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Time to time appearances of personalities in a community who have been endowed with exceptional capabilities in the different branches of human endeavour is a proof of intrinsic strength and creative vitality of that community. It shows that the sources of its thought and action have not yet run dry, its spirit is alive and …
Zakat is the Third Pillar of Islam and Zakat (Poor-due) has been mentioned together with Salah (Prayer) at 82 places in Quran; a typical instance may be seen in the the following verse below: Then, if they repent and establish Salāh and pay Zakāh, they are your brothers in faith. We elaborate the verses for …
The political system of the Muslim kings is generally divided into two categories; first, that governed by the Shariah and secondly the policies guided by political exigencies. The first one i.e. Shariah, is the law ordained by God, such as, that regulating the five tenets of Islam and other virtuous deeds. The political policy, on …
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The Muslim sovereigns of India were chiefly Turks, Afghans or Mongols (Mughals) whose administrative policies were based partly on the Shariah and partly on their own customary usages. Similarly, in the case of their military organisation, most of them followed the decimal system of the division of armed forces introduced by Chingiz Khan. Officers were …
Military Strength and Reforms of Muslim Rulers of India Read More »
The fiscal policy of the Muslim Rulers differed from monarch to monarch. Some of them levied only Ushr (A tenth of agricultural produce given by the Muslim cultivators to the State as land tax) and Khiraj (The land tax or tribute generally realised from the non-Muslim citizens of the Muslim State) in accordance with the …
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Muslims began erecting domed tombs and monuments over their graves, after the initial period of the rightly guided Caliphs and the Prophet’s companions was over, when they increasingly began to adopt the Iranian and Byzantine usages and customs. In the early period of Islamic era, and even in the pre-Islamic days, the Arabs did not …
23 Famous Tombs and Shrines of Great Muslims of India Read More »
The mosques built by the Muslim monarchs of India are more in number than can be enumerated by any historian. The grandees and provincial officials too built mosques in far off cities and towns and out of some are magnificent edifices built at considerable cost, but here we would give only a brief account of …
Major Beautiful Mosques (Masjids) by Muslim Rulers of India Read More »
Honey is a food, a drink, a sweet, a remedy, a type of refreshment and an ointment, along with its numerous medicinal values. Therefore, there is no other substance that is more beneficial than honey or that even rivals its value. This is why the people of older generations relied on honey and most of …
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In man’s life ultimately comes the inevitable stage of death which spares none; whatever his religion, nationality, or race. We will present here a brief account of the specific attitude, rites and practices with which Muslims deal with this situation. Muslim’s Concern for Dying in State of Iman (Faith) A Muslim (even if he has …
In Islam the rites of marriage are very easy and brief. Marriage is a solemn pledge legalizing union between a man and a woman and is regarded in Islam a good deed deserving reward. Only the two words of agreement and acceptance and two witnesses are needed for the performance of marriage. Islam wants to …