A few months back a Pakistani origin Muslim boy who was a British national as well was kidnapped from Pakistan during a family trip to the home country. One needs not to get into the details and find out how seriously the British authorities took the case. It was one life; just another immigrant Pakistani Muslim kid, but the authorities went the extra-mile and recovered the kid. This is only one of the countless examples of how democratic social welfare states care about their citizens. religion, color, caste, creed and …
The Ahmadiyya movement often referred to as Qadianism was founded in the Muslim village of Qadian in the Punjab in 1889 by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. He claimed to be the mahdi, a figure expected by some Muslims at the end of the world, as well as the Christian messiah an incarnation of the Hindu god Krishnam and more. I had personally read a lot of literature relating to the movement and what strikes me is that according to the Ahmadi doctrine, Jesus feigned death and resurrection and later escaped to …
During the debates, Nick tried to pose himself as a messiah. He repeatedly used the words “these politicians” referring to the Labour and Tories. Nobody asked him what the heck he himself is and then, if its so wrong being a politician, what about himself ?
My friend Amanullah Kariapper’s account of a day spent in PP 63 (Faisalabad) for the election campaign of the Labour Party candidate.
Its common to hear the argument that the world would be immoral; people would become completely unethical turning into animals if they start being skeptical on religion. Its believed that the source of morality is one’s religion. True, that religions are a source of inspiration but the belief that once religion fades away from the society, it becomes immoral, shatters once you look at Scandinavian states or other parts of Europe like UK. Those societies despite of a dramatic increase in people leaving religion are more moral in nature than societies which are more …
liberal and progressive Muslims have been advocating the reinterpretation of Islam and its message. They claim to be different from traditional Muslims for they believe in reformation of religion using Ijtehad; with an emphasis on use of reason and intellect. They believe in interpreting the sources of religion on a metaphoric basis and not literal. The core difference is on the interpretation of application of core Islamic values and laws.Â
There is no consensus between liberal, progressive and reformist Muslims on their views but they all agree on reinterpretation of the …
The following video has been making rounds on internet: social networking websites, blogs and twitter. I also received it through a couple of forwarded emails.
The video asks you to Stand up for the Champions. No. Not any football league, not the T20 champions. This time it seeks applause for Mujahideen, Taliban, Al-Qaeda, Usama Bin Laden and others. The video shows clips and images of Usama and others glorifying them as Muslim heroes fighting America or maghrib.
Reality Check: Champions and music
Taliban banned Music in Pakistan for being haraam in Islam. ( …
I have been reading Asghar Khan‘s “We’ve learnt nothing from history“. For those who don’t know, Asghar Khan was a fighter pilot and served as the head of PAF and later PIA. He was President of a political party named Pakistan Tehreek-e-Istaqlal which played a vital role in opposition to Bhutto. The passage that follows is an excerpt from this book which discusses Pakistan’s nuclear capability and provides a security and threat analysis in light of our nukes. This analysis, from an ex-head of PAF should be a must read …
The parable that follows was originally composed by the greatest of all Sufi poets, Jalal ad-Din Rumi (d. 1273) and recounted by Idris Shah, the Grand Shaykh of Sadarna.
A Persian, a Turk, and Arab and a Greek were traveling to a distant land when they began arguing over how to spend the single coin they posessed among themselves. All four craved food, but the Persian wanted to spend the coin on angur; the Turk, on uzum; the Arab, on inab; and the Greek, on stafil. The argument became heated as …
BREAKING NEWS : Lubna claims that Zaid Hamid has betrayed her.
Dear Readers,
I am going to present an exclusive interview with Lubna, an ex-ardent follower of Zaid Hamid. She tells her story of love for Hamid and claims that he betrayed her. You are going to witness some shocking insights into this love-affair!
Interviewer : So, Lubna. Can you please tell something about yourself and your life ?
