The root of the Arabic word adl meaning ‘justice’ appears 28 times in the Quran. In addition, synonyms for adl or justice appear several times in the Quran. This suggests that Islam gives great…

It is generally held that peace and justice are interrelated, that is, peace is dependent on justice. According to this assumption, where there is peace there is justice, and where there is justice…

The history of peace shows that there can be two periods of peace: political peace and non-political peace. In ancient times people were ruled by kings in almost every part of the world. Under a king…

Maulana Wahiduddin Khan | Speaking Tree Website | August 8, 2016During a visit to Kashmir, I was once in an open valley outside Srinagar. Everywhere I could see streams flowing down from above. I…

Maulana Wahiduddin Khan | Speaking Tree Blog | May 28, 2018   Why is there widespread social and political upheaval in our present world? It is not due to injustice as is commonly assumed. It is…

Scholars have defined peace thus: "Peace is the absence of war." This definition is absolutely correct. Peace in fact means the absence of a situation of war or violence.However, some people hold…

Shri Guru Golwalker, a Hindu fundamentalist leader, had categorically opposed the concept of a uniform civil code. His opposition was based not on religion but on nature. His stand was that a uniform…