The first convert to Islam was not a man. It was a woman, Khadeejatul Kubra, a respectable trader and merchant.
The first martyr of Islam was also not a man. It was a poor woman, Sumaiyah, wife of Yasir, killed by Abu Jehel with a spear.
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Auron ka hai Payaam aur, mera Payaam aur hai, / Ishq key dardmand ka tarz-e-kalaam aur hai! (Iqbal)
Given the overarching Cooperation Principle mandated by God, Islam then becomes another name for the process of ceaselessly searching for Commo... ![]()
DR. ZAFARUL ISLAM KHAN, editor of the English-language fortnightly, The Milli Gazette, is a former president of the All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat. He is an Islamic scholar who studied at Al-Azhar and holds a doctorate in Islamic Studies from t... ![]()