Former Indian External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh has said that Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a secular man, and that he had initially opposed the division of Bengal and Punjab. I personally don’t believe that Mr. Jinnah was a secular man. He was a religious person who believed in Islam and wanted a place for Muslims where they can live peacefully while practicing their religion freely.
Jaswant Singh said that a prominent magazine India Today got five eminent historians to determine who was responsible for the partition of India. According to …

Ramadan Mubarak to all the Muslim brothers and sisters around the world. May Allah Almighty help us all to get maximum benefits of this bless month of Ramadan for this world and life here after.
Saturday August 21st was the first day of Ramadan in most parts of world including North America and Saudi Arabia. In this magnanimous month, Muslims fast from dawn till dusk and focus on prayers, mercy and compassion.
This year has also seen the unity of Muslims on the matter of observing moon which is in contrast …

“Any time a reading of the Qu’ran takes you into violence and away from love, you’re reading it wrong.”

Saudi Government is taking some steps as preventive measures to stop the spread of H1N1 flu (commonly known as swine flu) during the Hajj.
Saudi government will not allow adults over 65 and children under 12 this year to come for Hajj. Furthermore, all the pilgrims will have to show proof they’ve received flu shots at home. These conditions came after consultations with top international experts in the field,No one will be able to get a visa without fulfilling these new rules.
About three million people every year to the holy cities …

Interior Minister Rehman Malik has announced that government of Pakistan has banned about 25 organizations due to their involvement in the terrorist activities.
The banned organisations included Al Qaeda, Sipah-i-Muhammad, Tehrik Nifaz-i-Fiqah Jafaria, Sipah-i-Sahaba, Jamatud Dawa, Al Akhtar Trust, Al Rasheed Trust, Tehrik-i-Islami, Jaish-i-Muhammad, Lashkar-i-Jhangvi, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, Islamic Students Movement, Khairun Nisa International Trust, Tehrik-i-Islam Pakistan, Tehrik Nifaz-i-Shariat Muhammadi, Lashkar-i-Taiba, Lashkar-i-Islam, Balochistan Liberation Army, Jamiat-i-Ansar, Jamiatul Furqan, Hizbut Tehrir, Khuddam-i-Islam and Millat-i-Islamia Pakistan.
Well lets see how effective this ban is going to be. Government has been banning some organizations in the …

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in for a second term on August 5, 2009. The 52-year-old took the oath of office for another four years at a ceremony in parliament after his landslide election victory in June that triggered the worst turmoil in the country’s history.
Mr Ahmadinejad in his speech outlining his plans for the future said he would continue to resist ‘oppressive powers,’ dismissing the US stance towards Iran and hailing his election as a sign of major change in Iran. According ot witnesses, prominent opposition leaders did …

This video shows the true face of Indians and their intentions about Pakistan. None of the country needs such kind of extremism. If nuclear bombs are ever used in the region, it won’t be just Pakistan, major part of India and neighboring countries will also be wiped off the earth. Is it not extremism?
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I was attending a wedding last night and I heard the story which I heard long time ago but almost forgot. The story is a about three old people visiting a family. One day a woman came out of her house and got surprised to see three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not know them. She invited them to come in and eat something as they might be hungry.
However, they asked, “Is the man of the house home?”. She told them that …

I went to Britania Park Ottawa to enjoy the first ever Muslim Festival in Ottawa on August 1, 2009. The weather was very nice that day, lots of sun shine but no rain. It has been raining most of the time during this summer in Ottawa. So sunny day without any rain was indeed a blessing of Allah.
The Festival started officially at 11:00am. There were food stalls selling, shawarma, pizza, kababs and other ethnic foods. By the time I went there with my wife and children, all the parking lots …