In this short article, SAMEEN AHMED KHAN offers some tips for making the month of Ramadan-ul-Mubarak as productive as possible.
Family
Growing Up
It can be quite an emotionally draining experience when you begin to see things as they are; begin to see life for the reality that it is.
News Flashes
Flashes from the Muslim World
INDIA Indian Forum for Interest-Free Banking (IFIB) Islamic microfinance, which is based on profit sharing and does not charge interest, can play a… more »
Society
24 Hours with a Minimum-Wage Worker
The declining living standards of the US working class in these recent times of global recession still hold out as surprising revelations at… more »
Environment
A Fifth of China’s Soil is Contaminated
An official enquiry conducted between 2005 and 2013, found that 16.1% of China's soil and 19.4% of its arable land showed contamination. The… more »
Letters
Letters to the Editor
On ‘Ghusl’, ‘Fitan’, Eternity in Hellfire, Alcoholic Perfumes, Tafseer Translations and more…
Editorial
A Wife is Not a Girlfriend
The character and personality of a girlfriend is quite different from the character and personality of a wife.
The Hadith
On the Perfecting of Morals and Manners
Moral reform and uplift occupies a place of great importance in the objective and design of Islamic life. For, as the Prophet Muhammad… more »
The Qur’an
Verses from Surah Al-Anbiya’ (101-112)
[101] As for those about whom the good (word) had passed from Us, they shall be kept away from it.124 Commentary 124. The… more »
Profile
Umm `Atiyyah, the Teenager Believer
An Ansari woman who embraced Islam and became a believer before the Prophet’s (s.a.w) immigration to Madinah.
Event
‘UAPA and the Threat to Indian Democracy’: A Report
A wake-up call to those ignorant of UAPA’s threat to democracy, a recent Manisha Sethi event in Bangalore helped create awareness among the… more »
Perspective
The Splintering Ummah
Growth of knowledge is so lacking in Muslim society today that, as a whole, it has stopped making a meaningful contribution to society at large.
Economics
The Psychological Role of Islam in Economic Development (Part-1)
My faith and conviction have grown that the Ummah has actively begun to open up to its true mission represented in Islam, and… more »
News Flashes
Flashes from the Muslim World
INDIA Interest-free Project in Kerala The Jeddah based Indian Forum for Interest-free Banking (IFIB) has launched a goat-farming project in Kerala with the… more »
Children’s Column
Children’s Column for YMD June 2014
The Qur’an for Young Hearts – 50 Important Notes 1:The translation of the Qur’an being presented here is interpretative. It is meant for… more »
