Jafar Ibn Abi Talib
In spite of his noble standing among the Quraysh, Abu Talib, an uncle of the Prophet, was quite…
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Overseas Students
Overseas student issues have assumed greater prominence in Britain, on the educational and political level, since the introduction…
The Cry Of The Nightingale
At the moment when flowers are dancing, The nightingale sings in gardens secluded. Each of its tunes sounds…
Classification of Knowledge: A Comparison of Al-Ghazali and Al-Ansari
The lives of al-Ghazali and al-Ansari Abu Hamid al-Ghazali was born in the city of Tus, northern Persia…
Abdurrahman Ibn Avf
He was one of the first eight persons to accept Islam and one of the ten assured of…
Tit For Tat
A lesson based on a true story It was 1927. The warm days of spring had arrived in…
Coping With Teacher Stress
Occupational stress Working patterns have changed drastically over the last decade with few reaping the benefits of advances…
Questions: A Key to Knowledge
Knowledge is a treasury, the key to which is the question. The vast treasury of Islamic knowledge remains…
Ghazali and Educational Philosophy
Ghazali’s search for knowledge Abu Hamid Muhammad bin Muhammad al-Ghazali was born in the city of , northern…
Who Suffers Long And Endures
He groans with the sufferings of the people, trembling like the candlelight. At break of day he walks…
Sacred Emigration
Emigration is an important phenomenon in human history. Besides its general relevance to the establishment of civilizations, it…
A Companion Of The Prophet: Mus’ab Ibn Umayr
Mus’ab ibn Umayr was born and grew up in the lap of luxury. His rich parents lavished a…
English Converts To Islam-2
Conversion patterns Lofland and Skonovd (1981) distinguish six types of conversion patterns-intellectual, mystical, experimental, affectional, revivalistic, and coercive.…
Those Responsible
He boys’ house-master said: ‘They have run away again. We warned them not to do it, but our…
Ideal Schools of the Future
Physical setting Where the school is situated effects the quality of education it can provide. Ideally it should…