Deepening Signs of a Civil War in Islam: Massacres of Sufis in Pakistan In The Name Of Pure Islam Reveals a Worsening Global Crisis

By Sultan Shahin, Founding Editor, New Age Islam 28 February 2017 Is this Islam? A woman in Peshawar had asked this question, crying over the blood-spattered dead bodies of her school-going children in December 2014. The proud killers of 132 innocent children and scores of female teachers were the Pakistan Taliban. The Taliban are student of Islamic madrasas, supposedly well-versed in the teachings of Islam. They claim to kill in the name of Islam. They claim to glorify Islam. They say they are trying to establish the sovereignty of Allah over the world.  So, the question is inevitable. Is this Islam, indeed? Now Pakistan is once again in shock. Today the question is: Is this pure Islam or true Islam, as Salafis claim? Not...

Murderous Sectarianism in Islam: Salafi Ulema Should Not Only Condemn the Massacre at Lal Shahbaz Qalandar Shrine but Also the Ideology behind It

By Sultan Shahin, Founding Editor, New Age Islam 21 February 2017 The massacre of over a hundred devotees at Sufi shrine of Jhule Lal Shahbaz Qalandar at Sehwan in Sindh, Pakistan is neither the first such incident nor is it going to be the last. There are condemnations galore from Muslims of all hues including Salafi-Wahhabis. The general secretary of Indian Jamiat Ahl-e-Hadith, Maulana Asghar Ali Imam Mehdi Salafi, for instance, has condemned the incident in the strongest terms. However, the problem is that contrary to all evidence Salafi-Wahhabis refuse to accept that it is their own theology that has created an environment in which such regular massacres have become possible. Indeed, the entire establishment and expansion of...

Religious Authorities of Islam Must Delimitate Peaceful Islam from Terrorism Committed In The Name Of Islam – German Chancellor, Angela Merkel

By Muhammad Yunus, New Age Islam (Co-author (Jointly with Ashfaque Ullah Syed), Essential Message of Islam, Amana Publications, USA, 2009) 21 February 2017 German Chancellor, Angela Merkel’s reference to Islam as a ‘peaceful religion’ in the just concluded Munich Security Conference (Feb 17-19) stands in sharp contrast to US President Donald Trump’s fear of Islam as a source of terrorism, that reflects glaringly in his speeches and recent travel ban. She said: “I expect from religious authorities of Islam to find strong language in order to delimitate peaceful Islam from terrorism committed in the name of Islam. We as non-Muslims cannot do this; it should be done by Islamic clergy and authorities." [1] But this is easily said than...

Who Speaks for Islam in India

By Arshad Alam, New Age Islam 22 February 2017 In the absence of a clergy within Islamic social order, it becomes difficult to identify representative voices within Muslim society. Questions will be asked about multiple voices speaking in the name of the community and representing themselves in ways that they think are Islamic. For some, it can be argued that such a state of affairs has made the question of legitimacy and authority within Muslim societies confusing. The absence of a clear cut hierarchy and an apex body of decision makers has not only produced a crisis of legitimacy but has also made the process of religious reform difficult. It is argued that it would have been much better for the state to deal with a body of Muslims...

The Donald Trump Phenomenon

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, New Age Islam 20 February 2017 Donald Trump was elected the 45th President of the United States on November 8, 2016. During the election campaign as well as after entering the White House, he issued certain harsh statements about Muslim immigrants residing in America. This triggered criticism against Mr. Trump, not only by American Muslims but also from Muslims all over the world. According to Muslims, this development was clearly anti-Muslim and perhaps no Muslim has given a positive response in the matter. Muslims believe that the Prophet of Islam is a complete model for them. This complete model, however, is not in terms of superiority of the Prophet, but rather in terms of his offering a guiding example...

Now The Die Is Cast, Disallow Hijab, Risk Jail, MURIC Warns

Pakistani Woman Dies in Fake Exorcism , Representative photo, FILE PHOTO © Mohsin Raza / Reuters ---- Writer Defames Emirati TV Women on Social Media Threats Stalk Gang-Raped Muslim Women after India's Religious Riots Results to Be Declared Null And Void in the Absence Of 10% Votes of Women: Pak Minister Pakistani Woman Dies in Fake Exorcism after Being Brutally Tortured By ‘Healers’ Muzaffarnagar Gang-Rape: Amnesty Report Details Struggles of 7 Muslim Women Who Pressed Charges Compiled by New Age Islam News Bureau URL: http://www.newageislam.com/islam,-women-and-feminism/new-age-islam-news-bureau/now-the-die-is-cast,-disallow-hijab,-risk-jail,-muric-warns/d/110033 -------- Now The Die...

Egypt's Al-Azhar Entirely Rejects Proposal to End Verbal Divorce

Govt to push for eradication of bigotry in schools, mosques, Indonesian Students read the Quran. Source: AP. ----- Egypt's Al-Azhar Entirely Rejects Proposal to End Verbal Divorce Nigeria: Scholars Back Emir Sanusi on Using Mosque as Classes Indonesia: Govt to Push For Eradication of Bigotry in Schools, Mosques ISIS Is Reportedly Calling Trump's Travel Ban 'The Blessed Ban' Canada on Verge of Passing Ominous Anti-‘Islamophobia’ Motion Arab World Egypt's Al-Azhar Entirely Rejects Proposal to End Verbal Divorce More Mass Graves Found In Iraq’s Anbar New Syrian jihadist alliance vows to step up attacks against army Russia air strike 'accidentally' kills 3 Turkish troops in Syria Egypt FM: Relations...