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“Your mother should come first before others…” This statement was said by our holy prophet Muhammad (PBUH). The message it conveys to us is that after Allah and his prophets it is your mother who you should pay your utmost amount of respect and love. There was a hadeeth that a man once came to the prophet and asked him, …
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What the Qur’an says about women’s rights by Aftab Ahmad Khan
Rawalpindi, Pakistan – Prior to the advent of Islam, women were widely regarded as non-entities in many societies around the world. Indeed, it has taken centuries for women to gain rights equal to those of men, at least in theory, if not in practice. But the struggle for complete gender equality has not ended. Within this struggle, many fingers point …
Read More »Why Hedonistic Polygyny Is Against Islam By A. Faizur Rahman
08 April, 2009 Countercurrents.org The marriage, under pressure, of Mukhtaran Mai, the courageous woman who stood up to the atavistic tribal laws of Pakistan after being honour-raped by a gang of human beasts, has brought into focus the enormity of the gender bias prevailing in Muslim societies, particularly through the misuse of the law of polygyny. Without doubt, Ms. Mai …
Read More »TURKEY: Obama Offers Islam a Handshake By Hilmi Toros
ISTANBUL, Apr 7 (IPS) – On his first visit to a Muslim country this week, U.S. President Barack Obama proposed “a new chapter” in U.S. engagement with the Islamic world. He drew much praise, while some remain skeptical. “The United States is not, and never will be, at war with Islam,” he told the Turkish Parliament in capital Ankara Monday. …
Read More »Chairman’s Welcome Address
In the name of Allah the most Beneficent, the most Merciful. Venerable Uduwe Dhammaloka Thero, Your Lordship the Right. Reverend. Duleep de Chickera, Bishop of Colombo, Justice Wigneswaran Members of the diplomatic corps, Ladies and gentlemen. May I greet you with the traditional Islamic greeting, Assalamu Alaikum. Meaning May Peace and Blessings be with you. May I also say to …
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Ven. Uduwe. Dhammaloka. Thera. – Addressing the Launch Buddhism is not for one community but for the wellbeing of all. The philosophy preached by the Buddha is not for one community but for the wellbeing of all, Parliamentarian Ven. Uduwe. Dhammaloka. Thera. said addressing a large gathering in Colombo on Sunday at the launch of the Sailan Muslim website. He …
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