The Speaking Tree | April 10, 2023 The commencement of Ramadan is marked by the 9th month of the Hijri calendar. Roza, the term for fasting, is kept for one full month. Roza begins at dawn (Sehri)…

The Speaking Tree | April 17, 2023 According to the Quran, truth is light and falsehood is darkness. One who lives a life of falsehood and then discovers the truth, has the experience of travelling…

The Times of India | January 27, 2025 In the weekly column in the Hindustan Times of October 26, 1991, Mr. Khushwant Singh, a noted Indian journalist, wrote to the late Charanjit Singh, who was a…

Chapter 38 of the Quran has this to say: “This is a blessed Book which We sent down to you [Muhammad], for people to ponder over its messages, and for those with understanding to take heed.” (38:29)…

The Sunday Guardian | January 26, 2025 The Quran states: “We have created man into a life of toil and trial. Does he think then that no one has power over him?” (90:4-5) The law of the present…

The fourth caliph of Islam, Ali ibn Abi Talib, said, ‘I recognized my Lord by failing to execute my will.’ This is a simple formula of maarifah or God realization. All men and women undergo such…

Muslim ibn Bashair says that Abu Hurayra wept during his illness. When asked as to what was making him weep he replied: “I don’t weep for this world of yours. I weep rather for when I think that my…

Traditions tell of how the Prophet of Islam usually observed silence. (Musad Ahmad, Hadith No. 20810) Many traditions have been recorded on this subject. For example: “Hold fast to silence.” (Sunan…