Questions and Answers on Islamic Doctrine
Question 26: What are the differences and similarities netween Sinnism and Shi’ism? Are there other sects that are considered belonging to the fold of Islam? Answer 26: Both Sunnis an...
Combating Terrorism
So, if one goes by the verdict of Almighty Allah, it is clearly in favour of a dialogue among civilizations, rather that a clash bewteen civilizations. The world is no doubt lived by people of differe...
Combating Terrorism
Root Cause of Terrorism Almost all the leading works on terrorisn, including those emanating from Western academia and policy think tanks, underscore the significance of addressing the root causes of...
Questions and Answers on Islamic Doctrine
Question 28: If Islam is viable for all times and places, why is that Muslims are the world’s most backward people today? Answer 28: It is a fact that Islam is valid for all times and place...
Questions and Answers on Islamic Doctrine
Question 29: Muslims claim to love Jesus, honour him, and believe in his message. Why then do they prefer Muhammad to him? Jesus is after all not only a messenger, but also the son of...
Combating Terrorism
PROBLEM WITH GENERALIZATIONS In so far as the root causes of terrorism, or the conditions that give rise to it, are concerned, the generalized explanations rend to id...
Questions and Answers on Islamic Doctrine
Question 30: Some Christian missionaries claim that Islam is not a revealed religion. It is a distorted derivative version of Judaism and Christianity. Please comment. Answer 30: What...
Combating Terrorism
DIVERSITY OF REASONS The reason behind terrorism are as diverse as the types of people who commit terrorist attacks. Terrorists often believe that they have exhausted all attempts for legit...
Questions and Answers on Islamic Doctrine
Question 32: Where do Jews and Christians stand today? Do you, Muslims, consider them believers or non-believers? Answer 32: This question calls for a two-faced answer: 1. Their...
Combating Terrorism
Hate, prejudice and ignorance are the other factors motivating terrorists to carry out attacks upon unsuspecting civilians. These crimes are also motivated because of race, religious and sexual prefer...
Combating Terrorism
Some terrorists use divine revelation as justification for racial, ethnic or religious terrorist attacks. Other terrorist attempts to spark a general uprising by a single strategically placed devastat...
Questions on Sects and Schools of Thoughts
Question 33: Is Islam ready to accord to Christians in Muslim countries the kind of freedom that Muslims enjoy in Christians countries? Can they freely express their religious views? ...