Poverty alleviation through micro credit is only possible with an interest free micro credit program.  It is not possible with the interest based micro credit programs.   Micro credit institutes have been doing their business all over the word for a long ...

Electricity crisis has been a problem for the people of Bangladesh. The government policy on this issue is not right. I have some suggestions with a view to solving this problem. Everyone is invited to give more suggestions.   The people of ...

A.I. MAKKI “When Solomon dedicated the Temple, he prayed: “Moreover concerning the stranger that is not of Thy people Israel, when he shall come out of a far country for Thy name’s sake – for they shall hear of Thy great ...

THE MAPILLA MUSLIMS OF KERALAA.I. MAKKIWho are the Mapillas?Islam in India began in Kerala, and the Mapillas are the descendants of the first Indian Muslims. It is a open fact that long before the Muslims settled in northern India, there ...

Submitting to Allah's will !Human beings have the habit of making long and elaborate plans for themselves but they do not realise that Allah may have different plans in store for them. Allah says in the Holy Qur'an  8:30 "Verily ...

By Sadiqa Balolia Gheebath ia an Arabic word which can literally be translated to mean "slandering, backbiting, spreading rumours or scandals or gossiping". Gheebath means to talk bad about a person behind his back in such a way that if ...

By Sadiqa Balolia What is it that transforms an ordinary woman into a sparkling & matchless beauty to be looked upon by all with admiration and affection on her wedding day?Universally, a bride is a symbol of beauty and purity ...

Islam, Muslims and the Moral ImperativeA Post Ramadan Challenge by Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad Some aspirations of the global Muslim community are purely optional; participating in the Olympics, seeing who can build the biggest masjid, and holding star studded fundraisers. ...

 This article appeared in my local newspaper in the op/ed section May 2007. Starting in the 6th century and continuing for approximately 900 years, a society existed like no other. Peoples of varying ethnicities and religious persuasions lived side by side ...