India

Birth anniversary of Hazrat Ali (ra) celebrated amid enthusiasm

Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com ALLAHABAD: The birth anniversary of Hazrat Ali, son-in-law of Prophet Mohammad, was celebrated with zeal and enthusiasm on Friday. People remembered his services to the mankind. ‘Mehfils’ were organized in various localities like Rani Mandi, Dariyabad, Kareli, Ghausnagar, Chowk, Rasoolpur, Atala, Shahganj, Katra, Nakhas Kohna and other areas. Programmes […]

Seminar on Prophet Mohammad (saw)’s teachings held in Kareli, Allahabad

Source: www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com ALLAHABAD: Islamic scholars expressed their views during a seminar on ‘Establishment of social justice in the light of Prophet Mohammad’s teachings’ at a guest house in Kareli. Addressing the gathering, general secretary of National Ulema Council and director of Jamaitul Falah Maulana Mohammad Tahir Madni said that citizens had the right […]

I have a question!

Source: www.greaterkashmir.com Prominent author and legal luminary A G Noorani dropped a bombshell recently by claiming that Muhammad Ali Jinnah refused to accept Lord Mountbatten’s proposal to hold plebiscite in three states – Kashmir, Junagarh and Hyderabad in 1947. Noorani, while speaking at a function in Srinagar to mark the Silver […]

Who Owns Hinduism?

Huff Post: Deepak Sarma. Another good question to ask concerns the propriety of appropriating or merely utilizing purportedly proprietary Hindu symbols, practices, clothing, images and so on. The question — basically, “Who owns Hinduism?” — revolves around a number of separate, but related questions: First, who speaks on behalf of, […]