Forget others, can we find peace with ourselves? 4 Jan 2009, 0000 hrs IST, M J Akbar The only good thing about 2008 is that it is over. What remains intriguing is the optimism with which we wish peace in a new year when there is none within view. We …

Two-nation theory has bred practice of hatred 7 Dec 2008, 0042 hrs IST, M J Akbar Why has Pakistan become synonymous with terrorism? The vast majority of Pakistanis surely find terrorism, which is the purest form of hatred, as repellent as Indians do. Why then does Pakistan breed an endless …

Tolerance Toward the Non-Muslims Friday, 27 October 2006 By Dr. Zakir Naik ISLAM extends tolerance to human beings in general, regardless of their religion, race, caste, color or creed. Allah Almighty addresses Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in the Quran: “We sent you not but as a mercy for …

Terror has no colour After 9/11 and more recently, after the Mumbai attacks, people who know I am a Muslim often tell me that they feel all Muslims are not terrorists. I am glad they feel that way. However I do not need to be reassured about it repeatedly. For …

Weapons of Mass DECEPTION   Add Up the Damage By BOB HERBERT Published: December 29, 2008   Does anyone know where George W. Bush is? You don’t hear much from him anymore. The last image most of us remember is of the president ducking a pair of size 10s that …

The Wolves Within An old Grandfather, whose grandson came to him with anger at a schoolmate who had done him an injustice, said, “Let me tell you a story. I too, at times, have felt a great hate for those that have taken so much, with no sorrow for what …

A great example of God fearingness Qari Muhammad Qayyam (may the mercy of Allah be upon him) related that a great deal of fighting and bloodshed had started prior to the Indo-Pakistan partition of 1947. He said that a very beautiful daughter of a very rich man in a certain …

Who will break the silence on Israel? This short piece should serve as an eye-opener. The last paragraph is a real soul-stirrer – Insha’Allah the arab leaders in the Middle East awaken from their slumber, their decadent lifestyles and face the reality of this world and the reality of the …

Dhikr (Remembrance) of Allah Dhikr,  i.e. mental or verbal remembrance of Allah is so consoling, pleasant and every form of worship that one can perform it continuously at all times and with great benefit. Allah has enjoined his Dhikr in the Quran in the following words: Obviously Dhikr does not …

Then which of the favours of your Lord will you deny? I know one, who claimed as an atheist who sounds to hate God badly. He asked God to give miracles for him to believe God’s existence. He said ‘God give nothing’ and he then deciced that there is no …