Category Archives: Modern Issues

The Situation Today – Jawab-e-Shikwah

Posted on November 25, 2007 by Soach Staff

This poem was written as an answer to the former one (Shikwah). The remedies spelled out by Iqbal make sense to a layperson and an intellectual alike. Poem: Jawab-e-Shikwah Poet: Mohammad Iqbal

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Who Are Moderate Muslims?

Posted on May 27, 2007 by Guest Author

The term moderate Muslims is not only becoming important in the post September 11 discussion of Islam and the West, it is also becoming highly contested. What do we really mean when we brand someone as a moderate Muslim? Indeed … Continue reading →

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Two Theories Of Ijtihad

Posted on December 18, 2006 by Guest Author

by M Khan As tensions between the Muslim and Western worlds continue to grow, there is one largely overlooked area of activity that may play a role in building bridges: Ijtihad. While Ijtihad can be a tool for understanding Islamic … Continue reading →

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