General introduction to Islam, “Ta’rif-e-Aam bi-Din il-Islam” By Shaikh Ali Tantawi-Excerpts INTRODUCTION The book “Ta’rif-e-Aam bi-Din il-Islam” was written in Arabic by the renowned Syrian Scholar Shaikh Ali Al-Tantawi, first published in the sixties, since then it has been translated to many languages and reprinted several times, the world over. Shaikh Ali Al-Tantawi grew up…
Former US president Barack Obama has made interesting comments about the utility of sustaining anti-Pakistan sentiment in India. The quickest route to national unity in India is “expressing hostility toward Pakistan,” commented Obama in his new book “A Promised Land.” The book was released on November17. Former Indian prime minister, Manmohan Singh had told Obama…
UAE, Israel deal national interests trump all? “An incomparably exciting moment”; “game-changer”; “deal of the century”; “historic”; “betrayal” there is no shortage of labels for the recently announced UAE – Israeli deal! As far as caution goes, it has been thrown to the wind i.e. this pact will fully normalise relationships between the two countries….
China is altering the course of history. The year 2020 has drawn stark differences between the Western developed nations and the Chinese model of progress. Dominance is on the wind for the people of China. Scholars and researchers have focused only on the communist policies of China and the size of its population but the…
The South Asian regional politics cannot be separated from the influences of extra-regional powers because the protracted Pakistan-India conflict attracts great power politics towards the nuclearized subcontinent. The hostility between Islamabad and New Delhi provides sufficient space to great powers in the regional South Asian political order and permits the great powers to be involved…
After the release of an appalling report by Australian Defence Force about the killing of Afghan prisoners and civilian by its Special Forces, China has demanded a thorough probe into the alleged war crime. China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lijian Zhao at a news conference on November 27 condemned that act of murdering civilians by Australian…
Do you want to write a book (of Hadith) apart from the Book of Allah (Quran)? The previous nations (Jews and Christians) only got deviated (from the right way) when they wrote books with the Book of Allah. [Quote from the Prophet (peace be upon him)] This document contains; Fitna; Zalalah, Bid’a [Discord, Misdirection and…
While the global economy was already facing uncertainty due to the US-China trade wars since 2018, Covid-19 pandemic has also inflicted unprecedented economic shocks. No country is immune from the economic effects of the virus, at least not until the pandemic has been controlled universally. In April, the IMF predicted the global economy would shrink…
During peak holiday period, a person visiting a mega mall surprisingly finds a lot of empty areas, lesser people in the food court, enough space on the elevators and almost empty shops with nearly a third less people than expected. This is how the near future will look like after the Coronavirus pandemic! The English…
Interestingly, President Donald Trump continues to behave like the winner of the 2020 presidential elections. He is adamant to ensure substantial troops cut in Afghanistan. On November 13, the Pentagon announced that Trump would sharply reduce the number of US forces in Afghanistan from 4,500 to 2,500 by mid-January. As the Afghan peace process faces…
