The Hadith That Predicted About And Prevented Muslims From Joining ISIS Must Be An Eye-Opener For The Sympathizers Of Jihadism

 New Age Islam Edit Desk 30 November 2020Previously we argued that The Jihadists’ Use of the Black Flag Narrative Is Not Reliable In the Eye of Hadith-Scholars and Hence Should Not be Acceptable. This time we have brought the reliable Hadith of Hazrat Ali (the Fourth caliph of Islam and the son in-law of the Prophet) which the readers must be shocked to see in the context of the present-day Jihadists in common and the ISIS in particular. The text of the Hadith is as clear as required to substantiate that the Muslims were commanded about 1400 hundred years ago, not to join the rank of those carrying the black flags.The text of the translated Hadith is as follows;It is narrated on the authority of Hadhrat ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib (may...

Why Hindu Women (And Men) Should Oppose the ‘Love Jihad’ Law

 By Arshad Alam, New Age Islam28 November 2020In the wake of ‘love jihad’ ordinance promulgated by the Uttar Pradesh government and many other BJP ruled states announcing their desire to do the same, we have a perfect example of how something which has no empirical basis can find huge traction, not just in law but even in the imagination of people. The UP ordinance does not use the word ‘love jihad’ and understandably so because the term has no basis in law. Instead, it uses the phrase ‘Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion Bill 2020’. One of the clauses includes ‘alluring into marriage’ as sufficient ground for invalidation of marriage. Clearly then, it is targeted at potential inter-religious couples which is seen as an anathema by the...

The Jihadists’ Use of the Black Flag Narrative Is Not Reliable In the Eye of Hadith-Scholars and Hence Should Not be Acceptable

 By New Age Islam Edit Desk27 November 2020One of the narratives used by the Jihadist groups to win the support from the naïve Muslims is ‘the black flag’. Approximately each of the modern radical groups such as ISIS, Taliban, Al-Qaeda, Al-Nusra Front, the Chechen Jihadist Fighters is willing to get highlighted as a prominent feature in the media, with carrying the black flag in their hands for its ‘symbolic value’ based on some weak narrations.  Historically observing, the black flag was utilized by the Prophet (peace be upon him) but not as a ‘symbol’ of his movement. He used it merely for differentiating between his army and the enemy’s. According to a variety of reports, the Prophet also used other colours in his military...

Religious Fanaticism Becomes Mainstream In Pakistan

 By Junaid Jahangir, New Age Islam25 November 2020Hardline Pakistani cleric Khadim Hussain Rizvi recently passed away. He was known for spearheading the movement on retaining blasphemy laws, lionizing the murderers of “blasphemers,” instigating youth to murder, and calling for the death punishment of Aasia Bibi of Pakistan. A few years ago, he was noted for using abusive and foul language and one would have thought of him as a fringe figure. Yet, aerial views of his funeral indicate that it was widely attended by an overwhelming mass following in tens of thousands. Another cleric Muhammad Raza Saqib Mustafai, banned in Denmark and Australia for his extremist views, mentioned in a video that his followers were not in lakhs (hundreds of...