Category Archive: HUMAN RIGHTS

May
22

Islam is a religion of peace not terrorism : Zardari

LONDON, May 22 (APP)- President Asif Ali Zardari has said that Islam is a religion of peace and tranquillity and totally opposed to friction and terrorism. President Zardari, in his message to the International Imam Council, organisers of Syeda Fatima (S.A.) Interfaith Conference at the House of Lords here last evening, noted that such conferences …

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Sep
04

Ramadan and Charity

by Kenan Cetinkaya kchetinkaya@hotmail.com September 4, 2010 Similar to the example of a King or Queen who chooses certain days in a year to show his/her generosity and love toward his/her folk, God uses the holy times as a reasons to spread his mercy and blessings, much more than the common days and times, to …

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Aug
16

Women in the West and in Qur’anic civilization

by Meryem Weld Women’s liberation is a much discussed subject, can you compare the attitudes of materialist Western civilization and Qur’anic civilization towards women and demonstrate where true freedom for women lies? It may clear from the descriptions in the first and second sections above that the aim of materialist Western civilization is not to …

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Apr
04

The Spirit of Tolerance in Islam

by Muzammil H. Siddiqi Intolerance is on the increase in the world today, causing death, genocide, violence, religious persecution as well as confrontations on different levels. Some times it is racial and ethnic, some times it is religious and ideological, other times it is political and social. In every situation it is evil and painful. …

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Feb
10

Ending Racism

by Fethullah Gulen Racism is one of our age’s severest problems. Everyone has heard of how black Africans were transported across the Atlantic Ocean in specially designed ships, thought of and treated exactly like livestock. They were enslaved, forced to change their names and religion and language, were never entitled even to hope for true …

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Jan
28

“Racial Justice and Our Collective Responsibility“

by Fadel Abdallah Introduction Racial justice presupposes the existence of racial injustices, and that’s why in the original longer version of this presentation I began with few examples by way of documenting the existence of bigotry and racial injustices in the land where I come from and where I’ve been living for the last 28 …

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Jan
05

Parent-Child Relationship

By (Dr.) I. A. Arshed (1) Rights of Parents (and Duties of children) Islam recognises family as a basic social unit. Along with the husband-wife relationship the Parent-child relationship is the most important one. To maintain any social relationship both parties must have some clear-cut Rights as well as obligations. The relationships are reciprocal. Duties …

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Jan
05

Islam and War: A State Action

In Islam, war is not the prerogative of the individual but of an established government. Only an established government can declare war. In other words, individuals can pray on their own, but they cannot wage wars of their own accord. Only when a war is declared by the ruling government, can the public join in …

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Dec
31

Islam and Globalization

by Mona Maisami The relationship between Islam and globalization has been open to much interpretation and acrimonious debate. At the crux of the current debate is the idea that Islam is somehow opposed to the process of globalization. In this article, I will illustrate why this debate should more accurately be deemed as a debate …

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Dec
18

Madina Charter, Pact

Full Text of the Madina Charter 1. This is a document from Muhammad the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), governing relations between the Believers i.e. Muslims of Quraysh and Yathrib and those who followed them and worked hard with them. They form one nation — Ummah. 2. The Quraysh Mohajireen will …

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Dec
12

Islamic teachings on the Importance of Parents

Islamic teachings on the Importance of Parents Say not to them a word of contempt, nor repel them, but address them in terms of honour. – Quran 17:23 In Islam it is obligatory for us to show kindness, respect, and obedience to our parents. The position of parents, and the mutual obligations and responsibilities, have …

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Dec
11

A Comparative Approach to Islam and Democracy

by Fethullah Gulen Religion, particularly Islam, has become one of the most difficult subject areas to tackle in recent years. Contemporary culture, whether approached from the perspective of anthropology or theology, psychology or psychoanalysis, evaluates religion with empirical methods. On the one hand, religion is an inwardly experienced and felt phenomenon, one that, for the …

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Dec
11

Cartoongate and the Long Road to Civilization

Has the Muslim world gone that mad? Do a billion Muslims really want to kill a few uncouth cartoonists because they violated Muslim religious sensibilities, however dear they may be? Luckily, the answer to both questions is no. In fact, what some Islamic scholars are calling “cartoongate”–the publication in more than a half-dozen European papers …

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Dec
10

The Universality of Islam

By Prof. Shahul Hameed There are three essential criteria that we need to apply to judge any religion that claims to have universal appeal. Let us consider them, and see whether Islam qualifies for being a universal religion: One Creator First and foremost, a universal religion should be based on an unqualified belief in the …

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Dec
10

Eve in Islam and Judeo-Christian Tradition

The three religions agree on one basic fact: Both women and men are created by God, The Creator of the whole universe. However, disagreement starts soon after the creation of the first man, Adam, and the first woman, Eve. The Judaeo-Christian conception of the creation of Adam and Eve is narrated in detail in Genesis …

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Dec
10

Regarding the Information Age and the Clash of Civilizations

As in the past, there are some conjectures being made about the future today as well. One of these is the claim regarding the future as an age of information. Those people who are discussing the future in this way are basically futurists. There are many who see the people who are making these kinds …

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Dec
10

Islam as the religion for the whole of the universe

Islam as the religion for the whole of the universe We see that the universe is an orderly universe, a cosmos, whose parts are linked together and are working together towards the same purpose and common goal. Everything in the universe is assigned a place in a grand scheme which is working in a magnificent …

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Dec
08

Islam on Backbiting and Slander

And why did you not, when you heard it, say? “It is not right of us to speak of this: Glory to God, this is a most serious slander” (Quran 24:16) A commentary on one of the most destructive of major sins Islam is a religion of peace, love and compassion. Lies, suspicion, back biting, …

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