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ഉര്‍ദു ഭാഷയുടെ അഭാവം സാംസ്കാരിക വിനിമയം നഷ്ട്പ്പെടുത്തി.

ആധ്യാത്മിക സൂഫി പാരമ്പര്യവും ഉന്നതമായ സാംസ്കാരിക വിദ്യാഭ്യാസ നിലവാരവും ഉണ്ടായിട്ടു കൂടി കേരള മുസ്ലിംകളെ വേണ്ടവിധം വായിഛെടുക്കുവാന്‍ ഇന്ത്യയിലെ മറ്റിതര പ്രദേശങ്ങളിലെ മുസ്‌ലിംകള്‍ക്കായിട്ടില്ലെന്നും ഇതിന്റെ പ്രധാന കാരണം ഉര്‍ദു ഭാഷയുടെ അഭാവം മൂലം നടക്കാതെ പോയ സാംസ്കാരിക വിനിമയമാണെന്നും ഹൈദരാബാദ്‌ ഇഖ്ബാല്‍ അക്കാദമി ചെയര്‍മാനുമായ മുഹമ്മദ്‌ സഹീറുദ്ദീന്‍ ഖാന്‍ അഭിപ്രായപ്പെട്ടു.

അയിനക്കാട്‌ on JAIHOON.TV

JAIHOON.TV documentary team visits the historic village in Calicut, Kerala, blessed with heavenly natural scenery and rich cultural heritage and learns interesting facts.

The Division Project

On the 7th of June 1937, the Royal Committee headed by Lord Bill issued a report that dealt with demonstrating the point of view of both the Arab and Jew leaders, the committee recommended that the Palestinian case could not be solved, except on the basis of the suggestion of dividing Palestine

The Whole Truth

When Christopher Columbus discovered the new continent, which is known today as America, the Arabic countries were then under the rule of a great Islamic state, namely the Ottoman Empire, which had extended its dominion over all the Arabic soil and countries known today, in addition to some other Islamic states. Such empire was the last Islamic state that had reigned over the Arabic region, and that was from the year 1516 till the year 1918.

Islam and Idealism

Thus the problem we are dealing with in the final analysis crystallizes into the fundamental question: Is a particular socio-economic and political system practicable or not? This is the only criterion whereby the practicability or otherwise of a system can be judged aright. Judging from this standpoint we find that the Islamic system of life is in fact a practical system of life, for it was the first system ever practically applied to human life on the face of this earth.

Islam and Sexual Repression

Western psychologists accuse religion of repressing the vital energy of man and rendering his life quite miserable as a result of the sense of guilt which especially obsesses the religious people and makes them imagine that all their actions are sinful and can only be expiated through abstention from enjoying the pleasures of life. Those psychologists add that Europe lived in the darkness of ignorance as long as it adhered to its religion but once it freed itself from the fetters of religion, its emotions were liberated and accord­ingly it achieved wonders in the field of production.

Islam and the concept of Civilization

It should be known that the Islamic cause does not oppose modern inventions nor do Muslims require that the appliances and tools should bear the inscription: In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful” before they agree to use such tools and appliances at their homes, factories and farms etc. It is quite sufficient if such tools and appliances should be used in the name of God and for His sake. After ail, tools and appliances do not have any religion or homeland, but the way of their use affects all the people on earth. A gun, for example, is an invention which has no religion, color or homeland but you will not be a Muslim if you use it in committing aggression against others. Islam require, that a gun shall only be used in repulsing aggression or in spreading the word of God throughout the world.

എന്റെ സ്റ്റാര്‍ട്ടിങ്ങ്‌ പോയിന്റ്‌

മഴയാനന്തര കാഴ്ചകള്‍ മഴയെ പോലെ തന്നെ ആനന്തദായകമാണ്‌. അതോടെ, പുതു ജീവനുകള്‍ നാമ്പെടുക്കുന്നു. നേരത്തെയുള്ളവ പുനരുദ്ധാരണത്തിന്‌ വഴികള്‍ തേടുന്നു. ചിലതില്‍ കാര്യമായ മാറ്റങ്ങളൊന്നും പ്രകടമാകുന്നില്ല. അതേ സമയം, മറ്റു ചിലതില്‍ പുതിയവ പൊട്ടിമുളക്കുന്നു. പഴകി ദ്രവിച്ച തടികളില്‍ നിന്നും പുതു തലമുറ എത്തിനോക്കുന്നു. അതെ, പുനര്‍ജന്മം ഒരിക്കലും അസംഭവ്യമല്ല എന്ന്‌ വിളിച്ചു പറയുന്ന പ്രകടനങ്ങള്‍.

ISLAM AND THE CLASS SYSTEM

The clergy had their own distinctive clothes. In those ages the power of the church was equal and at times opposed to that of kings and emperors. The Pope claimed that it was he who confer­red power on kings but they strove to get rid of his influence in order to rule independently. Owing to the property donated by the religious people and the exactions imposed on them, the church became so rich that at times it could have armies of its own. On the other hand, the nobility inherited nobleness from their forefathers and passed it on to their descendants. A man belonged to the nobility by birth and remained as such until his death regardless of whatever noble or mean actions he might have done in his lifetime.

ഭക്ഷ്യപ്രതിസന്‌ധി

ലോകം കടുത്ത വെല്ലുവിളികള്‍ക്കുമുമ്പിലാണ്‌ . എങ്ങും ഉയരുന്ന കലാപ-കലഹങ്ങളുടെ പുകച്ചുരുളുകള്‍ക്കു പുറമെ നമ്മുടെ ഈ യുദ്ധഭൂമിയെ തുറിച്ച്‌ നോക്കുന്നത്‌ നിരവധി ഗുരിതരമായ വെല്ലുവിളികളാണ്‌ . അവയുടെ പരിഹാരങ്ങളെക്കുറിച്ചു്‌ ആലോചിക്കുമ്പോഴാകട്ടേ , ഓരോരുത്തരും ശരിക്കും വിയര്‍ക്കുകയാണ്‌ . ആഗോള താപനം , വിലക്കയററം തുടങ്ങിയ ചോദ്യഛിഹ്‌നങ്ങള്‍ക്കു മുമ്പിലേക്കാണ്‌ ഇപ്പോള്‍ അതിലേറേ വലിയ ഫണമുയര്‍ത്തിക്കൊണ്ട്‌ കടുത്ത ഭക്ഷ്യപ്രതിസന്‌ധി കടന്നു വരുന്നത്‌ .

Preface

The majority of the modern “educated” people are today faced with a religious crisis. Is religion really a fact of life? It might have been one in the past, but does it still remain so in the world of today when science has changed the whole course of life, and when there is no place in it for anything save science and what scientific facts approve of? Does religion represent a genuine need of humanity? Or is it something wholly dependent upon the temperamental constitution of an individual so that one may not believe in it as there is no difference between the two states of belief and unbelief ‘?

Muslim deviance? Gimme a break

Few, if any, in the Western leadership seem to make the point that Al Qaeda is a deviant phenomenon within the Islamic world, just as Hitler was a deviant phenomenon within the Christian world (commentators seem to overlook Hitler’s early speeches calling on Catholic principles). But Islam has a much better record over the ages (despite its founder being far more warlike than the founder of Christianity) of dealing with its deviants who take violence to excess.

ഇബ്‌നു ഖല്‍ദൂന്‍: വ്യക്തിയും ജീവിതവും

സോഷ്യോളജി, ചരിത്രം എന്നിവക്ക്‌ താത്മികമായ വിശകലനങ്ങള്‍ നല്‍കിയ ലോകപ്രസിദ്ധ മുസ്ലിം ശാസ്ത്രപ്രതിഭയാണ്‌ ഇബ്‌നു ഖല്‍ദൂന്‍. ചരിത്രശാസ്ത്രത്തിന്റെയും സാമൂഹിക ശാസ്ത്രത്തിന്റെയും പിതാവും സ്ഥാപകനുമായി ഗണിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു. ‘മുഖദ്ദിമ’ എന്ന കൃതിയിലൂടെ ലോകത്തിന്റെ ശ്രദ്ധ പിടിച്ചു പറ്റിയ അദ്ദേഹം ഇന്നും അതേ കൃതിയിലൂടെ ജീവിക്കുന്നു.

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!

Outlive crisis by the light of Tawhid : Shihab Thangal

Chandrika Daily, 16 Feb 2002.
It is only a culturally conscious student generation that can lead the future Kerala, said Panakkad Syed Muhammad Ali Shihab Thangal, the state president of Indian Union Muslim League.
He was speaking at the concluding function of MSF Conference (Muslim Student Federation) held at the ‘Cordoba’ city in Kerala.
The responsibility of the […]

Tasawwuf: Comprehensive, Modern and Scientific

A critical essay by Shihab Thangal on the developments and present misconceptions about Mysticism in

A Typical Muslim Marriage

The Bridegroom and the Bride’s father sits, accompanied by the witnesses and also present is the local Qazi or the Khateeb (the one who delivers the khutba or Friday Sermon). The groom’s friends sits beside him. A register is signed with the signatures of the two parties and a sermon is also given.
Notice the bouquet […]

Indian Shalwar, Malaysian Scarf, Arabian Jewellery & a Wedding

Although nikah is the obligatory part and the reception a Sunnah (Prophetic practice, sallallahu alaihi wa sallam), the amount of time and effort (and money) invested is far from balanced.
The preparations start almost a month before the event. The male members travel to all the four directions for inviting near and far (and farthest) relatives […]

Mother’s care @ MeraWatan

Exclusive interview with Sheikh Muhammad Karakunnu, Director of Islamic Publishing House, Kerala, on May 18th 2002
It was in midst of his busy schedule that Jaihoon was given an opportunity to meet face to face with the renowned writer and thinker whom other writers see as their honorable guru.
So here was a dot-com enthusiast
With questions he […]

Thunjath Ezhuthachan : The Father of Malayalam language

Thunjath Ezhuthachan was born around 450 years ago in Malappuram district. The story of his birth is mixed with myths and truths. His real name was Ramanujan and signs of brilliance were evident in his childhood. He traveled extensively in search of knowledge and returned to Thrikandiyur, his birthplace, after mastering the religious sciences.
The privileged […]

Ponnani - Minor Makkah

The name Ponnani
According to some historical records, Ponnani’s history dates back to 2000 years. There are differences of opinion regarding the evolution of the name of Ponnani.
Legend has it that the Ponnana (meaning a type of elephant in Malayalam) was auctioned in the Brahmin temples here and thus came to be known as Ponnani. Yet […]

Syed Shihab: Arabia’s gift to India

‘The Indian Muslim minority has made valuable contributions to Islamic culture and world civilizations while living under the secular framework of the country’, said renowned scholar, orator and a member of the Rajya Sabha (upper house of Indian Parliament) representing the Indian Union Muslim League. He was speaking at the Asian Studies Center of the […]

Revival of Arab Kerala Ties

Centuries old cultural ties that the Arabs had maintained with Kerala should be revived, said KKN Kurup, head of Department of History, University of Calicut.
The professor is on a two-week lecture cum study tour in UAE. His paper, ‘Kerala-Arab relations until the advent of Portuguese’ presented at a seminar organized by the UAE University in […]

The Menu at a Hotel

The Indo Arab relations which began centuries continue to express itself in different dimensions. It maybe in the form of forms like dress, place names or even people’s names- these are only a form of indirect cultural symbiosis.
It is only natural for this to happen when two cultures meet or rather merge with one […]

Some facts : The story untold

It has been found that Teak wood has been used in the making of Moon Athur Temple and the palace of Nebuchadnezzar (605-562 BC). In those days, Teak was available in plenty for export only in Kerala.
Jewish religious texts have references to the perfumes of Kerala. The Cinnamon was used in their religious ceremonies.
Elliot’s history […]

The influence of sand dunes in songs

The influence of Arabia is evident in every walk of Keralites’s life. The arts and music are shaped by many factors, and the sand dunes is one of them in case of Kerala. Suffice is to say that the pronunciation of Arabic words is not just the monopoly of Muslim artists.
There are number of non-Muslims […]

The fall of Ottoman Caliphate and the Indian Khilafat Movement

Introduction
A western critic once wrote that a visitor from Mars who arrived on earth during the sixteenth century would have probably concluded that the world was on the verge of becoming Muslim. No doubt, with the Mughal Empire in the Indian Subcontinent in the East, Safavid Empire in the center and the Ottoman empire in […]

Genesis and Growth of the Mappila Community

Contributed to Jaihoon.com by Dr. Hussein Randathani. Posted on December 16 2005
The long-standing Arab contact

Sayyida Nafisa at-Tahira

Rare Lady Saint of the Egpytians
[Excerpted from From the Light of Ahl al-Bayt: My Spiritual Experiences Unveiled] by Imam Metawalli ash-Sha`rawi
Sayyida Nafisa was born in Makkah on the 11th of Rabi`a al-Awwal, the same night that the Prophet (s) was born, in the year 145 H. Her father had been appointed governor of Madinat al-Munawwara […]

A change that veiled the body, but unveiled conscience

[Actress finds peace in the Holy Book by By Bassma Al Jandaly | 18-11-2002]
Beaming a broad, infectious smile, Abeer Al Sherqawi is eager to impart her newfound inner peace and serenity after rediscovering the Holy Quran.
The 32-year-old Egyptian screen siren, who used to wear skimpy outfits in the heyday of her career, recently came to […]

Faith is not about just dressing up

Dr. Princess Sara on the effect of Media on children.
Dr Princess Sara bint Abdul Mohsen Al Saud yesterday said the media is playing a master role in fuelling the “fierce struggle of civilizations” the world is witnessing nowadays.
She also warned Arab youth against adopting alien concepts, which aim to distort their Islamic identity.
Dr Princess […]

Freedom: What is strange, what is not

THE UAE prides itself on its Islamic culture and on following the teachings of Islam and its people believe in and practice principles which do not encourage extremism, religious groupings and factions injurious to Islam, Her Highness Shaikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Chairwoman of the Sharjah Supreme Family Council (SSFC) and the Sharjah Women’s […]

Second Sharjah International women’s Conference

“My dear daughters, you should not imitate the non-Muslim Western women who have mistaken the concept of freedom as being able to behave badly.” - Sheikha Jawaher
Despite great advancements of the modern era in various fields, the world is dominated by a distorted concept of civilization which remains mute to famine, wars and killings in […]

The paradox of International Women Conferences

April 1st 2001, Khaleej Times
International women conferences are causing harm to structures and stability of families, instead of solving social problems, according to Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qassimi, wife of the Ruler of Sharjah and chairperson of the emirate’s Supreme Family Council.
Sheikha Jawaher made the remark during a recent meeting with the […]

Muslim women and the impact of Scientific and Cultural Globalization

An International conference for Muslim women was held at Sharjah Women’s Club from April 15 to 19. The first of its kind convention was held under the theme Muslim women and the impact of Scientific and Cultural Globalization.
It will be under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qassimi, wife of the […]

Hijab : A transparent umbrella or Yo-Yo creativity !

It has been my personal observation that some Muslim girls and women do not realize the significance of Hijab. Hijab is Arabic for protection and cover. Some people put a lot effort into their Hijab, yet it serves no purpose. I am referring to the pointless Hijab that some girls wear.
The first pointless Hijab is […]

Zamzam Cola and Muslim Barbie!

MANAMA, May 21, 2002 (IslamOnline & News Agencies)
Iran’s version of Coke has hit the shelves of Bahrain’s supermarkets as residents of the Gulf kingdom increasingly express their frustration at U.S. policy on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by boycotting American products.
“There is growing demand for substitutes to American soft drinks, which is what prompted us to import […]

Western sciences came from Eastern Civilizations: Amartya Sen

[An edited excerpt from Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen’s address to the World Newspaper Congress, held between May 26 and 29 in Belgium]
I knew Daniel Pearl a little. He came to a talk of mine in Paris about two years ago, and we chatted afterwards. He knew then that he was soon going to be based […]

‘Beautifying ourselves for ourselves !

[by Abd Al-Hamid Al-Bakkoush. An article calling for reform, written by former Libyan prime minister Abd Al-Hamid Al-Bakkoush, who is known for his liberal views, recently appeared in the London-based Arabic-language daily Al-Hayat. The following are excerpts from the article]
History shows us that problems and crises are a matter of routine for peoples and nations… […]

Some embarrassing truths!

[ Timesofindia.com, SUNDAY, JULY 21, 2002 AMERICA CALLING, by Nikhat Kazmi]
India. Ah! Bombay Dreams…Bollywood…Lagaan… A.R. Rahman. Pakistan. Yeah! Musharraf aka Busharraf aka our man in Islamabad. This is the stock response you get from the average American when he learns you are from India.
While Broadway already bears posters of Bombay Dreams, the All American […]

India: ‘Vedantic brain, an Islamic body and a Christian heart’

[TIMES NEWS NETWORK, WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2002 ] Narayanan says onus of peace on majority
NEW DELHI: Taking a gentle but pointed swipe at those who have used ‘‘the poison of communalism’’ to cause ‘‘so much violence and hatred in some parts of our country’’, outgoing President K R Narayanan said on Wednesday that ‘‘the Hindus, […]

Give Respect to Earn Respect

[Dr. Hamoud Dhawi Al-Qathami/ Al-Madinah, 6 August 2002 ]
It was with obvious sense of pride that I answered in the affirmative to a question from an ordinary Indonesian at a hotel lounge in Jakarta. His question: “Is it not your country which is home to the holiest shrine to which Muslims the world over turn […]

Desert Culture and Artificial Superiority

[Coexistence with expatriates, Ali Saad Al-Mousa/Al-Watan, 5 August 2002]
At the end of the last academic year I attended a ceremony organized by one of the university departments, where I work, in honor of an American Muslim professor, who was leaving the Kingdom after spending about 10 years.
On this occasion, I wished him a happy life […]

Atrocities against Women in India: Thoughts on Gujarat massacre

by Nihla_ag, Student Counselor.
Gujarat ke firaq se hai khar khar dil
Betaab hai seene mein aatish bahar dil
Marham nahin hai iske zakhm ka jahan mein
Shamshir-e-hijr se jo huwa hain figr dil
(My heart is thorn-filled with longing for Gujarat
Restless, frantic, flame wrapped in the spring
On earth there exists no balm for its wound
My heart split asunder […]

Art: Endeavor to Locate Culture

[by Hoor Al-Qasimi, director, Sharjah international Biennial 6 on behalf of the artists, their curators and their work.]
The sixth Sharjah Biennial hosts have a long history. Venice is celebrating its 50th Anniversary in June this year. Sharjah, over 12 years, has followed the protocols established by Venice, categorizing artists in terms of their national […]

Dr. Sheikh Sultan receives honorary doctorate

Dr Sheikh Sultan receiving the honorary doctorate in London. Picture: WAM
His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has been conferred an honorary doctorate degree in law by the South Bank University of London.
During a graduation ceremony held here yesterday, to mark the graduation of 700 students, […]

A show where artists proved their point!

An edited version from the article by Jamie Robinson published in The Independent Magazine
There’s trouble in my hotel room. The conflict in Iraq, more killing in Palestine: CNN tells me about it all day everyday. I’m in the Middle East. Outside it’s hot and I’m waiting to be whisked off to shake the Sheikh’s hand […]

After 500 years

After 500 years…
After almost 500 of Muslims’ violent and bloody exile from Spain , a brave son of Islam paved the way for the construction of a Masjid in the same memorable land. But his ways were not violent. Nor did he spill any blood. No crusade. No terrorism… but through his unique ways of […]

Another crown for the Minaret of Culture

French honour for Sharjah Ruler, Paris |WAM | 23-07-2003
The French government yesterday conferred on His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, the Republican Order in Art and Humanity, of the class of a knight.
The honour was in recognition of his significant contributions in the academic, scientific, […]