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Posts Tagged ‘Islam’

The Traces of Sufism

By Ayaz Kolachi • Nov 16th, 2011 • Category: Features

The first article of mine that stirred many people out of their slumber-though many of them for the wrong reasons-was nevertheless an awful spicy ride through the peaks and vales of the critics.Many of them personalized the issue as if  i was twitching their ears but there were a few heads who left aside the [...]



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 [...]



Caliph Omar Bin Khattab’s Letter to his Commander Saad Ibn Waqas

By Mohammad Yusha • Nov 7th, 2011 • Category: Politics

I advise you and all your troops that are with you to be obedient to Allah SWT in all circumstances, as this is better than the weapons against the enemy, and a strong stratagem in the war.
I advise you and the soldiers who are with you to be more cautious and afraid of your own [...]



Spicing it up with Blood Brothers Theory

By A Khokar • Sep 11th, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

The map shown by Altaf Hussain MQM, during his Press Conference with redrawn borders arrangement of Pakistan is not something new that we may have come across. This is a known conspiracy theory which is said to be breeding in Pakistan. In fact he is referring to an old known puke spewed once by one [...]



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, [...]



Eid Mubarak From TPS

By Mohammad Yusha • Aug 31st, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Eid ul-Fitr is one of the two festivals that is a day of celebration for Muslims all over the world (the other being Eid al-Adha). Eid ul-Fitr is celebrated on the first day of Shawwaal, which is the 10th month of the Islamic calendar.
It is not a day of joy because Ramadan is over, but [...]



South African Batsman Hashim Amla’s Devotion to Islam

By Mohammad Yusha • Aug 29th, 2011 • Category: Entertainment

South African opening Batsman Hashim Amla is currently the best ODI batman in the world, with an average of 57 at a strike rate of almost 93.
What is also fabulous is Hashim Amla’s devotion to Islam. He pays a monthly fine of $500 for not wearing alcohol tags on his cricket gear. Not only [...]



Education Alone Will Not Solve Anything

By Mohammad Yusha • Aug 19th, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

There is a lot of stress laid on education as a means to success. I support that completely. Education is a blessing. At the same time I must ask, which school teaches the purpose of life? Which school teaches A for Allah instead of A for apple? Which school teaches good manners with the poor? [...]



Castes Among Muslims?

By Mohammad Yusha • Aug 15th, 2011 • Category: Politics

At the time of Prophet Mohammad (SAW), there were Qabeelas, which were only used to differentiate. However, these days we have what is used to show superiority. It goes in the order of Syed, Sheikh, Pathan, Mughal, and a dozen others. Should I call it caste, biradari, tribe, qaum, or something else?
I did not even [...]



Polygamy

By Mohammad Yusha • Jul 8th, 2011 • Category: Features

At the time of Prophet Mohammad (SAW) a lot of people were dying due to battles and so Prophet Mohammad (SAW) himself and the Sahaba married many women. The women they married were widows, and many were older than them. Polygamy also helped support the children of these women financially and also gave them a [...]