QV13.....Why should one surrender to God?

[Quick links] 

As I said in the very beginning, Islam is a path of complete surrender. But why should one surrender to God? Just because some religious scripture asks us to?

QV12.....What is the purpose of life?

[Quick links] 

Many of us rarely bother to ask this question. Some say that the purpose is to enjoy! And some others say that purpose is to attain ultimate liberation. And some even consider the world to be a play of God!

BookTalk: Five simple grafting techniques

[Quick links] 

In Today’s book talk, I am going to discuss about my book “Five simple grafting techniques best suited for most exotic fruit plants”.

QV11.....Islam’s way of balanced living

[Quick links] 

Islam promotes a simple way of living. But does it mean that it advocates ascetic way of living?

QV10.....Why should one do charity?

[Quick links] 

Continuing our discussion on the five fundamental injunctions of Islam, today let us discuss the importance of charity.

QV09.....Importance of prayers

[Quick links] 

We were discussing the essentials of Islam. The holy Quran lays lot of emphasis on regular prayers or Salat or Namaz as they are called.

QV08.....How should we speak?

Quick links 

We were discussing the essentials of Islam. As a third commandment, the holy Quran says –

“Speak fair to the people”. 

What does ‘fair’ mean? Does it mean speaking sugar coated words as we see nowadays?

BookTalk: Upanishads – A journey into the unknown

Quick links 

In Today’s book talk I am going to discuss about my book “Upanishads – A journey into the unknown”.

The original title for this book that was in mind was – “Upanishads – A journey into the unknowable”. But then I changed it to the current title to avoid sounding a bit oxymoronic! If something is ‘unknowable’, there is no way you can know it!

QV07.....Why should we care for our parents and those in need?

Quick links 

Continuing our discussion on the 5 essential commandments of Islam as listed by the Holy Quran, today let us take up the second commandment namely

“Treat with kindness your parents and kindred, and orphans and those in need.”

QV06.....Why should one worship only Allah?

Quick links 

Continuing our discussion on the 5 essential commandments of Islam as listed by the Holy Quran, let us now see the second part of the first commandment. Quran says that one should worship Allah and only Allah. It quotes several past incidents when people had worshiped others as God and they were severely punished.

QV05.....Is Allah the God of Muslims?

Quick links 

We were discussing the 5 essential commandments of Islam as listed by the Holy Quran. Let us now see the first commandment, namely “Worship Allah”.

Many of us think that Allah is the God of Muslims. And so do even some Muslim. But is that the case?

Essence of Islam

Quick links 

Quran spells out a long list of Do’s and Don't s to be adhered to by a devout Muslim. Among these I feel the most essential things are the following.