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Article 1 The
Holy Qur'an Sura #: 73 Al-Muzzammil (The Enshrouded One)
Translated by Yusufali
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Article 2
The Martyrdom
of Sayyidina Imam Hussain (a)
by
Maulana Sayyid A.A. Maudoodi
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The legacy of placing politics over
Deen
and violating the Shariah
for the sake of power politics that started during the
rule of Muawiya reached a critical low during the rule
of his own appointed heir, Yazid. Three specific things
during his rule stunned and appalled the entire Muslim
world.
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Article 3 QUR’AN,
HADITH AND WOMEN by Asghar Ali Engineer
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What is position of women in Qur’an and hadith? It is
very interesting to compare what is stated in Qur’an
about women and what do we find on women in Hadith
literature? And here I am not referring to ahadith from
an other source but from what is known as Sihah Sitta
(.e. six most authentic sources of Hadith). I wish our
Ulama reflect on the contrast between how Qur’an treats
women and how ahadith treat them. Much of woes of Muslim
women will be over if we follow Qur’an rather than these
ahadith.
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Article 4
Roots of North
Indian Shi‘ism in Iran and Iraq
by J. R. I. Cole Religion and State in Awadh, 1722-1859
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INTRODUCTION....
Two modern
events, the 1947 creation of Pakistan out of India
and the 1978-79 Iranian revolution, underline the
importance of religion as an element of state
formation in West and South Asia. One could almost
speak of "Muslim nationalism," but it has recently
been suggested that it might be better to substitute
an uncontaminated phrase such as "political
identity" for the vaguer "nationalism."[1]
Whatever we wish to label it, Muslim separatism and
Muslim state-building on a religious basis have
profoundly influenced the modern history of Asia, in
sharp contrast to the rise of secular government in
modern Europe.
How far back to
look for the roots of Muslim separatism and
religious state building has become a central debate
in the study of Asian Islam. The two major
approaches to the problem have been called the
"instrumental" and the "primordial." The extreme
instrumentalist might say, for instance, that
ethnicity is "the pursuit of interest and advantage
for members of groups whose cultures are infinitely
malleable and manipulable by elites."[2]
He would argue that pre-1947 Muslims and Hindus in
the subcontinent differed little from one another,
but that different rates of mobilization and the
claims of elites to advantage created a split. The
primordialist would counter that Islamic religious
conceptions so profoundly shape community identity
that "the formation of separatist movements on the
basis of religious confession, the assertion of a
political identity on the basis of religion... does
seem to be an especial characteristic of Muslims."[3]
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Article 5
Nuts and your
heart: Eating nuts for heart health by
Gerald T. Gau, M.D.
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It sounds a little — pardon the
pun — nutty, but there's growing recognition
that eating nuts as part of a healthy diet
is good for your heart. Nuts, which contain
unsaturated fatty acids and other nutrients,
are a great snack food, too. They're cheap
and easy to store.
The type of nut you eat
isn't that important. Walnuts, almonds,
hazelnuts, you name it, almost every type of
nut has a lot of nutrition packed into a
tiny package. If you have heart disease,
eating nuts instead of a less healthy snack
can help you more easily follow a
heart-healthy diet.
Dr. Gerald Gau is a Mayo
Clinic preventive cardiologist and is a
specialist in internal medicine and
cardiovascular diseases. He's been involved
with the National Cholesterol Education
Program Coordinating Committee, which
develops national cholesterol guidelines. He
shares his insights on the heart-health
benefits of eating nuts.
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Article 6 When
Worry Consumes You
by Kathleen
Doheny
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-Almost everyone worries about
something -- credit card debt, car repair bills, an
upcoming work review, whether your child will get
into a good college. A little worry is natural and
normal.
But when you become a 24/7 fret
machine, that's not normal. You may have what
doctors call generalized anxiety disorder, or
GAD -- a condition marked by worry about most
aspects of life that you feel you can't control.
It can leave you feeling physically exhausted
and emotionally drained, and also frustrate
loved ones who must listen to you verbalize all
that anxiety."This
worry process never ends," said Dr. David H.
Barlow, professor of psychology and psychiatry
at
Boston University and founder and
director emeritus of the university's Center for
Anxiety and Related Disorders.
"The key psychological feature
of GAD is a state of chronic, uncontrollable
worry," he added, noting that about 6 percent of
Americans suffer from the condition at some
point in their life.
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Article 7 Unleashing
the Power of Creativity and Intelligence by Bill
Gates
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I've always been an optimist
and I suppose that is rooted in my belief that the power
of creativity and intelligence can make the world a
better place.
For as long as I can remember, I've loved learning new
things and solving problems. So when I sat down at a
computer for the first time in seventh grade, I was
hooked. It was a clunky old Teletype machine and it
could barely do anything compared to the computers we
have today. But it changed my life.
When my friend Paul Allen and I started Microsoft 30
years ago, we had a vision of "a computer on every desk
and in every home," which probably sounded a little too
optimistic at a time when most computers were the size
of refrigerators. But we believed that personal
computers would change the world. And they have.
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Article 8 Low
Self Esteem: A Disease Amongst The Youth
by Sr. Aysha Khanom
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It's a silent one,
but the affects are at large. It is one of the main
causes of depression in the youth. It could be one
of our closest friend, colleagues that suffer from
it, or someone in our household, whether it is
siblings or our own children. It's hard to recognize
it in some, and in others it is easier. We could be
the ones who are impacting on it, without realizing,
not that it is of any fault of our own, but it's
something which is rarely brought to attention, and
rarely admitted by those that suffer from it. Those
that haven't experienced it, will have difficulty
understanding it, or relate to it. It stems from a
form of irrational thought. It is a major barrier or
an obstacle that one suffers from, and there are no
set solutions you can give to people that have low
self esteem because it's all what they have
developed in their own mind, or in their 'own
world'.
The effects of it
many of us underestimate, for some it has a lesser
degree of affect, they may not interact well with
people, may want to be alone a lot, lack confidence
or lack of self belief, or low educational
attainment, for some it leads to drug abuse,
suicidal thoughts, and committing crimes, many of
which Islam condemns. One that suffers from it,
takes negative comments to heart, and receptive to
what others think of them. They always evaluate
themselves- which is praiseworthy in Islam - yet it
is a lot of negative evaluation, which blinds them
from the good they have, which causes a veil for
them to see their inner good, and leads to a vicious
cycle. Some aim to please people, and this can
affect a person's deen, as we should intend to
please Allah only in all that we do. It varies
depending on what age they are.
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Article 9
The
Secret to a Lasting Marriage:
Embrace Imperfection!
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When I was a little
girl, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner
every now and then. And I remember one night in
particular when she had made breakfast after a long,
hard day at work.
On that evening so long ago, my mom placed a plate of
eggs, sausage, and extremely burned toast in front of my
dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed! Yet
all my dad did was reach for his toast, smile at my mom,
and ask me how my day was at school. I don't remember
what I told him that night, but I do remember watching
him smear butter and jelly on that toast and eat every
bite! When I got up from the table that evening, I
remember hearing my mom apologize to my dad for burning
the toast. And I'll never forget what he said: "Baby, I
love burned toast."
Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night and I
asked him if he really liked his toast burned. He
wrapped me in his arms and said, "Zahra, your momma put
in a hard day at work today and she's real tired. And
besides - a little burnt toast never hurts anyone!"
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Article 10 When
the light of Islam almost vanished
Posted by Jawad
Jafry
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The genocide lasted decades. Historians
said that the world had never seen murder and
destruction on such a massive scale. Millions
died and those left alive often longed for
death. People openly wondered whether the light
of Islam would be forever extinguished. But the
course of history changed through some of God's
most unassuming servants.
In the thirteenth
century a tidal wave of devastation swept over
the Muslim world. City after city, region after
region disintegrated amidst a storm of iron and
fire. The death toll was incredible.
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Article 11 Ten
Golden Rules to Ensure Peace of Mind
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1. Do Not
Interfere In Other people's affairs Unless Asked
Most of us create our own problems by interfering too
often in others' affairs. We do so because somehow we
have convinced ourselves that our way is the best way,
our logic is the perfect logic and those who do not
conform to our thinking must be criticized and steered
to the right direction, our direction. This thinking
denies the existence of individuality and consequently
the existence of God. God has created each one of us in
a unique way. No two human beings can think or act in
exactly the same way. All men or women act the way they
do because God within them prompts them that way. There
is God to look after everything. Why are you
bothered? Mind your own business and you will keep Your
peace.
2. Forgive And Forget
This is
the most powerful aid to peace of mind. We often develop
ill feelings inside our heart for the person who insults
us or harms us. We nurture grievances. This in turn
results in loss of sleep, development of stomach ulcers,
and high blood pressure. This insult or injury was done
once, but nourishing of grievance goes on forever by
constantly remembering it. Get over this bad habit.
Believe in the justice of God and the doctrine of
Forgiveness. Let Him judge the act of the one who
insulted you. Life is too short to waste in such
trifles. Forgive, Forget, and March on. Love flourishes
in giving and forgiving.
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Article 12
International Symposium on
Mawlana Jalaluddin Rumi
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The year 2007 marks the
800th anniversary of the birth of Mawlana Jalaluddin
Rumi. To celebrate this occasion the Turkish Ministry of
Culture and Tourism organized an International
symposium. The symposium was held on 8-12 May in
Istanbul and Konya. More than 150 scholars participated
in the symposium from countries as diverse as America,
Mexico, France, Spain, Turkey, Iran, Indonesia,
Singapore, Egypt, Syria, Bangladesh and Pakistan. To
name some of the most prominent participants: Dr. Seyyed
Hossein Nasr, William Chittick, James Morris, Carl
Ernst, Omid Safi, Abdulkarim Soroush. The scholars from
Pakistan included Dr. Javed Iqbal, Mr. Suheyl Umar, Dr.
Shahzad Qaiser, Dr. Arif Naushahi and Dr. Safir Akhtar.
The papers read at 34
parallel sessions of the symposium covered scores of
dimensions of Rumi's Thought, its meaning and
significance for the contemporary world. Some of them
included, for example, the structure and various themes
of the Mathnavi, the place of Qur'an, Sunnah, and
the Prophet in it, Rumi's relationship with other
important Islamic figures like Ibn 'Arabi, Sadruddin
Qunawi, Bayazid Bistami and others, his concepts of
Love, Reason, Justice and Generosity and the diffusion
of his teachings in the contemporary world. |