which we can base Islamic teachings by the accepted standard of the time. The modern scientific age is the fulfillment of a prediction made in the Quran: “We shall show them Our signs in the universe and

discovered through scientific study to prove Islamic realities at a high rational standard. I have written a number of books to prove the theology of Islam on the accepted basis of argument. I can say

say that the modern age is potentially the age of the emergence of Islam. The only thing needed urgently is for the Muslim Ummah to shed its negative thinking which has been called uncleanness (rujz) in the

any difference between the two. The relationship between Islam and a person should be like that of dye and water, not of stone and water. Islam should not just be an accessory to a Muslim’s life: it should

intellect in its own fashion. Islam should become the eye with which he sees, the tongue with which he speaks, the hands and feet with which he performs his day-to- day functions. Islam should so take possession

a person that it excludes all else. Every statement should bear the stamp of Islam and every action should be dyed in Islamic colours.

call it Islamic jihad. Their leaders form political parties, they enter into violent conflict with other rulers in order to gain power, but they carry out all these activities in the name of Islam. Power

and simple, is given the name of Islamic politics. The so-called Islamic jihad is the most glaring example of engaging in non-Islamic activities under the banner of Islam. In different parts of the world

Muslims are engaged in fighting for their own communal purposes they inevitably call their activities Islamic jihad. The harm done by such violent jihad has multiplied thousand-fold due to the modern media’s

democracy. Islam is a religion of nature and operates on the principle of freedom. Just as nature does not follow the course of authoritarianism, similarly Islam does not encourage authoritarianism. Islam recognizes

persuaded with reason. However, abolishing their freedom is not the solution advocated by Islam.62.CAN SOMEONE BE AN ISLAMIC SCHOLAR BUT NOT A MUSLIM?Yes, it is possible. The prerequisite for a non-Muslim would

knowledge. These are conditions for both kinds of Islamic scholars. Without these conditions neither Muslims nor non-Muslims can become scholars of Islam, in the real sense.

democracy. Islam is a religion of nature and operates on the principle of freedom. Just as nature does not follow the course of authoritarianism, similarly Islam does not encourage authoritarianism. Islam recognizes

persuaded with reason. However, abolishing their freedom is not the solution advocated by Islam.62.CAN SOMEONE BE AN ISLAMIC SCHOLAR BUT NOT A MUSLIM?Yes, it is possible. The prerequisite for a non-Muslim would

knowledge. These are conditions for both kinds of Islamic scholars. Without these conditions neither Muslims nor non-Muslims can become scholars of Islam, in the real sense.

says Maulana Wahiduddin Khan in Mumbai, Mohammed Wajihuddin reports..... Like many other things in Islam, Dawah is a much misunderstood term. It literally means 'to call'. And in the Quran, it is used as

convert or an armed struggle against a regime or group of people as many Islamists today would like us to believe. When Islamic scholar Maulana Wahiduddin Khan talks about Dawah, he attempts to translate

work cannot be called dawah. It is a political interpretation of the Islamic message of dawah. Political interpretation of an Islamic term is inherently dangerous as it involves violence, while a spiritual

religious teachings, or at least made them comprehensible in present-day terminology. The dayees of Islam, however, have yet to turn the findings of science to good account. Favourable conditions Inviting

been that in our times, this historical process having reached what might well be its zenith; it has become possible to do with the pen what had earlier been done with the sword. This act of facilitation

out the nascent power of Islam. That threat had been felt as early as A.H. 5, when ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab, on being asked by another companion if he had heard any news, replied: “What? Have the Ghasasina arrived

started pouring into Madinah of mass apostasy among Arab tribes. Most of the Arab tribes that embraced Islam after the conquest of

out the nascent power of Islam. That threat had been felt as early as A.H. 5, when ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab, on being asked by another companion if he had heard any news, replied: “What? Have the Ghasasina arrived

started pouring into Madinah of mass apostasy among Arab tribes. Most of the Arab tribes that embraced Islam after the conquest of

husband so that her whole life in consequence is marred with bitterness. So far as men are concerned, Islam aims at cultivating fair mindedness on all occasions. Being the maintainer of the house, the man should

are not exhaustive. They are only pointers to what makes for a good life at home. In such matters one cannot make a complete list of “do’s and don’ts.” Islam wants both the man and the woman to acknowledge