Jinnah, Nehru or Hindu extremism? Muslims punished for the sin of partition. Senior Indian politician Jaswant Singh who was minister for external affairs, finance and defence, was sacked by the Bharathiya Janatha Party, a political front of Hindu extremists Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh,RSS, which demands  that Indian Muslims  either give up their religion, Islam,and embrace Hinduism or leave the country. Jaswant …

The Lockerbie case is not yet over. Last week’s release of Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, the Libyan secret agent convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment, has once again brought the case into the limelight, giving rise to much debate. Yet, the rightwing Western media have not seen the wood for the trees. Probably at the whipping command of the anti-Arab …

Here is a fitting rejoinder to those extremist scholars who declare music to be unislamic – From an Islamic standpoint Music is Halal By Default…You Need Evidence For Its Prohibition There is a guiding principle amongst the surviving schools of thought that all matters not related to worship (those in the cultural realm for example) are deemed to be permissible …

In Muslim nations and regions around the globe, this is the first week of the holy month of Ramadan, a time for followers to abstain from eating, drinking, smoking and sexual activity during the day, breaking their fast each sunset, with traditional meals and sweets. During this time, Muslims are also encouraged to read the entire Quran, to give freely …

The 1st Sinhala Medium Shariah Higher Academy to Produce Aalims who are will-versed in Sinhala Language is established in March, 2008 in Thihariya, Sri Lanka. Now it deserves your support to expand its services and enhance its resources. The main hurdle is to build a four-storied building to accommodate students who will join in coming years, Insha Allah. This project …