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Mohammad (PBUH) As Liberator

by Asghar Ali Engineer

Muslims also refer to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as Muhsin-e-Insaniyyat i.e. the benefactor of humanity but hardly care to know in what respect he became benefactor? We can call him a liberator of humanity if we follow his teachings not so much from tangled web of hadith but from Qur’an. Qur’an indeed was his real miracle.

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Talibans: Thugs Or Torch-Bearers Of Islam?

by Guest Post

There are many who argue that Taliban does not represent true Islam. Definitely yes, they do not represent the common Muslim of the subcontinent. But unfortunately they have been made to appear as the face of real Islam in this polarized world. They are the ones who get the media attention and most unfortunately they are the ones who think that THEY represent Islam in their own brutal way.

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Religion As I View It

by Asghar Ali Engineer

It has happened in the history of all religions that the founders’ Herculean efforts to create a new world are reduced to naught by those who convert religion into an immutable formal theology to retain their control over power.

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Islam-Capitalism or Socialism

by Asghar Ali Engineer

Islam has its central values like truth, justice and equality of all human beings. As per W.C. Smith, a noted Islamic scholar, Islam was the first systematic attempt in human history to create a socio-economically just society. The greatest contribution of Islam was the concept of welfare state and establishment of Bait al-maal.

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Science, West And Islamic Origin Of Science

by Asghar Ali Engineer

Ilm (knowledge) must be taken in its most comprehensive sense and not be confined only to religious knowledge. The ‘Ulama should not mean only those who specialize in diniyat but all those who have expertise in modern secular sciences. The ‘Ulama who have no knowledge of modern sciences have no right to lead us. Only those who have knowledge of modern world along with that of Islam have right to show us the way.

Photo Essay: Girls Madrasa, Hyderabad

by Guest Post

Lakshmi Prabhala is a talented young photographer from the city of Hyderabad. She specialized in portraits and capturing the everyday life of the city. In this photo-essay she clicks some frames at a Girls Madrasa in the city of Hyderabad.

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Indian Muslims: Moderation And Extremism

by Asghar Ali Engineer

As long as my memory goes I remember Muslims in general and Indian Muslims in particular, have been criticized for being extremists in religious matters and though, the criticism went, there are a few moderate Muslims, they do not take any stand or refuse to stand up and be counted and always, extremists carry the day.

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Modernity, Its Discontent And Religion

by Asghar Ali Engineer

Spiritual joy and material happiness must go together. Reason should not be devoid of values. Reason without higher goals, meaning and significance of life, is two-edged sword. Truth should not be mere conformity with facts but also beyond and above it, transcendent and all inclusive.

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Dr. Zakir Naik – Defame And Destroy

by Jamshed Iqbal

One comes across several interesting comments from the people who have been defending Mr. Zakir Naik on Indian Muslims Blog. Most of my brothers and sisters are impressed by his “immense knowledge” without knowing that his kind of knowledge (database or retention) has nothing to do with religion at all.

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Is India Really A Secular State?

by Kaleem Kawaja

In reading Dr Khalidi’s article, “Why is India not a Secular State”, I find that he has presented irrefutable points to back his basic premise. My difficulty is largely with the wording of the title and the conclusive paragraph of his meaningful essay.

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