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Is compassion central to Islam? Many people think jihad is more central to it than compassion. At least this is the general impression of people including of course Muslims. But…

Islam is being associated with violence and jihad in the minds of not only non-Muslims but also of many Muslims. The slogans of jihad are being raised by frustrated youth…

Every religion has its own concept of the ‘other’, specially the ‘religious other’. Generally the followers of a religious tradition looked down upon other religious traditions as inferior and less…

Every society goes through the pangs of reform and change. But, the leaders of society representing the status quo strongly resist any movement for reform and change since it deprives…

Each religious tradition has its own authentic sources of authority, which are referred to for authentication of religious practices and traditions. Islam too has its own sources of authority both…

What is religion? In actual practice religion consists of beliefs, dogmas, traditions, practices and rituals. A believer born in a religious tradition inherits all this and takes everything for granted…

The Qur’an is a revealed scripture of religion of Islam and one of the greatest revealed scriptures. It is in Arabic language and according to the Qur’an itself it is…

In a T.V. programme senior editor of a well-known national daily threw a question at me why Islam is so undemocratic? It spurred me to write this article. The question…

Islam in its social, economic and human approach is most modern religion quite befitting for 21st century. However, the way it is practised by Muslims all over the world make…

The various Jehadi movements in Islamic world give an impression as if Islam makes it obligatory on its followers to wage war and solve all problems through war and as…