You have written extensively on the issue of Islam and women. Contrary to many traditional ulema, you argue the case for gender equality in Islam. How does your approach differ from that of most…
Abd al-Rahman (731-788) was a prince of the Umayyad dynasty, which had ruled a gigantic empire from their capital, Damascus, for nearly a century. Abd al-Rahman was the grandson of the Caliph, and…
The Quran declares as a challenge, that there is no flaw in God’s creation (67: 3). Despite every effort and resource to prove to the contrary, there is nobody who will be able to find any sign of a…
A good society is the cherished ideal of every human soul. But a consensus has yet to emerge about what constitutes a good society. This is undoubtedly one of the most complex questions facing us…
It becomes distressingly clear as we progress through life, that many individuals are less well-equipped than others to succeed in any material or spiritual sense. Although we are all equal in the…
Once, a dispute arose between two farmers, over the boundary between their fields. To begin with, the dispute concerned a piece of land but soon developed into an issue of honour. Withdrawing their…
In the present times, ‘Women in Islam’ is one of one of the fiercely debated issues. Like other scholars across the globe, Muslim scholars of India have also contributed, and are contributing, to…
The Quran tells us that there would be three categories of people in the Hereafter: first is of those who will be consigned to Hell. But those who will enter Paradise will be divided into two. Of…
There are certain verses of the Quran which tell us about the nature of Paradise. One of these verses is about Pharaoh's wife Asiyah who had believed in the message proclaimed by Moses. This angered…