1. The myths of our history IV: Muslim ‘Character’ in the ‘Golden Age’

2. The myths of our history III: The myth of ‘jihad’

Another historical fallacy posits that Muslims have abandoned ‘Jihad’ (literally ‘striving (in the way of Allah)’) and if we would only return to this noble endeavor, we could return to the ‘gl...

3. The myths of our history II: Islamic system of governance

Islamic System of Governance is a term that has never been defined. The basic elements of a system of governance include how a government should be set up, how it should be run, how its powers should be ...

4. The myths of our history

A few months ago, I came across a lengthy article in Urdu entitled “Hamari Tareekh Fehmi aur Hamaara Fikri-o-Siyaasi Bohraan” (“Our reading of History and our intellectural and political dilemma”...

5. Progressive pen

‘Allama’ Mohammad Iqbal, the ‘poet of the East’ wrote: ‘Woh shere keh paigham-e hayaat-e ab-di hai. Yaa naghma-e Jibreel hai, ya baang-e Sarafeel’. ‘Art, the messenger of eternal life ...