Mohammad Bin Qasim – A romance of the history – Part Three Continued from the previous part … Famous historian, Stanley Lane-Poole says, "The Arab conquest of Sind is merely an episode in the history of India and of Islam, a triumph without result.” However, this statement is not true, considering the events that occurred […]
Nov 3 2011 | Posted in
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Mohammad Bin Qasim – A romance of the history – Part Two Continued from the previous part … The young militant proved to be old in experience and skill. He marched towards Sind from Siraj and Makran. On his way, Qasim found support from the Governor of Makran, who happened to be a friend of […]
Mohammad Bin Qasim – A romance of the history – Part One Mohammad Bin Qasim is considered among the greatest heroes of Islam. His life is full of drama and thrill. The young general was born on 31st December, 1695. After the death of his father at a very young age, Qasim’s mother and paternal […]
Ritual of Slaughter – Part 1 According to Muslims belief, it is obligatory to slaughter animals in the name of God. It is considered part of Islamic law that it is obligatory for a Muslim to perform the practice if his financial condition allows him to do so. However, the religious scholars need to review […]
Nov 1 2011 | Posted in
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Ritual of Slaughter Slaughtering of humans and animals to please God can be traced back in ancient times. Three thousand years BC, infants and virgin girls were slaughtered and thrown into River Nile to please ‘God of Floods’ so that The Nile did not flood out to destroy their crop. Prophet Ibrahim (AS) on becoming prophet […]
Oct 31 2011 | Posted in
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Jinnah’s Pakistna and the Shariah onslaught – Part 2 The long Afghan war (1979 -1991) is a recent example wherein the Islamic concept of Jihad was invoked in this part of the world to defeat the Soviet Union in Afghanistan. The post 1991 decade saw Afghan tribes and Mujahedeen created by Pakistan and USA engaged in […]
Oct 26 2011 | Posted in
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Full House: Packed to the hilt Pakistan Pakistan is a country of 177,540,000 people and is the 6th largest country in the world in terms of population. It is quite an achievement to be at the challenging 6th position considering the total area our country occupies is 796,095 square kilometres. The fast growing population is one of […]
Oct 17 2011 | Posted in
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