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On November 20, 1979, worldwide attention was focused on Tehran, where the Iranian hostage crisis was entering its third week. The same morning—the first of a new Muslim century—hundreds of gunmen stunned the world by seizing Islam’s holiest shrine, the Grand Mosque in Mecca. Armed with rifles that they had smuggled inside coffins, these men came from more than a dozen countries, launching the first operation of global jihad in modern times. Led by a Saudi preacher named Juhayman al Uteybi, they believed that the Saudi royal family had become a craven servant of American infidels, and sought a return to the glory of uncompromising Islam. With nearly 100,000 worshippers trapped inside the holy compound, Mecca’s bloody siege lasted two weeks, inflaming Muslim rage against the United States and causing hundreds of deaths. ...

غور کرنے کی بات یہ ہے کہ اسلام میں اہل کتاب کی عورتوں سے نکاح کی مسلمانوں کو اجازت دی گئی ہے۔ جس پر صحابۂ کرامؓ کے وقت سے لے کر آج تک عمل ہوتا چلا آرہا ہے۔ انسان فطری طور پر مجبور ہے کہ وہ اپنی بیویوں اور ماؤں سے قلبی دوستی اور دلی محبت کا تعلق قائم کرے۔ سوال یہ پیدا ہوتا ہے کہ کیا اس صورت میں اسلام ایک مسلمان کو روک دے گا کہ وہ اپنی غیر مسلم بیوی یا ماں سے محبت کرے؟اور یہ کہ ‘‘ صرف ظاہری خوش خلفی’’ (مدارات)سے کام چلائے ؟ کیا ایسی صورت میں خوشگوار ازدواجی زندگی کا تصور بھی کیا جاسکتا ہے؟ حقیقت یہ ہے کہ اسلام ایک فطری دین ہے۔ وہ فطرت انسانی کے خلاف نہیں جاسکتا ۔  وارث مظہری

Who exactly is a terrorist? But even more importantly what is terrorism? Is it a method of asymmetrical warfare? Is it an ideology? Is it a ‘weapon of the weak’? As we shall see later, there is a considerable amount of debate surrounding the definition of terrorism. One could argue – it is virtually impossible to have a standard ‘one size fits all’ kind of a definition for this term. -- Aditya Sakorkar

“Don't grieve, your newborn daughter is a favourite of the Lord and will lead many Muslims to the right path. You should approach the Amir of Basra and present him a letter with a message that every night he is wont to offer 100 Darood to me and on Friday nights 400. But this Friday he did not offer Darood, so tell him that as a penalty he must give you 400 dinars.”-- Abu Tariq Hijazi

Various Islamic scholars agree on the point that the meaning of the Ayats concerning close interaction and intimacy (Mawalat) should be considered in the true perspective and background of its revelation, taking it in a generalized way will not be appropriate, but it hampers its significance. “Allah does not forbid you to deal justly and kindly with those who fought not against you on account of religion nor drove you out of your homes. Verily, Allah loves those who deal with equity”. (Surah Al-Mumtahanah V-8) -- Waris Mazhari, Translated by NewAgeIslam.com Edit Desk

Sufism has a deep influence on the Pashtun society and a large number of Sufi shrines dot the landscape of Pashtun dominated areas. Sahibzada Amir Muhammad, a Kabul-based Sufi preacher, claims that although suppressed by the Taliban, Sufism is re-emerging in Afghanistan. -- Zia Ur Rehman

Thus, in a country where on the eve of Independence, Jinnah had proclaimed “You are free to go to your temples … mosques … or any other places of worship”, Ahmadis were barred from calling their places of worship mosques; the Kalima of Islam was removed from such buildings’ façade; holding prayers and congregations similar to those held by Muslims inside a building that resembled a mosque and keeping copies of the Quran in such places, were proscribed. -- Murtaza Razvi  

It is a shame that many of the Pakistani people I have been interacting have bought the government-fed idea that Ahmadiyah Muslims are not Muslims. Shame on them, they have not only lost political freedom, they have lost their minds as well. As a Muslim, I am disappointed that Pakistan has deprived the Muslim world of a Nobel Laureate,.... -- Mike Ghouse

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Over the centuries, many eminent non-Muslim scholars have rated Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) most highly and have given due recognition to his greatness. “I have always held the religion of Muhammad (PBUH) in high estimation because of its wonderful vitality. It is the only religion, which appears to me to possess that assimilating capacity to the changing phase of existence, which can make itself appeal to every age. I have studied him — the wonderful man and in my opinion far from being an anti-Christ, he must be called the Saviour of Humanity. -- Hasan Kamoonpuri

सलमान रश्दी को जयपुर लिटरेरी फेस्टिवल में जमा हुए लेखकों और उनके चाहने वालों से वीडियो लिंक के ज़रिए से बात करने की इजाज़त नहीं दी गई। यह हमारे देश के लिए शर्म की बात है और इससे भी ज़्यादा हमारी कौम के लिए है। हमारे देश के लिए शर्म की बात इसलिए है क्योंकि न तो हमारे पास संसाधन हैं और न ही दुनिया में अपनी किस्म के बेहतरीन एक लिटरेरी फेस्टिवल को गैंगस्टर और माफियाओं की हिंसा की धमकी से हिफ़ाज़त करने की हिम्मत है। हमारी कौम के लिए शर्म की बात इसलिए है क्योंकि हमारे बीच मज़हबी ठग हैं जो एक नुक्सान न करने वाली तकरीब को इसलिए चैलेंज कर रहे हैं,  क्योंकि वह एक लेखक है जिसने हमारे नबी करीम (स.अ.व.) की तौहीन की है - ऐसी तौहीन जो हम बिना एहसास किए हर दिन, हर मिनट, आमतौर से करते हैं और जिस प्रकार के भ्रष्ट हम लोग हैं,  अपने बुरे कामों  की वजह से खुदा के सामने ताल ठोंकते हैं और इस्लाम को बदनाम करते हैं। समारोह से कोई नुक्सान होने वाला नहीं था क्योंकि सलमान रश्दी कोई विवादास्पद मुद्दा उठाने,  सेटेनिक वर्सेज़ के बारे में बोलने या उसे पढ़ने नहीं जा रहे थे। -- सुल्तान शाहीन, एडिटर, न्यु एज इस्लाम डाट काम

انصاف اسلام کے مرکزی اقدار میں سے ایک ہے اورکوئی بھی معاشی نظام جو انصاف پر مبنی نہیں ہے وہ اسلام کے لیے قابل قبول نہیں ہو سکتا ہے۔ قرآن تقسیمی انصاف پر بہت زور دیتا ہے اور معاشرے  کے سب سے کمزور طبقے جسے قرآن مستعضفون کہتا ہے ان کی مکمل اور غیر مشروط حمایت اور تکبر کرنے والی حکمراں جماعت (جنہیں مستکبرون کہتا ہے) جو کمزور طبقات کو دباتے ہیں،ان کی مذمت کا اظہار کرتا ہے۔  اصغر علی انجینئر   (انگریزی سے ترجمہ۔ سمیع الرحمٰن ،  نیو ایج اسلام ڈاٹ کام)

Are Muslims being hoodwinked? Yes, with reference to Quran we are. 10-37, Say (to them), “of your partners is there any that can give you guidance-(yahdi) - towards the ‘Truth’? Say, it is God only (lillah) who gives guidance towards the truth”. These two are Maulana, colloquially called Mullahs and a loftier one Mufti. The later is more widely used in the Muslim world and is sometimes bestowed by the governments.  In the Book both the titles are reserved for only God (lillah) and that is its ‘spirit and essence’ of unity of the Creator. Logically because, when these titles are applied to humans, they elevate humans to godliness. On this basis the above verse then proceeds to argue: 10-37, “Is then He (God) who gives guidance to the truth more worthy to be followed or he (the human) who finds not guidance himself unless he is guided? What then is the matter with you, how judge you?”-- Rashid Samnakay, NewAgeIslam.com