Spirit of service
A doctor who worked in his clinic was in a hurry to catch a flight to reach his family but all of a sudden a patient with severe stomach ache…
A very corporate affair
We have observed the holy month of Ramazan since our childhood with religious fervour and spiritual zeal. However, celebrations during the month have been commercialised in recent years. Such trends…
Regulating social media
The arrival of the internet is, no doubt, the most defining moment in our history. Social media tools, including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and WhatsApp, have become powerful instruments to play…
A murder in Nankana
Sixteen days after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif addressed a Holi function in Karachi to underline the rights of religious minorities in Pakistan, a prominent member of the Ahmaddiya community was…
Rights of women in Islam
After having quoted Quranic injunctions regarding the equality and respect of women and the protection of women’s rights in my last two columns, today’s references are about the rules of…
Missing knowledge
The raw material used for the creation of mankind was mire. The only distinguishing feature of man is his ability to choose between right and wrong, based on his intuitive…
Leadership qualities
Throughout history, leaders have played a major role in every religious community. They keep religious teachings alive in the hearts and minds of believers and motivate them to follow the…
Struggle for justice
Rape crimes remind us of both our failings as a society and the state’s failure to appropriately exercise its executive and judicial functions to curb this crime of loathing and…
Hope in Afghanistan
The snowballing crisis in Afghanistan triggered by allegations of massive rigging in the run-off stage of the elections, seems to have been checked in its tracks at least for now…
Rituals and values
The month of fasting has begun for Muslims. Fasting is perhaps the profoundest of rituals in spiritual terms as it is fundamentally about two things. First, learning to regulate our…
