The printing press and electronic communications have ushered in a new age which has generally come to be called the age of information. But the question arises: why is it that the age of…

The Times of India | December 23, 2024 Both Muslim kings and Muslim sufis came to India in the Middle Ages, but whereas the non-Muslim masses of the sub-continent considered the kings their enemies…

The Sunday Guardian | December 22, 2024 No crops can grow on barren land. Requiring favourable soil for their growth, they must grow on fertile land. So also does tazkiya require favourable soil…

Milovan Djilas (1911–1995) who was born in Yugoslavia, was influenced in his early youth by communism and became an active member of the communist party. Later in life, he rose to become the Vice…

It is said that Muslims all over the world are engaged in violence. Some Muslims are engaged in passive violence while others are engaged in active violence. Just thinking in extremist terms may be…

The Times of India | December 17, 2024 The tree-trunk forms one half of a tree and the roots the other half. Botanists tell us that there is just as much of a tree spread under the ground as there…

The Sunday Guardian | December 15, 2024 According to a hadith “Be alert through the wisdom of the believer, because a believer sees by the light of God.” (Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Hadith No. 3127) In…

According to the law of nature, the power of peace is greater than the power of war. The veracity of this principle has been confirmed time and again throughout human history. In particular, the…

The only certain principle upon which to establish peace in society is that of maintaining the status quo. If one attempts to bring about a change in the status quo, this will almost certainly…