ARE ALL MUSLIMS OF THE WORLD ONE NATION?
Masood N. Khan M.D. Perhaps no other concept has been so confusing or made confusing as the concept of a nation or nationhood. We have different definitions, modules and projected…
THE WILL OF GOD
Dr. Syed Abdul Latif Ph.D.(London) Introduction: The following article is excerpted from a chapter on this topic in the book, titled “The Mind Al-Quran Builds” written by Dr. Syed Abdul…
“HUM DEKHENGE” & ‘SHAHEEN BAGH’ INDIA ERUPTS TO PROTECT ITS CONSTITUTION, SECULARISM, DEMOCRACY AND PLURALISM
Masood N. Khan M.D. BJP’s “Hindutva”, as being unfolded into hate-induced divisive governmental policies, has shaken the very spirit and conscience of India. It has forced people to reevaluate their…
THE HUMILIATING DEFEAT OF ISIS: A WAKE UP CALL FOR MUSLIMS
Masood N. Khan M.D. It is a wake up call; not in the sense that Muslims should think if the humiliating defeat of ISIS was an affront to Islam and…
SELT-IMPOSED BARRIERS TO INTERACT WITH QUR’AN
"It is blasphemy for Muslims to sit in a group and try to understand Qur'an, interactively on their own without a scholar being present". This is not an uncommon belief…
THEMATIC INTERPRETATION OF QUR’AN – THE ANTIDOTE TO EXTREMISM: Muslims Should Study
Fazlur RahmanNabaa Khan Why is it, that among followers of a divine scripture, bigotry, extremism and hatred run parallel with acceptance, moderation and love. How can the same text give…
POLITICAL ISLAM: UNFULFILLED ASPIRATION, NO FAILURE
By Rashid Ghannouchi The author of the following article, Rashid Ghannouchi was named one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2012 and Foreign Policy’s Top 100…
AN ISLAMIC STATE
Dr. Niaz Murtaza MANY people say Pakistan’s problems today stem from the willful failure of rulers to establish an Islamic system. These are not supporters of the militant Islamic State…
ORIGINS OF THE DECLINE
Iqbal Jafar The decline of the Muslim civilization, a puzzle that remains elusive despite a rich variety of suggested causes from the goat to Mongols, began almost simultaneously with the…
IQBAL AND THE WESTERNIZED MUSLIM SECULARISTS
Masood N. Khan M.D. For decades Iqbal has been criticized by Muslim traditional religious scholars who saw in his philosophy an interpretation of faith that was not only unconventional but…