Does Islam Allow Slavery ? Part-2
From the Blog iabhopal (Continued after January 29, 2017 To avert a similar disaster and to ward off a similar catastrophe, Islam had adopted a progressive and a gradual scheme, fourteen hundred years ago, to do away with the inhuman institution of slavery. Following are some of the measures it took in this regard: 1. In the early Makkan period, it pronounced that slave emancipation was a great deed of piety. The very initial Makkan surahs appealed to the Muslims to liberate as many slaves as they could. 2. The Prophet (sws), unequivocally, directed the Muslims to raise the standard of living of the slaves and bring it equal to their own standard. This, of course, was meant to discourage people from persisting with them. 3. For the atonement of many sins manumission of slaves was divinely ordainepakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
Bano Qudsia – A Legendary Writer
From the Blog pakteahouse *By Qundeel Aymen* 'Men lived intensely and wrote intensely'. Those were stirring times, when passions were strong and speculation rife, when everything conspired to bring out the best in humans. "Alas! She is no more". This is a short sentence, but it has many meanings attached to it. The feeling of a great loss, sweet memories of her writings, and nostalgic sentiments are benumbing everyone. Words alone cannot depict the magnanimous personality of this towering figure of the Urdu Literature. Born on Nov 28, 1928, Bano Qudsia proved that she had all the writing skills to join the august club of the literary giants of Pakistan. Here writing was infused with philosophy, and inspired by mysticism and the flux of time. Words came from her heart and made eternal marks. She authopakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
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