FROM TARIM TO GRANADA
There is no conqueror except God The living tradition of Tarim nestled in Yemen’s Hadramaut valley and the glorious legacy of The Granada Meet for…
Culture
Indian Deobandi: Breaking the mold?
The Dar ul Uloom in Trinidad [the local branch of India Deobands] has been successful in graduating multitudes of young people [of both genders] from…
Memorial plaque in honour of Indian indentured labourers unveiled at Kolkata Port
A memorial plaque in honour of Indian indentured labourers was unveiled on January 11, 2011 at Kidderpore Dock, Kolkata Port by Union Minister for Overseas…
Place of poetry in Islamic civilization
Here Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad narrates the history of poetry in Islamic civilization. Shaykh Abdal Hakim is a British Muslim researcher, writer, columnist and teacher…
Amir Khusrau founded the qawwali genre of devotional music.
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) They come from Pakistan but carry eight centuries of the Indian capital’s Islamic musical history on their shoulders. The Karachi-based…
Qasida: Zara Chahray
Composed by Maulana Siddiqui Zara Chahray say kamli ko hatta dow Yaa Rasool Allah Hamayn bhee apna deewaana bana-do Yaa Rasool Allah Muhabbat ghair say…
Muslims’ Contribution To The Growth Of Music In India
Music continued to flourish in medieval India in spite of the acquisition of political power by the Turks, Afghans and Mughals. It was patronized and thrived…
EID UL FITR
EID UL FITR (2010) Allahu Akbar………… Allah says in His Holy Words: Verily, this brotherhood of yours is a single brotherhood; and I am your…
The Rise of Islamic Rap
The Rise of Islamic Rap ←Click here to go to original article post BRADFORD: Listening to South Asian Muslim teenagers in this post-industrial British city, one…
Islam, Muslims and Multiculturalism: Conference Report
Yoginder Sikand Much has been written about conflicts involving religious communities across the world by journalists, academics and security ‘experts’. Although these conflicts have local…