Care for your eyes
Dr Mahipal Singh Sachdev Our eyes are like a window through which we view the world around us, and we are heavily dependent on them to conduct day to day activities. We shouldn’t take any injury or damage to the eye casually and should take immediate consultation when anything goes wrong with them. Even a […]
Differentiating between love and lust
Eijaz Mir I love you because the entire universe conspired to help me find you. (Paulo Coelho) Love is not love that finds alteration. It is an unbound and unending relationship between hearts and souls that senses no change. Although beauty vanishes and fades away during the course of time, the tendency of love remains […]
Teachers are most revered
Mohammad Nadeem Parray Teaching is one of the most respected and valuable professions in the world. In religion Islam, this profession has more importance as our beloved Prophet Muhammad (SAW) introduced himself as a teacher. Allah Almighty says in Holy Quran: “Like (a favor which you have already received) in that We have sent among […]
Things to learn
Aubaid Ahmed Akhoon “And perhaps if he’s moving so slowly and he’s taking so long.. It’s because he is forming something so breathtaking and beautiful.. It cannot be rushed. He is in the process of forming a masterpiece” The Principles of sacrifice in Islam and its rules are mentioned in Holy Quran as well as […]
Debates: Doing it the Mehdi Hasan Way!
Nasir Dar We live in a world where almost everything is questioned. In such circumstances, it becomes necessary to defend our opinions. Debates help us understand different topics better. We can take part in debates to decipher our thoughts and improvise on them. Debates help us acquire a better personality. Debates also play a vital […]
Nothing wrong in being a ‘backbencher’
Mohammad Nadeem Parray In my opinion, first benchers gain good results and win teacher’s applause and appreciation. Whereas backbenchers are naughty, sometimes irritating, disturbing the class but trust me they are creative and their presence gains many memories. If anyone want some creative ideas they must try to talk to backbench students…. see how the […]
Controlling progression of renal ailments
Dr Vishal Saxena With significant rise in the incidences of renal failure due to Chronic Kidney Diseases (CKD) there is an urgent need to raise awareness among the masses. The number of patients suffering from CKD has almost doubled in the past decade and is continuing to rise at a rapid pace. While the major […]
Islam in the Eyes of Non-Muslim Scholars
M Ahmad Islam is a Global and a Universal religion and in every period it has been proved by factual evidences, arguments and proof that Islam is the true religion. Islam’s global presence is the main reason of it being considered as a Universal Religion. In Islam there is no conflict between rich and poor, […]
Madrassas need to ensure skills enhancement
Asad Mirza Ever since their emergence, the Madrassas in India have persisted with a curriculum that has seen few changes. The fact that literally, lakhs of Muslim children acquire their primary, and perhaps their only formal education, in these Madrassas where only literature and Islamic studies with a cursory knowledge of social sciences thrown in, […]
Coping with loneliness
K S S Pillai There was a time when the whistle and the chug-chug sound of steam-driven trains from far off left me nostalgic about my native place. It was a couple of thousand kilometres from my workplace. I used to undertake the four-day journey every year, changing trains at three places. It was a […]