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| Advice To The Teacher | The holy Prophet Muhammad is reported to have said; "I have been sent as a teacher" and "have been commissioned to complete the pattern of human behaviour". These prophetic traditions emphasize the significance of education, of ethical values and o......Read full article |
| Bemoaning the Khayra Ummah | "You are the best of communities evolvedfor the benefit of humanity, enjoining what is good, forbidding what is evil and believing in Allah." (Qur'an 3: 110) The measure of being khayra ummah (the best of communities) is neither limited to the ......Read full article |
| Be YOUnique | New cars carry a message, "Objects in mirror are closer than they appear". We need a message on our personal mirrors that says, "Your image may not be as it appears; look within yourself for true reflection" writes Sadullah Khan. Who am l? Wh......Read full article |
| Change The Way You Are | Many people consider themselves good despite their despicable behaviour. This is possible only because they try to rationalize their wrongs, writes Sadullah Khan, a lecturer at California State University and at the Academy of Judaic, Christian and......Read full article |
| Kindness - The Insignia of a Loving Heart | Kindness is a difficult virtue to pursue in a world that seems to have become accustomed to hatred and injustice. Isn't that all the more reason that we need it, writes Sadullah Khan. In a materialistic era, a world seemingly indifferent to carin......Read full article |
| Living By The Golden Rule | Commanding Right & Forbidding Wrong does not equal Fault-finding. The Golden Rule or the Ethic of Reciprocity is found in virtually every tradition of the world ... "Do not do unto others what you would not have them do unto you" (A......Read full article |
| Money Can't Buy Happiness | In a world obsessed with materialism we often overlook the ideals and values that go beyond the banality of the dollar, writes Sadullah Khan It is truly unfortunate that a person's worth in society is so often measured by wealth rather than his ......Read full article |
| Tribute to Muhammad Ali | ALI ! ALI ! ALI ! It is Christmas time in Los Angeles and Hollywood is abuzz with the latest movie hit. It is not just another film, it is about the most famous athlete in history, a sports icon, a world hero, an "African-American", a Muslim .......Read full article |
| The Powerless and the Night Of Power | I sit pensively in front of my PC, my modern-day qalam trying to capture my thoughts and shape in words the echoes of my heart. Words may be mere symbols, but they do carry meaning, express feelings and convey ideas. Through words we are able to co......Read full article |
| Palestine, We Weep | I am shocked to utter disgust by the unchecked, blatant atrocities perpetrated by the brutal Zionist occupying forces against innocent Palestinians, writes Sadullah Khan, Executive Director of Religious Affairs at ICOI. MASSACRE IN THE LAND OF T......Read full article |
| From Power To Ascension ~ Laylatul Qadr & Mi'raaj | The Prophet arrives At a chaotic period of history when the murky clouds of infidelity had covered the firmament of the earth; at a time of turmoil, tumult and oppression when instead of Allah - the Supreme Being, idols and power used to be wors......Read full article |
| Positive Attitude for Positive Living | The Qur'anic statement "could the consequence of goodness be anything but good" motivates one towards that which is beneficial and positive, writes Sadullah Khan. Empowerment begins with seeing the possibilities not just the problems; focusing on......Read full article |
| In Adoration of the Beloved of Allah | O Prophet of Allah, where shall I find the source of my adoration for thee. I have memorized hundreds of thy sayings since my teens, taught thy seerah to numerous students, grown a beard, used the miswaaq, stood for salaami (salawaat), sang and......Read full article |
| Ramadan - In pursuance of Taqwa | Mending habits and developing character Ramadaan is the month of heightened Allah-consciousness, of attaining unto taqwa (piety), of training ourselves to be the best we can be; a month to initiate improvement of reputation, character and cul......Read full article |
| Sincere gratitude and regret go a long way | Willingness to accept responsibility for the harm we may have caused or express thankfulness for the benefits we may have received are signs of moral maturity How uncommon has common courtesy become? "Thank you" and "I'm sorry" are amazingly powe......Read full article |
| Let's be conciliatory rather than contentious | People who consider themselves religious often seem to have this destructive yet predictable habit of engaging in the relentless pursuit of being argumentative on virtually every aspect of any discussion on religion, writes Sadullah Khan. Agre......Read full article |
| Let's Avoid Fault-finding | In trying to improve the world, be not one who searches out the shortcomings of others; writes Sadullah Khan As people of Faith, we have the duty of commanding good and forbidding evil. We thus engage ourselves, as social beings, in improving ou......Read full article |
| Baghdad - Through Years and Tears | As we witness the invasion of Iraq by a neo-imperialistic coalition conspired by the self-serving oil and arms conglomerates who dictate US and British foreign policy; whose commanders watched on and allowed the destruction of irreplaceable ancie......Read full article |
| Patience - An Indispensable Virtue | An Indispensable Virtue Over the past several decades both philosophers and theologians have participated in a revival of interest in what is generally called "virtue ethics" - an ethics that focuses not so much upon what we ought to do, but ......Read full article |
| Lessons We Learn From Tragedy | Lessons We Learn From Tragedy We live in a universe of cause and effect, the consequence of which are inescapable. Fire burns, diseases infect, time ages, germs destroy, water drowns ?¢‚Ǩ¬¶ these facts have moral and social implications, all of t......Read full article |
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