حجاب
پوښتنه: د حجاب ارزښت څه دی؟ او د سر پوښل تر کومه حده ضروري دي؟ ځواب: د حجاب او پردې چې کوم الفاظ دي، لومړی خو داسي فکر وکړئ چې دا الفاظ قرآن کريم نه دي کارولي. دا الفاظ ډېر وروسته په موږ کې رواج شول. د قرآن کريم په سورة النور کې د ښځو …
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Charity: Points to Ponder
To give in charity is a very coveted human trait. Looking after the need of others is an acknowledgement of God’s favours on oneself. It is also our unwritten obligation towards the society. People who are sensitive to the needs of others will find others sensitive to their own needs…
Can women do Aitikaaf in Masjid?
The Qur’an has referred to the practice of ai`tikaaf with the words: “While you are in the mosques in a state of ai`tikaaf“, which clearly implies that the prescribed method for ai`tikaaf is by restricting oneself to the mosque. There is no distinction between men and women in this respect…
Punishment of blasphemy based on a hadith narrative
The reason we hold the position that anyone who reviles the Holy Prophet (sws) is not to be slain is that there is no such punishment mentioned in the Qur’an or the sound ahadith. All we have are incidents the details of which are reported by people and mentioned in the books of hadith…
Role of Females in Islam vs Talibans current policies
The Taliban follow a certain interpretation of Islam, which they think should be implemented in society. We believe that they have a right to their interpretation but there are some fundamental problems with their approach to governance. In our understanding, Qur’an 42:38 makes it clear that a legitimate government…
Why did Abel not defend himself against his brother?
The Qur’an does not make any reference to Abel (Arabic Hābīl) “surrendering” to his brother Cain (Arabic Qābīl) or refraining from defending himself. Rather, the Qur’an indicates that Abel was not willing to initiate an attack against his brother.
Islam and the State
It is generally understood that the founders of Pakistan wanted to make it an Islamic democratic welfare state. In later times as well, this concept about Pakistan continued. In these times, advocates of revolution and change also say the same. If the common masses are asked, a vast majority will also attest to this concept…
Khilafah
It is an undeniable fact that for the past many centuries, the word khilafah is being used as a term. However, it is certainly not a religious term. It needs to be understood that religious terms cannot be coined by scholars like Razi, Ghazali, Mawardi, Ibn Hazm and Ibn Khaldun…