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Let us take stock of our own problems first before we start blaming others for our problems. In today's Muslim world, unfortunately we find a number of examples that show little value for the life of an ordinary Muslim.

“Do not let your hatred of people who would debar you from the Sacred Mosque lead you into aggression; but rather help one another in furthering righteousness and piety, and do not help one another in furthering evil and aggression. Have fear of God, for God is severe in retribution.) (Al-Ma'idah 5:2)

To know the greatest prophet of all times Syedna Muhammad (pbuh) ; to present him as the prophet of mercy for the whole universe and also as the last messenger of Allah (pbuh) we put a humble effort in the shape of following series of articles on Seerat-e-Tayyiba. Hope all of us are enlightened. (Part 4)

How unfortunate that the Muslims who whole-heartedly want to follow Islam, as Allah commands, are not allowed doing so & face several hardships. But in our part of the world, we have virtually no restrictions, still we shy away from adopting Islamic way of Life. Two French sisters became captivated by Islam, and their French liberal, `Jewish-by-chance' father has found himself having to face up to their religiosity and subsequent expulsion from school. The incident has provoked both private and national ferment, writes SHAH TAUSEEF MERAJ.

Dr. Bilal Philips is a world renowned Islamic scholar and holds posts ranging from Dean to Director at institutions in four countries: Preston International College (Chennai), Knowledge International University (Riyadh), Islamic Studies Academy(Doha), College of Dawah (Sudan) and is Chancellor of ISLAMIC ONLINE UNIVERSITY. Born in Jamaica he has lived in Canada, Saudi Arabia, U.A.E. and Qatar. After embracing Islam in the 70's, he has constantly been in the quest of gaining knowledge and after graduating from the Islamic University of Medina, he did his M.A. from the Riyadh University followed by a Ph.D from the University of Wales (1994). Following is the text of the 30 min. interview he gave to Iesha Javed in February 2010.

Almighty Allah bestowed the human beings with a lot of Blessings, gifts, skills etc and bestowed him the title “Ashraf al-Makhlukat” (The Supreme Creature or the crown of the creations). Allah revealed His last revelation (holy Quran) to Prophet Muhammad (SAW), the 'Seal' of the prophets. Holy Quran is a comprehensive, authentic and complete book guiding man in every aspect of life, writes TAUSEEF PARRAY

Our celebration is that of optimism. Ours is a state of optimism which, in nature, is the warmth and liveliness with which dark objects receive illumination; its poem—even in a literary sense—is related to the sparkling and thrill of the breaking of light, writes Tarek A Ghanem

According to Iqbal, the birth of Islam was the birth of inductive intellect; it was the Qur´anic emphasis on observation and experience, as well as its stress on the concrete and the finite, which gave rise to the scientific method of inquiry. Part I of the series by Dr Israr Ahmed

Isn't it our moral duty to put reminders to all our brothers and sisters by organizing at least a weekly meeting in our localities , involving particularly youth and prepare speeches for an inquiring mind, writes Dr Fiaz Fazili (Al Madinah Munawwarah)

It is shocking that despite clear verdict of our Shariah where dowry is considered Haram, the groom's family consider it their right to receive it, writes Muzaffar Khadim