Issue 8 (October - December 1994)

Emigration is an important phenomenon in human history. Besides its general relevance to the establishment of civilizations, it has special significance in connection with the 'holy ones', those chosen to carry light throughout the world. First of all, every individual is a traveller and therefore…

We attain to that worship, in pan, by discovering through scientific inquiry the order in the book of the universe, its operative functions and relations. But we cannot interpret it any way we please. There is only one true way of looking at the world as a whole, only one truly universal world-view…

Media interest in cloning dinosaurs lasted a couple of months following the adaptation of Michael Crichton's best-selling novel Jurassic Park as a Steven Spielberg film. The spring of the plot of Jurassic Park is the preservation of DNA in ancient amber. DNA is neither the only, nor the most widely…

In this article, I shall consider the impact on the earliest European writes on international law of al-siyar or Islamic international law. Thereafter in relation specifically to human rights, I shall look at the basic difference between Sultan Abdul-Mejid's 'Gulhane Hatt-i Humayun' of 1839 and oth…

Himya: Dietary Precaution Modern medical practice has come back to the conclusion that diet is the key to good health and investment in good dietary advice will lead to a reduction in treatment costs, Emphasis on diet is a principle universal to almost all forms of traditional medicine. You can f…

Mus'ab ibn Umayr was born and grew up in the lap of luxury. His rich parents lavished a great deal of care and attention on him. He wore the most expensive clothes and the most stylish shoes of his time. Yemeni shoes were then considered to be very elegant and it was his privilege to have the very…

He groans with the sufferings of the people, trembling like the candlelight. At break of day he walks amid mountains splitting with grief; and he would desire their time of happiness, though himself in Paradise. Wherever he looks, darkness prevails: lush-green hills, jewel-like islands, all a…

Kinds Of Prayer In His Name There is nothing that does not glorify Him with praise. In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate Say (O Muhammad): My Lord would not concern Himself with you but for your prayer' (Al-Furqan, 25.77). Reflect on the following five points concerning the ver…

Physical setting Where the school is situated effects the quality of education it can provide. Ideally it should be detached from urban centres. Noise and disturbance around the school can be just as disruptive as noise within the classroom. The easy access in town to cinemas and cafes, to sports…

Conversion patterns Lofland and Skonovd (1981) distinguish six types of conversion patterns-intellectual, mystical, experimental, affectional, revivalistic, and coercive. Of these six, the patterns most common among the 70 converts to Islam studied for this paper, are intellectual, affectional and…

How is the power of Western images managed? We are often told that the West believes in freedom of expression for all. If this belief were practised sincerely, would we not see many different images of the many peoples and cultures in the world, images as diverse, rich and plural as the reality is…

Reflect on the following words of the Qur'an: Glory be to Him who created in pairs all things that the earth produces as well as their own kind (selves); and other things of which they have no knowledge. (Va Sin. 36.36) a) The verse opens with 'Glory to be to Him' as if to emphasize that God Hims…

Animals live on plants, and human beings on both animals and plants. It seems that life in the universe depends on death, why? Death is the foundation of life. Nothing goes to waste. Each death is a door to a new life. This is because the Supreme Being, who exercises free disposal over the creatio…

He boys' house-master said: 'They have run away again. We warned them not to do it, but our words don't have much influence on them. This is the third time. 'Why do they run away?' asked a teacher 'I don't know. Perhaps because they want to be vagrants, wanderers.' 'How did you manage to find t…

Knowledge is a treasury, the key to which is the question. The vast treasury of Islamic knowledge remains unchanged, but, from time to time different keys may be needed. Every generation asks new questions. It takes individuals of great insight to draw on the fountain of knowledge and settle the th…

Ghazali's search for knowledge Abu Hamid Muhammad bin Muhammad al-Ghazali was born in the city of , northern Persia (Iran), in the year 1058/450H. His father, a wool spinner, used to enjoy the company of preachers and scholars and prayed that his sons would be like them. Ghazali, became 'the most…