Articles on a wide range of subjects

Beliefs:

• Islam in brief
• Khatam an-nabiyyin means Last of the Prophets
• Dignity of Mankind
• Multiple meanings of commonly-used terms of Islam
• Teachings of Islam on Family Life
• Muslims as followers of earlier prophets — Islam brings religions together

Concept of God:

• Allah, The unique name of God
• Beginning “in the Name of Allah” is a Miracle
• Word Allah used for God in Modern Standard Arabic Translation of the Bible
• The Oneness of God

Holy Prophet Muhammad:

• Defending the Holy Prophet against Western scurrilous attacks — How Lahore Ahmadiyya set true example in 1934
• Dr Zakir Naik and the Lahore Ahmadiyya book Muhammad in World Scriptures
• Holy Prophet Muhammad as a “mercy to the worlds”
• Lahore Ahmadis pioneered commemoration of Holy Prophet’s birthday in India in 1908

Tolerance, Jihad:

• See also the booklet Islam, Peace and Tolerance
• Freedom of Religion in Islam. No punishment for apostasy —html version • pdf version
• Islam’s teaching on response to abuse and mockery
• The true spirit of Jihad
• An article on Jihad
• Islam and Human Rights
• Remembering Muhammad Anwar Shaheed

Prophets:

• The Mortality of Prophets
• Meaning of names ‘Israel’ and ‘Jacob’ in the Bible and the Quran: English • Urdu  13 January 2024

Women/marriage:

• The position of women
• Rights of women in Islam
• Age of Aishah (ra) at time of marriage.
• What are the ‘maidens’ (hur) of paradise?
• Islam forbids so-called ‘honour killings’
• Remarriage after divorce in Christianity and Islam
• Answer to allegation that wife-beating is approved in Bukhari — html version • pdf version
• Does Islam prohibit a woman from travelling without a close relative?
• Note on the so-called “wife-beating” verse 4:34 of the Holy Quran 13 August 2023

Ramadan and ‘Id-ul-Fitr:

• Lailat-ul-Qadr or the Night of Majesty
• Ramadan and its significance
• A Summary of the Teachings of Islam on Fasting
• Physical and Spiritual Food: Christians to receive spiritual bread of Islam
• ‘Id-ul-Fitr khutba (sermon), December 2002
• ‘Id-ul-Fitr khutba (sermon), November 2004
• ‘Id-ul-Fitr khutba (sermon), August 2012
• ‘Id-ul-Fitr khutba (sermon), July 2016
• ‘Id-ul-Fitr khutba (sermon), June 2019
• ‘Id-ul-Fitr khutba (sermon), May 2020

Hajj and ‘Id-ul-Adha:

• Lessons of the Pilgrimage and ‘Id al-Adha
• Sacrifice of Abraham
• The significance of Salat-un-nabi or Darood
• ‘Id-ul-Adha khutba (sermon), February 2004
• Meaning of ‘Id-ul-Adha
• The Religion of Abraham
• ‘Id-ul-Adha khutba (sermon), September 2017

Holy Quran:

• Status and glory of the Holy Quran
• Seven criteria for the right interpretation of the Holy Quran
• The Philosophy of colours in the Holy Quran
• An alleged ‘miracle’ in the Quran, relating to the number of times certain words occur
• Reading the Holy Quran: The right and proper way versus ritual use
• The Quran vindicated previous prophets as models of virtue
• The opening verses of Surah Al-Baqara
• The concept of Truth in the Quran
• Miracles in the Quran: The Lahore Ahmadiyya view

History:

• Life-story of Alexander Russell Webb (1846–1916)

(U.S. newspaper owner, editor and diplomat who embraced Islam.)

• George Bernard Shaw’s views on Islam — Mystery of the quotation from him
• Causes of Islamophobia — speech at the Ahmadiyya Anjuman Lahore annual gathering, December 2021

Miscellaneous:

• Islam and a civilised society, by Dr Basharat Ahmad
• Human responsibility and its denial
• The view of Islam on asking and answering questions
• Seeking knowledge “even if it be in China” — Is it an authentic hadith? 6 October 2023
• Observations on the concept of Nazar, the ‘evil eye’  5 June 2024