Protection of minorities is no crime

It was decades ago when this columnist...

(Late) Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Islamic culture

The Quran addresses God as “Lord of the Universe.” It does not mention Him as “Lord of the nation.” This shows that Islam believes...

Patience: The superior solution

Patience, the focus of about 200 verses of the Qur’an, and referred to indirectly in many others, may be termed the core subject of...

Seeking the pleasure of God

According to the Qur’an and the Hadith, a good deed is one, which is essentially intended to seek the pleasure of God (57:27). Devoid...

A purposeful creation

Why was this world made? Why was man born into this world? Why, after a certain period of time, does he pass away? What...

Construction of the mind

One of the important points made in the UNESCO constitution is as follows:Since war began in the minds of men it is in the...

Human tragedy

The reality of life is sadly reflected in one of the sayings of the Jewish leader, Abba Eban (b. 1915). “Men and nations do...

News of the last day

A high-intensity earthquake lasting 45 seconds and epicentred at Almora, U.P., rocked northern India at a quarter to twelve, midnight, on October 20, 1991....

Facing the court

Mr Manohar J. Pherwani, a government officer, rose in service to become Chairman of the Unit Trust of India and of the National Housing...

Purification of the heart

Chapter 26 of the Quran tells us that only those will be held deserving of Paradise in the Hereafter who come to God with...

Philosophical concept of God

According to the concept of monism found in Aryan religions, God has no form. He is a formless God. That is, He has no...

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