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Articles with tag: prophet

The Vicious Circle of Violence

Murad A Baig   Mar 19, 2008   interacts: 155

The birthday of The Prophet Muhammad is a good time to remember that he was a man of peace. But the intoxicating violence now makes it difficult to go back to the origins.

The Sudanese Teddy Bear Saga

Hammad Siddiqi   Dec 4, 2007   interacts: 121

President Omar al-Bashir decided to overturn a court ruling convicting Gillian Gibbons for insulting the Prophet Mohammad, a rare victory for progressive, moderate Islam.

Artifice of Scholarship : CSPI on FrontPage

Anand Patwardhan   Nov 15, 2007   interacts: 2

Where will Mr. Warner hide when faced with the ignobility of logic deserting his beloved Christianity? What will he do when the devil of duality is discovered in his own sacred texts?

Dillu Ram Kausari: The Hindu Poet who Loved The Prophet

Asif Naqshbandi   Sep 28, 2007   interacts: 209

One quatrain, in particular, shocked the entire community in India, both Muslims and Hindus.

'Dew from Truth’s Garden'

Asif Naqshbandi   Apr 18, 2006   interacts: 10

The following translation is of excerpts from a poem by the great scholar-Sufi saint from India, Imam Ahmad Riza Khan, eulogising the Prophet. In these verses he writes of the miraculous qualities of the various body parts of the Beloved Prophet

More Tales of Sufi Wisdom

Asif Naqshbandi   May 22, 2005   interacts: 44

Onlookers were amazed, the venerable old Sufi kneeling next to the stray dog

Bari Imam’s Republic of Peeristan

Hala Malik   Jul 2, 2003   interacts: 46

Before, this disease was limited to the illiterate population of Pakistan, but now it’s becoming more of a fashion for literate and well-known people to be seeing some Pir or Sufi. It’s the latest new trend.

The Conversion Chiaroscuro

Farzana Versey   Jun 30, 2003   interacts: 131

Didi became a Hindu. Long before the RSS and the Pope got into a tiff about conversions. At that time it meant nothing to me.

How Muslims Can Win The Coming Wars!

Asif Naqshbandi   Apr 15, 2003   interacts: 117

The most important war of all

Documentarians Hope to Enlighten Americans about Prophet

Richard Scheinin   Dec 24, 2002   interacts: 138

the program provides a more balanced explanation of Muhammad's prophetic message of justice and mercy

DIL’s Caravan of Hope

Ras Siddiqui   Jun 6, 2002   interacts: 36

DIL has already changed the lives of over 8000 underprivileged children

Confessions of a BJP Supporter

Parag Vohra   May 13, 2002   interacts: 275

Why was the philosophy of the Sangh Parivar attractive to so many urban middle class Hindus?

Just Another Stupid Love Story

Urstruly    Apr 8, 2001   interacts: 224

Women show varying degrees of interest in my wrists

Pagans and Competitive Conversions

Murad A Baig   Mar 12, 1999   interacts: 67

On conversions and reverse conversions

Intolerance in Official Practice

Raza    May 3, 1998   interacts: 15

Why is it necessary to condemn someone’s personal beliefs in a place as irrelevant as the passport form?

Disowning Altruism

Kazim Saeed   Mar 28, 1998   interacts: 4

Is any feeling for the interests and good of others compatible with the world-view forced on you by the 2-year entry program at Goldman Sachs

Selective Islam in Pakistan

Imran Khan   Jan 21, 1998   interacts: 48

I feel there are certain western countries with far more Islamic traits than us, especially in the way they protect the rights of their citizens.

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