POLITICAL ISLAM ITS PROPONENTSRoot Cause of Terrorism ATERRORIST is not created in his mother’s womb. It takes an environment of hatred—a whole jungle of hatred—to bring him into existence. The present

Muslims—a political interpretation of Islam, that offered Muslims the status of God’s vicegerants on earth, with the right to rule the world on His behalf.\ Islam was the world’s leading civilization in

established their dominance over the Muslim world. Political movements were launched in the name of Islam as a reaction to this domination. Their objective was to free Muslim countries from Western rule and

atmosphere for success in every endeavour. Without peace, no positive action—small or big—is possible ISLAM AND THE CHALLENGES OF THE WORLD MAN faces a number of challenges—intellectual, political, economic

in this baneful sequence of events, the name of Islam has come to be linked with violence. Due to the foolish and imprudent acts of certain Muslims, Islam and violence have come to be regarded as interchangeable

terms. But the truth about Islam is the very opposite. The word Islam itself means peace, having been derived from the Arabic root ‘silm’ meaning peace. And the Prophet of Islam is described in the Scriptures

peace formula may be evolved. An in-depth study of this problem from the historical as well as the Islamic point of view presents two viewpoints in this matter: the concept of peace as defined by social scientists

are obsessed with the idealistic concept of peace. But one has to differentiate between what is possible and what is impossible. There is no other alternative. One has to be practical rather than idealistic

will dictate to what extent we can achieve these goals. The masses everywhere are obsessed with the idealistic concept of peace. But one has to differentiate between what is possible and what is impossible

sort of happiness one wants. The ideal happiness that people look for eludes them. In this regard, Islam adopts a natural principle. The Quran expresses this in the following words: “Surely in the remembrance

physical pleasures can be had in their perfect sense only in Paradise. In this world, in contrast, what can be had is intellectual satisfaction, which every human being is capable of. Intellectual satisfaction

the train to arrive. With regard to physical pleasures, remain content with what you have received while leaving what you have not received to the Hereafter. The Creator has made this world in order

MUSLIM WORLDVIEWAn Islamic Perspective ISLAMIC jurisprudence, or fiqh, was framed mostly during the Abbasid caliphate. Some of the terms coined by the jurists by way of inference from the Quran and Hadith

Hadith are Dar ul-Islam (Abode of Islam) Dar ul-Kufr (Abode of disbelief) and Dar ul-Harb (Abode of War) The jurists who devised these terms during the Abbasid period were given the status of mujtahid (one

this matter, it becomes clear that these terms created by the jurists were against the spirit of Islam. God sees and deals with all human beings in the same light. The Quran refutes notions of God’s

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 recognised as one of its most influential Muslims1. His

This aphorism can be extended to include planning. Planning should be done on the basis of what is available of what remains. Such planning can be termed as ‘planning based on remnants’. In chalking out a

their stand. It is strange indeed that they are still talking of war. Now the question arises, as to what is the basis or source for regarding the month of Ramazan as the month of victory. In fact the battle

anything could be. The occurrence of the battle of Badr was not a matter of choice for the Prophet of Islam. The Battle of Badr was a defensive war. It was fought in the month of Ramazan only because the enemy

that the defensive war at Badr had taken place. One proof of it is that: in the initial history of Islam some other battles besides Badr also took place, for instance, the battle of Uhud and Hunain. None

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

but it also makes it clear what the oneness of God means. This chapter presents the concept of God, purified of all human interpolation, for, prior to the advent of Islam, tampering with the sacred text

point and also the only source of Islamic teachings. God: there is no deity save Him, the Living, the Eternal One. Neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him. His is what the heavens and the earth contain

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

Centre for Peace and Spirituality based in New Delhi. NAIROBI AND PESHAWAR ATTACKS COMPLETELY ANTI-ISLAMIC LAST month, there were two deadly attacks orchestrated by selfstyled Muslims, killing huge numbers

secular parties and organisations and adopting them as a religious obligation by giving them an Islamic name. Thus, for instance Muslims today use the method of protest on a very wide scale. Without any

protest; such actions done in the name of Islamic cause, are all forms of ‘Political imitation’. Protesting is a method of secularism. It is not the method of Islam. At the time of the Prophet Muhammad, the

did not protest.  The fact is that protesting in itself is a completely un-Islamic method. One simply cannot make it Islamic by giving it a beautiful-sounding name—by calling it ‘Peaceful protest’, or