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The Arrangement and Harmony of Musabbahat from Beginning to the End (In the Light of Selected Exegeses)
Full text linkThe Qur'an is the fundamental document of the religion of Islam. It is regarded by the faithful as the Holy, revealed, eternal Word of God, preserved on the guarded tablets “Lawh mahfuz” in heaven (Al-Barouj 85:22).The Holy Quran is the only divine book that has remained protected from any falsification that is standing at the acme of eloquence, rhetoric and guidance. It reveals the hidden secrets of the universe an exhilarating tone. Al-Musabbihat is the surah of the Quran that begin with Allah's Glorification 'Subhana', 'Sabbaha', and 'Yusabbihu'. Al-Musabbihat refers to the following Surahs: Al-Asraa, Al-Hadid,Al-Hashr,As-Saff,Al-Jumu’ah,Al-Taghabun and Al-A’laa.. In this study we discussed the meanings, importance, and ascending and descending order of surahs and supremacy of Musabbihat. Then we further described about the arrangement, harmony in content, the same harmony and variations between Surahs, and continuity of Musabbihat. The Musabbihat Surahs, as a valuable part of the Holly Quran that astound every eloquent person try to achieve the praising and glorifying the Almighty Allah
Scholarly and Research Review of women’s leadership (Imamat) in prayers
Full text linkMen and women are equal in the light of Islamic laws. Both have equal rights and obligations. Both are given the same importance in shariah and both will be responsible for their deeds before their lord on the Day of Judgment. In spite of all these things some facts can never be ignored that Allah (SWT) created both sexes in different physical structures. So Allah (SWT) assigned them different fields and duties according to their specific nature. In this connection an issue was highlighted in print and electronic media when a women named Isra Nomani led the combined group of men and women in (Jum’a) Friday Prayers and it was criticised across the globe, and recently in January 2018 another woman of India performed prayers as Imam, leading men and women in a Masjid, So it was realised that a critical analysis should be carried out on this issue that whether it is permissible in Islamic law or not?In the following article we tried to explain the said issue in the light of Islamic arguments mentioned in Quran and Sunnah and we hope it will enlighten the knowledge and research among the well learned community regarding the issue
An Analysis of the Selected Manuscripts of Tafseer at Maktaba Mashirqia, Islamia College Peshawar
Full text linkThe importance of education and studying books is duly acknowledged in Islam. Based on this, the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) has declared the role and position of a teacher as the duty of prophethood. He said that “Indeed I have been sent as teacher to accomplish the cause of morality”. All the nations of the world got their distinctive position through educating their young generation. The book possesses a remarkable place in the process of education; because, the book is the treasure where the hidden knowledge is preserved. The manuscripts are the early forms of books. Before the printing press was introduced, the books were preserved in shape of manuscripts. These were utilized as source of transferring knowledge. Though a large storage of manuscripts in Islamic literature has been replaced by the printed form, yet a reasonable quantity is still found in its original form. The Maktaba Sharqia Islamia College is a prominent name in the list of Manuscripts Centre. Here, hundreds of manuscripts are still waiting to pass through the research. In this research paper, a few important samples of manuscripts in exegesis (Tafseer) have been presented with analysis which shall provide new information to readers
A research study of Method and Style of Dr Meher Abdulhaq Somra in “Hindu sanamiyat”
Full text linkA study of Hindu Religion is an academic Discipline which tends to study the traditions and practices of the Hinduism. Though Many Muslim scholars have contributed in the field of world religions, but very few Muslim scholars attempted to study Hinduism. Among them, Dr Meher Abdulhaq Somra is one the pioneer who contributed in the discipline of Hindu Studies. Dr Meher Abdulhaq Somra (1915-1995) is considered one of the greatest scholar and researcher of 20th century. He was born in Punjab in 1915 and after perusing his education to masters, he got his PhD from Punjab Oriental College Lahore. Dr Somra playd his immense role in understanding world’s religious within mythological discourse. He wrote more than 40 books on various areas but his remarkable work is about religion is about Hindu Mythology (ہندو دیولامائیت).( Among his major works, “Hindu Sanmiyaat” has its own uniqueness and usefulness in the field of Religious Studies. This article is about “Hindu Sanmiyaaat” and it will throw light on the method and style of Dr Meher Abdul Haq Somra in this Book. We shall highlight Dr Somra’s approaches which he used to understand Hindu religion, beliefs (Although Islam rejects all the beliefs of Hindus mentioned in this book or article) and the sources and pattern of reasoning as well
Sīrat of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and the social problems facing women in Pakistan
Full text linkThe Islamic history is full of significant and vital achievements of women. A man has no significant role to play in society without worthy cooperation of women. It was grief fact that women have no respect in society before the emergence of Islam Respect and women. But Islam provided unique respect to women in all segments of society. Islam raised the status of women by ranking her in the form of mother, sister and wife.
Women have to confront with a lot of issues and social problems in Islamic Republic of Pakistan whether she belongs to urban or rural areas. like deprived of education, forced marriages with Quran, divorce, suicide, deprivation of inheritance, remarriages of widows are the most awaiting problems for serving women.
Islam has provided complete solutions to all these social evils about 1400 hundred years ago. The Holy Quran, Sunnah and Islamic principles have provided protections, self-respect and sacredness to women in all dimensions of all social setup. it can be concluded that Islam has provided best solution to the social problem confronted by contemporary wome
The treaties of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ with the Jews in the context of the Charter of Medina and their da'wah and political objectives
No full textHazrat Muhammad (SAW) had a great deal of contact with the people of all sorts of religions because his mission of preaching Islam was not for a particular area or region. This contact helped Him to get the fame worldly. After Hijrah he formed a new society with the residents of Madina which was consisting of three types of people Muslims (Muhajreen e Makkah, Ansar), Jews and few Christians. For the formation of a new society which was consisting of inhabitants with different religious beliefs there was the need to make such laws that should be followed by all the people so that the state could work centrally. Muhammad (SAW) signed a treaty among the residents of Madina. This treaty is called “Meesaq e Madina”. This treaty was giving full rights to the inhabitants to live lives according to their religious beliefs with full freedom. In this way an exemplary society can be existed but all the three tribes (Banu Qanqa, Banu Nazeer and Banu Quraiza) breached the covenant due to which some of them were forced to leave Madina and some of them have to face the punishment that their warriors were killed and women and children were made slaves. In fact, treaties with these tribes were the best source to establish such a state in which people of every religion could be able to survive with their own beliefs by obeying the conditions they signed in the treaty.
Social issues and Their Solutions in the Light of Tabian Al-Furqan (Maulana Abdul Majeed Ludhianvi)
Full text linkIn this article these social issues are discussed: Friendship with the disbelievers and its ruling, It is better to get married or not, Forms and rules for sitting in the assembly of infidels, Different views of killing children in ignorance, Modern ideas and family planning, As the population grows, so do the resources, The dress code of modern day lovers, Clothing should be worn in accordance with the rules of Shariah, It is forbidden to wear the slogan of infidels and transgressors, It is forbidden to wear clothes that have no benefit in religion or in the world, Adornment during prayers and worship, It is not permissible to wear any clothing other than the prescribed amount, How to get into someone else's house, How to get into an unoccupied house, Eye protection is very important to avoid adultery, fornication and other evils, No peeping through doors or room openings, How to enter your private home, Ruling on covering the ornate parts of the body for a woman, Marriage is a means of keeping one's self and eyes clean, Prohibition of castration, Bad results are due to the negligence of parents, A blessed marriage is one in which there is less hardshi
Imam Shafi's Method of Inference in Ayat-ul-Ahkām- A Research Study-
Full text linkAllah SWT has revealed the Holy Quran to his mankind for obtaining guidance from it. It contains various topics, the scholars have grouped these in five major topics, among which, Ahkamul Quran is the main topic. The basic objective of revealing the Holy Quran is to get knowledge of and be familiar with these Ahkam ul Quran. This has been a tradition among scholars to write in details on any specific topic. So, many scholars of different schools of thought have described this topic as well. Imam Shafi is pioneer among those scholars who discussed it. But unfortunately, his book about Ahkam ul Quran is unavailable now, but his views were scattered. Imam Beyhqi has collected these views of Imam Shafi in his book. This article discusses these views of Imam Shafi with reference to the book of Imam Beyhqi
A Comparative Study: Islamic Education and Contemporary Theories on Alternative Holistic Education
Full text linkThe aim of this article is to compare examine the general contemporary alternative holistic education theories with the basic outlook of Islamic education. This article will first start with a brief description of alternative education in the West that challenges mainstream education. This alternative holistic education criticizes mainstream education for its excessive focus on materialism, cognitive intelligence, standards, and marks. On the other hand, alternative holistic education theories speak about the improvement of the social, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual aspects of the individual through such education. When looking at the Islamic educational terms and theories, it is possible to see some similarities with these new holistic contemporary educational theories. 
Analytical Study of the Qurānic Concept of Elegant Word in the Elimination of Hate
Full text linkThe Holy Qurʾān is not limited to the believers but is a source of guidance and a beacon for all people. The Qurʾān and teachings of the Prophet (SAW), even an honest cursory examination of the Qurʾān and the life of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, will enable us to conclude that Muslims are not permitted to fight others based on belonging to another faith. The value of a person should not be judged by skin, status, social or economic status or the color of such measuring instruments as quality is what an individual can do in fulfilling his responsibilities as a moral and social human being and Obligations from God and His creatures, including all plants and animals. According to sociologists, peace is the basic stone of a society based on tolerance. As a result, every member of the society seems to be suffering from narcissism which is against the collective spirit of the society as it gives rise to evils like sectarianism, bigotry, racial and linguistic prejudices in the society. In this paper the importance of elegant word and their impact on society has been discussed in detail in the light of Islamic perspective