Silk Letter Movement Can Not Be Compared with Jihadist Movements of India

By New Age Islam Staff Writer 31 October 2023 Silk Letter Movement Was Commemorated by Indian Government by Releasing a Postage Stamp In 2013. Main Points: 1. Silk Letter Movement was a freedom movement launched by Deoband school. 2. Its leaders were Ubaidullah Sindhi, Maulana Mahmudul Hasan and Abdul Haque among others. 3. The movement died with the seizure of the silk letter. 4. It was the second movement by the ulema of Deoband after the defeat in Shamli. 5. SIMI and PFI cannot be clubbed with Reshmi Rumal movement. ----- Photo Courtesy Wikipedia ----- Praveen Swami recounts the history of Reshmi Rumal or Silk Letter Movement which was launched by the leaders of Deoband school, Mohammad Mian Mansoor Ansari, Ubaidullah Sindhi and Mahmood Hasan in 1913. But after...

So Much Hue and Cry Was Not Made Over ISIS Because Israel Was Not Involved

By New Age Islam Staff Writer 31 October 2023 Why Don't Muslims Learn from Their Past Mistakes? Main Points: 1. Rallies in support of Palestine are being held all over the world. 2. Rallies in support of Palestine were held in the state of Kerala in India. 3. Jamaat-e-Islami affiliate SYMO played a pre-recorded address by Khalid Meshal in rally in Malappuram. 4. Indian Union Muslim League held a pro-Palestine rally in Kozicode. 5. Hindutva organisations protest Khaled Meshal's participation in the Malappuram rally. 6. Hindutva groups agitated over the tagline 'Bulldozer Justice" in the rally in support of Palestine. ------ Damage in the Gaza Strip during the Israel-Hamas war. Photo: Palestinian News & Information Agency (Wafa) in contract with APA images/Wikimedia...

India Should Not Follow The Policy Of Savarkar Or Kissinger But Of Buddhism's Middle Path

By New Age Islam Staff Writer 30 October 2023 The West Has Approved Aggression And Even Genocide For Geo-Political Interests Main Points: 1. The US has always been exploited the weakness of nations for its own interests. 1. 2.The US supported Pakistan's genocide of Bengalis diplomatically and militarily. 2. The West supported Indonesia's genocide in East Timor to occupy oilfields. 3. The West has supported Israel's genocide of Palestinians militarily and diplomatically. 4. Savarkar and Kissinger were influenced by mythologised historiography of Hindu and, Muslim India. ------ (Picture, left) V.D. Savarkar; (Picture, right) Henry Kissinger. Sourced by The Telegraph ------ Asim Ali analyses the role of the United States and, the West in general in the subordination...

Why Is Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani Considered The Greatest Muslim Sufi Saint? – Part 1

By Kaniz Fatma, New Age Islam 30 October 2023 Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani, Known As Ghaus-e-Pak Or Ghaus-e-Azam, A Spiritual King Of All Sufi Saints, Reintroduced The Core Teachings Of Islam And Encouraged Moral And Spiritual Growth. He Addressed Contemporary Issues, Examined Suffering, And Offered Solutions. His Spiritual Sermons Benefited Both Humans And Jinn, Leading To Their Conversion Into His Disciples. When He Said, "My Foot Is On The Neck Of Every Sufi Saint Of Allah," All The Sufi Saints Who Were Alive Presented Themselves Physically And Those Who Had Passed On, Their Souls Were Present, And The Angels Adorned Him In Hallowed Attire In This Magnificent Assembly Main Points 1. Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani, known as Ghaus-e-Pak or Ghaus-e-Azam, is considered the king of Sufi...

'Cricket Was Concocted To Wean Humans From Jehovah'!

By Sumit Paul, New Age Islam 30 October 2023 An explosion at a Christian prayer meeting in the southern Indian state of Kerala claimed the lives of two individuals and left over 50 people injured, according to authorities. The blast took place as hundreds of followers of the Jehovah’s Witnesses denomination gathered for prayer on Sunday morning at a convention centre in Kalamassery town in Ernakulam district. Photo: CTV News ----- Now the question arises, who're these people who call themselves Jehovah's Witnesses? This Nontrinitarian denomination of Christianity is of rather recent origin; circa 1870. They worship Jehovah and despite being a sect of Christianity, it's quite different from mainstream Christianity in the sense that Jehovah's Witnesses prefer door-to-door preaching,...

Why No Mention Of Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza In “The 500 Most Influential Muslims”

By Bilal Bashir Bhat, New Age Islam 30 October 2023 Every year since 2009, the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre in Amman, Jordan in collaboration with Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal Centre for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University in the United States publishes a report titled “The 500 Most Influential Muslim” to rank the most influential Muslim personalities in the world. Pakistani cleric Ali Mirza, who supported Nupur Sharma, is now being accused of blasphemy for quoting a Hadith ------- The influence can be of a religious scholar directly addressing Muslims and influencing their beliefs, ideas, and behaviour, or it can be of a ruler shaping the socio-economic factors within which people live their lives, or of artists shaping popular culture. Undoubtedly,...

Do International Laws Only Give Israel The Right To Defend Itself, Not Palestine?

By Ghulam Ghaus Siddiqi, New Age Islam 25 October 2023 On October 7, Hamas Targeted Innocent Israeli Civilians, Breaking International Law And Has Been Condemned Universally. But Where Is The Condemnation For The Mostrous Acts Israel Has Been Perpetrating Every Day Since. Not Only Has It Bombarded Homes, Killed Over 5,000 Palestinians In The Last Fortnight, But It Has Been Regularly Breaking International Laws For Decases By Seizing And Occupying Palestinian Territory, Constructing Unauthorised Settlements, Maintaining An Apartheid Regime, And Deliberately Attacking And Killing Palestinian Civilians Almost Daily? Israel Claims The Right To Defend Itself After Each Attack, Which In Practice Gives It A License To Bomb Civilians, Schools, Hospitals, And Other Civilian Infrastructure. Despite...

Islam Needs Renewal: Muslims Need to Save Themselves from Intolerance and Dogmatism

By Moin Qazi, New Age Islam 25 October 2023 In recent years, clichéd calls for reform of Islam have acquired more stringent tones. "We need a Muslim reformation." "Islam needs reformation from within." Such headlines keep flashing in the media. Yet if Muslims are true to themselves and their scriptures, Islam doesn't need a reformation. Muslims need to save themselves from intolerance and dogmatism. The vision of some reformers asks Muslims to abandon fourteen hundred years of accepted dogma in favour of a radical and demanding new methodology that would set them free from the burdens of traditional jurisprudence. In recent years, an enormous industry of reform-minded interpreters has arisen to explain, contextualize, downplay, or ignore them, often quoting the well-known verse that says...

Despotic, Hereditary Khilafat Or Western Democracy: What Political System Is Closer To Islamic Ideals?

By Grace Mubashir, New Age Islam 24 October 2023 According To Quran And Hadeeth, Islam Is Not A Political Ideology. Thus, In Contemporary Conditions Democratic Governments Are The Veritable Embodiments Of Islamic Ideals. Main Points: 1. Quran and Hadeeth don’t provide fixed forms of political system. They demand to follow any system as long as Muslims are safe to practice Islam. 2. Islam specifies Muslims should not revolt against their established governments even if the rulers are unjust and despotic. This is why brutal and despotic Khalifas continued to rule Muslim countries throughout Islamic history. 3. Islam allows complete freedom of expression, so peaceful protests would be part of the norm, but not violence and revolt. 4. Despotic Khalifas in Islamic history did...