John Stuart Mill (1806-1873), a British philosopher, writes in his autobiography (published in 1873) that he had formerly believed in God as a matter of tradition. But once his father, James Mill,…

The Prophet of Islam once observed: “God created man in His own image.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith No. 6227). This means that man has been created as a natural exception in this vast universe. With…

It is recorded in a hadith that you should not do tit for tat. That means that you should not mete out the same treatment to others that you receive from them. The course of action that you should…

Speaking Tree | March 21, 2022 I once happened to meet a businessman who confided to me that formerly he had been in the habit of very generously giving his assistance to others. However, he had now…

The Sunday Guardian | September 04, 2021 We are living in a world of corruption. This is a distressing state of affairs, and there are few who do not long to have a corruption-free world. This,…

The mind is the greatest faculty of man and peace is the most favourable environment in which the mind can function to its full capacity. The mind is the greatest blessing of the Creator. All the…

When European colonialism began to extend in all directions in the sixteenth century, the British came to the countries of Asia, while the French made inroads deep into African countries. In 1830 the…

Leo Tolstoy, (1828 – 1910) the Russian novelist, regarded as one of the greatest writers of all time, wrote a short story titled Wisdom of Children, first published in 1885. Tolstoy, referring to an…

The problems faced by the Muslim community in the present age have, directly or indirectly, only one cause—that is, unawareness of the advantages of the present age. The modern age is, in every…