The Provocatives for Muslim Mind The spark has initiated this column to bring to debate, ideas, current affairs and questions related to Muslims’ attitudes, understandings, practice of their faith, and challenges posed by a changing world which is advancing on its natural evolutionary path. Hopefully the provocatives for the mind....................

The spark has initiated this column to bring to debate, ideas, current affairs and questions related to Muslims’ attitudes, understandings, practice of their faith, and challenges posed by a changing world which is advancing on its natural evolutionary path. Hopefully the provocatives for the mind given below will stimulate discussions,....................

You are by now familiar with this column that is meant to bring ideas, current affairs and questions related to Muslims’ attitudes, understandings, practice of their faith, and challenges posed by a changing world advancing on its natural evolutionary path, to the table for debate. Hopefully the provocatives for the....................

It is realized that the title of this column may be a little intimidating at the outset. But the intention is indeed contrary. Provocation has two shades of meaning. It could mean to emotionally upset somebody enough to generate a reaction, as what happened in France recently that the editors....................

The Round Table is meant to bring up ideas, current affairs and questions related to Muslims’ attitudes, understandings, practice of their faith, and challenges posed by a changing world advancing on its natural evolutionary path, for debate. Hopefully the provocatives for the mind given below will stimulate discussions, critical analyses....................

AT THE TABLE: Taimur Tareen, Yasin Raja, Quadir Husain Khan, Masood Khan, Azim Beg, Waleed Zoabi, Shaban Abusamak For this issue we will share with you excerpts of a round table discussion with Sh. Bassam Obeid. A baccalaureate in Islamic Law from Islamic University in Medina, Saudi Arabia, he is....................

AT THE TABLE: Taimur Tareen, Dr. Masood Khan, Azim Beg, Shaban Abusamak, Dr. Omar Idlibi, Shamim Tareen, Majda Abusamak, Asra Khan For this issue we will share with you our second round of excerpts from a round table discussion with Sh. Bassam Obeid. A baccalaureate in Islamic Law from Islamic....................

AT THE TABLE: Sheikh Bassma Obeid, Dr. Riad Ibrahim Obeid, Dr. Masood N. Khan, Taimur Tareen, Dr. Yasin Raja, Shaban Abusamak Here are the excerpts of an interactive and frank discussion that took place on the Round Table. with Bassam Obeid, a baccalaureate in Islamic law from Islamic University of....................

AT THE TABLE: Sheikh Bassam Obeid, Dr. Masood N. Khan, Taimur Tareen, Shaban Abusamak, Mirza Azim Beg, Dr. Omar Idlibi, Ashfaq Mehdi, Arshad Shums Here are the excerpts of an interactive discussion that took place on The Round Table with Bassam Obeid, a baccalaureate in Islamic Law from Islamic University....................

AT THE TABLE: Sheikh Bassma Obeid, Dr. Masood N. Khan, Taimur Tareen, Shaban Abusamak, Dr. Yasin Raja, Waleed Zoabi, Aslam Kukda Who should be called Kafir? The word Kufr linguistically means to cover or to deny. In Quran Kufr has, in some verses been used in liguistical sense, for example....................

Masood N. Khan, MD Muslims should understand the meaning of duas mentioned in Qur’an and make them the guiding posts in their journey through life. That was the conclusion of our discussion on the Round Table recently. Dua is an important part of our relationship with Allah and our endeavor....................

( A tribute to Donald Trump ) Thank you for letting us know how an inefficient leadership that fails to be serious about a looming pandemic and creates a culture that belittles scientific warnings and ridicules preventive measures, will cause more than a quarter million dead, millions effected and hundreds....................

Malik Rahman, Masood N. Khan, Taimur Tareen Purpose of our dua was discussed at the Round Table. This discussion helped us understand that dua is actually an expression of resolution in front of the Almighty, to do one’s part to achieve whatever one is making dua for, while seeking His....................

خدا کا عذاب Masood N. Khan M.D. The current pandemic that has engulfed the world, has, as usual, induced people of all faiths to raise the slogan of “GOD’S PUNISHMENT !!” ) خدا کاعذا . Muslims are in forefront. Whenever a calamity happens, may it be an earthquake, a hurricane,....................

Masood N. Khan M.D. When human beings are met with challenging situations, does God test them how they react, as has been commonly believed? And if so, what do we understand; when we say God is testing us. We happened to discuss this topic on ‘The Round Table’. Here we....................

Taiwan is a great success story in the world, in containing CoVid. It has a population of 23 million and has total deaths close to 500. United States has a population of 382 million. As per Taiwan model, by simple math, projected number of deaths in the U.S in relation....................

Masood N. Khan, MD Muslims should denounce and discourage those so called ignorant scholars who give big lectures about life after death with graphic descriptions of the Day of Judgement, Heaven and Hell!! The Quran divides its verses into two types. Muhkamat محکمات (firmly construed and clear)Mutashabihat بہات متشا (allegorical,....................

Bassam Obeid , Masood Khan, Azeem Baig, Waleed Zoabi, Shabaan Abusamak, Raheel Qureshi, Nazeem Baig, Taimur Tareen 1. Obeying a ruler: There has been a big misunderstanding about the matter of obedience of a ruler. Unfortunately this misunderstanding is created by irresponsible, callous and intellectually dishonest interpretation of some of....................

Muhammad Taimur Tareen The aim of his controversial topic is to express what I believe with full conviction. I am concerned with those who support "Theory of Evolution". Believing in this theory to hold the truth, in my view, is an unwise compromise. Charles Darwin, in his famous book, The....................