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We mourn the loss of world renowned judge Justice Weeramantry who passed away on Thursday evening. Perhaps, he felt it was the right time to part after profound 90 years of service to humanity. Yet, to those who were near and dear to him, to those who cherished every single second in his presence, his departure was too early. But …
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January, 2017
- 7 January
Karen Armstrong: The Prophet Muhammad’s Compassion
On the Celebrate Mercy webcast, Karen Armstrong, best-selling British author and founder of the Charter for Compassion, discusses compassion in the Quran. This compassion was most exemplified in the Prophet Muhammad's life. Post Disclaimer | Support UsSupport Us The sailanmuslim.com web site entirely supported by individual donors and well wishers. If you regularly visit this site and wish to show …
Read More » - 3 January
Muslims and Christians: Brothers in Faith. By Aijaz Zaka Syed
This year when I exchanged Christmas and New Year greetings on Facebook, some fellow travelers were upset. “Sir, is it okay to greet Christians?” a bewildered Facebook ‘friend’ asked. I chose to ignore him. But that was not the end of it. There were similar messages on many WhatsApp groups, warning the believers against “aping the West”. …
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11 Reasons Why Every Muslim Should Travel By Tharik Hussain
I take off at every opportunity I can, be it with family, friends or alone, exploring, photographing and documenting interesting stuff in exotic destinations and taking the odd selfie to make friends jealous along the way (actually I rarely go to exotic destinations and am still struggling to work the ‘selfie’ feature on my phone – although my wife and …
Read More » - 2 January
Great Women in Islamic History: A Forgotten Legacy
Islam placed paradise under the feet of women when they became mothers; they became the reason why fathers would enter paradise, and were also made such an integral part of a husband’s faith that without honoring his wife, his faith remained incomplete. It was with this newly acquired status that women soared high and made their distinguishing mark in history, …
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December, 2016
- 1 December
Weights and measures in ancient and medieval Sri Lanka
Information on the weights and measures used in ancient and medieval Sri Lanka are found in Abhidhanappadipika, Navanamavaliya and the stone inscriptions. Nagalavava village in Sigiriya-Dambulla region, surveyed in the 1990s, was using measures that could be traced back to earlier times. Its system of measuring grain and medicine was common to other purana settlements and also certain urban areas. …
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July, 2016
- 15 July
Critical Evaluation & Democratisation Of Article (9)
– By Mass L. Usuf The Public Representations Committee on Constitutional Reform (PRCCR) appointed by the Cabinet of Ministers on the 22nd of December 2015, has released its Report with regard to the proposed Constitutional reform. The more than 300-page Report goes on to state that a study of the representations made by the public reflects a desire in the …
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