Abu Bakr’s campaign against the Romans and the circumstances surrounding the same is the highlight of this fourth installment of this serial feature.
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Editorial
Faith Glued to Hearts
Believers see the truth of Prophetic predictions from the flashes of their inner eye.
History
The First of the Four: Caliph Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (Part-3)
The third installment of a new series on the lives of the first four Rightly Guided Caliphs of Islam.
Feature
The Structure of the Qur’an
A knowledge of the Arabic language is extremely essential to understand the Holy Qur’an, the Divine Message from the Creator of the Universe.
Feature
Virtues of Ramadan and the Qur’an
It is a quality of a believer that his/her heart, mind, and soul are continually in Allah’s Dhikr. But, how is it to be achieved?
Science
Al-Battāni: Pioneering Muslim Astronomer Extraordinaire ( Part-1)
The discoveries of Al-Battani became an integral part of the vehicle in which the scientific enlightenment of the Western world took root and flourished.
Editorial
The Devil’s Net
Social sites are dominated by free-thinkers, atheists and the gay. These sites help the youth cut off their elders from themselves.
Morality
Difference of Opinion
A difference of opinion indicates interest and commitment. Not stupidity and ignorance. Only the interested and committed, disagree.
Opinion
Intellectual Crisis of the Muslim Ummah
A delegate’s outlook on, and presentation at, the International Conference on ‘Intellectual Crisis of Muslim Ummah: Rethinking Traditional Solutions’.
Art & Architecture
Islamic Art of North Karnataka
Royal patronage played an important role in the making of Islamic art, as it has in the arts of other culture.
History
The First of the Four: Caliph Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq (Part 2)
The second installment of a new series on the lives of the first four Rightly Guided Caliphs of Islam.
Editorial
A Friday Sermon?
Are Western masses more ignorant, or pro-Western elements of the Muslim world, who have the temerity to state that Muslims are a troublesome people.
History
Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (d. 13H)
History sometimes produces men like snow-clad mountains. When it is warm, the ice melts. Such was Abu Bakr.
Family
Parenting
Values and principles are very important elements in educating children. Every family should have what is called ‘a family value and its principle.’
Editorial
Riba, Usury, Interest and Qur’anic Ethics
There is a sea of difference between saying what the Riba (Interest) of the Jahiliyyah was, and, in contrast, what the Riba of Islam is, or should be.
