The fanaticism that we see in modern Islam is a new development in a religion that, in its early history, was famous for its tolerance and respect for other religions. In Islam’s classical period in medieval Spain and Egypt perhaps only Buddhism rivalled Islam’s tolerance. The fundamentalism that characterises the behaviour of many of today’s Muslims is in fact anti-Koranic. While the Muslim vision is often perceived to be authoritarian and punitive the Koran, on close inspection, is filled with descriptions and vision of God’s more feminine attributes such as gentleness,…
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What Chakras is to Hindus, Latifah is to Muslims
Insight Of Islam and Spiritual Stations: The One Who Recognised Self Has Recognised Allah (Hadis). The Two Sides to Islam Worship: There are two sides of Islam to practice. One is Open side to all. The other side is hidden side within ones own body. In the open side of Islam, whatever we practice, our practice can be seen by other people. Like prayers performed in mosques, prayers performed during hajj, prayer performed jointly like in funeral, donation and charity given to the institutions or to the individuals, zakat etc…
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