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Editorial
A Miracle Called Water
Water is beautiful. As seas it is delightful to look at. People sit for hours at the shore, doing nothing but looking at the waves rolling against the land.
The Qur’an
Verses from Surah al-Tawbah (83-92)
[83] If, then, should Allah return you to a faction of them,177 and they seek your permission to go forth (in a future expedition),… more »
The Hadith
Seventy in Qur’an and Hadith
1. (The Prophet said), Usury is seventy-three chapters, the least of which is like a man marrying his mother. And the worst of… more »
Letters
Letters to the Editor
On Marriage with Non-muslims, Unemployment, combining prayers, tabligh effects, sitting postures and many more…
Editorial
Breaking Another’s Bread
Religion is generally understood as a system that consists of a set of dogmas, rituals, a few moral precepts and taboos. Islam is not a religion in this restricted sense. It is a complete,
The Qur’an
Verses 78-82 of Surah Al-Tawbah
[78] Did they (the hypocrites) not know that Allah knows their secret (thoughts) and what they whisper (to each other),167 and that Allah… more »
The Hadith
Seventy in Qur’an and Hadith
From this month onwards we present under this column those traditions of the Prophet in which he used the word “seventy”. The following… more »
Study
A Random Study of Scriptural Texts
The Rig Veda 6. When, Indra, you had smitten with my thunderbolt the cheek of the wide-extended Vrtra, who, having obstructed the waters… more »
The Qur’an
Verses 72 to 77 of Surah al-Tawbah (Chapter Nine)
[72] Allah has promised the believing men and believing women152 gardens beneath which rivers flow, abiding therein forever,153 and dwellings pleasant ‑ in… more »
The Hadith
The Prophet Described (Part-3)
Selections of the ahadith below are from Shama'il Tirmidhi by Imam al-Tirmidhi, commentary by Muhammad Zakariyyah Kandhelwi, translated by Muhammad ibn-'Abdur-Rahman Ibraheem, published… more »
Reflection
The Honeymoon Night
The average life expectancy around the globe for the human nowadays is around 60. For most humans most of the time of these 60 years is passed in mundane, routine activity; eating, sleeping, going to the toilet, working, sitting in front of the TV etc.
Book Review
Parent’s Love and Other Islamic Stories
Today, there are excellent collections of Children’s literature found in the bookshops. Among them, we find books for children categorized by age. Professional writers with doctorate degrees and child psychologists are the authors of some of these books.
Letters
Letters to the Editor
On life insurance, non-muslim food, after Gujarat, Stolen goods, Riba and Income Tax and many more…
Editorial
The Liberator and the Liberated
The liberator has arrived. Earlier he liberated Afghanistan. It was a necessary step. The only ones in the Islamic world who could oppose liberation of Muslim lands were those dangerous terrorists who lived in caves. They were the ones who brought down the two towers. Hosni Mubarak – considered to be their man – is reported to have said,
