to inflict pain on the other side.’2 The present terrorist culture is a result of nurturing anger. What are terrorists doing but hurling their inner negative bombs at their supposed enemies? They should

favour of peace. The above reality has actually been experienced in history. In the early period of Islam, the Arab people were tribal in their culture. They had adopted the culture of the sword— hurling

Theory of Evolution (1948), in which, referring to the ancient history of Egypt, he observes how Islam spread to Egypt during the period of the Caliphate. He says: ‘Egyptians were conquered not by the

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

narrated that the Prophet of Islam said: “Man is like metal— like silver and gold. One who was better in the days of ignorance (that is, prior to Islam) is also better in Islam, if he can develop a deeper

deeper understanding in Islam.” (Sahih Muslim, Hadith No. 2638 b) In this tradition, the stages of a person’s intellectual development are explained. The first intellectual level is the one on which human

final destination of his intellectual development. That is, the level the other name of which is Islam. In this sense, an individual’s example is like the metal. Iron is mined from the ground in the form

(41:33-34) That is to say, Islam believes in turning one’s enemy into a friend through peaceful means, instead of declaring him an enemy and then waging war against him. Islam does give permission to do

fighting: “They were the first to attack you” (9:13). This shows that according to the teachings of Islam, war is to be waged not against the enemy but against the aggressor. If Muslims hold someone to be

right to attack him. The one and only right given to them is to convey the peaceful message of Islam. Islam permits defensive fighting against violent aggression, but only when all efforts at avoidance

APRIL 20 A WitnessOn a journey to the USA I learnt of an American lady who, after converting to Islam, got married to a Pakistani Muslim, one Naseer Ahmad Mirza. Her present name is Jeanine Aisha Mirza

have become a means of propagating Islam. When the newspapers ask them about Islam, they defend their newly acquired faith in an excellent manner, as quoted above. Islam does not degrade the status of woman

of separate workplaces has been established. Islam has divided the affairs of life into two major parts, one outdoor and the other indoor. According to Islam, man is in charge of the outdoor departments

possessions paid by the groom, to the bride at the time of Islamic marriage as a mark of respect for the bride. A mahr is the obligation in Islamic Marriage law, without which marraige is not legal. 6. A

travel. 7. A reservoir of water in the Heaven for the believers. 8. People of the Book. 9. The pre-Islamic times were known as the period of ignorance (jāhilīyah). 10. He meant that the ‘gift’ of earth was

movements aimed at unseating those in positions of authority. This is undoubtedly an important Islamic injunction. It has great wisdom behind it. To put it briefly, the kings of ancient times made every

similar way, even today, certain factions attempt to Islamize governments, then those rulers who become their targets, wreak all kinds of havoc on Islamists in order to save their political power. The solution

solution to this problem, as laid down in Islam, is to refrain from setting oneself on a collision course with the rulers. If any evil is found in them, the course to adopt is to give advice, privately, at

the concept of an individual, personal God does not exist. In Semitic religions, particularly in Islam, the concept of God is entirely based on monotheism. This concept can also be termed dualism, that

distinct from creature, which sets the Semitic religions apart from the Aryan. The philosophy of Islam is explicitly that of monotheism. It is true that the Sufi system has, to a great extent, incorporated

original and real Islam. It is therefore held by the majority of Islamic scholars to be an incorrect interpretation, not truly representative of Islam. Other presentations of Islam also figure in the

BeingsIn ancient Madinah some Jewish tribes were settled alongside the Muslims. One day the Prophet of Islam was visiting a part of Madinah, where there was a funeral procession passing by. The Prophet was seated

” (Sahih Al- Bukhari, Hadith No. 1312) We may judge from the Prophet’s behaviour on this occasion what kind of feelings he had in his heart for other human beings. He considered everyone as a human being

BeingsIn ancient Madinah some Jewish tribes were settled alongside the Muslims. One day the Prophet of Islam was visiting a part of Madinah, where there was a funeral procession passing by. The Prophet was seated

” (Sahih Al- Bukhari, Hadith No. 1312) We may judge from the Prophet’s behaviour on this occasion what kind of feelings he had in his heart for other human beings. He considered everyone as a human being