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ജയ്ഹൂന്‍ ഒരു നദി മാത്രമല്ല

നമുക്ക്‌ അന്യമാവുന്ന വിചാര രീതികളെ നമ്മില്‍ തന്നെ കുടികൊള്ളുന്ന അരൂപിയായ സര്‍ഗ്ഗശക്തിയുടെ ചാട്ടവാറു കൊണ്ട്‌ ഒരാള്‍ ആഞ്ഞടിക്കുകയാണ്‌. വേദനയുടെ മധുരവും ഈ കഥയും നമ്മുടെതുതന്നെയാണെന്ന്‌ ഓരോ വായനക്കാരനെക്കൊണ്ടും ഏറ്റു പറയിക്കുകയാണ്‌. വായനയുടെ മാറുന്ന രീതികളില്‍ നിന്ന്‌ പുസ്തകങ്ങളുടെ പുറന്തോട്‌ പൊളിച്ച്‌ ഇന്റര്‍നെറ്റിന്റെ സാധ്യതകളിലേക്കും തിരിച്ചിങ്ങോട്ടും നമ്മെ ആനയിക്കുന്ന ജയ്ഹൂന്‍ മാന്ത്രികയെക്കുറിച്ച്‌

Religion : The opium of the People

It should also be mentioned that all the liberation movements in the Islamic East were inspired by Islam. The resistance of the Egyptian people against French occupation was led by Muslim scholars (Ulama). The rebellion against the injustice of Mohammad Ali was advocated by a religious leader, Omar Makram. The rebellion against the British occupation of Sudan was led by Al-Mahdi, still another religious leader. The rebellion against the Italians in Libya and the French in Morocco as well as the Kashani Revolution against the British occupation, all these were rebellions inspired by and launched in the name of Islam. Every rebellion in the Islamic East contains evidence to show that Islam is a great liberating force directed against all forms of injustice and humiliation.

Islam and Freedom of Thought

This in short is the case of the progressives who talk about free­dom of thought. For them freedom of thought is synonymous to freedom of disowning one’s God. This is, however, not freedom of thought but freedom of atheism. Starting with these premises they accuse Islam of restricting the freedom of thought simply because it prohibits atheism. But the question is: Is freedom of thought and atheism one and the same thing, and is atheism really a necessary precondition to the freedom of thought? Misled by the history of European liberalism they overlook the fact that if certain local circumstances necessitated the spread of atheism in Europe, this does not mean that the same thing should happen everywhere in the world.

Islam and Reactionarism

It is often alleged by some misguided people that some aspects of the Islamic way of life are no longer acceptable to people nor in line with the requirements of modern life. They add that some Islamic traditions were originally laid down for past generations and, therefore, have exhausted their ends and have become reactionary restrictions which obstruct and delay progress.

Islam and Alms

This sense of responsibility which Islam prescribed thirteen centuries ago is completely supported by the most modern economic and political theories. But where the state is unable to find work for the unemployed, the Public Treasury will support them until their ­cumstances improve. There is nothing wrong in this, for Muslims are generous to themselves, to the state and to others.

ISLAM AND SLAVERY

Perhaps this is the most odious form of doubt exploited by the communists in order to shake the faith of the Muslim youth in his religion, Islam. If Islam were suited to every period of human history, it would not, as it did, approve of slavery, which proves conclusively that Islam was but meant for a limited period of history only. It has fulfilled its mission and now stands outmoded and ob­solete for it was not designed to be a religion for all times and climes.

IS RELIGION ANTIQUATED?

Dazzled by the achievements of science during the 18th and 19th centuries many Westerners thought that religion had exhausted all its usefulness and surrendered to science once for all. Almost all the eminent western psychologists and sociologists expressed them­selves in similar terms. Thus Freud the renowned psychologist, for instance, showing the futility of any advocacy for what religion stood for in modem time says that the human life passes through three distinct psychological phases: superstition, religion and science. Now being the era of science all religion was out of date.

The Religion of Irreligiousness

I say again that it is this apostasy which is nowadays engulfing the Islamic World from one end to another. It has made its onslaught from house to house, family to family. Schools, colleges, universities have all been overrun by it. There is hardly a family fortunate enough not to include a follower of this creed among its members. Approach any Muslim family, talk to its members in confidence, question, scratch them under the surface and you are sure to find someone who does not believe in God or the Hereafter or in the Apostleship of the Prophet or in the Qur’an as a Divine, eternal Message and a complete code of life. Or, he will just say that he has given no thought to these questions because he does not attach any great importance to them. And his will be a lucky case.

Wealth and Society

By Syed Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi
Zakat, which Islam has enjoined upon Muslims, marks the lowest

Goodwill and affection among those who strive for Faith cannot be produced by artificial means

This speech was delivered at the 15th Convention of Muslim Students Association of the United

Beware of the emergence of a European or American Islam

As Shah Waliullah has admirably put it, “Had the Haj not been there, the Islamic faith and the Muslims of the East and the West would have been the victims of change and alteration, like the other religions, and it would not have been discovered for ages.”
So, brothers, beware of the emergence of a local or territorial Islam and the establishment of Islamic societies that are devoid of the spirit of Islam and built upon foundations that are not genuinely Islamic. Believe me, it is not a figment of my imagination. I attach the highest importance to it, and, I am sure, when you will go home and think over it you will appreciate the gravity and magnitude of the danger I have indicated.

The history of the world would have been different had America been blessed with Islam

The United States not only abounds in mineral resources, but has, also, the bands to exploit them. In this respect, it is exceedingly fortunate and the whole world is, as if it were, keenly desirous to prove it. Everyone is a beggar at its door, eager to solicit its favours. But their ingenuity, sense of discipline and capacity for management, the people here have organised their life so well that the world at large is benefiting from it. In the material and economic fields they are supreme. You can justly be envious of America and admire it as much as you like. I do not believe in partisanship whether religious, social or political. One must give praise where praise is due. But, at the same time, this country is most unfortunate. I say it with a full sense of responsibility. Many of you may be shocked at it, but it is a fact.

Discovery of America

(The speech was delivered at the Muslim Community Centre, Chicago on June 19, 1977, before

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 […]

Bringing about change, without causing much rage

[Dr. Farhat Hashmi’s exclusive interview by Abiya Ahmed, Department of English, American University of Sharjah]
Introduction
(by Jaihoon)
Change is essential for the continuity of humanity on earth. And for such a purpose, every society has bred reformers whenever the situation has demanded them.
A quick look through the history of Islamic history reveals to us interesting facts. When […]

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 […]

What went wrong!

Arab Leaders are winning, Mr. Mahboob A. Khawaja, Ph.D., specializes in strategic studies with keen interests in comparative civilizations, change and development, conflict resolution and author of recent publication: “Muslims and the West: Quest for Change and Conflict Resolution”, Maryland, U.S.A. 2000.
There would be “no triumph of folly if there would be no submissive fools”, […]

“The believer is like rain, wherever he goes is goodness” Amr Khaled’s message to US Muslims

Amr Khaled was recently named one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential Persons in the world, and he had been invited to the United States. Transcript: CAIR/ISNA - ‘An Evening with Amr Khaled’
On Saturday, May 12, the Maryland and Virginia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MD/VA), in cooperation with the Islamic Society of […]

The Unique position of Muslims

[This is an abridged version of a speech delivered by the late Maulana Syed Abul. . .

Works of Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi

Maulana Ali Mian has written more than 100 books in Urdu and Arabic, many of. . .

Physics breaks its own idol

It was philosopher Berkeley who first undertook to refute the theory of matter as the unknown cause of our sensations. In our own times Prof. Whitehead has shown that the traditional theory of materialism is wholly untenable. According to the theory, what enters the eye is not color or sound, but invisible ether waves and […]

Barzakh and Ego’s Experience of Different standards of Time

The most depressing error of Materialism is the supposition that finite consciousness exhausts its object. Philosophy and science are only one way of approaching that object. There are other ways of approach open to us; and death, if present actions has sufficiently fortified the ego against the shock that physical dissolution brings, is only a […]

Profit for one, Death for many

In splendor, in seduction and in grace,
The buildings of banks outsoar the Houses of God.
In appearance it is trade, in reality gambling,
Profit for one, for thousands sudden death… Allama Iqbal

Iqbal: A bridge between East and the West

By Saeed A. Durrani, School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Birmingham, England
Essay read at the International Symposium on ‘Iqbal and the Modern Era’ held at Ghent, Belgium, on 18-19 November 1997 under the auspices of Iqbal Foundation Europe. This version was published in Iqbal Review, by Iqbal Academy Hyderabad, Nov 1998. Posted on July […]

Uplifting the Female without dumping her status

Among the most intensely discussed issues of today is the upliftment of women. The issue has attracted attention from all walks of life, creating both controversies and emotional response. The basic problem facing this is the absence of an exact solution. Due to cultural variations in different parts of the world, each society requires a […]