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I n the last decades of twentieth century many Muslim countries declared themselves as ‘Islamic State’ and as a proof thereof, enforced the hudud laws (the shari`ah laws of punishment…

What is relation between Islam and nationalism? Does Islam approve of nationalism or rejects it. Many Muslim theologians and intellectuals maintain that Islam does not approve of nationalism. Islam, they…

There is strong criticism of those who work for rights of women by conservative Islamists and they are accused of imitating Western feminism. It is debatable whether it is so…

Is there any relationship between religious fundamentalism, specially Islamic fundamentalism and globalisation? There is no doubt that one witnesses world- wide phenomenon of fundamentalism today. Is it a new phenomenon?…

No religion descends from heaven in a social vacuum nor is it practised in an ethereal or ideal environment. Every religion comes into existence in a given society with its…

Most societies now tend to be highly diverse in many ways -religiously, culturally, racially and linguistically. Even tribal societies tend to be quite diverse with different tribes living together in…

Polygamy has been a very controversial issue in Islam. The Orthodox ‘Ulama maintain that it is part of Islamic Shari’ah and hence men can take up to four wives, if…

Every year Muslims throughout the world observe with great solemnity the 10th of Muharram as a day of great tragedy. It was on this day that Imam Husain, along with…

Historically speaking sufism appeared in Islam towards the end of first century of Islamic calender. Some sufis of course maintain that the Prophet of Islam himself is the mainspring of…

I The political universe of Islam has never been a fixed entity. It has been continuously changing depending on locale and time. Also, it is difficult to trace any fixed…