The need for reconstructing Islamic intellectual thought based on genuine Quranic teaching is becoming ever more critical. The current mindset that presides over much of Muslim academia is such that it, unfortunately, falls into endless apologetics and romanticism, such is the case, especially in the reading of Islamic history. Because a blind admiration for everything …
کاروبارِ شہریاری کی حقیقت اور ہے The true nature of imperialism lies elsewhere یہ وجودِ مِیر و سُلطاں پر نہیں ہے منحصَر It depends not on the existence of a sultan One can’t help but think of Pakistan while reading this. The country came into being with bold claims of an Islamic revival. A factory …
Sin is understood to be anything that does not feel right in your heart according to a hadith1. And heart or the inner nature (Fitrah) of an individual is considered to be a moral compass that guides him in his daily life as the inner self (Fitrah) is considered to be naturally inclined towards submitting …
Much of Iqbal’s later poetic deliberations focused upon carving out an identity for the Muslims of the Subcontinent. In doing so, he raised a fundamental question that is relevant even today as we breathe the remainder of our lives away in a reality that is Pakistan. And that is, what ensures our existence as a …
For long, Religion has been associated with a supernatural entity and a divine code of conduct. Break it down, religion is simply a social-culture system of designated behaviors and practices. One that gives birth to any organized society. One that distinguishes between the nomads and the civilized. One that makes way for progress. If Christianity, …
