Sir Syed Ahmad Khan: Multiple Secular Thoughts
Syed Ahmad Taqvi bin Syed Muhammad Muttaqi, KCSI (Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India), commonly known as Sir Syed Ahmad Khan (1817-1898), was an Islamic pragmatist,…
Syed Ahmad Taqvi bin Syed Muhammad Muttaqi, KCSI (Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India), commonly known as Sir Syed Ahmad Khan (1817-1898), was an Islamic pragmatist,…
Islam is one of the great religions of the world, whose followers are found in every country and continent. Muslims constitute 1.5 billion people in the world today. As an…
Introduction The Islamic concept of human rights contains numerous moral exhortations. Helping orphans, widows, wayfarers and the poor has been greatly stressed by the holy Quran and Sunnah (Prophetic traditions)…
The canvas of the theme of the Seminar is too vast and the sub themes of it are too many. It becomes difficult for me to select issues to reflect…
First of all, I think we should not categorize tradition and modernity as exclusive or contradictory terms. We cannot call any tradition as only (or exclusively) a tradition, devoid of…
The Ministry of Culture, Government of India, is celebrating the spirit of “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” in 2022 to mark 75 years of India’s independence. It is well-timed and relevant…
Aligarh city in Uttar Pradesh is known for two things – the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and the lock manufacturing industries. Aligarh is a university town, notable as the seat…
Islam is one of the great religions of the world, whose followers are found in every country and continent. As an egalitarian belief system, it introduced the concepts of universal…
Introduction Though India had a distinction of electing a woman Prime Minister in 1966 (Mrs. Indira Gandhi) and an Indian (Mrs. Vijay Laxmi Pandit) became the first woman President of…
Soon after independence, when Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of India saw on Delhi roads thousands of skull-capped bearded men in white robes, worryingly he asked the Director of Intelligence Bureau…
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