Dr. Muhammad Akram Zaheer The warning from Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf deserves more attention than it has received. Speaking at the Iranian Embassy in Baghdad on Aug 20, he said that military strength alone could not save the country if people were hungry, money stopped circulating and economic growth disappeared. It was an unusually blunt admission from a senior figure in a government that has long presented resilience under sanctions as a sign of national strength. Ghalibaf’s words came at a particularly difficult moment for Iran. Four daysRead More

by Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal In the long and luminous history of divine revelation, the Almighty began the sacred office of prophethood with Adam, peace be upon him, and brought it to its final perfection in Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. The Holy Quran bears unequivocal testimony to this eternal truth. In words of majestic clarity, Almighty Allah declares in Surah Al-Ahzab: مَا كَانَ مُحَمَّدٌ أَبَا أَحَدٍ مِّن رِّجَالِكُمْ وَلَـٰكِن رَّسُولَ اللَّهِ وَخَاتَمَ النَّبِيِّينَ ۗ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمًا “Muhammad is not the fatherRead More