The following Quranic verse provides us an insight into the Islamic understanding of political power: Say: “O God! Lord of Power, You give power to whom You please, and You take away power from whom…

In every religion including Islam, God is described as a Being Who is the source of peace. In the Quran we find a number of names for God which are descriptive of the divine attributes. One of these…

Dowry—a practice which has never been sanctioned by Islam— is greatly on the increase among the Muslims of India and Pakistan. The custom of dowry has its origin in the Hindu tradition. Hindus did…