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Islam and Non-Muslim Communities

The Islamic holy texts enjoin Muslims to treat non-Muslims in a kind and fair manner, Apart from the rights and obligations in­volving worship, they are equal to Muslims with respect to all other rights and obligations related to social life and the rights of citizens. In addition, Islamic faith strives to strengthen the links connecting the non-Muslims to visit them and to eat their food, which is the custom of close friends.

Iqbal on Lord Krishna and Ram

It was Iqbal’s confirmed conviction that Sree Krishna was the one of the messengers of God. He traced the visible miseries of India, to the fact that the messages of Krishna were being totally ignored. His beliefs went further to include even Sree Ram also. He envisioned Sree Ram as the ‘Spiritual Leader of the Indian Peninsula’. In his poem ‘The Call of the Caravan bell’, he wrote of Ram as the ‘Philosopher of the Easterners’.

ന്യൂനപക്ഷ സ്നേഹം പ്രകടമാകേണ്ടത്‌ പ്രവൃത്തിയില്‍

ഇപ്പോള്‍ നടക്കുന്ന സംസ്ഥാനസമ്മേളനത്തോടനുബന്ധിച്ച്‌ മദര്‍ തെരേസായുടെ ചിത്രങ്ങള്‍ പ്രദര്‍ശിപ്പിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നതായി കണ്ടു. അതുപോലെതന്നെ പള്ളിയുടെയും മോസ്കിന്റെയുമെല്ലാം ചിത്രീകരണങ്ങളും.

ഒരു വശത്ത്‌ ഈശ്വരനാമത്തില്‍ നിയമസഭാംഗങ്ങള്‍ സത്യ പ്രതി ജ്ഞ ചെയ്യുന്നത്‌ അപമാനകരമാ ണന്നു പറഞ്ഞു വച്ചിട്ടു അധികകാലമായിട്ടില്ല. മറ്റൊരു എം. എല്‍.എ കൂദാശ സ്വീകരിച്ചുവെന്നു ഒരാള്‍ പറഞ്ഞത്‌ മോശമായി ചിത്രീകരിക്കപ്പെട്ടതും അടുത്തയിടെയാണല്ലോ. ഒരു കാലത്ത്‌ മദര്‍തെരേസായുടെ ജീവകാരുണ്യപ്രവര്‍ത്തനങ്ങള്‍ മുതലാളിത്തത്തെ നിലനിര്‍ത്തുന്നതിനാണന്നു പറഞ്ഞവര്‍ മദറിന്റെ സംസ്കാരചടങ്ങുകള്‍ ആഘോഷമാക്കി, ഇപ്പോള്‍ ചിത്രങ്ങള്‍ സ്ഥാപിക്കുന്നു!

കലക്‌ട്രേറ്റ്‌ മാര്‍ച്ച്‌ സമാധാനപരമാകണം: ശിഹാബ്‌ തങ്ങള്‍

മലപ്പുറം: ഇടതുമുന്നണി സര്‍ക്കാരിന്റെ ജനദ്രോഹത്തിനും ന്യൂനപക്ഷാവകാശ ധ്വംസനത്തിനുമെതിരെ മുസ്‌ലിംലീഗിന്റെ ആഭിമുഖ്യത്തില്‍ നാളെ സംസ്ഥാന വ്യാപകമായി നടക്കുന്ന കലക്‌ട്രേറ്റ്‌ മാര്‍ച്ച്‌ വന്‍ വിജയമാക്കണമെന്ന്‌ മുസ്‌ലിം ലീഗ്‌ സംസ്ഥന പ്രസിഡന്റ്‌ പാണക്കാട്‌ സയ്യിദ്‌ മുഹമ്മദ്‌ ശിഹാബ്‌ തങ്ങള്‍ ആഹ്വാനം ചെയ്‌തു. കനത്ത ജനരോഷം സൃഷ്‌ടിക്കുന്ന നടപടികളാന്‍ സര്‍ക്കാര്‍ അനുവര്‍ത്തിക്കുന്നതെങ്കിലും മാര്‍ച്ച്‌ തികച്ചും സമാധാനപരമായിരിക്കണമെന്നും തങ്ങള്‍ അഭ്യര്‍ത്ഥിച്ചു.

One for a cause

Rajeev Nair, The Gulf Today, July 11, 2002
Punchy, power-packed and direct-that?s www.jaihoon.com for starters. But it is more: Here?s to the dogged determination of a youngster, Mujeeb Rahman,-IT-savvy, not IT-trained-who explores the untapped potential of the Internet for healthy, positive and meaningful interaction, and in the process helps you discover the roots of a rich […]

Jaihoon Cool, Sufi Soul

Hussain Kodinhi, Daily Pioneer (VivaCity), Aug 18, 2005
Jaihoon , the very name reflects the mystic beauty of his lines. He is proud of his deep inclination towards the philosophy of love propounded by Jalaludheen Rumi and Allama Iqbal. He is Mujeeb Rahman, a 28-year-old pravasi Malayalee poet, writing in English.
Adopting the new media-the Internet- for […]

Clearing the mist of distortion

Exclusive interview with Abdus Samad Pookotur, state secretary- SYS, Kerala. Apr 07 2002
The popular media, both online and offline, has not missed a single opportunity blemish the image of Islam and its followers. The topics range from issues of faith to that of practice. For some time, it was the issues such as polygamy. At […]

Kunhai Musliyar - The Birbal of Malabar

Kunhain Musliyar was the Birbal of Malabar. Birbal was the minister of Emperor Akbar who was known for his mastery of satire. The Musliyar received his education at Ponnani Juma’ Masjid.
He was critical of the superstitions and evils in the society and openly criticized the misdoings of the authorities. There are not much authentic records […]

MeraWatan: Not just about trade

“MeraWatan was there when Shah Bandar, the Arabian trader, was the chief tradesman of the Kingdom of Samudiri, the king of Calicut. The flow of petro-dollars gave another dimension to this relationship that was established even during the time of King Solomon. And now in the 21st century, the bond between the sand dunes […]

Gujarat: Missing hands and heads

ArabNews.com | 01-05-2002
NEW DELHI, 30 April — Members of the ruling Hindu extremist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were directly involved in the killings of hundreds of Muslims in the western state of Gujarat, which were preplanned and could spread throughout the country, Human Rights Watch charged yesterday.
The New York-based rights group said the state government […]

Sheikh Zainudhin Makhdum

Introduction
Sheikh Zainudhin Makhdum I, son of Ahmed bin Ma’bari, was born in 872 A.H at Cochin. He settled at Ponnani and being a master of Arabic language, he had several literary works to his credit including Murshid, Adkiya and Shubul Iman.
He had also written a treatise called ‘Tahrees Ahlil Imani Ala Jihadi Abdatisuul Bani’ appealing […]

Umar Qazi - Sufi Poet on Horseback

Introduction
In 19th and 20th centuries, India had to bear many sufferings at the hands of British rule. The Indian Muslims fought with full vigor to oppose the British imperialistic designs. They had to face drastic economic consequences as a result. In the anti-imperialistic battle, great leaders who left their marks on history led them.
Umar Qazi […]

Allama Iqbal and Umar Qazi: Two lovers of the Holy Prophet

By Jaihoon, published in Iqbal Review, by Iqbal Academy Hyderabad, Apr 1998. Posted on June 06, 2007
(The author is Chief Editor of Jaihoon.com, a non-profitable initiative delivering innovative and thought-provoking perspectives. He writes frequently on mystic themes and contemporary issues. He lives in the Middle East with his parents, wife and son and has authored […]

Shame for Uncle Sam

An Analysis of the Attack on America
In the most dramatic scene seen on a screen, I saw the plane penetrating through the World Trade Center. It was hard to believe whether it was the real news or a commercial break of a Hollywood movie preview. But this was real plane, real building and real people.
The […]