Author: dr-rashid-raashed

Inviting humanity to live a conscious and accountable lifestyle is the main purpose of the Qur’an being custom-made for their own benefit. In conducting the art of living, the Qur’an calls for human intelligence to become alive and active. Without breaking with the tradition of the revealed texts, throughout human history, the Qur’an argues that: “We have also sent down the reminder ie the Qur’an to you (O’ Muhammad (s)) that you may clearly explain to the people (the true value of) what has been revealed unto them. (Do so,) in such a way that this may provoke their thought and...

Madrasah Education: My exposure to the privately run chain of Islamic education in Qawmi Madaaress, in the South Asian context, was the driving force behind me nourishing the zeal to promote the message of the Qur’an. This system of education had instilled in me a pride of identity that was later reinforced to be a conviction.  Having had travelled far and wide across the academic field of university education, I realised that no glitter was strong enough to dazzle my earlier glow with the Qur’an. Later on, having been exposed to more and more of both the West and...