Rational Approach to Religion- Logical Criteria

INTRODUCTION According to Britinnica.com: “Religion, human beings’ relation to that which they regard as holy, sacred, absolute, spiritual, divine, or worthy of especial reverence. It is also commonly regarded as consisting of the way people deal with ultimate concerns about their lives and their fate after death. In many traditions, this relation and these concerns are expressed in terms of […]

Humans as Caretakers-Khalifa of the Planet Earth!

In light of Animal Rights THE STATE OF GLOBAL WARMING & IMPACTS OF HUMANITY ON EARTH As per the article published in May, 2022 ‘Are the Effects of Global Warming Really that Bad? Short answer: Yes’ (1) Five and a half degrees Fahrenheit- may not sound like much—perhaps the difference between wearing a sweater and not wearing one on an […]

Does Quran Talk about Few of the World’s Religions Only and Why?

WHO ARE HAADU (هَادُوا)/YAHOOD (الْيَهُودَ); S’AABEA’UNA (وَالصَّابِئُونَ); MAJOOS (وَالْمَجُوسَ) & NAS’AARA (وَالنَّصَارَىٰ)/ANS’AAR (أَنْصَارٍ)? ARE THESE DIFFERENT RELIGIONS OR ROLES AS PER QURAN? GENERAL MISCONCEPTIONS As per common misconceptions, the word Haadu & Yahood are mistranslated as Jews; the word Nas’ara & Ans’aar are normally misinterpreted as those who are Christians and the word S’aba’een and S’aabea’un assumed to refer to followers […]

THE BASIC QURANIC CONCEPT OF HAJJ

THE CONCEPT OF HAJJ DOES NOT MEAN SPENDING OF HUGE WEALTH FOR THE TRIP TO MAKKAH HAJJ (حَجَّ) & HUJJAT The word Hajj and Hujjat shares the same common characteristics of meanings as in argument, investigation, enquiry, gathering of information and evidence through the use of reasoning and intellectual faculties as in ayah 40:47 where it’s used in the meanings […]

THE BASIC QURANIC CONCEPT OF ZAKAT

THE CONCEPT OF ZAKAT IS NOT THE NORMALLY ASSUMED ONCE A YEAR MEAGRE PAYMENT TO MUSLIMS ONLY Misconception: Zakat is once in a year meagre payment to be taken from Muslims only and given to the 8 categories of Muslims only. First and foremost, the referred Ayat refers to Sadaqat and not Zakat. Secondly no-where in Quran does it mention […]

QIS’AAS AS PER QURAN

GENERAL MISCONCEPTIONS & MALPRACTICE   Qisaas is assumed to mean ‘retaliation, and following the ‘retributive justice’ of ‘an eye for an eye.’ In the case of murder, it means the right of the heirs of a murder victim to demand execution of the murderer. However, the Quran also prescribes that one should seek compensation and not demand retribution. The basis […]

DESCRIPTION OF JANNAT- HEAVEN BY QURAN

DESCRIPTION OF JANNAT- HEAVEN BY QURAN- ‘JANNATIN TAJRI MIN TAHTEHA AL ANHAR’ COMMON MISCONCEPTS   The phrase “Jannatin (جَنَّاتٍ) Tajri (تَجْرِي) of Tahteha (تَحْتِهَا) Al-Anhaar (الْأَنْهَارُ)” is normally mistranslated as ‘heaven below which rivers flow’ which is not how Allah is describing the Jannat. Each of us, as humans are different and there could be many humans, to whom gardens […]

Who are Yahood & Nasara?

Who are Yahood & Nasara?   As per Muslims whenever Quran refers the terms Yahood, it’s referring to Jews and whenever the term Nasara is mentioned, it refers to Christians. These are misinterpretations and misunderstood terminology. In Quran, Allah does is not talking about Jews or Christians when referring to Yahood or Nasara- as all wrong translation. In fact, this […]

The Same Kitaab for All

The Same Kitaab for All   As per Quran, it’s the same Kitaab that was revealed on All of Allah’s Rusul and Nabiyeen, which embodies the Kutub. i.e., all the rules and regulations by Allah. It is the Hidayah, the Deen- that’s given as blessings by Allah. When we read something and never act upon it, it is called reading […]