ON THE CONCEPT OF COMPASSION IN ISLAM
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…
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.
ON DEVELOPING THEOLOGY OF PEACE IN ISLAM
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…
THE CONCEPT OF ‘OTHER’ IN ISLAM
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…
REQUIREMENTS OF A REFORM MOVEMENT
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…
SOURCES OF AUTHORITY IN ISLAM
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…
VALUES, NOT RITUALS ARE ESSENCE OF RELIGION
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…
ON METHODOLOGY OF UNDERSTANDING QUR’AN
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…
ON ABSENCE OF DEMOCRACY IN MUSLIM WORLD
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 – ITS TEACHINGS AND MUSLIM PRACTICES
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…
ISLAM AND DOCTRINES OF PEACE AND NON-VIOLENCE
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…