This article is written by Moulana Mufti Muhammad Zahid and it originally appeared on the alsharia magazine website. Author can be reached at zahidimdadia@yahoo.com. Disclaimer: We are sharing this article to spread the awareness about the Hanafi position on the issue of blasphemy. Proponents of the current blasphemy law in Pakistan argued in the court … Continue reading
It is a piece of news on my android device which continues to perplex me. Using wireless internet with access to instant news from another corner of the world claims an age of technology. The piece of news itself claims an age of darkness. My paradox… International Islamic University (IIU) Islamabad participates in Model United … Continue reading
The major schism in Islam was created following the demise of Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam over the question of his succession. Those who believed that Muhammad had proclaimed Ali, his cousin and son in law, as his successor were named as Shiaat e Ali (Partisans of Ali). The larger group who believed that no … Continue reading
Freedom from fear and grief is essential to our inner happiness. Everyone wants to get rid of all the fears and anxieties that make one’s life uncomfortable. In the words of poet philosopher Allama Iqbal, “the highest stage of man’s ethical progress is reached when he becomes absolutely free from fear and grief”. In Holy … Continue reading