Islam and Human Rights: Why It’s Up to the Muslim Community to Prove Itself

My legal and advocacy work both in the U.S. and abroad has given me the unique opportunity to view challenges faced by the Muslim community in multifarious socio-political settings. What is clear to…

Sorry for Portraying Muslims as Human

Many Americans have suggested that more moderate Muslims should stand up to extremists, speak out for tolerance, and apologize for sins committed by their brethren.

Eating less meat is more Islamic

For most of the billion-plus Muslims who sit down each evening to break their Ramadan fast, meat will be on the menu. Lots of it. But how Islamic is eating meat?

Not very, according to Sheikh Hamza Yusuf, who argues that historically Muslims ate…

‘Ask the VM’ Why are Muslims taught they are the superior people?

Saleem recently emailed us asking;

Why are Muslims taught they they are the superior people?

Man knows little about Islam, but hates it

Scott Gentries told reporters Wednesday that his deliberately limited grasp of Islamic history and culture was still more than sufficient to shape his views of the entire Muslim world.

Did Jesus die in Kashmir?

Was Kashmir the last destination of Christ?

Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the Promised Messiah, was asked if Jesus neither died on the Cross nor was bodily raised to heavens while still alive what happened to him?

Sunnis cannot do without Ahmadis

They call us kafirs but when it comes to answering objections against Islam Sunnis resort to using Ahmadi sources. Here just two examples are given how when confronted by Christian critics the Sunnis had no choice but to use Ahmadi sources to defend Islam.

Burn the Holy Quran

Burn the Holy Quran was the cry of an American Pastor, Terry Jones. He based this cry on the actions of Muslims themselves. However what he forgot to do was to study the Holy book itself and look at the actions of the Holy Prophet (pbuh) to see whether such a cry was justified.

The Night of Majesty

Dr Zahid Aziz explored the literal interpretation of the verse that prayers during the lailat ul Qadr are equivalent to praying for 1000 months. He said that the verse cannot be taken at face value because that would mean that one need not pray during the rest of one’s life. In his opinion…