Time of Test

Written by Allama Parvez


As you all know Pakistan is currently going through an extremely critical situation – probably more than any other time in its history. This is no time to "play politics." This isrepparttar time for soul searching.

This is notrepparttar 126754 time for finger pointing, being arrogant, or exerting self-righteousness. This isrepparttar 126755 time for humility, self-reflection, and bonding forrepparttar 126756 sake of Pakistan and Islam. This isrepparttar 126757 time for being calm and collected but determined and focused, not emotional and hotheaded. No matter what our past and present background and affiliations. Therefore, this is notrepparttar 126758 time to side with parties or personalities – religious or political. This isrepparttar 126759 time to side with truth and justice.

This isrepparttar 126760 time of looking inward into our spiritual mirrors. This isrepparttar 126761 time for reorientation of our thoughts and emotions from personal benefits torepparttar 126762 benefit of Pakistan. There is a real danger at this time that our emotions might take over and our sense of balance andrepparttar 126763 balance of sense might be lost. But remember! Vultures are hovering over us to take advantage of us or even to use this opportunity to tear us apart.

Please do not let your emotion dictate you, especially at this dangerous and critical time.Global injustice prevails. Law of jungle seems to have taken over. ‘Might is right' is being used asrepparttar 126764 norm. Poor andrepparttar 126765 weak are suffering. Truth is being sacrificed atrepparttar 126766 altar of prejudice and hatred. World policies seem to be inrepparttar 126767 hands ofrepparttar 126768 followers of Machiavelli. Our Quaid came to know it very well –repparttar 126769 hard way. Just remember what happened to Gurdaspur.

Purpose of Fasting in Islam

Written by Allama Parvez


The evening prayer has attracted a larger than usual number of worshippers. Today,repparttar advent ofrepparttar 126753 new moon might heraldrepparttar 126754 start ofrepparttar 126755 holy month of Ramadan -repparttar 126756 Muslim month of fasting. In an effort to observerepparttar 126757 Sunnah ofrepparttar 126758 Muhammad (PBUH), some worshippers are busy trying to sightrepparttar 126759 new moon whenrepparttar 126760 call to prayer is made. Afterrepparttar 126761 prayer,repparttar 126762 Imam is informed thatrepparttar 126763 new moon has been sighted. Members ofrepparttar 126764 council also confirm this news. This prompts worshippers to congratulate each other andrepparttar 126765 mosque is filled withrepparttar 126766 chants of Allahu Akbar (God is great).

For this grouprepparttar 126767 holy month of Ramadan has begun. Yet Muslims in many other mosques are still debating whether or notrepparttar 126768 new moon has been sighted. Sunni Muslims generally look to Saudi Arabia for answers to this, as well as many other religious matters. Although ISNA (Islamic Society of North America) has established for North American Muslims, a Shura (or consultation) council for dealing with controversial religious issues (such as moon sighting), many Imams in local mosques decide such matters on their own.

Year after year, this story is repeated among Muslims in many towns aroundrepparttar 126769 world. This pillar of Islam begins with controversy among Muslims and ends with controversy. Shi‘as have their own clerical system and their Imams look to Iran in this matter rather than Saudi Arabia. One wonders if this isrepparttar 126770 way our messenger Muhammad (PBUH) and his companions started and endedrepparttar 126771 holy month of Ramadan.

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