(Sunan ibn Majah, hadith no. 970) There was great wisdom in not instantaneously abolishing slavery. Islam made the removal of slavery from society a gradual process, so that on the one hand, the society could

for slavery to continue. The Quran and Islam have always advocated for the freeing of slaves. This is evident from the verses below: What will explain to you what the ascent is? It is the freeing of a slave;

people in the West find Islam outdated and irrelevant precisely because of its militant interpretation. Demands for a reform in Islam are on the increase, as the ‘old’ version of Islam cannot apparently keep

urgent, but revival. What is needed is to discard as superficial and erroneous the militant and political interpretation of Islam, and to adopt the original, ‘old’ version of Islam based on peace, mercy

right-thinking people everywhere to disregard the Mujahideen call, and to start seeing and accepting Islam as it is truly represented by the Quran.FEBRUARY 11 The Tragedy of MuslimsIn the Delhi based Urdu

ascertain the correctness of the report fully, lest you unwittingly harm others, and then regret what you have done”. (49: 6) This Quranic verse indicates an important principle for social life. And it

form a hostile opinion about another person. This is not the way to form an opinion about someone. Islamic teachings advise us to investigate the matter thoroughly to arrive at clear and convincing evidence

through hard work.68.DOES ISLAM PROHIBIT ART AND MUSIC?Art and music are your personal choices. Islam does not interfere with this, as it is not in the domain of faith. Islam neither prescribes these as

SOMEONE COMMITTED SHIRK IS IT PUNISHABLE AND DO WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO IMPLEMENT THIS PUNISHMENT. IS THIS WHAT ALLAH DESIRES FROM US?This is entirely wrong. Nowhere in the Quran is it written in the Quran that

through hard work.68.DOES ISLAM PROHIBIT ART AND MUSIC?Art and music are your personal choices. Islam does not interfere with this, as it is not in the domain of faith. Islam neither prescribes these as

SOMEONE COMMITTED SHIRK IS IT PUNISHABLE AND DO WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO IMPLEMENT THIS PUNISHMENT. IS THIS WHAT ALLAH DESIRES FROM US?This is entirely wrong. Nowhere in the Quran is it written in the Quran that

is the book of God. It has been preserved in its entirety since its revelation to the Prophet of Islam between 610 and 632 A.D. It is a book that brings glad tidings to mankind, along with divine admonition

punishment till an appointed time, they ask, ‘What is holding it back?’ On the Day when it overtakes them, there will be nothing to avert it from them; and what they used to mock at shall encompass them.

test. This world is a great examination hall. The purpose of whatever happens to man here is to see what sort of responses he offers to different testing conditions. That man is a failure whose behaviour

compassion for living things will be adjudged God’s favoured servants. Islamic belief softens the hearts of its believers. That is why when Islamic belief penetrates into people’s hearts they will of necessity

If even after adopting the beliefs of Islam, feelings of love and compassion do not well up in the heart of its adherent, he should rethink whether or not Islamic beliefs have truly found a place in his

is able to fully practice what he believes and whether or not he has succeeded in moulding himself entirely into the path of Islam. When Umar Faruq, the second Caliph of Islam, travelled from Madinah to

Hadith teachers of Imam ibn Asakir, several women teachers are mentioned. During the first era of Islam, academic activity related mostly to work on the Hadith and athar.78 We find, in this age, that a

Prophet’s wife, ‘Aishah, herself handed down to posterity a substantial proportion of what comprises the vast whole of Islamic knowledge. The next generation of women in their turn handed down the traditions

Chief of the Banu Salim tribe of Mudar), lost her two brothers in a war fought prior to the advent of Islam. Their deaths were a great shock to her. Before this tragedy it had been her wont to compose just

which referred to the agreement as an “obvious victory.” “What kind of victory is this?” one of them protested. “We have been prevented from visiting the House of God. Our camels for sacrifice have not

that peace prevailed, the message of Islam started spreading like wildfire. People in their thousands, tribe after tribe, thronged to join the fold of Islam. Islam began spreading beyond the borders of

Khaybar, who had missed no opportunity of helping the enemies of Islam. He also turned his attention to building up the strength of Islam in Madinah. The culmination came

is another condition for re-planning. Concentrating on the real target is a permanent principle of Islam. Another name for this principle is wisdom. After studying in detail the life of the Prophet, the

sorting out the irrelevant.” Dr. Michael Hart in his book, ‘The 100’ tells us that the Prophet of Islam was the most successful man in human history. In my view this was because he always adopted this wisdom

Requirements Islam has opted for the system of politics based on consultation (shura). This is the same thing which has been called democracy in present times. After the death of the Prophet of Islam, the system