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Posts Tagged ‘Prophet Mohammad (PBUH)’

Poor By Birth, Rich By Nature

By Mahtab Bashir • Jul 29th, 2008 • Category: Misc

One day a father of a well-heeled family took his son on a trip to the country-side with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people can be. Both father and son spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor and underprivileged family.
On [...]



Capital punishment in Islam

By M. Waqas (Ex MPA) • Jul 27th, 2008 • Category: Misc

(2:179) In the Law of Equality (QISAS) there is (saving of) Life to you, o ye men of understanding; that ye may restrain yourselves.
(This is the most important verse of holy Quran regarding Qisas .Allah Almighty clearly guide the human kind to administer Qisas in your society and states that [...]



Resist You May; But Come to Terms; You Have To!

By A Khokar • Jul 23rd, 2008 • Category: Misc

One can cajole Islam or resist it, criticize it or even hate it; this may not be the matter of any contention for the Muslims. What matters the most is that we should know; what Islam is? Religion of Islam is not some thing new. Islam is an improved, duly reformed and latest higher degree [...]



Abolishing Capital Punishment: A Second Mistake

By Mahtab Bashir • Jul 13th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Punishment is supposed to be for the protection of society, and for the reformation of the wrongdoer. It purports to protect society by preventing the same criminals from repeating their crimes, and by acting as a deterrent to other prospective criminals. Capital punishment is a notorious failure in such respects. It does indeed remove removes [...]



How a Cuban Embraced Islam

By Ghazala Khan • Jun 24th, 2008 • Category: Misc, Worth A Second Look

“Are there many Muslims in Cuba?”
“Why would a Cuban want to become a Muslim?” These are the two questions I am most frequently asked when introducing myself, or in the case of old friends re-introduce, by my Muslim name, Assad Jibril Pino. The answer to the first query is a simple yes. Several [...]



Sixer of Sheikh Rasheed

By M Mirza • Jun 3rd, 2008 • Category: Politics (Urdu)


Muhaqiq Nabi

By Tariq • May 1st, 2008 • Category: Misc


Khatam-un-Nabiyyeen

By Tariq • Apr 17th, 2008 • Category: Misc