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Imam al-Mahdi, the Amir over Isa (Jesus) son of Maryam

The Masih, ‘alaihi al-salam, obviously, is a member of our Ummah, under the Shari’ah of Muhammad b. ‘Abd Allah, sallallahu ‘alaihi wa alihi. This is explicitly indicated in this chapter-heading by Imam Muslim (d. 261 H):Chapter on the Descent of ‘Isa b. Maryam to Judge with the Shari’ah of our …

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13th Rajab: The Birth Anniversary of Mawlood-e-Kaaba

Imam Ali (A.S.), the First Muslim, an intimate associate of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) in the life and the holy Islamic mission, the Immediate Successor to the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) and the First Holy Immaculate Imam of the Shi’a Muslims in the World, Imam Ali ibn Abu Taleb(A.S.) was born …

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Redesigning the World: Ethical Questions about Genetic Engineering

INTRODUCTION Until the demise of the Soviet Union, we lived under the daily threat of nuclear holocaust extinguishing human life and the entire biosphere. Now it looks more likely that total destruction will be averted, and that widespread, but not universally fatal, damage will continue to occur from radiation accidents …

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17th Rabi al-Awwal

Id Milad un-Nabi(S.A.W.A.) and the Birth Anniversary of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (A.S.)Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa (S.A.W.A.), known as Sadiq (the Truthful) and Amin(the Trusted) from his youth and was sent as “The Mercy for this World and the Hereafter” and the “Last Messenger of God Almighty and the Seal of the …

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Behavior Control: Architecture of Modern Propaganda

Edward Bernays, the nephew of Sigmund Freud, began his seminal 1928 book simply titled Propaganda, with these ominous words:‘The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible …

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A Scientist’s Warning

A Scientist’s Warning: How Terror, Error, and Environmental Disaster Threaten Humankind’s Future in This Century— On Earth and Beyond

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Women and Hijab

Hijab literally means covering and is a type of clothing that covers a woman’s body. Islam instructs women to cover their bodies (except their hands and face) from non-mahram1 men.The necessity of having Hijab can be extracted from Quranic verses and various Hadith. Here three verses on this issue are …

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The axis of US, Banu Saud and Banu Isra’il

Can there be any doubt that Bani Saud are the enemies of Islam and Muslims? Crescent International, May, 2015Crescent International is a publication of the Institute of Contemporary Islamic Thought (ICIT), London, UK.The real axis of evil comprises the trio the US, Bani Saud and Bani Isra’il. In this caste …

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