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Posts Tagged ‘Allah’

Call to the Muslim Scholars

By Aftab Alam • Jan 29th, 2012 • Category: Politics

Al Qur’an, is not an ordinary religious book, it’s the only authentic Divine Book, its Al Kitab. It is Allah Almighty Final Testament, which was bestowed by Allah Almighty through His final Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) for the genuine guidance of entire human race in this life as well as hereafter. It’s the only Divine book, [...]



The Black Stone and its importance

By Masood Khan • Jan 24th, 2012 • Category: Politics

When we do the tawaf around the Kaaba, during the pilgrimage or the Umrah, or even as a sunnah, we always start and finish at the eastern corner of the Kaaba where the Black Stone is placed. It is recommended to kiss the Black Stone or touch it at the beginning and as we start [...]



What Happened To The Sunnah Way Of Marriage?

By Mohammad Yusha • Jan 17th, 2012 • Category: Features

It seems as though to go along with society’s customs, people are willing to compromise with Islamic teachings, specifically the sunnah way of marriage. Even religious people spend enormous amounts of money on their son’s and daughter’s marriages. In this day and age, the sunnah way of marriage seems non-existent. What happened to the sunnah [...]



Black Magic Treatment

By Mohammad Yusha • Dec 4th, 2011 • Category: Mystic Matters

With an increase in black magic, it must be said that Manzil is a very effective cure. However, people must be reminded that black magic on one’s house is different, and while sprinkling Manzil water everywhere is very effective and is strongly recommended, Manzil water should also be sprinkled on people’s clothes.
For personal recitation, those [...]



Zardari Mirza Notanki

By Jalal Ahmad • Nov 14th, 2011 • Category: Politics

Mirza and Zardari soap opera has reached new heights in recent days. Fierce it may look but it is just a good guy bad guy routine.
Zardari risked losing the entire nationalist vote in Sindh by his unrelenting commitment to alliance with MQM. And he had a scare when Sindhi nationalists gathered a storm in response [...]



Sufism : An antidote to all brands of terrorism

By Ayaz Kolachi • Nov 9th, 2011 • Category: Features

If angels were to descend on earth and hold us to book for the wrongs that we have perpetrated, surely most of us will untie their seat belts in anger telling them about the number of good things that they are so zealously wedded to.The list might be stretchy,but most of them will feel overwhelmingly [...]



Honour Killings

By Mohammad Yusha • Oct 23rd, 2011 • Category: Mystic Matters, Worth A Second Look

Warning: Gruesome Images

Honour killings is perhaps the most despicable crime out there. In the name of so called honour, women are killed by their own brothers, fathers, uncles, husbands, and in some cases, even mothers. The reasons for killing range from, refusing to enter an arranged marriage, asking for a divorce, marrying according to [...]



Open Inquiry

By Dawar Naqvi • Oct 18th, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

There’s nothing more dangerous than an idiot political activist. On Oct 8th ex home Minister Mr. Zulfiqar Mirza appeared in the talk show. Once again he used very terrible language against some political parties and their leaders. In his world he and only late PPP leaderships Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Benazir Bhutto and Mr. Zardari are [...]



A Headless Nation

By Aftab Alam • Sep 4th, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Hindus number of gods according to their renowned scholar, Romesh Chunder Dutt is more than 32 million. There are more than 800 established & live languages in Bharat (India), the number of dialects is countless. The number of recognized creeds apart from the religion of Islam is 9 comprising of Buddhism, Christianity, Sikhism, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, [...]



We are Responsible for our Problems

By Mohammad Yusha • Aug 9th, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Day in and day out we blame leaders like that going to solve anything. Our focus is on everything except ourselves. Even if we got good leaders what will change? Will all the crimes and sins come to a halt? Bad leaders are a punishment for the actions of Pakistanis.
Look at the extremist mindset. People [...]