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Posts Tagged ‘Sunnah’

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 [...]



Army Act 1952 Challenged

By Inam R Sehri • Jul 28th, 2011 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

On 18th July 2011, a joint constitutional petition was filed in the Supreme Court, seeking that certain provisions of military laws be fixed down because they deny fundamental rights of fair trial and due process of law through independent and impartial tribunals. The petition was filed through advocate Muhammad Ikram Chaudhry by Ghulam Sarwar and [...]



Need for reforms in Madaris sector

By Ch. Naeem Sidhu • Sep 27th, 2009 • Category: Features

Despite recent achievements of the Government of Pakistan in eradicating the menace of terrorism from the northern areas of the country, it would be naïve to conclude that the victory over extremism is comprehensive and decisive because there are chances that such elements may regroup themselves to strike back yet again. The main reason for [...]



Eid Day- When Allah Blessings are Bountiful

By A Khokar • Sep 21st, 2009 • Category: Features

Eid-ul-Fitr is linked with the Holy month of Ramadan. It signifies the end of the month of fasting and is celebrated on the first day of the Lunar month- Shawwal on Muslim Calendar.
 
Eid-ul-Fitr is a unique festival held in the Muslim world. This festival has no connection with any historical event nor is it related [...]



Jammat under the leadership of Syed Munawer Hassan

By M. Waqas (Ex MPA) • May 4th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Pakistan gained independence as a result of the supreme sacrifices made by the Muslims of sub continent. People of Pakistan are religious and committed to democracy. Almighty Allah has bestowed His special blessings on this piece of land. It has natural, mineral and human resources. It is therefore perfectly possible to build a prosperous Pakistan [...]



Do Taliban represent True Islam or not? Why can’t we prosecute them under Blasphemy law?

By Dr RazaHaider • May 1st, 2009 • Category: Politics

A logical Inquisitive discussion based on query as questionnaire. ………..if Muslims are under the wrong or derange behavior or expressing wrongful representation as picture they must and should be put as traitor hence outright expelled as violators. “Either you are a Muslim as obligatory follower or you are out of Islam”. Follower means one who follows. We being “Muslim must pay attention to this word ‘follower’”.