Give poor their share

Fight poverty, pay Zakah to the needy

MISSION By G.N. Wadoo

Fasting is a command of Allah for every Muslim man or woman who is adult and sensible. A Muslim cannot ordinarily miss the commanded nature of fasts unless he/she has the grounds for it such as (i) journeys (ii) abject old age (iii) sickness (iv) pregnancy (v) mothers feeding babies (vi) acute hunger More

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London Stone Throwers

Riots in England challenge some well nurtured global stereotypes

POINT OF VIEW BY RIYAZ AHMAD

For most of us in this part of the world who have grown up believing that people in the West can do no wrong, London riots came as a rude shock. Protests on the streets of the megapolis marked by looting, arsoning  and stone throwing  appeared a copy of what occasionally transpires on our More

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The Leadership Debate

Don’t Confuse Popular with Charismatic Leadership

FEEDBACK By Dr. Abdul Ahad

The debate on Charismatic leadership has evoked an overwhelming response which is really heartening. But what I have discussed in my write-up (GK, July 27, 2011) has either been read in haste or not at all appreciated. The critics have tried to put words in my mouth by drawing far-fetched conclusions More

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The Month of the Quran

Let's return to this Book of practical guidance

Ramadan By Prof G R Malik

About fasting Allah (SWT) says O you who believe fasting has been prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you so that you inculcate in you the virtue of God-consciousness. (2:183)That fasting was a religious practice which formed a component of all revealed religions implies that More

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