Category: History

  • Political Thought In Islam

    Allama Muhammad Iqbal, the well-known poet-philosopher outlines the the main Political Thought in Islam and concludes that the fundamental principle laid down in the Qur’an is the principle of election.

  • The Legislation & The Beginning of Jihad

    Akram Diya al ‘Umari informs us about the background of the Muslim condition in Madinah that led to the legislation of jihad and its permission.

  • “Jihad” by Sir Thomas W. Arnold

    Sir Thomas W. Arnold defends, with extraordinary talent, the thesis that the basic meaning of “jih?d”, is: “the using or exerting one’s utmost power, effort, endeavor or ability, in contending with an object of disapprobation”, and that primarily the word bears no reference to war or fighting, much less to fighting against unbelievers or forcible…

  • Pre-Islamic Arabia And Its Socio-Religious Condition

    An exposition of the background of pre-Islamic Arabia and its people, as well as the prevailing socio-religious condition, aptly termed Jahiliyyah, prevalent at the time.

  • Pre-Islamic Arabian Thought

    Shaikh Inayatullah discusses the prevailing pagan Arabian religion and its practices prior to the coming of Islam.

  • Islam, Christianity and Societal Problems

    Islamic Education Trust, Australia Islam and Christianity both claim to be not just religions, but complete ways of life, to guide and solve man’s problems. Though not commonly known, there are countless problems in daily life which Islam solves and which Christianity (among others) is incapable of realistically solving. We will examine just a few,…