June, 2009

• 15 June

  18 Benefits of Prayer

  Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah [d.751] Source: Zaad al-Ma’aad (4/304-305) translated for www.bakkah.net [1] [In the Name of Allaah, the Compassionate, the Most Merciful…] In his excellent book, Zaad al-Ma’aad, in the section which includes the book, At-Tibb an-Nabawee, Shaykh al-Islaam Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have Mercy on him) stated in his alphabetized discussion of medicines and nutrition: – Prayer – Allaah …

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• 13 June

  No more tears for Tamil By Dr. Noel Nadesan-, Australia

  The Sri Lankan President, Mahinda Rajapaksa, deserves the  congratulations of all Sir Lankan regardless of their ethnicity. More than any other community, the Sri Lankan Tamils owe him their  thanks for ending their misery. As every body knows Tamils in Sri  Lanka   were under the delusion of Tamil Eelam. His victory should  at last cure this mental illness of …

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• 13 June

  Are Indian Muslims getting Arabised? Not all agree By Dnyanesh Jathar

  At Jharkhand Governor Syed Sibte Razi’s Iftar party last Ramzan, former chief minister Shibu Soren came dressed as an Arab sheikh. He wanted to showcase his secular credentials at the photo-op. And he succeeded, too, as pictures of ‘sheikh Soren’ appeared in the media. But he did not realise that Indian Muslims didn’t wear such dress. Was he taken in …

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• 13 June

  Who will Stand Up To America and Israel? By Paul Craig Roberts

  (Paul Craig Roberts was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury during President Reagan’s first term.  He was Associate Editor of the Wall Street Journal.  He has held numerous academic appointments, including the William E. Simon Chair, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Georgetown University, and Senior Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He was awarded the Legion of Honor by French …

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• 10 June

  Lessons from the Tiger defeat By Anita Pratap

  Prabhakaran is the first iconic victim of  a tectonic shift in world affairs           There are lessons to be learnt from the rout of the LTTE. These lessons span the entire spectrum—from cosmic justice, international geopolitics and national agendas to character flaws. The first and foremost lesson is that Sri Lanka’s victory symbolises the crystallisation of …

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• 10 June

  Draconian Blasphemy laws – An Islamic Perspective

  There has perhaps been no modern-day law that has irked so many, and particularly human rights activists, as the harsh penalties inflicted for blasphemy in certain Muslim countries like Pakistan. The harshness of these rulings which do not give the accused the opportunity to repent certainly call for review. Islam is a religion of love where repentance is always possible …

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• 9 June

  Muslim intellectuals are silent

  INTERVIEW/PROF. DR BALADAS GHOSHAL. How has global Islamic resurgence affected Indian Muslims? Globalisation, the internet and the global war on terror have affected Indian Muslims. There is also a victim mentality growing out of their sense of insecurity, which makes them ghettoised, and an attempt to search for scapegoats instead of looking into their weaknesses. Is the consolidation of Muslim …

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