Islam
Examining Islam with a new lens
It provides a very wholesome perspective of Islam. It can help non-Muslims to clear their misconceptions and allay their misapprehensions.
Mystic Mantra: Sow seeds of peace
It’s great to greet someone with a “shanti” or “salaam” or reflect upon “peace” in our religious scriptures.
Mystic Mantra: Let’s be humble, we come from him
The Sufis teach that if you are aware of your humility, then you are among the arrogant ones.
Supreme Court has uncovered real Islam, says Salman Khurshid
Many Islamic nations have already ushered in reforms and restricted or banned the practice of talaq-e-bidat.
Bareilly 'qazi' asks madrasas to celebrate I-Day 'without singing national anthem'
UP Madarsa Shiksha Parishad has also issued a circular in this regard and asked all madrasas affiliated to it to comply with its orders.
Passport of Islamic Research Foundation President Zakir Naik revoked
Earlier in the month, the NIA said it was tracking Naik's financial transactions in Mumbai and Pune.
Why Iran’s supreme leader clubbed Kashmir with Yemen, and not with Palestine
In subsequent decades, Iranians watered down their rhetoric on Kashmir and strengthened ties with New Delhi.
Saudi public schools to start physical education for girls after a long wait
The Shura Council approved the introduction of physical education for girls in 2014, but clerics decried it as ‘Westernisation’.
A tale of long knives, Arabian style
No doubt Qatar itself is far from being the noisy democracy that we are familiar with in India or from the free societies of the West.
Mystic Mantra: Charity — An act to purify wealth
Along with fasting and prayers, zakat is a cardinal act of piety in the holy month of Ramadan.