The need of time is to promote coordination and coexistence of different civilisations and to reject/condemn theories of confrontation . Since the emergence of Islam in 7th Century, the West has adopted a biased and hostile attitude towards Islam and the Muslims on account of ethnic, religious, social and political prejudice and malice. The West, mainly comprising Christians, initially termed …

Two important constituents of the Islamic Jurisprudence Literally the Arabic word Ijtihad means to strive or struggle and in legal terminology it is a juristic exercise in which a Muslim jurist utilises his intellectual and legal expertise for finding solution to those matters that are not directly covered by the two primary sources of Shariah, namely the Quran and Sunnah. …

Sunnah and hadith/traditions are technically same. There are three types of the sunnah of the Holy Prophet (SAWW), i.e. Sunnat-ul-Qaol, Sunnat-ul-Fael, Sunnat-ul-Taqreer. Sunnat-ul-Qaol is comprised of the sayings of the Holy Prophet (SAWW). Sunnat-ul-Fael consists of actions of the Holy Prophet (SAWW) and Sunnat-ul-Taqreer means/implies those actions that were performed by the companions in his presence and the Holy Prophet …

The Holy Qur’an is the basic, fundamental, ultimate and the most important source of Islam. All the Islamic laws and tenets are having their origin from the Holy Qur’an. It is the last book sent by the Allah Almighty for the guidance of humanity that was revealed upon the last prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) in a span of 23 years. …

Saum is an Arabic word and its literal meaning is to abstain or refrain from something. According to Islam it is a kind of obligatory worship prescribed for Muslims in which they abstain from eating, drinking and sexual intercourse from early in the morning to sunset during the 9th month of Islamic calendar year i.e. Ramadan. Like other tenets of …

Among the five pillars of Islam, Salat occupies the 2nd place. Literal meaning of salat is to pray and according to Islam it is a kind of physical and spiritual worship in which a Muslim glorifies the attributes of Almighty Allah in different postures of human body five times a day. In English it is generally translated as Service of …

Islam condemns all kind of brutal and inhuman anti-women acts such as acid-throwing, honour-killing, Wani and Swara etc. Even in cases of extreme resentment and provocation, the spouses are not allowed to take law into their own hands. The family laws of Islam are based upon the principles of natural justice and public welfare. Islam has provided dignified and respectable …

Zakat is a form of financial worship that is obligatory upon those adult Muslims who remain in possession of a certain amount of money and other valuables/property for one year. If the rich and affluent people of Pakistan pay Zakat in line with injunctions of Islam, poverty in the country could be abolished within a few years. But for this …

The paper of Islamiat compulsory may be termed as a mix of Islamic studies and current affairs. Therefore, the candidates are required to have good command over the topics of Islamiat prescribed in syllabus as well as current affairs. For this purpose it is imperative to remain in touch with newspapers and magazines, especially with religious issues which are in …

If it is supposed that there is no concept of eternal reward and punishment then it implies that those great people who devoted their lives for some noble cause and faced impediments in the way and those who embarrassed martyrdom in the pursuit of their goals have wasted their lives. But this is something that is completely illogical and irrational, …