During this joyful time of Christmas on behalf of the British Muslims, Minhaj-ul-Quran International UK wish the Christian community a joyous and peaceful Christmas Season commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, may peace be upon him.
Commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ is for us Muslims similar to commemorating the birth of Prophet Muhammad, may peace be upon him, which is usually during the Islamic month of Rabi al Awal.
At Minhaj-ul-Quran International, it is our custom to celebrate Christmas and host annual Christmas gatherings and invite our Christian brethren. This has been the way initiated and promoted by the founder and Patron-in-Chief of Minhaj-ul-Qur’an International, Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri. A regular attendee at these gatherings is Dr. Andrew Francis, Archbishop of Pakistan. Speaking at one of these events, Bishop Dr. Andrew Francis said, "Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri has always been a torchbearer in promoting interfaith harmony between Islam and Christianity and I appreciate Dr Qadri’s efforts for global peace and harmony."
Minhaj-ul-Quran UK has arranged a Christmas gathering at its London centre to extend Christmas Greetings on behalf of British Muslim community.
Islam is a religion of peace, love and harmony which is also evident from a narration of Prophet Muhammad, may peace be upon him, where he allowed a Christian delegation (who came to visit him) to offer their prayers in the mosque in Madinah. (Ibn Hisham, as-Sira an-Nabawiyya, pp. 486, 487)
Acting on this Hadith, Minhaj-ul-Quran International has also opened the doors of Minhaj-ul-Quran centres and mosques worldwide for Christians to pray in according to their faith.
Ref: http://www.minhajuk.org/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=59&Itemid=1 and http://www.mcdf.info/
Wednesday 16 December 2009
Thursday 10 December 2009
Is extremism growing in Britain due to Jamaat-e-Islami’s support of terrorism?
It is evident from the attack on Baroness Sayeeda Warsi on November 30, 2009 that the extremism and radicalism is growing among the young British Muslims whose ethnic background is from South Asia. The majority of British Muslims have condemned this silly behaviour which is against Islam from a religious point of view.
It is widely known that this behaviour is rooted in the theological background of a sect within Islam which started from Saudi Arabia by a name Salafi/Wahabi or with a slightly different outfit Deobandi in South Asian region. Their ideology does not prohibit suicide bombing or Terrorism in Islam rather they remain silent on this issue and indirectly encourage attacking even innocent people. This is evident from one of the largest Deobandi group in Pakistan which has been silent to condemn terrorism in Pakistan, as reported in The News on December 9, 2009.
It is very disappointing to see that Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has not supported to declare suicide bombing and Terrorism as un-Islamic. A point to note is that JI has large presence in Britain and for many years has been supported by Labour Government through their various groups including MCB, ISB or Young Muslims, see Guardian investigation which also links MCB with JI.
Declaring suicide bombing and terrorism un-Islamic has life threatening risks associated with it as it is evident from an incident not too long ago when Mr Sarfaraz Naeemi was killed soon after he had called it un-Islamic at a conference. A point to note here is that he was from a Sunni school of thought within Islam.
Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri was one of the first leading authorities to accept this risk and issued a 600-page Fatwa declaring suicide bombings and terrorism as un-Islamic at a press conference via video conference from Canada on December 5, 2009. This Fatwa is particularly important for Britain due to the fact that majority of the Muslims are from South Asia who have been confused about its religious viewpoint due to the fact that groups like Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) support it.
Particularly the vulnerable western youth has been the target by the extremists and due to their ideology. Hence, this verdict received large media attention particularly in Pakistan after months of instability, insecurity and terrorism and the press conference by Dr Qadri was transmitted Live on various TV channels and published in print media including The Washington Post and BBC.
The next British Government either Conservatives or Labour, must be aware of the fact that ideology within Islam has a major impact on the behaviour of British Muslims and that organisations linked to JI and other extremist organisations have not produced results to reduce extremism in the past. Hence they need to work with more moderate organisations and open-minded and dynamic leadership who has calibre to tackle extremism in Britain.
Tuesday 8 December 2009
Pakistan at war with terrorists: Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri
[08th December 2009]
In the wake of terrorist explosions and suicide bombings in Pakistan and Afghanistan a leading Islamic scholar has issued a ‘Fatwa’ condemning the perpetrators and declaring that “Islam does not permit, under any circumstances, the massacre of innocent citizens, terroristic explosions and suicide bombings.” The 200-page religious verdict by one of the foremost Muslim authorities, Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri declared suicide bombings and terrorism as totally un-Islamic.
Unfolding the background of his religious verdict during an overcrowded press conference in Lahore via video-link from Canada, Dr Qadri said that “a torturous wave of terrorism has been maligning Pakistan in particular and the Muslim Ummah in general for many years. It is evident that while the Muslims as a collective entity condemn, resist and fight terrorism, and are not ready to accept its remotest possible link with Islam, there are some extremists who are also seen supporting it. Instead of opposing and condemning it openly and downrightly, they confuse it, making it a hotchpotch.”
Dr Qadri, in his Fatwa booklet published in three languages, explained in detail, with particular reference to Qur’anic verses and sayings of the Prophet Muhammad, that perpetrating attacks against innocent citizens, carrying out massacres, suicide bombings and the destruction of national assets and property “is absolutely against the teachings of Islam and that Islam does not permit such acts on any excuse, reason or pretext.” He added that “all these acts are grave violations of human rights and constitute kufr, disbelief, under Islamic law.”
In the wake of terrorist explosions and suicide bombings in Pakistan and Afghanistan a leading Islamic scholar has issued a ‘Fatwa’ condemning the perpetrators and declaring that “Islam does not permit, under any circumstances, the massacre of innocent citizens, terroristic explosions and suicide bombings.” The 200-page religious verdict by one of the foremost Muslim authorities, Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri declared suicide bombings and terrorism as totally un-Islamic.
Unfolding the background of his religious verdict during an overcrowded press conference in Lahore via video-link from Canada, Dr Qadri said that “a torturous wave of terrorism has been maligning Pakistan in particular and the Muslim Ummah in general for many years. It is evident that while the Muslims as a collective entity condemn, resist and fight terrorism, and are not ready to accept its remotest possible link with Islam, there are some extremists who are also seen supporting it. Instead of opposing and condemning it openly and downrightly, they confuse it, making it a hotchpotch.”
Dr Qadri, in his Fatwa booklet published in three languages, explained in detail, with particular reference to Qur’anic verses and sayings of the Prophet Muhammad, that perpetrating attacks against innocent citizens, carrying out massacres, suicide bombings and the destruction of national assets and property “is absolutely against the teachings of Islam and that Islam does not permit such acts on any excuse, reason or pretext.” He added that “all these acts are grave violations of human rights and constitute kufr, disbelief, under Islamic law.”
Dr. Qadri appealed to all Muslim scholars, intellectuals, and opinion-makers not to concentrate on who these people are, who is behind them and why they are committing these acts. Whatever justifications they may give for their actions, they act against the teachings of Islam. They are in clear contravention of what Islam stands for. Their each action is premised on bringing harm to Islam and to the whole of humankind.
Dr Qadri stressed that “their existence is an open danger against the integrity of Pakistan and world peace” and urged that “the entire nation should dissociate itself from these elements, and condemn them in the strongest possible terms, unequivocally and with one voice.”
Dr Qadri stressed that “their existence is an open danger against the integrity of Pakistan and world peace” and urged that “the entire nation should dissociate itself from these elements, and condemn them in the strongest possible terms, unequivocally and with one voice.”
The Pakistani nation is in a state of war. It is the need of the time for Pakistan to form unity among its ranks at every level. The entire nation should stand behind their armed forces busy fighting a war for the protection of the lives of the innocent citizens, and securing national defense by eradicating terrorism.
He made it clear that his religious verdict was neither in support of the US and its allies, nor should it be taken as an approval of their policies in the region. In the same way, it did not support the disputed policies of the government of Pakistan and its unpopular style of governance and undemocratic attitude.
He made it clear that his religious verdict was neither in support of the US and its allies, nor should it be taken as an approval of their policies in the region. In the same way, it did not support the disputed policies of the government of Pakistan and its unpopular style of governance and undemocratic attitude.
Saturday 5 December 2009
Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri issues Fatwa against suicide bombings and terrorism
[05th December 2009]
LONDON. In the wake of terrorist explosions and suicide bombings in Pakistan and Afghanistan
a leading Islamic scholar has issued a ‘Fatwa’ condemning the perpetrators. The 150-page religious verdict by one of the foremost Muslim authorities, Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, declares suicide bombings and terrorism as totally un-Islamic.
Unfolding the background of his religious verdict during an overcrowded press conference in Lahore via video-link from Canada, Dr Qadri said that “a torturous wave of terrorism has been maligning Pakistan in particular and the Muslim Ummah in general for many years. It is evident that while the Muslims as a collective entity condemn, resist and fight terrorism, and are not ready to accept its remotest possible link with Islam, there are some extremists who are also seen supporting it. Instead of opposing and condemning it openly and downrightly, they confuse it, making it a hotchpotch.”
Dr Qadri, in his Fatwa booklet published in three languages, explained in detail, with particular reference to Qur’anic verses and sayings of the Prophet Muhammad, that perpetrating attacks against innocent citizens, carrying out massacres, suicide bombings and the destruction of national assets and property “is absolutely against the teachings of Islam and that Islam does not permit such acts on any excuse, reason or pretext."
He made it clear that his religious verdict was neither in support of the US and its allies, nor should it be taken as an approval of their policies in the region. In the same way, it did not support the disputed policies of the government of Pakistan and its unpopular style of governance and undemocratic attitude.
The published religious verdict is available to download from http://www.minhaj.org/
http://www.minhaj.org/english/tid/9385/
http://www.geo.tv/12-5-2009/54142.htm
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Regional/Lahore/05-Dec-2009/Suicide-attacks-are-unIslamic-Qadri
LONDON. In the wake of terrorist explosions and suicide bombings in Pakistan and Afghanistan
a leading Islamic scholar has issued a ‘Fatwa’ condemning the perpetrators. The 150-page religious verdict by one of the foremost Muslim authorities, Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, declares suicide bombings and terrorism as totally un-Islamic.Unfolding the background of his religious verdict during an overcrowded press conference in Lahore via video-link from Canada, Dr Qadri said that “a torturous wave of terrorism has been maligning Pakistan in particular and the Muslim Ummah in general for many years. It is evident that while the Muslims as a collective entity condemn, resist and fight terrorism, and are not ready to accept its remotest possible link with Islam, there are some extremists who are also seen supporting it. Instead of opposing and condemning it openly and downrightly, they confuse it, making it a hotchpotch.”
Dr Qadri, in his Fatwa booklet published in three languages, explained in detail, with particular reference to Qur’anic verses and sayings of the Prophet Muhammad, that perpetrating attacks against innocent citizens, carrying out massacres, suicide bombings and the destruction of national assets and property “is absolutely against the teachings of Islam and that Islam does not permit such acts on any excuse, reason or pretext."
He made it clear that his religious verdict was neither in support of the US and its allies, nor should it be taken as an approval of their policies in the region. In the same way, it did not support the disputed policies of the government of Pakistan and its unpopular style of governance and undemocratic attitude.
The published religious verdict is available to download from http://www.minhaj.org/
http://www.minhaj.org/english/tid/9385/
http://www.geo.tv/12-5-2009/54142.htm
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Regional/Lahore/05-Dec-2009/Suicide-attacks-are-unIslamic-Qadri
Friday 4 December 2009
Growing extremist youth condemned for attacking Baroness Warsi
[04th December 2009]
LONDON. The small group of extremist Muslim youth in Luton who have recently attacked Baroness Warsi do not represent the moderate British Muslims and are condemned for their irresponsible action to attack Baroness Warsi.
Commenting on this incident, Shahid Mursaleen, media secretary of Minhaj-ul-Quran UK said that “Islam has not given any individual the right to assess who a better Muslim is and who isn’t and to behave in this way towards a female. The ignorance among the British youth is solely responsible for their actions in Luton.”
Minhaj-ul-Qur’an UK is fighting ignorance and extremism throughout the country to educate the Muslim youth about their faith and to bring the youth away from extremism. MQI UK is proud to live in a British society which allows freedom of expression but it is essential for the youth to stay act within their boundaries. The British Muslims and British youth hold Baroness Warsi in high esteem and are proud for her work to fight extremism.
Minhaj-ul-Quran UK believes that these events encourage the youth to become radical and believes that a Sufi orientated solution is essential to combat growing radicalism. The British government should take notice of such events which is another evidence that extremism is growing among the Muslim youth.
The founder of Minhaj-ul-Quran UK, Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri believes that promoting moral development of youth and encouraging mutual understanding within Britain is the only way to combat the roots of extremism.
LONDON. The small group of extremist Muslim youth in Luton who have recently attacked Baroness Warsi do not represent the moderate British Muslims and are condemned for their irresponsible action to attack Baroness Warsi.
Commenting on this incident, Shahid Mursaleen, media secretary of Minhaj-ul-Quran UK said that “Islam has not given any individual the right to assess who a better Muslim is and who isn’t and to behave in this way towards a female. The ignorance among the British youth is solely responsible for their actions in Luton.”
Minhaj-ul-Qur’an UK is fighting ignorance and extremism throughout the country to educate the Muslim youth about their faith and to bring the youth away from extremism. MQI UK is proud to live in a British society which allows freedom of expression but it is essential for the youth to stay act within their boundaries. The British Muslims and British youth hold Baroness Warsi in high esteem and are proud for her work to fight extremism.
Minhaj-ul-Quran UK believes that these events encourage the youth to become radical and believes that a Sufi orientated solution is essential to combat growing radicalism. The British government should take notice of such events which is another evidence that extremism is growing among the Muslim youth.
The founder of Minhaj-ul-Quran UK, Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri believes that promoting moral development of youth and encouraging mutual understanding within Britain is the only way to combat the roots of extremism.
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Tuesday 6 January 2009
Post-Radical Islam and the West
By Shahid Mursaleen (shahid.mursaleen@gmail.com)
The tragic events of 9/11 have changed the world scene and the gap between Islam and the West has widened further. Radical Islamists, rightly or not, have been held responsible for the horrific events and once again, due to flawed journalism, anti-Islamic sentiments have been promoted in the West. Consequently Islam is now one of the most misunderstood religions and furthermore the contribution of medieval Islam on which modern western civilisation is based on is being ignored.
Interestingly Prince Charles in his lecture at Oxford University also recognised this fact and said, “If there is much misunderstanding in the West about the nature of Islam, there is also much ignorance about the debt our own culture and civilisation owe to the Islamic world. The medieval Islamic world, from central Asia to the shores of the Atlantic, was a world where scholars and men of learning flourished. But because we have tended to see Islam as the enemy of the West, as an alien culture, society, and system of belief, we have tended to ignore or erase its great relevance to our own history."
The present global political injustices are classified by international relations experts, as the worst in human history and regrettably terrorism is now linked with Islam. Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, a professor and leading contemporary thinker and author, has clarified how terrorism does not belong to any religion. He makes clear that it is neither an Islamic phenomenon, Jewish or a Christian one, rather it is a social, political and an economical problem. It should be noted that as in every society extreme ideas have always existed among a minority of followers in every religion and these ideas are then justified in its name.
Radical Islam
As is the case with other major world religions, there have also been followers of Islam who have deviated from its true message to politicise their interests. These people who adopted radical extremist ideas were declared as deviants as early as the onset of Islam by the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) himself. Their ideology was based on the notions of intolerance, disrespect, ignorance, arrogance and confrontation. It has been reported that the first such deviant group started from a small village called Harura near Kufa in modern Iraq, who were then later known as the Kharijite.
It is reported in the authentic Hadith compendium of Sahih Bukhari (Hadith number 6532) that Abu Salama and Ata ibn Yasar reported that they went to Abu Sa'id al-Khudri and asked him about the Haruriyya (based on the village Hurura, Iraq), "Did you hear the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say anything?" He said, "I do not know what the Haruriyya are, but I heard the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'Some people will emerge in this nation whose prayer will make you think little of your prayers in comparison. They will recite the Qur'an, but it will not go beyond their throats. They will pass through the deen as an arrow passes through game. The archer looks at his arrow, arrowhead and its fastening and is unsure about its notch, and whether there is any blood on it.'"
In another Hadith, (no. 6535), it is reported that Yusayr ibn 'Amr said, "I said to Sahl ibn Hunayf, 'Did you hear the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say anything about the Kharijites?' He answered, 'I heard him say while pointing towards Iraq. 'Some people will emerge from there who will recite the Qur'an, but it will not go beyond their throats. They will pass through Islam as the arrow passes through game.'"
The ideology of the Kharijite is based upon disrespect as it is reported in Hadith (number 6534), in which a man called 'Abdullah ibn Dhi'l-Khuwaysira at-Tamimi verbally disrespected the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and walked away with his back towards him. After which the Prophet said “He has companions whose prayer will make yours seem paltry and whose fasting makes yours seem paltry. They will pass through the deen like the arrow passes through game. They will emerge when there are parties among the people.”
Intellectual and political Islam
On the other hand there was the mainstream Islam or intellectual/political Islam, under the dynamic leadership of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him), who created the first democratic and multicultural state of Madina providing equal rights and freedom of religious practice for minorities, Jews or Christians. In the year 622 the first written constitution of human history was drafted by the Prophet consisting of 63 articles, called the Misaq al-Madina or the Constitution of Madina, in which he ensured that all communities had equal citizenship and democratic rights. He guaranteed human and women rights, justice, peace and security for all citizens of the state. The first Islamic state was based on the principles of democracy and social-welfare and it is these very principles that were adopted later by the West. The Constitution of Madina also ensured state benefits and taxation policies.
As a political reformer and professor of law, Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri analysed the constitution of Madina and consequently published the book ‘Constitutional Analysis of the Constitution of Madina.” He has catagorised the headings of the articles according to the modern legal constitutions. Dr Qadri aims to bridge the gap between Islam and the West by highlighting the fact that the modern western concept of constitution and democracy is based on the constitutional articles of the first written constitution, which was drafted by Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) more than 1400 years ago. The assertion that Islam is not compatible with the modern day has thereby been clearly rejected.
It is another fact that it was Islam that laid the foundations of transmitting knowledge to later generations, upon which modern academia is based. Intellectual Islam had already started during the time of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) when the Sahaba or companions of the Prophet were recording the Qur’an and his sayings, teachings and actions which are known as Hadith. Each and every detail was written down as well as memorised by various companions and mutually transmitted along with the chain of narrators. This ensured that the Hadith remained authentic. Islam produced Hadith scholars who memorised tens of thousands of Hadith before they compiled multi-voluminous compendia for later generations. This unique system in the Science of Hadith of transmitting knowledge by using chain of narrators has been preserved throughout the centuries, to ensure the authenticity of the knowledge. Today there are only few scholars left who have connected themselves to that chain of narrators in order to link themselves back to Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) in terms of transmitting knowledge. Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri is one of the few scholars who has one of the shortest chain of authority consisting of only 13 narrators between himself and Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him). In an in-depth research Dr Qadri highlights the historic fact that during pre-modernity or what is called the dark ages of the West, the Islamic world was progressive based on scientific knowledge, justice, and peaceful democratic political systems. It spanned from the Sub-Indian continent to as far as modern Spain.
Furthermore the Islamic nation was ruled under a democratic process. Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) did not appoint his successor himself; he left it to the people or ummah to decide. After his demise Abu Bakr was unanimously elected as the first caliphate to head the Islamic state. The constitution drafted by the Prophet was followed to ensure peace and justice to humanity.
The contributions of Islam to the modern world have also been recognised by Prince Charles who expressed that "Medieval Islam was a religion of remarkable tolerance for its time, allowing Jews and Christians the right to practise their inherited beliefs, and setting an example which was not, unfortunately, copied for many centuries in the West. Islam is part of our past and our present, in all fields of human endeavour. It has helped to create modern Europe. It is part of our own inheritance, not a thing apart."
Contemporary organisations in the future
As the world entered into the modern industrialised era and after the fall of the Ottoman Empire, the last notable Islamic power, the significance of Muslim contributions to modernity were slowly being disregarded by the West and at the same Muslim contribution became less evident. Many principles of the modern world are based on Muslim theories and discoveries; one such example is the binary calculations within Information Technology which is based on the theories of the Muslim mathematician Al-Khwarzimi, who is regarded as the Father of Algebra.
The fall of the Ottoman Empire resulted in the postmodern era, which resulted in various global injustices, wars, cruelties, oppression and human right abuses which have triggered radical extremism in the modern era. It can be argued that the global war on terror has fuelled radical extremists who act in the name of Islam, but as Prophetic Hadith shows that their ideology is in fact deviant from the mainstream Intellectual/Political Islam. These organisations are trying to highjack Islam with the slogans like “No rule but God's” - which interestingly enough was the similar slogan to the Kharijites. They ignorantly ignore the true Islamic values of democracy, justice and peace and security drafted by Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him).
The French professor Olivier Roy has developed a theory that suggests that radical Islam has now failed and is ending and that what he calls ‘Post-Islamism’ will prevail. Professor Bayet defines Post-Islamism as the departure of the Jihadi and Salafi doctrines. Incidentally it can be argued that his term ‘post-Islamism’ is a misleading one and that in fact what he really means is that ‘intellectual and political Islam’ will prevail and instead it can be phrased as ‘Post-Radicalism’.
Contemporary moderate organisations like Minhaj-ul-Quran International are seen as intellectual/political Islamic organisations with charismatic and wise leadership. Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri has presented Islam to the West in such an intellectual manner, providing a frame of reference of dialogue, integration, mutual understanding and global unity of the Islamic world. He has highlighted the contributions of great Muslim thinkers, philosophers, scientists and jurists, who have laid the foundations of the revolution of the Western world.
The efforts of Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri in bridging the gap between Islam and the West have been widely appreciated. Speaking at a conference on Muslims in Europe in Turkey in 2006 organised by the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office, he clarified that Islam provides a mutual atmosphere, peaceful co-existence and tolerance between societies. Dr Qadri further clarified that in order to bridge the gap between the West, Muslims need to be much more integrated in western societies and live and work together to promote multiculturalism and mutual understanding.
In his speeches on Islam and Politics, Dr Qadri explains how Islam introduced the concept of Parliament and the establishment of peaceful relations with other states for peaceful global co-existence. He highlights the fact that Islam guaranteed economic justice along with the system ensuring the equitable circulation of wealth. He points out that Islam eradicated all kinds of oppression, cruelties, injustices and evil practices which are detrimental to mankind. His organisation Minhaj-ul-Quran aims to revive this frame of reference to ensure global peace between civilisations.
Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri founded the organisation Minhaj-ul-Quran in order to revive the true values of Islam and to promote the intellectual aspects of Islam. It has been working in the West for the last decade and has been successful in bridging the gap between the two cultures and societies. In order to meet with the changing requirements of the human life at social and global levels, Islam provides a process of dynamics and evolution which Minhaj-ul-Quran has adopted. Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri has reformed, revived and re-interpreted the teachings - a technically term known as Ijtihad - in a way to bridge the gap between cultures and societies and to face the global challenges of radicalism. This is how post-radical Islam will compete with the developmental requirements of contemporary eras and meet with the changing contemporary global political map.
Minhaj-ul-Quran emphasises the importance of forming closer links with religious leaders of other faiths and societies through diplomatic means as dialogue. It has developed the capacity for leading intellectual and political Islam by uniting the different groups and sects of Islam. This International organisation aims to follow the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) using modern and scientific interpretation of Islam through the academic writings of its founder Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri. Minhaj-ul-Quran has a dynamic approach of uniting intellectual and political Islam through peace, tolerance and through a progressive approach.
The era of radical Islam will hopefully end sooner rather than later and the moderate Islamic approach based upon the true teachings of the Prophet will prevail. Intellectual Islam has always played a vital role in preserving the true essence of Islam. Through his various academic writings and classical scholarly works, Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri has provided a frame of reference for the 21st century to the Muslim ummah and the world to follow in order to ensure global peace, tolerance and security.
Al-Hidayah 2009
Al-Hidayah 2009 is coming...
The fourth annual residential spiritual retreat for British Muslim youth will take place during August 2009 in the spiritual company of Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri. The exact dates and venue will be annouced on the website shortly.
Registration is open to all...!
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