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Moin Qazi is a well-known banker, author and Islamic researcher. He can be reached at moinqazi123@gmail.com

A person reading the Holy Quran

Mystic Mantra: Charity An act to purify wealth

Along with fasting and prayers, zakat is a cardinal act of piety in the holy month of Ramadan.

6 Jun 2017 1:01 AM IST

The country has also set the template for reusing wastewater in irrigation.

India's thirsty arguments for water woes

India supports 15 per cent of the world's population but possesses only four per cent of the world's water resources.

31 May 2017 2:00 AM IST

In the run up to International Yoga Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has suggested setting up of yoga parks where people can find inner peace in the lap of nature. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Moderation The mark of ideal life

The middle path of moderation negotiates the extremes of harsh asceticism and sensual pleasure-seeking.

23 May 2017 12:23 AM IST

Mevlana Rumis famous magnum opus, the Masnavi was inscribed by his disciple Hisamuddin Hassan Chelebi.

Mystic Mantra: Polishing the mirror

The purity of the Sufi is due to his constant remembrance of God.

19 April 2017 2:00 AM IST

Indian farmers trapped in debts (Photo: PTI)

Loan waivers are a band aid, not cure

The problems of small farmers are complex and require a steely political will to be properly addressed.

10 April 2017 5:01 AM IST

For many well-educated women Muslim women, wearing a hijab offers a way for them to take control of their bodies and challenge the ways in which women are subjugated by patriarchal values.

Mystic Mantra: Nothing veiled about the hijab

For women who observe hijab, it is a path that helps in preserving their moral chastity and coming nearer to their...

15 March 2017 3:48 AM IST

College student participate in an awareness rally on the eve of International Womens Day in Agartala. (Photo: PTI)

Women herald a new political sun in India's hinterland

Old prejudices are dissolving and new partnerships between women and men are developing.

8 March 2017 4:56 AM IST

Happiness is always guaranteed when we confer it on others. It can never be had by seeking.

Mystic Mantra: A code for happiness

Happiness is not found over the rainbow or in some mythical place.

25 Feb 2017 12:57 AM IST

The Quran clearly states that the only rank that eventually matters is marked by the relationship that one has with God.

Mystic Mantra: The pillars of Islam

Muslims pray five times a day at dawn, noon, afternoon, sunset and evening facing toward the Kaaba, the House of God.

17 Jan 2017 6:24 AM IST

Your past is a part of you do not ignore it. Accept it, learn from it, create the gift of life through it and let it go.

Mystic Mantra: Joy of serving the unserved

Social service is an offspring of compassion and love, and is sustained gracefully when it is not rooted in...

22 Dec 2016 3:34 AM IST

Sufism has been concerned with building bridges, not least between communities whose contact can be of mutual benefit.

Mystic Mantra: Rediscovering Sufism

The polished heart becomes a mirror that catches the light of truth and reflects it in one's consciousness.

21 Dec 2016 1:16 AM IST

Sufism has been concerned with building bridges, not least between communities whose contact can be of mutual benefit.

Rediscovering Sufism

The foundation of Sufism is the life-determining belief in God.

22 Nov 2016 7:06 AM IST