In political matters ambiguity cannot be allowed any room. Ambiguities carry a value for the Fuqaha,’ but in politics, to ignore them can be suicidal.
August 2015
News Flashes
Flashes from the Muslim World
136,020 Indian pilgrims to arrive for Hajj, Nepal seeks bigger Hajj quota, High school girl shatters stereotypes about hijab, and more…
Opinion
Islam and Democracy: Malaysia in Comparative Perspective
Talk delivered at Stanford University, hosted by Center for Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) and Muslim Student Association.
Interview
Madrasah Nooraniyyah: Leading the Way
UMM UMAR, one of the founding members of the institute shares her inputs on the mission, programme and development of the Institution.
History
The First of the Four: Caliph Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq (d. 13H) – Part 5
The concluding account of the life and times of the first successor of the Prophet (saws) Caliph Abu Bakr.
Miscellany
Oldest Fragments of the Qur’an
Two parchment leaves of a Qur’anic text dating back to within two decades of Prophet Muhammad’s death, indicate that the Qur’an has remained unchanged.
Society
An Open Letter to Islamophobe Dutch MP, Geert Wilders
A letter from a Reverend of the Anglican Church to Geert Wilders, the Dutch MP and anti-Islam campaigner from the Netherlands, in the… more »
Travel
Nepal – A Shock Greater than the Earthquake
The author chronicles his journey through Nepal after the devastating April 2015 earthquake.
