Women in Muslim countries had been inheriting property for over 1000 years at a time when women in England got nothing.
Tag - Islam – Sharia
Contrary to what was asserted by Christians and Muslims on the PBD Podcast, Islam does not impose the death penalty for apostasy.
MUSLIM DEFENDS ISLAM ACROSS AMERICA Amazingly 60% of Americans have never spoken to a Muslim about Islam. With the backdrop of violence and terrorism...
What is Shariah? Can it be implemented by force?
1400 years ago the Prophet Muhammadsa revolutionised the rights of women at a time when they were treated as mere chattels. Many of the rights given to women...
Is Islam compatible with liberal democracy? What are the implications of an Islamic caliphate? Questions posed by a recent article in The Economist are...
True Islam
Demystifying “Shariah”
The whole Muslim world is floundering in dissension. Equity, justice, tolerance and amity are practices rarely visible in the Muslim World today – the solution...
This article examines the Islamic penal system and how ‘harsh’ punishments are only meant as a deterrent.
A Blot on Swat
Story of how a young Makkan turned from a hostile enemy of Islam to the second Caliph of Islam, and a humble servant of his people. How his leadership inspired...
No authority has been granted to any man to inflict any punishment for blasphemy. Yet Ahmadi Muslims have been sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan.
How much influence does the Qur’an have over Muslims today and how far do they adhere to its teachings?
The Afghan government released Abdul Rahman, a 41 year old man who converted 16 years ago to Christianity. In 1990, Mr. Rahman left Afghanistan and started to...
Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih V draws attention to the importance of both progressing spiritually and doing good works: we should always be inclined towards...
A look at how Islam responds to the challenge of secularism as a form of governance in the modern world with particular reference to Pakistan.
A paper read at the networks of instability seminar in Brussels. Religious terrorists, disowned by their own faith, have mentors who provide them with the...
Continuing a detailed review of the background to the persecution of Ahmadis.
Answers to questions in Nigeria related to the enforcement of Sharia Law and its perceived harsh nature.
Questions relating to the interpretation of sharia.
The Concept of Islamic Society (K. Mahmud) The development of Islamic society is based upon the implementation of the social values of Islam. Allah states in...
Some Misconceptions about Islam in the West (Mustafa Yusaf McDermott) Myths are weeds that grow in the garden of the mind; unless they are removed truth will...
41 Economic Values (Sir Zafrulla Khan) In the economic sphere the basic concept in Islam is that absolute ownership of everything belongs to God alone (2:108;...
MAY 1985 ISLAMIC METHOD OF SLAUGHTER 31 From Our Archives: THE ISLAMIC METHOD OF SLAUGHTER By A.R. Dard The head of the felled animal or bird having been...
Perfect Guidance of Islam
Concubinage
Did Islam sanction slavery as a permanent institution
Rights and Concepts of Divorce in Islam