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War and Peace in Islam

Submitted by admin on Mon, 09/22/2014 - 17:43

Maulana Wahiduddin Khan I New Age Islam I September 22, 2014

An accepted principle for evaluating a system or ideology is to differentiate between its declared principles, on the one hand, and the actual practice of the people who claim to stand for it or to represent it. So, too, is the case with Islam. To understand what Islam really is, you need to study the texts which contain its principles. These are the Quran and authentic reports that reflect the Sunnah or practice of the Prophet of Islam.

A New Age Dawns Over Kashmir

Submitted by naghma on Sun, 09/14/2014 - 13:46

Maulana Wahiduddin Khan I New Age Islam I September 12, 2014

On September 10, 2014, The Times of India carried a front-page report titled: “In Kashmir, ‘occupation force’ hailed as saviour.’ The report said that from being perceived by many in the Kashmir valley as an “occupation force” in the 1990s, the army is now seen as a “humanitarian agency”. The army has certainly come a long way in this militancy-hit state, having rescued upwards of 38,700 people.