In the chapter Al-Fajr (The Dawn) the Quran states that the reality of human life is coloured by human responses to it. One who responds to situations negatively is a failure, whereas one who…
The sole secret to gaining honour among others is to fulfil their needs. If you convince others that you can do so it will become impossible for them to ignore you.
An educated young man got married…
One unique aspect of the Quran is that it always lays stress on duties rather than on rights. There are many verses which tell us to do this or do that. But you will not find a single verse in the…
The unnecessary political and violent struggle of the Ulama failed to defeat the Western colonial powers who had established control over most Muslim-majority lands. However, internecine fighting…
In the chapter on leadership and justice in Mishkat al-Masabih, we find this saying of the Prophet: “As you are, so shall be those appointed to govern you.” (Shuabul Iman, Hadith No. 7006)
From this…
In this essay, we would like to elaborate on the leadership role of the Ulama in contemporary times. To understand the role of the Ulama, we need to know, first of all, what role Islam has assigned…
There are two aspects to our world. One pertains to the visible world and the other to the invisible world. The visible world can be likened to the tip of an iceberg. Only the tip or a very tiny part…
In terms of the birth rate, men and women are almost equal in number. But subsequently, for a variety of reasons, the number of men in society decreases, leaving an excess of women. Now the question…
While marriage is the rule of life, and divorce only an exception, the latter must also be accepted as a reality. Indeed, there already exist commandments to deal, accordingly, with such cases in…
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