ISLAM AND INTER-FAITH ENGAGEMENT
Asghar Ali Engineer (Islam and Modern Age, August 2007) Islam is being projected as intolerant of other faiths. This perception of Islam is based on certain selected events, not on…
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.
TRADITION AND MODERNITY IN ISLAM
Asghar Ali Engineer (Islam and Modern Age, July 2007) Every religion today is going through the struggle for change. When new challenges arise some try to reinforce tradition while others…
THE BOHRAS IN SOUTH AND SOUTH EAST ASIA
Asghar Ali Engineer (Islam and Modern Age, May 2007) The Bohras are a Shi’ah Isma’ili sect, which branched off from main Shi’ah community, known as twelver (Ithna Ashari) Shi’ahs around…
INTERNAL STRUGGLE FOR POWER – THE SUNNIS VERSES SHI’AS
Asghar Ali Engineer (Islam and Modern Age, March 2007) The fight between Shi’as and Sunnis has assumed dangerous proportions in Islamic world in general and in Iraq, in particular. And…
ADULTERY AND QUR’ANIC PUNISHMENT
Asghar Ali Engineer (Islam and Modern Age, February 2007) Recently there was news about rajm i.e. stoning to death of some women and men in Iran for the offence of…
WOMEN’S DISCOURSE IN QUR’AN – RIGHTS-BASED OR DUTY-BASED?
Asghar Ali Engineer (Islam and Modern Age, January 2007) The Muslim women’s issue has become quite important in the contemporary world for number of reasons. Women today are much more…
LIBERATIVE THEOLOGY OF ISLAM
Asghar Ali Engineer (Islam and Modern Age, December 2006) Islam came into existence in circumstances, which were crying for liberation. The society in which Islam was born was tribal society…
ISLAM, MORALITY AND STATE
Asghar Ali Engineer (Islam and Modern Age, November 2007) Is Islam a political ideology or moral and spiritual guide? Answer depends on ones point of view. It has become commonplace…
RELIGION AND SCIENCE – AN ISLAMIC VIEWPOINT
Asghar Ali Engineer (Islam and Modern Age, October 2006) I had just matriculated in 1956 and I read in newspaper that Russia has sent a satellite to moon successfully. The…
IS PROGRESSIVE ISLAM POSSIBLE?
Asghar Ali Engineer (Islam and Modern Age, September 2006) Many people talk about progressive Islam. Is progressive Islam possible? Many are sceptical. But some maintain Islam need not be preceded…