’
I was very much impressed this issue of Radiance Viewsweekly (22-28 June 2014) after going through the cover story ‘Interpersonal Skills in Islam’ by Syed Kazim. The reason of my astonishment is that this article is based on the teachings of the Holy Qur’ān and the Hadith which is unimaginable for the fresh as well as old traditional readers of the Qur’ān and Sunnah. Such topics are very important for the morale upliftment of the Muslim Ummah, towards which the worldview is not very positive and progressive. Lastly, the unique reason is that the guidance is taken from the Divine knowledge and Prophetic traditions and not from other impure sources. So the Ummah needs to go back to the basics and nothing else if it wants to lead the world.
Zaheer Ahmed
New Delhi