Islam: An Ideological Movement for a Peaceful Co-existence Irfan A. Omar interviewed Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, President of The Islamic Centre, New Delhi and Editor-inChief AI-Risala magazine, during his

divine plan in it. After the Prophet, the word of Islam spread throughout the world, people went out as traders and took with them the message of Islam. Similarly, Muslim and nonMuslim interaction today

today is making it possible again for the former to present Islam to the latter on an unprecedented scale.

the status of pillars of Islam—fasting, prayer, zakat (almsgiving) and hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah). In essence, these are the four parts which make up the whole that is called Islam. Fasting means not just

Zakat, in reality, is a form of sacrifice meant to underline those ethical values which are known in Islam as Huqu qul Ibad, that is, fulfilment of one’s responsibilities towards others. Hajj, a re-enactment

Understanding and acceptance of these four pillars, as symbols of the fundamental parts of Islam, prepare one to adopt Islam fully in one’s life. Each of these four acts of worship is imbued with a particular

115 Islam 4, 5, 9, 13, 16, 19, 20, 21, 42, 43, 44, 48, 74, 94, 95, 96, 97, 99, 101, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109 Islamic institution 70, 71, 72 Islamic seminaries 59 Islamic Shariah 57 Islamic teachings

predictable character and helps imbibe social ethics. This is the task of informal education. The Spirit of Islam magazine is a part of this informal education. Informal education begins from home and covers all

education,the focus of informal education is to develop quality character in people. It tells us what should be the course of home schooling. Senior members of the house have to play the role of educators

would disappear. If there were no challenges, the process of intellectual development would cease. What is the reason for this failure? The reason is that this Declaration is not in consonance with the

disappear. If there were no challenges, the process of intellectual development would cease. 30 Spirit of Islam Issue 32 August 2015 Don’t seek concessions In this competitive world, those who want concessions

history bears witness, that Bazan, as well as most of the Christians residing in Yemen, accepted Islam. What a leader in his place taking up national issues would have attempted to solve unscrupulously through

through political activities, the Prophet successfully solved by communicating to others the ideas of Islam. After the death of Abu Talib, Abu Lahab became leader of the Banu Hashim tribe. Since the new chieftain

they are, the greater the intellectual revolution within man. This shock treatment produces in man what psychologists call brainstorming. This brings about a fresh intellectual outlook, a transformation

ancestral religion, Hinduism, in favour of Islam. His Muslim name was Azizuddin. He delivered a lecture, published later under the title, Why I Have Embraced Islam, which describes in detail the story of

have a set of criteria by which to judge the actions of both liberals and fundamentalists. However, what we find, in the light of these criteria, is that neither group has truly adhered to its professed

by these two groups. During this case, such emphasis was laid on the fact that, according to the Islamic Shariah, a divorced wife was entitled only to temporary provision by her husband; she did not have

permanent maintenance. This point was seized upon and highlighted by the liberals in order to prove that Islamic Law was in need of revision, without which it was not practicable in modern times. To my way of thinking

secularism but since our leaders had implanted the wrong idea in people’s minds that secularism was anti-Islam, these individuals were never respected in the community, hence they failed to gain the credibility

role. Now Muslims will have to change their thinking. They must realize that secularism is not anti-Islam or anti-religion, but that it is the best possible principle on which to run a pluralistic society

allowed to explain their case. Ja‘far ibn Abu Talib came forward on behalf of the Muslims: This is what he said: “We used to be an ignorant people, worshipping idols, eating carrion-flesh, committing indecencies

succeeds with those people who do not ponder over the signs of God; who are not willing to understand what is rational in the language of argument; who prefer their personal prejudices to the demands of truth;

considerations.OCTOBER 10 AvoidanceAvoidance of friction is one of the most important principles of Islam. Such avoidance means refraining from retaliation on occasions of complaint and dissension. By temperament

Such attempts are abortive as they only aggravate the problem. In no way will they improve matters. Islam tells us that on such occasions we should adopt the policy of avoidance. That is, instead of behaving