Means to Counter Radicalization

By Pallab Bhattacharyya, New Age Islam 30 July 2022 Involvement Of All Qaeda In 1998 US Embassy Bombings, 9/11 Attacks, 2002 Bali Bombings, Etc. Indicates Its Presence In All These Areas And Prompted The USA To Launch The “War On Terror” ----- 1. “15 suspected Jihadists were detained in the last 24 hours in Assam, 7 in Barpeta, 8 in Morigaon” was the headline of a news channel on 28th July 2022. 2. “Madrassa teacher among 10 al-Qaida members held in Assam “ was the storyline of another Newspaper dated 29-07-22 3. “Read Quran Sharif to help keep brotherhood: Assam DGP to Jihadi- affected youths” tagline of another news agency of the same date. The above series of events are indications of the state of print, electronic and social media in Assam today. Assam in which for every...

Reforming Extremist Kharijite Ideologies Is Incumbent upon the Islamic Scholars

By Kaniz Fatma, New Age Islam 30 July 2022 How to Resolve the Issue of Khawarij and Extremism? Main Points: 1. Kharijites have been accusing Muslims of Shirk and Kufr since their inception. 2. They justify killing the Muslims based on their Takfir ideology. 3. The debate between Kharijites and Hazrat Ibn Abbas serves a suggestion that if we adopt Ibn Abbas' strategies, we can curb the rise of extremism and neo-Khawarij. 4. In order to reform all extremist organisations and safeguard the populace from further extremism, scholars and Ulama must continue their fight. ------ The Kharijite allegations of Takfir and shirk have traditionally targeted at Muslims. The Kharijites' intellects followed the route of deviation when it came to studying the Qur'an, and academics believe...

Fear Is The Cheapest Room In The House.....Hafiz Shirazi

By Sumit Paul, New Age Islam 30 July 2022 " Fear Is The Cheapest Room In The House. I'd Like To See You Living In Better Conditions." Hafiz Shirazi Hafiz Shirazi ---- The great maverick Nietzsche wrote in his book, ' Thus Spoke Zarathustra ' - " The most overwhelmingly negative human emotion is fear and it becomes all the more pronounced when it comes to god and religion, both fabricated by humans. " So very true. It was our primitive ancestors' atavistic and often unfounded fear that engendered god and all supernatural phenomena. Fear, esp. the fear of unknown, is ingrained in human psyche. We've been constantly living in the penumbra of fear since time immemorial. Josh Malihabadi aptly said, " Khauf Ke Khauf Se Khaayaf Hai Ye Jahan/ Har Shakhs Khaufzada Hai Yahan " ( The entire...

The Sole Objective of Every Human Is To Ameliorate the Collective Lot of Mankind......Omar Khayyam

By Sumit Paul, New Age Islam 29 July 2022 What Did He Get By Condemning All Religions And Proving Qur'an As The Only True Revealed Book And Islam As The Only True Faith For Mankind? ------ “The more an issue involves explanations, interpretations and justifications, the more it becomes dubious and finally proves to be a big lie....." - Justice Muhammad Carim Chagla, quoting the French philosopher Denis Diderot in his memoirs, ' Roses in December’ Omar Khayyam --- This quote applies to a legion of 'scholars' unsuccessfully trying to prove that Ayesha was an adult, and not a child, when she got married to Muhammad. Alright, she was of marriageable age when she became Muhammad's spouse, but how'll this ' great revelation ' help Islam? Those, criticizing Islam or any made-made religion,...

The Mischief of Calling Khilafat A Necessary Condition for Life Even As a Muslim Minority: There Is Nothing In Quran Or Sunnah To Suggest This

By Dr. Mohammad Ghitreef, New Age Islam 29 July 2022 The Ideologies of Islamism, Such As Maulana Maududi and Syed Qutub Et Al, Preached and Propagated the False Idea That All the Islamic Injunctions Are Equal and Every Muslim Is Bound To Their Enactment Main Points: 1. Islamic commandments are not equal and absolute. 2. Establishing or reviving Khilafat is not a compulsory duty for a Muslim. 3. Misleading concepts should be addressed on theological grounds. 4. Iqbal’s dream of reconstruction of Islamic thought is yet to be realized. ---- The parliament was in session, and deliberations were going on as routine procedures. Suddenly an uproar was heard in the precinct of the Parliament house. Then some gunmen with covered faces darted in. Rattling guns in their hands and...

Female Qur'an Interpretations and Kerala Muslim Responses - Part 2

By Grace Mubashir, New Age Islam 29 July 2022 Feminist Qur'anic Interpretations and Kerala Muslim Perspectives Are Also Reflected In the Kerala Public Sphere, a Global Market for Debates about Muslim Women's Rights Main Points: 1. Muslim scholars in Kerala generally viewed female recitations of the Qur'an with suspicion. 2. Feminists lack the qualities that Islamic epistemology dictates for authentic Ijtihad. 3. Feminist interpreters, on the other hand, declare such efforts as their responsibility to defend against injustice in interpretations of divine words. ----- Opening Up Through Feminist Qur'anic Interpretations Muslim scholars in Kerala generally viewed female recitations of the Qur'an with suspicion. The main reasons for this opposition were that it was inspired...

How Relevant is the Prophetic Model Today?

By Arshad Alam, New Age Islam 29 July 2022 Most Muslims Live By Contemporary Morality But Continue To Believe In the Ideal of the Prophetic Model Main Points: 1. Muslim revivalism the world over calls Muslims to emulate the ways of the prophet and his companions. 2. Most Muslims live by a radically different standard today, and would objectively find much wanting in such a prophetic ideal. 3. Aspects of the lives of the prophet and his companions, as written in our religious literature, cannot become a model of emulation today in the times of human rights and gender equality. 4. Muslims need to think whether they want to be pinned down by a religious normativity which would normally not follow. ----- World over, conscientious Muslims have always believed that the prophetic...

Miracle Births and All That

By Rashid Samnakay, New Age Islam 28 July 2022 In All Cultures, Traditions And Religions; The Menstrual Cycle And The Process Associated With Birth Of A Child Is Considered An “Impurity” Of The Mother For Some Days, And In Some Societies Extend Over Months ------- In all Cultures, Traditions and Religions; the Menstrual Cycle and the process associated with birth of a child is considered an “impurity” of the mother for some days, and in some societies extend over months. In this process the poor human female/ Mother is ostracised from normal Social contacts and oftentimes prevented from entering Houses of Worship so that she cannot perform any of the Religious rituals to avail herself nearness to her God. Is this, in case God too is defiled by human activities? This practice, one may...

Human Rights in the Light of Quran and Hadith

By Dr. Mohammad Najeeb Qasmi Sambhali, New Age Islam 28 July 2022 It Is Obligatory On Every Person Believing In Allah Almighty And His Messengers To Observe The Rights Of All The People Main Points: 1. Holy Quran and hadith have highly emphasized the importance of observing human rights 2. We do not find any associations or organizations or endeavours teaching the people how to observe other people’s rights which is incumbent on us. 3. We have also been taught to behave nicely with the neighbours to the extent that one cannot be a true Muslim if he irritates his neighbour. ------ The Islamic Shariah has obligated everybody to observe the rights of servants (our fellow human beings) of Allah Almighty besides Allah’s rights. The Holy Quran and hadith have highly emphasized...

Taliban Claim That Afghanistan Is Now Safe For Hindus, Sikhs And Christians, But Is It Even Safe For Muslims?

The Taliban Had Urged Hindus and Sikhs of Afghanistan to Return to the Country Main Points: 1. 2. They claim that security issues have been solved and now Afghanistan is safe for minorities. 2. 4. Afghan Muslims taking refuge in Pakistan do not want to return. 3. 5. Turkey has deported unwilling Afghan refugees to Kabul. ---- By New Age Islam Staff Writer 28 July 2022 Sikh leaders thanked the Taliban for preventing the terror attack on Gurdwara in Kabul. ----- The Afghan Taliban have claimed that security issues have been resolved and the country is now stable and safe for the Hindus and Sikhs. They have therefore urged the Sikh and Hindu community to return to Afghanistan. This is a good sign that the Taliban have assured the minority communities of the country of their...

When the Humanity Will Experience Empathic Synchronicity in Uniformity

By Sumit Paul, New Age Islam July 2022 Jung and Huxley Both Firmly Believed That Synchronicity Was The Metaphysical Validation Of The Oriental Idea Of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam ------ “Tasavvur Hai Ek Nai Duniya Ka/ Nai Ek Soch Ka Aaghaaz Hai/Ek Ho Jayega Jab Ye Jahaan/Ye Mere Dil Ki Aawaaz Hai " - Khalil Muzaffar, an exceptionally high-class Urdu poet from Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, who died in oblivion (There’s a dream of a new world/ It's the beginning of a new thinking/ When the whole world will be One/This is my gut feeling) “All hearts throb with a similar beat/ Whether you're on a hilltop or on the street, “wrote the Welsh poet and writer W H Davies in his autobiography, The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp.' This uncanny uniformity of the spirit was named Synchronicity...

The Controversy around Hazrat Ayesha's Marriage with Prophet Mohammad: A Deep Study of Hadith Literature and Historical Accounts Suggests She Was 14 When Engaged and Almost 18 When She Got Married

By Nur Ul Islam Sadequey, New Age Islam 27 July 2022 Bukhari Narrated Another Hadith From Hazrat Ayesha (R.A.) That She Said ‘By The Time She Attained Age Of Awareness She Found Her Parents Already In Islam’. This Indicates She Was Born At Least Four Years Before Islam (Be’tha) To Be Able To Comprehend The Religion Of Her Parents ---- The condescending remarks on the Prophet Muhammad by the officials of India’s ruling dispensation caused uproar last month and widespread condemnation followed domestically and internationally leading to a sort of diplomatic crisis for India with Muslim nations. The manner in which relationship of the Prophet with his wife Hazrat Ayesha (r.a.) was described during a TV debate by BJP’s now suspended spokesperson was offensive to Muslims around the world. The...

Marrying Non-Muslims: In Interfaith Marriages the Proselytization Process Should Be Stopped

By Mushtaq Ul Haq Ahmad Sikander, New Age Islam 27 July 2022 Scholars Like Maulana Manazir Ahsan Geelani And Shams Naveed Usmani Have Articulated The Scope Of Ahle Kitab To Buddhists And Hindus Too; They Believe That Such Large Number Of People And Region Cannot Be Bereft Of The Prophets Of God Main Points: 1. Marrying Non-Muslims raises numerous issues for the spouses, families and communities 2. The process of conversion for marriage should be debarred and discouraged 3. Interfaith marriages should be registered in local courts instead of being solemnized according to religious rituals ----- (Designed by Gargi Singh) --- Marriage is a sacred institution in Islam. So is the case with most religions. They lay down specific conditions about marriage. The rights, obligations...