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Meem is for Mercy [my slogan. my revolution]
Posted on January 1, 2013 | No Comments"You may occasionally stretch and struggle to keep up with his Slogans of Mercy, but you surely wouldn't want to abandon his Revolution of Meem." -
Sustaining Spat-free Scholarship: Dr Hamza Malibari
Posted on October 12, 2012 | No CommentsSince childhood, Dr Malaibari, prominent Hadith scholar, remained aloof from controversies and arguments. He continued to do research, be it either at office or home. He has been an active presence in all hadith seminars conducted in the past twenty five years conducted by various colleges and universities across the world. -
Sayyid Shihab for the Shabab : His life and Message for the Youth (Jaihoon’s speech)
Posted on July 27, 2012 | No CommentsIt is not easy to confine a personality such as Panakkad Sayyid Muhammadali Shihab within the four walls of our convenience of time and space. His personality, like that of any other sagacious souls who lived on this earth, was like that of the sun -
മലബാർ: പൈതൃകവും പ്രതാപവും: ഒരു ദേശത്തിന്റെ പ്രഭാവസഞ്ചാരങ്ങൾ
Posted on February 2, 2012 | No Commentsഅക്കാദമിക തലങ്ങളിൽ കേരളത്തെക്കാളേറെ മലബാറാണ് പഠനവിധേയമായിട്ടുള്ളതെന്ന് പലപ്പോഴും തോന്നാറുണ്ട്. ചരിത്രപരമായും സാമൂഹികശാസ്ത്രപരമായും ഭൂമിശാസ്ത്രപരമായും നരവംശശാസ്ത്രപരമായുമെല്ലാം മലബാറിനെക്കുറിച്ച് നിരവധി പഠനങ്ങൾ നടന്നിട്ടുണ്ട്. Mahmood Kooria -
An educated Afghanistan will be the best friend of India : Iqbal
Posted on June 28, 2011 | No CommentsPersonally I believe that complete secularization of education has not produced good results anywhere especially in Muslim lands. Nor is there any absolute system of education. Each country has its own needs and its educational problems must be discussed and solved in the light of those needs. -
Islamic Culture: Europe has realized it, Let Muslims too – Iqbal
Posted on June 28, 2011 | No CommentsMillions upon millions of men and women in Europe are anxious to know what Islam and its cultural ideals are. The sooner the younger generation of Muslims realizes this fact the better. European Muslims have already realized it. -
Westerners do to Medicine what Indians do to food : Iqbal on Ayurvedic and Yunani medicine
Posted on June 28, 2011 | No CommentsI may mention that while I was in England, an English friend of mine told me that our way of cooking food was unnatural so much so that the original flavor of the food was entirely lost in the act of cooking it He praised the Western way of cooking food. Thereupon I told him that what we did with our food, the Westerners did with their medicines -
THE LAST WORDS OF IMAM GHAZALI
Posted on June 22, 2011 | No CommentsHe asked him to bring his white shroud, kissed it, stretched himself full length and saying "Lord, I obey willingly," breathed his last. nd underneath his head rest theyfound the following verses; composed by him, probably, during the night. -
Iqbal’s New Year Message (1938)
Posted on June 16, 2011 | No CommentsLet us therefore begin the New Year with the prayer that God Almighty may grant humanity to those who are in places of power and government and teach them to cherish mankind. -
Qadianis are traitors both to Islam and to India: Iqbal’s Letter to Nehru
Posted on June 16, 2011 | No Comments"I have no doubt in my mind that the Ahmadis are traitors both to Islam and to India.", writes Iqbal to Pandit Nehru -
Sufi Motherhood
Posted on March 17, 2011 | No Commentsthe bond between a mother and a child departs markedly from other types of love, and this is where the Sufi-like aspect comes into play because the believer has an absolute, pure love, which does not want to be self-serving in any way, even though this is almost impossible to achieve -
‘You Can Deny God, But Can You Deny The Glory Of The Prophet’? – Iqbal
Posted on February 10, 2011 | No CommentsDuring his last long illness, Iqbal saw in a dream Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan, who advised him to tell his illness to the Prophet, and indeed Iqbal composed long poem...and asks the Prophet to help him in his illness-just as seven centuries ago, the Egyptian Busiri -
You would have never thought this was Islam!
Posted on January 28, 2011 | No Comments"God did not send me to be harsh, or cause harm, but He sent me to teach and make things easy."... Contrary to popular misconception, Islam stands for the love and progress of humanity. Anything considered universally good is by itself Islamic. -
The Fallacy Of Ignoring Hadeeth
Posted on January 25, 2011 | No CommentsA section among us believes that there is no need to refer to Ahaadeeth at all as Qur’an is sufficient. There is no denying the fact that Qur’an is complete. There are some inconsistencies in the position of those who ignore the Ahaadeeth, however -
Sacred Spaces – Journey Toward the Light
Posted on January 18, 2011 | No CommentsAs we will see, in this lecture, the sun, the moon and the stars all play an important role in the mysticism of light. The light of the sun is compared to the light of the Prophet, while the moon is a sign of beauty. by Katherine Schimmel Baki -
It’s not IDEA , Sir ji, It’s ACTION
Posted on January 2, 2011 | No CommentsI have come across many ideas that had the capability of changing lives, but the ‘Idea makers’ are ‘impotent ‘ in action capacity. It resulted in the failure of the idea to even create speak in the listener’s heart; forget the far reaching potential it holds -
The poverty of ideas
Posted on January 2, 2011 | No CommentsWe are poor in ideas and affluent in ego and arrogance. When it comes to rigidity we can scale any heights. When it comes to the impact of conditioning effects even on the highly educated we will outsmart any other people -
History : Learning the Wrong Lessons
Posted on December 28, 2010 | No CommentsWe cannot change a single name nor can we relocate an event. We have no control upon that. Therefore, what we have no control upon (the past) should not consume our time so much that we ignore what is present -
The Art & Industry Of Manufacturing Excuses
Posted on December 14, 2010 | 1 CommentIf there is one thing for which we, the Muslims, could instantly be awarded with a Nobel it is in the art of manufacturing excuses -
Suppression of ideas is the bane of our existence : Katherine Schimmel Baki
Posted on December 14, 2010 | No CommentsIntellectual freedom is required. But what of the invisible chains that bind the human spirit due to an appalling lack of empathy, lack of faith, and lack of spiritual integrity? Asks Katherine Schimmel Baki of Wild River Review -
A Place amongst the Stars: Remembering Iqbal and the Meaning behind his Global Message
Posted on November 9, 2010 | No CommentsA critical essay by Katherine Schimmel Baki on the great poet Philosopher -
Babar’s Last Words
Posted on September 30, 2010 | No CommentsDo not demolish or damange places of worship of any faith and dispense full justice to all to ensure peace in the country. Islam can better be preached by the sword of love and affection, rather than the sword of tyranny and persecution -
Jamaa‘at-e-Islami’s U-Turn On Secularism & Democracy
Posted on September 26, 2010 | 1 CommentSince I have studied in a madrasah and was associated with the SIO I should either keep silent or only support the existing set-up is a standpoint that I do not find quite objective, writes Dr Wasim -
Quran on the Life and Manners of Holy Prophet
Posted on September 15, 2010 | No Comments"If you love Allah, then follow me; Allah will love you and forgive you your sins, and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful." -
Burning Qur’an & The Huge Gap
Posted on September 10, 2010 | No CommentsOur writers and speakers have thought and reacted in the same manner as the uneducated, uninformed and less fortunate ones do –forgetting the fact that the society had invested in them hugely for some reason -
Mission Nizamuddin (The Twitter-based Micro-Travelogue) by Jaihoon
Posted on September 1, 2010 | No CommentsThe book, which takes less than 15 minutes to finish, is a compilation of his travel across the four Indian states of Delhi, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan during the early months of year 2010 composed within the limits of the 140 characters. -
A Reflection on Divine Love
Posted on August 26, 2010 | No CommentsIt is easy to begin to resent such people and to believe that God does not love everyone. However, if we look closely at these people, we see elements of ourselves in them. -
Mankind’s Debt To The Prophet
Posted on August 25, 2010 | No CommentsThere arose from among an uncivilized and ill-mannered people noble-hearted men who led a graceful and kindly life, men who started a new era of courtesy and warmth in human history, who engendered gentleness and goodness in those around them. by Syed Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi (ra) -
The history of the world would have been different had America been blessed with Islam
Posted on August 25, 2010 | No CommentsI am going to begin with something that may startle you The Western World which stretches from Europe to the Americas is most fortunate, and yet it is most unfortunate... Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi (ra) -
How Educated Are Our Educated?
Posted on August 14, 2010 | No CommentsRemaining contented with the atomistic thinking defeats the purpose of education. This is because “the whole has a value which the parts do not”. -
Taking stock BEFORE Ramadan
Posted on August 7, 2010 | No CommentsIf we could take this Ramadan as a time for self-assessment. Could we also try to find out how much have the Muslims positively contributed to the development of the world and to the total fund of knowledge and human experiences during this whole year? -
The Longest Is The Shortest
Posted on July 25, 2010 | 2 CommentsTaking to the long route will involve more analysis and bringing the discussions to the logical conclusions. There are indications that for some more time we will continue considering the shortest as the longest, oblivious of the fact that the ‘longest’ is actually the shortest. -
SPOONFEEDING: Not The Qur’anic Methodology
Posted on June 17, 2010 | No CommentsWhen Qur’an obligates the human beings to reflect, it means thinking differently. It means arriving at greater realities processing the data and the bits and pieces of information available in our surroundings -
Being “Saadique & Ameen” in your very own “Makkah”
Posted on June 11, 2010 | 1 CommentThey said so as they wanted to do something. I told them to do what the candle does: brings light wherever it is -
The Muslim Is Friendly And Likeable
Posted on June 8, 2010 | No CommentsThe believer gets along with people and they feel comfortable with him. There is no goodness in the one who does not get along with people and with whom they do not feel comfortable -
Shoe Stands Empty And Shoes Scattered
Posted on May 15, 2010 | No CommentsThe modern Muslim's confusion and the practical realities of life make him directionless. When one is directionless then anything goes. -
Knowledge (Information) As A Barrier!
Posted on May 13, 2010 | No CommentsToo much information about the details of what is happening may not leave any space to think about what should happen -
Great Ones are grown in the lap of Noble Mothers
Posted on May 9, 2010 | No CommentsA life sketch of Sayyeda Khairunnisa, the mother of Maulana Syed Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi -
Waiting For A Leader? Please Don’t
Posted on May 5, 2010 | 2 CommentsThis is one of the beautiful excuses for non-performance. Why should we perform when the leader is not there?...Dr Waseem Ahmad -
എന്റെ സ്റ്റാര്ട്ടിങ്ങ് പോയിന്റ്
Posted on May 4, 2010 | 2 CommentsMoin Malayamma's Malayalam translation of first chapter from 'The Cool Breeze From Hind' by Jaihoon -
A Message from the East – Preface
Posted on April 29, 2010 | No CommentsIqbal's preface to Payam-e-Mashreq. My readers will by themselves appreciate that the main purpose underlying it is to bring out moral, religious and social truths bearing on the inner development of individuals and nations -
ആദ്യത്തെ മാപ്പിളലഹളയും മമ്പുറം തങ്ങളും
Posted on April 25, 2010 | No Commentsബ്രിട്ടീഷുകാരുടെ മുസ്ലിം വിരോധം ശരിക്കുംമനസ്സിലാക്കുകും ശക്തമായ പോരാട്ടങ്ങപ്രവര്ത്തനങ്ങള്ക്ക് നേതൃത്വം നല്കുകയും ചെയ്ത മഹാനാണ് മമ്പുറം തങ്ങള് -
(re)Discovering the meanings of AS-SAALIHAAT
Posted on April 14, 2010 | No CommentsUnfortunately, the word has again invariably implied only rituals. writes Dr Wasim Ahmad -
ആഗോളവത്കരണ കാലത്തെ മതവും ആത്മീയതയും
Posted on April 9, 2010 | 1 Commentമനുഷ്യന്റെ എല്ലാ നൈസർഗ്ഗിക വാസനകളെയും ചോദനകളേയും കച്ചവടച്ചരക്കാക്കുക എന്നത് ആഗോളവത്കരണകാലത്തെ ചില മുതലാളിത്ത ശ്രമമാണ്. കപടസന്യാസിമാരിലൂടെ നമ്മുടെ നാട്ടിൽ തഴച്ച് വളരുന്ന ആൾദൈവ വ്യവസായം അതിന്റെ ഏറ്റവും മികച്ച ഉദാഹരണമത്രെ...Religion & Spirituality in Era of Globalization, by Zainul Abideen K. Purathoor , First prize Winner of JAIHOON.TV Literary Contest 2008) -
Tasawwuf: Comprehensive, Modern and Scientific
Posted on March 28, 2010 | 2 CommentsA critical essay by Shihab Thangal on the developments and misconceptions about Mysticism in Islam. Translated by Jaihoon -
‘The Alchemy’ launched at Int’l Islamic Bazaar
Posted on March 22, 2010 | No CommentsDr Wasim Ahmad, Head of Islamic Studies, Preston University launched the book in Dubai -
The Light of the Prophet
Posted on March 2, 2010 | No CommentsThe power of this light made the Prophet’s radiation so powerful, once he appeared on earth, that Allah calls him in the Qur’ân "an illuminating lamp." -
Milad Nabi – Allama Iqbal
Posted on February 18, 2010 | No CommentsIn order to maintain the flavor of faith in Prophet's teachings, one may resort to three ways... Allama iqbal -
The Alchemy of Affinity
Posted on January 26, 2010 | No CommentsThe poems are all variations on a theme of divine love peppered with splendid romance whose course does not always run smooth. -
In communion with the soul
Posted on January 20, 2010 | No CommentsExcerpts from the interview by Nasma,K, a final year BA Functional English undergraduate with Jaihoon on his visit to the college.
