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Islam is the Religion of Peace
Literally the word 'Islam' signifies submission to the will of God. Metaphorically Islam is
the religion of truth. According to Holy Quran Islam is the same religion that God Almighty had enjoined on Noah, Abraham, Moses and Isa (Jesus) and other prophets before
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What the Unbiased Western Thinkers say about Islam
Maurice BucailIe in his book "Bible, Quran and Science"
Dr. Abdul Salam (Nobel Laureate for Physics) in his articles have stated many natural phenoma have been described and none of the findings of the modern science contradict that description.
"Islam established in the world a great tradition of dignified fair dealing and created a society more free from wide spread cruelty and social oppression than any society had been in the world before”.
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Islam and Women
Women take part in politics in most of the Islamic countries. Pakistan, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Turkey have had women as Head of State. Muslim women are free to take part in sports and engage in any profession they like. .
Shirin Ebadi, the first Iranian and the first Muslim woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Her work to give full rights to women in orthodox Islamic communities has been appreciated
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Capitalism and Islam
Holy Quran does not lay down any political or economic system but prescribes broad moral principles for developing or adopting that. The fact is that during the glorious period of Islamic history, the economic system followed by Muslims was capitalistic. ..Neither economic thinking nor historical experience suggest that any other social system could be as beneficial to the masses as capitalism, provided laws are enacted and enforced and ethical standards followed to ensure fair trading practices to protect the interests of consumers as well as the labor and entrepreneurs... |
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An Overview of the Science of
Hadith, Sunnah and Evolution of Sharia' (Parts 1 to 7)
...The four Sunni schools of thought, Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i and Hanbali, are in principle the same but variations exist in interpretation
...Hadiths have been classified according to the degree of reliability and include those classified as weak....In the early days of Islam hypocrites
mischievously narrated many fake hadiths....Shia also were divided in different Sub-sects such as Zaidites, Fatimides, Ismailians, the Twelveers, the Karmatians and the Brethren of Purity in different regions due to local influence such as the one in Persia and the other in Egypt..
in many Hadith sayings were attributed in the words of narrators and not the exact words of the Holy Prophet (SWS) and narrators gave account interpreting the action or saying according to their own thinking. Like Holy Quran the hadiths are not considered infallible and the practices adopted by different Imams show variations....Bigotry and Dogmatism paves the way for Division of Ummah
Evolution of Sharia’h and Differences of Opinions --Justice to Everyone without Exception
Not all Hadiths can be given the force of generalized law or a mandatory practice for all times to
come. The same thing applies to different fatwas and laws of
sharia'h. ....The difference of opinion that exist can best be solved by Ijma and opening the gates of Ijtihad. And the constituition of Pakistan provides that our laws cannot be inconsistent with the principles of Holy Quran and
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Jihad Against Poverty and Ignorance
For ages our rulers and political leaders have been talking about elimination of poverty. There has been fallacious thinking among some of them that merely by Zakat and fair distribution of the national resources, poverty can be eliminated. They do not appear to know that our National Budget happens to be much smaller than hundreds of multinational companies!...Poverty is an economic condition in which people lack sufficient income to obtain the minimal levels of health care, food, housing, clothing, and education generally recognized as necessary to ensure an adequate standard of living. Further, accessibility to clean water, means of transport and communications etc. make the difference...
In this article 17 important areas have been identified where the Federal Government of Pakistan must utilize not only foreign aid but also its own resources in inculcating the spirit of Jihad against poverty and ignorance and coordinate efforts of the nation in its
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Money,
Riba, Usury and Interest
The word ‘riba’ as appearing in Holy Quran is translated in English as ‘usury’ by many translators and as ‘interest’ by few. Literally ‘riba’ means “excess or addition”. ...Where
interest rates are regulated by the government that cannot be
regarded as usury...
The Modern Forms of
Riba!
1. Printing of Paper currency without any base. The gold standard was abandoned in 1970s.
2. Fluctuations in and Manipulation of Exchange Rates . Printing of currency notes without any base or beyond the reserves required to maintain its stability, causes fall in purchasing power of the money...
Insurance and Socio-economic Considerations
Insurance is not Haram - Insurable Interest.
- The main objection of orthodox ulema, Element of "Sharar"
- Allama Iqbal was among the founders of Muslim Insurance Company
- Interest Free Operations - Islamic Banking and Agricultural Loans
... Insurance Business is highly regulated throughout the world. Standards of solvency and regulations for management of reserves or insurance fund are strictly enforced by the department of insurance.
..When annual or biennial actuarial valuation indicates that the life fund exceeds the reserves needed to meet the future liabilities (future claims and expenses likely to arise) almost 90 to 95% of the surplus is distributed among the policyholders as reversionary bonuses or dividends
.... If the life fund falls short of the reserves required to meet the future liabilities the management has to raise
capital investment
Standardization of Islamic Dates
Research and notes
1.Origin of Islamic Calendar - Part 1
2. Related Verses of Holy Quran and Hadiths - Appendix
3. Facts about the moon - Appendix
4 Difference of Opinions in Interpreting Hadiths - Part 2
5. Fuqaha Positions on Regional and Global Sighting - Part 3
‘Ikhtilaf vs. Ittihad al-Matali
6. The Excellence of Friday
A Global Islamic Calendar based on astronomical calculations for appearance of crescent in Mecca is the best way to standardize Islamic dating procedures. Visibility of moon on earth by naked eye is becoming more and more unpredictable due to global warming and pollution of atmosphere due to industrialization and space exploration...Holy Prophet (sws) laid great emphasis on unity of Ummah. It is simply illogical to believe that he wanted that different months of Islamic calendar begin and end in different cities and countries on different weekdays with a gap of one to three days and/or having a month of 29 days in one country and the same month same year having 30 days in another!
Consumer Protection in Pakistan - Still a Dream
...International Aid Agencies have been emphasizing upon the need for consumer laws sinece the last 35 years. But little interest was taken by the Government but few NGOs sprang up in 1980s in order to share international help in setting up consumer protection bodies and to attend International seminars and workshops. But they have met little
success in convincing the Governments in the center as well as provinces to play their role. However, Consumer Protection laws were passed in Islamabad and Baluchistan but have not been
efficacious...
Exploitation by Credit Card Companies in Pakistan - Banks Debiting Service Charges without notice to the Account
FOOD ADULTERATION: Damage to Electric Appliances due to violent Fluctuation in Electricity Voltage,
CRUEL EXPLOITATION BY THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT: Unfair Practices of Traffic
Mafia - Water Mafia in Karachi
Consumers Rights - History of the Consumer Movement - Consumer Awareness Programs
Secularism and Islam:
Like many other Islamic States, the government of Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a secular government. Its legislators, bureaucrats or the ministers do not have to be a qualified Aalim (scholar of Islam) but now they must have the bachelor's degree in liberal arts or science or mathematics. Many of Pakistani laws do not conform to Sharia that is silent on many aspects of modern life and there is no standardized version of Shariah acceptable to different sects of Muslims.
Socialism, Human Nature and Islam
Socialism and communism as economic systems are against the human nature and that is why they collapsed in Soviet Union and Europe. China has now adopted a realistic attitude towards the capitalistic countries in its trade and social contacts.
Ideology
of Pakistan
The
first Prime Minister of Pakistan. Liaquat Ali Khan's presented the
"Objectives Resolution" that was passed by the
first Constituent Assembly of Pakistan in 1949. The ideology of
Pakistan is embodied in that resolution, which inter alia,
provided that the principles of democracy, freedom, equality,
tolerance and social justice as enunciated by Islam shall be fully
observed in framing the constitution and laws. It also mentioned
that the Muslims shall be enabled to lead their lives in the
individual and collective spheres in accordance with the teachings
and requirements of Islam as set out in the Holy Quran and the
Sunnah
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