Category Archive: Religion

Nov
15
2011

When Will There be Tolerance towards Islam and Muslims?

A lot of the people hold bleak view about Islam. Recently, I had a discussion with someone having such an outlook. The conversation started with the primary question about what is Islam. I said that Islam is a religion to be understood, that it a way of life. Being a simplistic answer as it is, …

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Apr
23
2011

In Islam, Every Day is Earth Day

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By Fatima Ashraf Earth Day was established in 1970 to raise awareness about the environment.  Islam however, did more than that; it provided clear directives for action, as early as the seventh century.  The Quran is filled with ayats and the Sunnah is filled with actions, on how to be stewards of the Earth. The …

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Feb
24
2011

عمیرہ احمد کی پیرکامل سے ایک غزل

میری زندگی تو فراق ہے، وہ ازل سے دل میں مکیں سہی وہ نگاہِ شوق سے دور ہیں، رگِ جاں سے لاکھ قریں سہی سرِ طور سرِ حشر ہو، ہمیں انتظار قبول ہے وہ کبھی ملیں، وہ کہیں ملیں، وہ کبھی سہی وہ کہیں سہی نہ ہو ان پہ میرا بس نہیں، کہ یہ عاشقی …

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Dec
28
2010

Three Distinctions Often Confused

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There are certain things that the soul often confuses and mixes up, and only those with deep insight and wisdom are able to properly distinguish them. Ibn al Qayyim points out some of these fine details and distinctions that should be made. i) Self-Respect vs. Vanity “Self-respect is to make your soul rise above the …

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Nov
09
2010

Allama Iqbal The Interpreter of Truth

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Every human being has many aspects of his life. One may excel in one or two of them. Iqbal not only had multidimensional personality but he excelled in all of them. He was a par excellence poet, a magnificent philosopher, outstanding scholar, a great historian, an outstanding writer, a political analyst, a superb leader and …

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Oct
26
2010

قوموں کا عروج و زوال

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تاریخ قوموں کے عروج و زوال کی داستان ہوا کرتی ہے۔ ان قوموں کا عروج زوال تاریخی عمل کا حصہ ہوتا ہے، جو قانون قدرت الٰہی کے تابع ہے۔ ارشاد باری تعالیٰ ہے ” ہم زمانہ کو لوگوں کے درمیان ادلتے بدلتے رہتے ہیں “ (القرآن)۔ تبدیلی کا یہی عمل قوموں کے عروج و زوال …

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