Eid reminds obligations to others
Khwaja Mohammad Zubair :Eid-Ul-Fitr, which marks the end of the blissful month of fasting, is an occasion, first, for reflection and then rejoicing. In the...
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The Holy Quran — That differentiates between rights and wrongs
Abdul Muqit Chowdhury :The Holy Quran reveals on ‘Deen’ (Religion as Code of life) in the following proclamation : “This day have I perfected your...
(Azan)
Kazi Nazrul Islam :When I am preoccupied with nothing in particular, rather with misdeed; I don’t think much, what I was or what I am...
Balancing spiritual and materialistic aspects of life
Abdul Awal :Great historians of Islam bear witness to three great events which took place’ at time of the Greatest Prophet’s birth in the world...
Eid-ul-Fitr : Occasion of forging social unity
M. Mizanur Rahman :Our National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam thus sings the song of Islam on Eid-ul-Fitr-Oh! Great soul, pleasant Eid has come after the...
Unique festival of joy
Eid-ul-Fitr is a unique festival. It has no connection with any historical event nor is it related to the changes of seasons or cycles of...
Religious diversity by design
Samier Mansur :The dome of the Library of Congress reading room in Washington depicts important influences on civilization, including Islam. The country’s founders recognized that...
Ambassador’s Message
Two hundred and thirty-nine years ago, the United States of America was founded on the belief that “all men are created equal, that they are...
Media in the US politics
Americans realized early on that easy access to information would be fundamental to the proper functioning of their new democracy. They would not be able...
Fast, pray, cook : Ramzan in the US Kitchen
G. Willow Wilson :The week before Ramzan, I ordered a $65 jumbo box of medjool dates. “By the grace of God, 100% organic,” the advertisement...
Pray for divine forgiveness
Sayed Eqbal Rezvi :Lailatul Barat, also known as the night of repentance, night of forgiveness, or Shab-e- Barat, is celebrated each year beginning at sunset...
The route to goodness
Khwaja Mohammad Zubair :If Muslims all over the world pledge, in all sincerity, to follow the rules prescribed by Allah in the Holy Quran, in...