Pakistan: Imran Khan Promised A Return To Riyasat-e-Madina, So Why Should He Oppose The TLP Demand For Strong Action Against French Government's Islamophobia?

By Arshad Alam, New Age Islam 30 October 2021 Pakistan: The TLP on the March Again Main Points: 1. The TLP is marching again to pressurize the Pakistan government to sever its ties with France and expel its envoy. 2. The Pakistan government is dithering in taking a firm stance which is further aggravating the situation. 3. Imran Khan promised a return to Riyasat e Madina; so why should he now opposed the TLP when they are placing a similar demand? ----- The Tehreek e Labaik Pakistan (TLP) is on the move again. They are demanding again that Pakistan sever its ties with France, and expels its envoy from the country. The TLP has argued that the government in refusing to accede to their demands is refusing to act against those who had blasphemed the prophet of Islam. It...

Islamophobia Watch: Nityananda Singh Of Saheb Ganj, Bihar, India Blasphemes Against The Quran And The Holy Prophet Of Islam

There Is A Lesson In This Incident For Muslims And An Occasion To Introspect Main Points: 1. Nityanand Singh said Quran taught Muslims to regard Hindus, Christians and Jews as their enemies. 2. He blasphemed against God, prophet and the Quran. 3. Muslims should spread the true teachings of the Quran to dispel false ideas about the Quran from the minds of non-Muslims. ---- By New Age Islam Staff Writer 30 October 2021 An Islamophobe named Nityanand Singh of Saheb Ganj Bihar of India has been arrested for making sacrilegious statements against the Quran and the Holy Prophet of Islam pbuh on social media. Muslims of the town complained about the blasphemous post and the local police promptly arrested the accused and booked him under cybercrime preventing communal conflagration...

The Dilemma Of The Secular Parties And The Non-Muslim Minority In Bangladesh

New Age Islam Staff Writer 30 October 2021 The recent communal riots across Bangladesh after Durga Puja were a well-planned conspiracy by the Islamists of Bangladesh who have been baying for the blood of Sheikh Hasina who toppled their government and put an end to an era of communal violence and terrorist activities. The desecration of the Quran was committed by a Muslim and the video of the incident too was circulated by a Muslim. It was not the first time that communal riots against the Hindus of Bangladesh were staged on the occasion of Durga Puja, the major festival of Bengalis of the subcontinent. In 2001, anti-Hindu riots had been unleashed after the BNP-Jamaat coalition won the elections. That the communal violence against the minority Hindus this year also broke out on the occasion...

Prophet Mohammad Promoted Rights of Workers and Labourers till the Last Moment of His Life

By Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani 30 October 2021 Rights of Labourers and Workers in Islam Main Points 1. Treat the Workers as your brothers. 2. The workers should not be subject to mental, physical, or practical hardships, but rather should be treated nicely. 3. Visiting the employees when they are unwell is inspired by the saying of the Prophet peace be upon him. 4. We should look after our workers’ needs in addition to their fixed salary and continually inquire about their circumstances. 5. The Prophet said at the time of his death, “take care of prayers and servants”. ----- How should employers behave with their employees? “They are your brothers,” the Prophet (peace be upon him) remarked in this regard (Raddul Muhtaar: 3/380). That is, rather than...

Why Is There Still A Gender Gap In Muslim Education? Modern Education Vital For Women Along With Religious Education

By Kaniz Fatma, New Age Islam 30 October 2021 Why Is There Still Backwardness When Islam Places Such A High Value On The Acquisition Of Knowledge For Both Men And Women? Main Points 1. Some people believe that a woman's genuine freedom is to be free of the veil, and that putting women in the veil is oppression and a violation of human rights. 2. The other side claims that women's status is limited to being confined to their homes, where they are unable to engage in anything other than domestic labour. 3. The need for education is an indispensable necessity, because ignorance is the root of all evils and knowledge is the source of all perfections. 4. Acquiring knowledge is the duty of every Muslim man and woman, according to a Hadith. 5. Modern education, in addition...

Now Mullahs Say Quran Should Not Be Given To Non-Muslims to Study, Earlier They Opposed Muslims Studying Quran on Their Own

Mullahs Claim Only They Can Understand And Explain Quran, Though Its Verses Directly Addressed And Were Meant To Be Understood By The Illiterate Arab Bedouins Of Seventh Century CE. Also, Quran Was Revealed To An Unlettered Prophet Mohammad Who Understood Its Message And Propagated To The Masses. Main Points: 1. A sections of Mullahs in UP are circulating the idea that Muslims should not be given the Quran. 2. The Quran is not read or taught in the religious gatherings and mosques of Muslims these days. 3. Other secondary books on Islam are read and circulated. 4. Books spreading sectarian beliefs are circulated by mullahs. ----- New Age Islam Staff Writer 29 October 2021 In the Urdu daily Rashtriya dated 27th October, 2021, a letter of one Hafiz Abdul Hai of Barabanki,...

Instead of Inapplicable War-Related Ahadith, Time to Focus on Ahadith of Peace and Morality Applicable Today

Ahadith of Peace, Human Rights and Good Manners Are Universal and Applicable In All Contexts Main Points 1. Everyone should be aware that certain passages in the Qur'an and Hadith are only applicable to war situations. 2. We are in desperate need of moral and human precepts of the Quran and Sunnah. 3. Putting things right between people is more excellent in degree than fasting, prayer, and almsgiving 4. He is not one of us [Muslim Ummah] who does not have mercy upon our young, nor knows the honour of our elders 5. Richness does not lie in the abundance of (worldly) goods but richness is the richness of the soul (heart, self) 6. Islam placed a high value on land cultivation, better animal treatment, and specific concern for the preservation of water, plants, and birds. ..... By...

The Holy Quran Grants the People of the Book Religious Rights and Asks Muslims to Engage With Them in a Dialogue to Resolve Issues

By S. Arshad, New Age Islam 28 October 2021 The Quran Not Only Confirms the Messages Contained In the Earlier Divine Books, but Also Updates Them Main Points: 1. The Quran is not hostile to the People of the Book collectively. 2. The Quran allows the People of the Book to lead their lives according to their own scriptures. 3. Muslims are advised to engage with the People of the Book in dialogue. 4. The Quran envisages a society in which people of all the religions live peacefully. 5. There is no community or nation on earth that has not received a Prophet and no Prophet who has not received a book. ----- The holy Quran is the last of the divine books revealed to the prophets by God. The Psalms, The Torah, The Bible and the Quran are the other four known holy...

Islam Is A Modern Religion and So Muslims Should Abandon Tribal Mentality and Develop A Cosmopolitan Outlook towards Other Religions

By S. Arshad, New Age Islam 27 October 2021 Muslims in the Modern Age Should Develop a Modern Attitude Compatible with the Contemporary Society Main Points: 1. Islam does not approve of violence in the name of spreading God’s message. 2. Islam was revealed for the modern, scientific society. 3. Muslims should develop a universal and multicultural attitude towards other faiths. 4. Muslims should reshape their attitude towards conversion and proselytisation. ----- Islam is a modern revealed religion with a clear book and its prophet pbuh has been declared the last and final prophet by the Quran. Since no prophet of God will come after Hadhrat Muhammad pbuh, the responsibility of spreading the message of the Quran has been entrusted with its followers who are called Muslims....

Whistleblowing Is a Form of Goodness, Righteousness, Justice and Truth, That Emanates from God's Command to Enjoin Good and Forbid Wrong (Amr Bil-Maroof wa Nahi an al-Munkar)

By Arman Neyazi, New Age Islam 27 October 2021 Islam Revolves around Ethics That Guide People to Amr-Bil-Maroof and Commands to Be Careful of Nahi an al-Munkar Main Points: 1. Islamic essence lies in its ethical teachings 2. Islamically speaking those who hesitate to take the righteous path of justice and brotherhood are not true followers of Islam. 3. Muslims should bring truth to the public domain to safeguard the interests of society. 4. Muslims are needed to follow ‘Islamic ethics’ and fight for the social safety of the whole world. 5. Being a saviour of fellow human beings is a divine quality and this positive attitude of a person is called whistleblowing in modern terminology. ---------- Allah, the Most Gracious and All-Knowing says in the Holy Quran: “God...

Political Ambitions Turn Sufis into Militants As Is Evident From the Behaviour of the Sufi Groups and Individuals of Middle East and Indian Subcontinent

By S. Arshad, New Age Islam 26 October 2021 Mumtaz Qadri and Abbasi Siddiquee Are the Modern Face of Militant Sufism Main Points: 1. Sufis are known for tolerance, peace and harmony 2. In 21st century, Islamic nationalism had impact on Sufism 3. During 2003 and 2006, some Sufi militant organizations came into being. 4. Naqshbandi Army of Iraq was a Sufi militant organization during 2003-2006 ---- Mumtaz Qadri ----- Sufis are known for their tolerant and pluralist behaviour all over the world. They preach peace, non-violence, tolerance, peaceful co-existence. They have an all-embracing outlook towards the society. Religion to them is a means for attaining spiritual enlightenment. They renounce the worldly luxuries and are immersed in the remembrance of God through...

Reviewing Urdu Book by Rashid Shaz, La Yamoot: An Autobiography That Is the Introspective Story of an Entire Generation of Muslims, Focusing On the Subversive Role of Muslim Leadership

By Dr. Mohammad Ghitreef, New Age Islam 26 October 2021 Muslims Are Facing A War Of Survival In This Country, But The Poor And Helpless Lot Is Not Aware Of How To Cope With This Challenge Main Points: 1. There is no single identity called Hindu based on ideological, religious, ethnic, and social homogeneity. 2. Partition divided Muslims numerically, as they stood divided into three parts namely Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh. 3. For Shaz, minority status is a problematic one psychologically. ----- La Yamoot: (لايموت) An Autobiography (Story of Enslaved Muslims in Free India?) Writer: Rashid Shaz Pages: 428 Rs 450.00 Publisher: Milli Publications Milli Times Building Abul Fazal Enclave Jamia Nagar New Delhi-25 ---- Recently, I have read an otherwise voluminous...