RELIGION OR SECULARISM?
(Islam and Modern Age, June 2009) In seminars abroad, especially in US and Europe when I say in India secularism is equal respect for all religions and harmonious co-existence of…
Institute of Islamic Studies (IIS)
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The Institute of Islamic Studies was founded to project Islam and Islamic values in the correct Qur’anic perspective and to emphasise funamental Islamic values of justice, equality, peace, compassion, human dignity, freedom of conscience, inter-faith understanding and wisdom.
The Institute of Islamic Studies has been striving ever since to disseminate these values through its writings, publications, seminars and other intellectual events. It has evoked wide appreciation throughout the world.
The IIS is also committed to promote inter-faith harmony and organises inter-faith dialogues involving religious leaders of various communities.
The IIS is also deeply committed to women’s rights and believes that the Qur’an promotes the concept of sexual equality in unambiguous terms. It holds various events to promote women’s rights and stands for reformulation of issues relating to man-woman relationship on the basis of pronouncements of the Qur’an and in the light of democratic values and human rights.
The IIS has published several books and research papers. Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer is its founder director.
ISLAM AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
(Islam and Modern Age, April 2009) A few days ago I was invited to speak in a Prophet Day’s function. There were other speakers as well. As usual the speakers…
MODERNITY, ITS DISCONTENT AND RELIGION
(Islam and Modern Age, February 2009) Modernity was greatly celebrated during colonial days of 19th century throughout the world, especially in African and Asian countries colonized by European countries. It…
HINDU-MUSLIM UNITY THROUGH RELIGION?
(Islam and Modern Age, November 2008) For democracy, all secularists agree, secularism is a must and unity in diversity in countries like India is possible only through secular polity. Religion,…
JIHAD? BUT WHAT ABOUT OTHER VERSES IN QUR’AN?
(Islam and Modern Age, October 2008) The terror attacks in India as well as abroad has created an impression as if jihad is central to Qur’anic teaching. First of all,…
ISLAM,DEMOCRACY AND VIOLENCE
(Islam and Modern Age, September 2008) I was invited last week to Indonesia for a series of lectures by Asia Calling International Radio to speak on Islam, Democracy and Nation…
RELIGION AND CONFLICT
Asghar Ali Engineer (Islam and Modern Age, August 20008) What is relation between religion and conflict? Is conflict inevitable where religion has greater role in public life? According to the…
ON KUFR,JIHAD,COW SLAUGHTER AND DAR AL-HARB
Whenever I lecture on Islam or even on communalism and secularism participants usually ask me about kufr, jihad. Dar al-Islam and Dar al-harb and position of cow slaughter. There is…
ON UNDERSTANDING THE QUR’AN
It is important to pose the question how to understanding Qur’an? Is it enough to quote a verse from here or there on a particular subject? This is what is…
ISLAM AND THE INSTITUTION OF FATWA
In recent times fatwas have created great deal of controversies especially in India. The institution of fatwa is not new and as old as Islam itself though its institutional patterns…