Parents’ Rights in Islam

There was a time when people would believe ‘Parents are next to God’. But, as the desire for materialism grew, most of us no longer hold this opinion. Time has changed our priorities. While on the one hand we celebrate days to honour parents, on the other hand parents are not valued much in most […]

Our faith is the guide to our purpose in life

Our faith is the guide to our purpose in life

Everything created in this world is for a fruitful purpose, whether it is the sky, the stars, humans, insects, birds, or anything else. Allah says in the Quran: “And I did not create the Jinn and mankind except to worship Me” (51: 56-58). It means that everything present in this world is not just the […]

The Path of Light

The Path of Light

Islam is a religion of peace, tolerance, compassion, humanity and love. It demands from its followers to continuously learn till the time one is lowered into the grave. It also puts great stress that a believer should respect others religions and should know about them and their founders so that the believer can compare his […]

Meaning of InSha Allah

Meaning of InSha Allah

There was a young man named Ashraf who had decided to sell away his motorbike. Since it was still in excellent working order, he knew that he should be able to sell it at a good price. Before going to the market, he had to pass by his neighbour’s house. Mr Ali, his neighbour, was […]

Israel stunned by Palestinian and world response

Israel stunned by Palestinian and world response

Israel under world pressure announced a unilateral ceasefire in the ongoing conflict with Hamas. True that Tel Aviv got a dose of her own medicine. Israel-Palestine conflict is there for more than seven decades mired in a series of hostilities escalating every year and subsequent assaults by Tel Aviv on Palestinian territory mowing down men, […]

Dismal state of education amid the pandemic

Dismal state of education amid the pandemic

Just before the fag end of year 2019, it was fair to be brimming with pride on the military might, pinnacle of knowledge, and zenith of technology that some nations enjoyed across the world. It, however, took a miniscule virus to rip the delusion apart and make the whole world stand disillusioned. Countries with sophisticated […]

How to read, and not misread, the Quran

How to read, and not misread, the Quran

The mind needs to be a clean slate and directed towards the goal of seeking education, enlightenment and upliftment of the soul. Then, one may for sure find the text revealing its essence Of late there was some controversy regarding some ayat of the Quran caused by a statement by Wasim Rizwi and his petition […]

Unity at Last: The Palestinian People Have Risen

Unity at Last: The Palestinian People Have Risen

From the outset, some clarification regarding the language used to depict the ongoing violence in occupied Palestine, and also throughout Israel. This is not a ‘conflict’. Neither is it a ‘dispute’ nor ‘sectarian violence’ nor even a war in the traditional sense. It is not a conflict, because Israel is an occupying power and the […]

Be civilised in the digital world

Be civilised in the digital world

We live in a digital world and using technology is no longer a choice or luxury but a necessity. It is imperative to be digitally literate to thrive in this digital world. Digital literacy is the ability to access technology independently in an efficient, effective, creative and secure manner. But many of us just know […]

Accept criticism as you would compliments

Accept criticism as you would compliments

‘’No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth’’ (Plato) When we hear the word criticism, a lot of negative thoughts come to our minds, but if we take into account other aspects and try to draw positive lessons from the criticism, then this criticism will be called constructive criticism. It is criticism […]