Every Muslim woman is required to wear a scarf or some sort of head covering and loose-fitting, modest attire. This is not a means of controlling a woman’s sexuality or suppressing her but rather, a means for protection. It implies by dressing this way she will not be seen as a mere sex symbol but will be appreciated for her intellect. Furthermore, it will not subject her to harassment. It is interesting to state the head covering for women is not an Islamic innovation but was also practiced by Judeo-Christian …

The purposes for which Allah has enjoined Hajj are many, among which are the following:

It is the largest annual convention of faith, where Muslims meet to know one another, study their common affairs and promote their general welfare.

It is also the greatest regular peace conference known in the history of mankind. In the course of Hajj, peace is the dominant theme. It is peace with God, with one’s soul and with one another. It is even peace with animals, birds and insects. To disturb the peace of anyone or any …

By Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood 
“We should accept that what is forbidden in Islam is seeking privacy with someone of the opposite sex without a third party present… What we need is firstly to recognise that there is nothing at all wrong with young people meeting in situations where intimacy cannot occur because of witnesses; and secondly to create occasions in which they can meet safely in halal ways, so that they CAN get to know each other.”
 
I am commencing this article with a quotation of a passage that seems to me …

Dr. Shahid Athar 
What happens to he faith of our young people when they leave home to enter a college campusy take faith along with other belongings and necessities of life or, do they leave faith behind at home? This is partly related to the degree and type of faith practiced at home.
In deed parents who practice their faith at home along with their children prepare them in a better way to deal with secularism at the campus. Though in the early years of life, childrens faith is more like a …