Sectarian Scourge
Sects are created when people begin to develop differences in beliefs and practices and these become so strong as…
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Sectarianism
Basis of Religion: Quran or Scholars?
One of my colleagues at my university asked my students to not listen to what my teacher, Javed Ahmed Ghamidi, says…
Extremism and Terrorism
An extremist is a person who holds views which are at the extreme side of the continuum of possible views on a…
The Sorry State of Our Religiosity
The program came to an end. No sooner did Mr. Javed Ahmad Ghamidi descend from the altar of the stage, a man went…
The Call for Madrassa Reforms
The Pakistani parliament has recently been involved in the debate surrounding the reformation of Madrassas in…
Sects in Islam
Were there any religious sects (firkas) during the time of prophet, alaihissalaam? Why have sects arisen amongst…
Past Muslim scholarship and present day differences
It's all very well saying that yours is the real Islam. You also infer that your rulings are based on the Quran and…
Muslims In The West
Most Muslims take their faith and its practice for granted. They think their society is primarily a Muslim society,…
Following one Imam of Islamic Fiqh / Jurisprudence
Is it not a bidah when someone follows only one imam of four Fiqh or Jurisprudence i.e Imam Abu Hanifa (R.A), Imam…