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Posts Tagged ‘Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)’

Promoting Interfaith Harmony

By Khalid Khokar • May 6th, 2010 • Category: Lead Story

While the Vatican Pope Benedict XVI expressed his apprehensions for Christians suffering “persecution and even death” in Pakistan on the occasion of Easter message on April 4, the Government of Pakistan has promised to protect the rights and interests of minorities in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. This biased outburst of the Pope on the [...]



CHANGE: yes we can!

By Fatima Saleem • Apr 25th, 2010 • Category: Politics

Exceptions aside, in general the duplicitous, ineffectual leadership we have, in and out of power show the exact representation of the public at large in terms of conduct & virtuous behavior. For proof compare the first & the last page of every daily newspaper, it gives simulating characters of leaders on the front page & [...]



Tantar Mantar

By Mohammad Yusha • Apr 24th, 2010 • Category: Mystic Matters

Tantar is black magic using shaitani taweez. A naksh is drawn on a paper that is recognized by shayateen. It is a coded message for them to harm a person in a certain way. The most dangerous stories I have heard are those of people leaving shaitani taweez in a toy and giving it as [...]



Importance of Academic Education in Islam

By Mohammad Yusha • Apr 20th, 2010 • Category: Misc

Realizing the importance of an academic education in Islam, a lot of madressas have now added maths, science and english along with the religious curriculum. Islam does not encourage that a person remain a ‘jahil’, and I think even those people who run madressas are beginning to understand that.
In Islam, a person is only required [...]



The future of Punjabi

By Umar Tosheeb • Mar 19th, 2010 • Category: Politics

Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was sent to live with a Bedouin family soon after his birth; the Bedouins were thought to be the pure speaker of Arabic language, while people living in urban center of Mecca were considered too cosmopolitan, and it was felt that language spoken in Mecca was corrupted. It is astonishing how much [...]



Will Pakistan Survive?

By Dr. Haider Mehdi • Feb 22nd, 2010 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

In this columnist’s article (“Will Pakistan Nuke India,” The Nation, Feb.14, 2010) the question was raised (as expressed and shared by many Indians) “Will Pakistan survive – even for the next five years?”
Who has not heard the story of the shepherd who regularly yelled “Sher- Aya- Sher!” (here comes the beast- the lion) to terrorize [...]



How To Help A Friend In Need?

By Muhammad Ali Sajjad • Jan 17th, 2010 • Category: Politics

Once a person approached the Holy Prophet Muhammad S.A.W and asked him (the Holy Prophet Muhammad S.A.W)  for alms as he has not eaten for many days. The Holy Prophet Muhammad S.A.W asked him if he has anything at his home. The person replied that he has only two items at his home. The Holy [...]



Prophet Mohammed SAW by Alphonse de LaMartaine

By amicus • Dec 15th, 2009 • Category: Features

Never has a man set for himself, voluntarily or involuntarily, a more sublime aim, since this aim was superhuman; to subvert superstitions which had been imposed between man and his Creator, to render God unto man and man unto God; to restore the rational and sacred idea of divinity amidst the chaos of the material [...]



Sword Of Allah!

By Mian Usman • Dec 14th, 2009 • Category: Misc

Hazrat Khalid Bin Waleed was awarded the title of sword of Allah by the prophet Mohammad(Peace Be Upon Him) at the end of Battle/ Ghazwah, of Motah. Motah town was lacated at the southern end of the Red Sea near Jordon. The battle was fought on 8th of Hijra in the month of Jamadiul Awwal. [...]



Masjid, Synagogue & Temple

By Aftab Alam • Nov 17th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

The theme I am going to engage is of paramount importance. I therefore have tried to cover its vital aspects. As a matter of fact Islam is the Divine Code. This is the only original and legitimate ‘Monotheistic Religion’ of the absolutely one Allah Almighty for His Almighty entire creation; [...]