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wisely, we can rewrite the history of Islam in magnificent terms.THE MANIFESTATION OF RELIGIONThe modern age is regarded by Muslims as being fraught with problems for Islam. But this is quite contrary to the

the actual situation. The modern age is in fact the age of Islam, just as the rainy season is the part of the year most beneficial to farmers. But

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Wahiduddin Khan, born in 1925, in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, is an Islamic spiritual scholar who is well-versed in both classical Islamic learning and modern disciplines. The mission of his life has been

Sayyidina Imam Al Hassan Peace award for promoting peace in Muslim societies. He has been called ’Islam’s spiritual ambassador to the world’ and is recognized as one of its most influential Muslims . His

His angels are always ready to comply with His commands. Therefore, we have no reason to despair. What we really need is to turn to Him. We need to be convinced that the Creator is a Living Creator. He

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judging by the Islamic shariah—religious law, the punishment for one who abuses the Prophet should be death. If you ask them to substantiate this claim, they will immediately refer to Fiqh Islamic jurisprudence

jurisprudence. They will say that it is an accepted ordinance in Islamic Fiqh that anyone held to have been abusing the Prophet should be executed. This kind of reference in itself is baseless. For killing a person

Quran and Hadith, the source books in Islam, rather than from some discipline developed later on the basis of interpretation. It is an established fact that in Islam only the Quran and Hadith hold the position

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Age ISLAM emerged in the seventh century following which and as result of the efforts of the followers of Islam, a revolution came about in the world. According to tradition, the Prophet of Islam had made

Rather, they signify a change in age. This means that after the changes effected by the advent of Islam, a new period would dawn in the world. The model of the seventh century would become obsolete. That

That is, the sequence for any religious endeavour or practice that was employed in the case of Islam—migrating (hijrath) to another land and then engaging in armed Jihad—would be rendered unnecessary. The

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Wahiduddin Khan, born in 1925, in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, is an Islamic spiritual scholar who is well-versed in both classical Islamic learning and modern disciplines. The mission of his life has been

Sayyidina Imam Al Hassan Peace award for promoting peace in Muslim societies. He has been called ’Islam’s spiritual ambassador to the world’ and is recognized as one of its most influential Muslims . His

another (relocation) is not a taboo. It is in line with Islamic teachings. This injunction about mosque-building was established in the later period of Islam, during the Abbasid era (750–1258 AD). The Quran and

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ABOUT THE MAGAZINESpirit of Islam is a monthly magazine which is now in its sixth year of publication. The aim of this journal is to present Islam in the contemporary idiom, while at the same time the