leader, Shaikh Abdullah, who is very bold and has made sacrifices which have earned him the title Sher-e-Kashmir. But his present Kashmiri campaign has nothing to do with reality. “In 1947 he was in a position—had

spreading this ideology—the Ikhwan-ul-Muslimoon or ‘Muslim Brotherhood’ in the Arab world, and the Jamaat-e-Islami in the non-Arab world. Based on its ideology, the Ikhwan adopted the following slogan: al-Quran

Own Funeral Prayer A man died, and an acquaintance of mine attended his burial service. The namaz-e janaza (funeral prayer) was about to begin when a person who was standing next to my friend wanted to

had walked with. I had seen Mr. A alive, but today he is not in this world. Mr. B, Mr. C, Mr. D, Mr. E—all these people too have met with the same fate. In this way, I recalled many people I knew. I realized

When I think about it, I feel that they received this unique reward because of their dua with ism-e-azam. I feel as if they must have prayed in these words with tears welling up in their eyes in solitude:

between superstition and revealed religion started becoming apparent to the people. In this way the Sulh-e-Hudaybia (peace treaty) as a matter of strategy turned the atmosphere of militancy into one of peaceful

This successful advocacy of their case by Jinnah so enthralled the Muslims that they dubbed him Qaid-e-Azam, the great leader. But this was not leadership. It was more like leading the people astray. Jinnah

(unanimously accepted) to relocate these mosques. And this is exactly what followed. For instance, Masjid-e-Bilal, which was made adjacent to the boundary of Haram (the Kabah) was also relocated and today it

taalib-e-Jannat (seeker of Paradise) have been used. The choice of the phrases is very meaningful. It indicates the fact that man has been created in such a way, that because of his upright nature, he

(unanimously accepted) to relocate these mosques. And this is exactly what followed. For instance, Masjid-e-Bilal, which was made adjacent to the boundary of Haram (the Kabah) was also relocated and today it