RELIGION, FAITH AND REASON
Religion, reason and faith appear to be contradictory to many, specially to rationalists. Rationalists insist that religion and faith are superstitious and encourage blind faith and uncritical acceptance of dogmas.…
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 MUSLIMS IN INDIA – PROBLEMS OF IDENTITY AND EXISTENCE
I Introduction Islam entered into India almost in the lifetime of Muhammad the Prophet of Islam. Generally it is thought that it came into India by way of invasion by…
SALAFISM (WAHABISM) AND SUFISM – IS THERE REAL CONFLICT?
Salafism or Wahabism, also referred to as cult of Ahl-e-Hadith is supposed to be directly opposed to the sufi strain of Islam. In India too the two sects are opposed…
RELIGION, ORTHODOXY AND REFORM
Religion is usually taken as set of immutable dogmas and hence people rigidly adhere to them. It seems religion itself has come to mean in the minds of people something…
ON WOMEN’S QUESTION IN ISLAM
(ISLAM AND MODERN AGE) In the contemporary world rights of women in general and those of Muslim women, in particular, has become quite an important issue. Our Institute is strongly…
ISLAM AND SECULARISM
Is Islam compatible with secularism? This question is quite important in the present context, particularly in 21st century. Both non-Muslims and orthodox Muslims feel that Islam is not compatible with…
GANDHIJI AND THE PROPHET (PBUH)
(ISLAM AND MODERN AGE) Note: This imaginary dialogue between Gandhiji and the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) is to clarify many misunderstandings which are being spread about Islam and Muslims. My…
OSAMA IN PRESENCE OF THE PROPHET (PBUH)
(ISLAM AND MODERN AGE) Osama: Holy Prophet I most humbly submit to you and ask you how do you view the jihad I am waging against kafirs and western imperialists…
ISLAM AND CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
In the modern democratic world there is debate whether capital punishment should be awarded for any crime howsoever serious. Many people are shocked at this debate and feel how capital…
WHY UMMAH WAHIDAH REMAINS ONLY AN EMOTIONAL SLOGAN
(ISLAM AND MODERN AGE) For last fourteen hundred years we have heard a slogan one Allah, one Prophet and one Qur’an and so all Muslims should unite and constitute one…