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The Prophet Muhammad & Sun Tzu

Mohammed Abbasi

The Prophets Strategies of War: Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) employed a variety of military strategies during his lifetime. Some of these strategies include: Guerrilla warfare: This strategy involved using hit-and-run tactics to attack the enemy and then quickly retreat. This was used to great effect during the early years of Islam when the Muslims were vastly outnumbered by their opponents. Defence: The Prophet (peace be upon him) employed defensive tactics to protect the Muslim community. For example, during the Battle of the Trench, the Muslims dug a trench near the city of Medina to protect it from much … Continue reading The Prophet Muhammad & Sun Tzu

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How the world’s biggest Islamic organization drives religious reform in Indonesia – and seeks to influence the Muslim world

Mohammed Abbasi

Ahmet T. Kuru, San Diego State University After its return to power in Afghanistan, the Taliban are again imposing their religious ideology, with restrictions on women’s rights and other repressive measures. They are presenting to the world an image of Islam that is intolerant and at odds with social changes. Islam, however, has multiple interpretations. A humanitarian interpretation, focusing on “rahmah,” loosely translated as love and compassion, has been emphasized by a group I have studied – Nahdlatul Ulama, which literally means “Reawakening of the Islamic Scholars.” Nahdlatul Ulama, or NU, was founded in 1926 in reaction to the Saudi … Continue reading How the world’s biggest Islamic organization drives religious reform in Indonesia – and seeks to influence the Muslim world

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Lessons in Leadership from the Life of the Prophet Muhammad

Mohammed Abbasi

The Leadership of Muhammad is a new book by British management scholar John Adair that mines the life of the Prophet Muhammad to highlight his extraordinary qualities as a leader. According to Adair, success is a function of leadership, and his short work provides anyone interested in learning how to lead and motivate with a wealth of insight, according to this review by Muqtedar Khan, an associate professor of political science and international relations at the University of Delaware. Over the years, Muslim and non-Muslim historians have written many books about Prophet Muhammad as a leader, highlighting the divinely guided qualities of his … Continue reading Lessons in Leadership from the Life of the Prophet Muhammad

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Of Aisha’s age at marriage

Mohammed Abbasi

IT is said that Hazrat Aisha was six years old when her nikah was performed with Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in Makkah, and nine years old when she moved in to live with her husband in Madina after Hijra. This piece of misinformation has led to the wrong view that child marriage has the sanction of Islam. It must be noted that establishing the authenticity of hadiths, the narrators’ circumstances and the conditions at that time have to be correlated with historical facts. There is only one hadith by Hisham which suggests the age of Hazrat Aisha as being nine when … Continue reading Of Aisha’s age at marriage

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Muslims need to respond with REASONING concerning Aisha RA age at marriage to The Prophet PBUH

Mohammed Abbasi

Of Aisha’s age at marriage IT is said that Hazrat Aisha was six years old when her nikah was performed with Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in Makkah, and nine years old when she moved in to live with her husband in Madina after Hijra. This piece of misinformation has led to the wrong view that child marriage has the sanction of Islam. It must be noted that establishing the authenticity of hadiths, the narrators’ circumstances and the conditions at that time have to be correlated with historical facts. There is only one hadith by Hisham which suggests the age of Hazrat … Continue reading Muslims need to respond with REASONING concerning Aisha RA age at marriage to The Prophet PBUH

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What about Hamza Kashgari?

Mohammed Abbasi

Muhammad Aayan Ali writes: Our Holy Prophet (PBUH) was the person who would pardon the most treacherous deeds of a person if he had sought forgiveness with a pure heart Hamza Kashgari, a young Saudi columnist, was arrested by the authorities of Saudi Arabia for his imaginary conversation with our Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). By his appearance, he looks like a decent person who would think before he spoke, but only he knows what went through his mind as he did not hesitate to post his comments on Twitter, which got him thousands of death threats within hours.  The young boy … Continue reading What about Hamza Kashgari?