Dubai Floods And Indonesia's Green Islam Campaign - Ulema Of The Indian Sub- Continent Should Learn A Lesson From The Ulema Of Indonesia

By New Age Islam Staff Writer 30 April 2024 Two Islamic Countries Demonstrate Different Approaches To Nature Main Points: 1. UAE and Oman witnessed rare floods last fortnight. 2. 20 people were killed by the floods. 3. UAE has been adopting cloud seeding technology to precipitate rains for decades. 4. Indonesia's imams warn Muslims against interfering with Nature's eco system. 5. Green Islam campaign of Indonesian imams stresses to preserve Nature. ------ Cars are stranded on a flooded in Dubai following heavy rains on April 18, 2024 - Giuseppe CACACE ------ Recently, two different approaches to Nature and their good and bad effects were witnessed in two different Islamic countries. Two weeks ago, the UAE and neighbouring Oman witnessed rare floods that killed...

Amir Khusro: An Epitome of ‘Divine Union’ (Wisal-e-Ilahi) with the ‘Divine Beloved’ (Mahboob-e-Ilahi)

By Ghulam Rasool Dehlvi, New Age Islam 30 April 2024 As “Urs” Connotes Divine Union Of The Saint With His Most Beloved, Khusro Attained Wisal-E-Ilahi (Union With The Divine) Along With The Divine Beloved (Mahboob-E-Ilahi) Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia RA. Main Points 1. The 720th Urs (death anniversary known as ‘divine wedding’ in Sufism) of Hazrat Amir Khusro was celebrated from 27th to 30th April with great gusto at his shrine in Delhi. 2. Amir Khusro, prominent Indian Muslim mystic, Persian and Hindawi poet and Chishti Sufi saint, was originally named Abul Hasan Ameenuddin Dehlvi and is popularly known today as “Tuti-e-Hind” (India’s parrot), a poet who was a proponent of universal mysticism and higher spiritual consciousness in Chishti-Sufi tradition in...

The Leitmotif Of The Ongoing General Elections Seems To Be Islam And Muslims

By Sumit Paul, New Age Islam 30 April 2024 The drift or leitmotif of the ongoing General Elections seems to be Islam and Muslims. Examples are for you to see: Chief minister of UP Adityanath alleged on Thursday that the Congress’ attempt to give reservations to Muslims from the OBC quota in Karnataka was part of its agenda to push the country towards “Islamisation and division.” Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday sparked a row after he alleged that the Congress wants to “give your children's property to Muslims.” The PM said a few days ago that Muslims were infiltrators who churned out children. It's now free for all. Long ago, K R Narayanan, the former President of India who studied Political Science in England under Professor Harold Laski, wrote that Professor Laski predicted...

US-China: Is The Ice Thawing?

By Asad Mirza, New Age Islam 30 April 2024 Last week the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken was in China, ostensibly to diffuse the tension build-up between the two super powers. However, in this latest bilateral exchange, China appears to have taken an upper hand over the US. ------ The top American and Chinese diplomats held tough talks in Beijing last week, as the sparring superpowers sought to clarify their growing differences on an array of bilateral and global issues that could further strain the already tense relationship. While US Secretary of State Antony Blinken claimed that ties are “beginning to stabilise,” his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, did not mince words when addressing a number of contentious topics, including Ukraine, Taiwan and trade issues. US Secretary of...

Muslim World's Famous Women Reformers – Part 1

By Grace Mubashir, New Age Islam 29 April 2024 We Know The Brilliant Women In Modern Islamic History Who Have Re-Read The Dangerous Depths Of This Systematic Misogynist Construct. These Women Are Role Models For The South Asian Community To Initiate Much Delayed Feminist Reading Of Islam. Main Points 1. In the second half of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, Muslim women opened the front of struggle in different countries 2. Had they been able to continue to develop the way of their investigations and struggles, it would have been possible to transform and introduce Islam to the level of the liberating vision of modern societies instead of being labelled as a '6th-century tribal religion'! 3. At various points in modern Islamic history,...

Write 'Jai Shri Ram' To Pass An Exam!

By Sumit Paul, New Age Islam 29 April 2024 Four DPharma (Diploma in Pharmacy) students of UP’s state-run Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal (VBSP) University in Jaunpur who wrote nothing but “Jai Shri Ram” and the names of some star cricketers in a recent exam were awarded 50% marks. The bizarre disclosure through RTI prompted a probe and re-examination that led to the four getting zero marks. The probe panel has recommended that two teachers who gave the 50% marks be sacked. However unprincipled BJP's agenda may be, it seems to resonate with people's wishes. By Ghulam Mohiyuddin 27/04/2024 23:57:15 Read the shameful news item and then read Mr Ghulam Muhyiddin’s comment. Agreed, the current political dispensation is outright unscrupulous, but for the survival of such an unethical political...

Education Without Moral Training And Our Social Decline

By Kaniz Fatma, New Age Islam 29 April 2024 We Have Shown In This Article How Poor Our Education System Is And How, Despite The Existence Of Some Educational Institutions, They Are Morally Deficient. A Nation Needs Moral Instruction In Addition To Education For Its Development. ----- Moral training is more effective than education. If moral training teaches the constructive use of consciousness, then education creates consciousness in individuals. If education fosters introspection, the ability to discern right from wrong, and the ability to ask questions, then moral education fosters the ability to respond with civility and manners. Put simply, if people with education constitute a society, then people with training form an organised, civilised society. It is a historical fact that...

Religion And Morality: Islam Revived Moral Values That Are Now Part Of Global Ethics

By S. Arshad, New Age Islam 29 April 2024 Divine Religious Scriptures Deal Largely With Morality Main Points: 1. Morality and ethics have their root in religion. 2. Religion laid the foundation of morality 3. Prophets taught man morality. ------ To many, religion and morality are two different entities. They argue that morality does not have its origin in religion. Even agnostics or atheists believe in moral values. But when we study the history of man, we find that it is religion that taught morality to man and guided them whenever they strayed or became wayward satiating their physical desires at the cost of the freedom of other human beings. Cane killed Abel under intense jealousy. Such killing was denounced by God and the killing of an innocent person was declared immoral...

Shompen Tribe: No National Development Project Can Justify A Genocide

By Nava Thakuria, New Age Islam 29 April 2024 Ahead of general elections 2024 across the country, a group of Indian experts had written an open letter to the Union government in New Delhi demanding the scrapping of the Nicobar development project in the Bay of Bengal. Otherwise, the experts argued, the uncontacted Shompen tribe will be wiped out. They asserted that the wish of those indigenous people (to be left alone) should be respected. The letter alleged that if the development project is not scrapped, both the local authority and New Delhi will be liable for the irreversible damage to those tribal families in the Indian archipelago near Myanmar. Shompen Tribe ----- The letter, endorsed by Vishvajit Pandya (former director of Andaman & Nicobar Tribal Research Institute),...

Will US Sanctions On Netza Yehuda Of Israeli Army Effectively Curb Human Rights Violations?

By New Age Islam Staff Writer 27 April 2024 Because of violations of human rights in the occupied West Bank, the US is thinking of imposing penalties on the Israeli army's "Netza Yehuda" battalion. If the sanctions are implemented, it will be the first time that the US has punished an Israeli army brigade for human rights violations. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed opposition to any sanctions imposed on Israeli military forces. Will the US actually be successful in its consideration? is a question. ------ The US is considering sanctions on the "Netza Yehuda" battalion of the Israeli army, a unit of ultra-orthodox Jewish youth within the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), due to human rights abuses in the occupied West Bank. According to the New York Times, the restrictions...

The Onus Of Safeguarding A Man's Morality Is Always On A Woman!

By Sumit Paul, New Age Islam 27 April 2024 Regardless of what a woman will wear Man has an incorrigible habit to stare Dorothy Parker A young Moroccan woman was banned from travelling due to her appearance on a blind dating show wearing a short skirt on a dating show. Many Moroccan women say they are terrified of the fallout (Courtesy, NAI, April 24). The holier-than-thou custodians and crusaders of false and warped morality in Islam will pounce upon this young woman for wearing a short skirt but would love to ogle at a scantily-clad (even better, if she's sky-clad !) woman. Why's Islam so obsessed, nay paranoid, about what a woman should wear in public? It's her choice whether she wants to wear a mini, micro skirt, a fig-leaf or even go au naturel. In Islam, a woman's modesty or...

Manusmriti: The Next Magna Carta?

By Sumit Paul, New Age Islam 26 April 2024 Sharia Law may be a diminishing threat, unlike Manusmriti. By Ghulam Mohiyuddin 24/04/2024 00:17:52 Mr Ghulam Mohiuddin's apprehension is NOT misplaced. I agree with him in toto. "The casteism of the Manuwadi social system, now formally called the Hindu religion, created an irreparable rift in an otherwise homogenous society, and divided the country on religious grounds, creating Pakistan to the west and present-day Bangladesh to the east. The disunity created by the MS made the country easy prey to foreign invaders such as the Mughals, Dutch, Portuguese, French and the British. Under the British, the country did get united politically and administratively. What is worth noting is that under all the foreign regimes, the pre-ordained social...

Embracing Spiritual Diversity: A Path to Personal and Collective Growth

By Adis Duderija, New Age Islam 25 April 2024 Spirituality, At Its Essence, Is Not A Call For Homogeneity But An Invitation To Embrace The Diversity Within Ourselves And In Others. It Is Through This Acceptance And Celebration Of Diversity That Personal And Collective Growth Flourishes. ------ Spirituality, at its core, is a deeply personal and transformative journey that transcends the bounds of homogeneity. It embraces the richness of diversity, both within ourselves and in others. However, as process-relational theologian Bruce Epperly reminds us, when we fail to acknowledge and embrace the diversity within us, we are often tempted to deny the diversity present in those around us. To truly embark on a spiritual path, we must cultivate openness and acceptance of the multifaceted...

An Insight into India's Biggest Political Jamboree

By Sumit Paul, New Age Islam 25 April 2024 Politics Is the Art of The Possible, Not the Art of The Ideal. Mario Vargas Llosa ----- Peruvian Nobel laureate in Literature (2010), Mario Vargas Llosa's quote, "Politics is the art of the possible, not the art of the ideal," sheds light on the pragmatic nature of politics. Rather than focusing on lofty ideals and utopian visions, Vargas Llosa suggests that successful politicians navigate the complex web of political systems by making strategic decisions based on what is realistically achievable. This quote resonates with the notion that compromise and practicality play crucial roles in the political realm. In order to effectively govern and make progress, politicians must be willing to navigate the realities and limitations of the societies...

Biggest Festival of Democracy - Far Eastern Part of Bharat Recorded Impressing Voters’ Participation

By Nava Thakuria, New Age Islam 25 April 2024 As the biggest electoral show on the planet began on 19 April 2024, where 969 million Indian eligible voters start exercising their franchise in the seven-phase polling conducted by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to elect 543 members to the 18th Lok Sabha for the next five years, the far eastern part of Bharat has recorded an impressing voters’ participation. Thousands of nominees from various national and regional political parties (along with some independent candidates) are contesting in the general elections, where the counting of votes in electronic voting machines is scheduled to take place on 4 June next (and results are also expected the same day). Chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar assured the voters of free, fair &...