The Sunday Guardian

Widen Your Horizon

Submitted by naghma on Mon, 11/28/2011 - 12:01

Widen Your Horizon | The Sunday Guardian | November 27th, 2011 | Page 15 The Quran lays great emphasis on learning — through greater experience, more profound study and keener observation. In the chapter entitled Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage) of the Quran, one of the verses elaborates this point: "Have these people not travelled through the land to make their hearts understand and let their ears hear; the truth is that it is not the eyes that are blind but the hearts that are in the bosoms that are blinded" (22:46).

It’s best to avoid unnecessary conflict

Submitted by naghma on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 15:54

It’s best to avoid unnecessary conflict | The Sunday Guardian | June 12th, 2011 | Page 15

The Prophet of Islam started his mission in Mecca in 610 AD. At the time he used to pray by adopting the Kaba as the kiblah. Then in 622 he migrated to Madinah where some Jewish tribes had settled. The Prophet then adopted the Jewish kiblah for his prayers over a period of 15 or 16 months. Then he again turned his face towards the Kaba as the kiblah for his prayers. This event is referred to in the Quran in the chapter entitled Al-Baqarah (The Heifer):