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a:16:{s:8:"theTitle";s:60:"Neither Love nor Hatred can be Allowed to Compromise Justice";s:12:"thePermalink";s:94:"https://www.islamicity.org/59282/neither-love-nor-hatred-can-be-allowed-to-compromise-justice/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Khalid Baig";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:81:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/qadi-judge-painting-3.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Aug 31 2020";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:40:"August 29, 2020 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:19:"Khalid Baig|/source";s:5:"theID";i:59282;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:0:"";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:60:"Neither Love nor Hatred can be Allowed to Compromise Justice";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=khalid-baig";}
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a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:47:"Istighfar: Seeking Forgiveness from Allah";s:12:"thePermalink";s:73:"https://www.islamicity.org/5804/istighfar-seeking-forgiveness-from-allah/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Khalid Baig";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:81:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/boymosque__1024x657.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Americas|/explore/americas";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Apr 28 2014";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:43:"September 20, 2007 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:19:"Khalid Baig|/source";s:5:"theID";i:5804;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:114:"We need istighfar to constantly purify and cleanse our heart. We are not born in sin, but we are born in weakness.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:47:"Istighfar: Seeking Forgiveness from Allah";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=khalid-baig";s:6:"theTag";s:20:"allah|/explore/allah";}
a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:22:"Freedom of Expression?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:54:"https://www.islamicity.org/3838/freedom-of-expression/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Khalid Baig";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"May 21 2010";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:12:"May 21, 2010";s:9:"theAuthor";s:19:"Khalid Baig|/source";s:5:"theID";i:3838;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:285:"Look at the typical Muslim response which begins, "We also believe in freedom of expression but..." It matters little what you say after that. It is obvious that you are trying to add exclusions and limitations to a basic moral value while the other side is asking for no such limits. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:22:"Freedom of Expression?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=khalid-baig";s:6:"theTag";s:20:"allah|/explore/allah";}
a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:26:"The Ship and the Lifeboats";s:12:"thePermalink";s:59:"https://www.islamicity.org/3317/the-ship-and-the-lifeboats/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Khalid Baig";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:81:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/unmosqued__1200x400.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Americas|/explore/americas";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jul 10 2008";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:13:"July 10, 2008";s:9:"theAuthor";s:19:"Khalid Baig|/source";s:5:"theID";i:3317;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:136:"Although the pen and the sword are arrayed against it, Islam is spreading. But there are also problems within the Muslim reawakening. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:26:"The Ship and the Lifeboats";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=khalid-baig";s:6:"theTag";s:20:"media|/explore/media";}
a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:24:"Do We Mind Our Language?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:56:"https://www.islamicity.org/2609/do-we-mind-our-language/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Khalid Baig";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:87:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/noprofanitysign__1200x400.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Feb 28 2002";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"February 28, 2002";s:9:"theAuthor";s:19:"Khalid Baig|/source";s:5:"theID";i:2609;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:144:"How should one communicate about morally sensitive and delicate subjects? Anyone can be crude, explicit, and vulgar. But Islam civilizes this ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:24:"Do We Mind Our Language?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=khalid-baig";s:6:"theTag";s:20:"media|/explore/media";}
a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:29:"The Real Purpose of Education";s:12:"thePermalink";s:64:"https://www.islamicity.org/1893/the-real-purpose-of-education-2/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Khalid Baig";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:83:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/girlstudent__1024x542.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Americas|/explore/americas";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Oct 25 2002";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"October 24, 2002 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:19:"Khalid Baig|/source";s:5:"theID";i:1893;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:197:"In the first - world, education has become an extension of the capitalist system. Its purpose is to provide qualified workforce for its machinery of production and eager consumers for its products.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:29:"The Real Purpose of Education";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=khalid-baig";s:6:"theTag";s:20:"media|/explore/media";}
a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:21:"Reason and Revelation";s:12:"thePermalink";s:54:"https://www.islamicity.org/1093/reason-and-revelation/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Khalid Baig";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"May 16 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:12:"May 16, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:19:"Khalid Baig|/source";s:5:"theID";i:1093;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:625:"Some years ago American economist Robert Samuelson made an interesting observation about the American society in his Newsweek column: "America's glories and evils are tightly fused together." Quoting sociologist Seymour Lipset, he asserts that America's economic vitality and progress come from the same source as do crime, family breakdown, inequality, and vulgarity. Freedom and individualism have fired economic advance, yet have also inhibited social control. But why the qualities that bring the best in a nation also should bring the worst in it? Is humanity doomed by having its vices and virtues so intricately mixed?";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:21:"Reason and Revelation";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=khalid-baig";s:6:"theTag";s:20:"media|/explore/media";}
a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:26:"Who Is an Educated Person?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:58:"https://www.islamicity.org/1080/who-is-an-educated-person/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Khalid Baig";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"May 4 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:11:"May 4, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:19:"Khalid Baig|/source";s:5:"theID";i:1080;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:339:"According to the renowned Quranic scholar, Abu Abd-Allah Al-Qartabi (d. 671 A.H.) this verse lays the foundation of Islam's education policy. The goal of that education is described as seeking 'tafaqquh fid deen', translated above (by Pickthall) as sound knowledge in religion. It can also be translated as sound understanding of religion.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:26:"Who Is an Educated Person?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=khalid-baig";s:6:"theTag";s:20:"media|/explore/media";}
a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:29:"The Real Purpose of Education";s:12:"thePermalink";s:62:"https://www.islamicity.org/1061/the-real-purpose-of-education/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Khalid Baig";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Apr 20 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:14:"April 20, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:19:"Khalid Baig|/source";s:5:"theID";i:1061;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:172:"Education---like democracy, free markets, freedom of the press, and "universal human rights" --- is one of those subjects whose virtue is considered self-evident.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:29:"The Real Purpose of Education";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=khalid-baig";s:6:"theTag";s:20:"media|/explore/media";}
a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:25:"Beyond Elected Government";s:12:"thePermalink";s:58:"https://www.islamicity.org/7576/beyond-elected-government/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Khalid Baig";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Apr 13 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:14:"April 13, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:19:"Khalid Baig|/source";s:5:"theID";i:7576;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:308:"Surely, Allah commands you to fulfill trust obligations toward those entitled to them and that when you judge between people, judge with fairness. [An-Nisa 3:58]. This is an essential verse of the Qur'an to be consulted by anyone who wants to understand Islam's teachings about governance and government. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:25:"Beyond Elected Government";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=khalid-baig";s:6:"theTag";s:56:"government and politics|/explore/government-and-politics";}
a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:39:"What Is Wrong with Our Education System";s:12:"thePermalink";s:72:"https://www.islamicity.org/1046/what-is-wrong-with-our-education-system/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Khalid Baig";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Apr 11 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:14:"April 11, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:19:"Khalid Baig|/source";s:5:"theID";i:1046;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:248:"Quick question: Who discovered America? The almost guaranteed answer: Why, Columbus, of course. The bright student may even know the famous story that Columbus thought he had reached India and therefore called the people he found Indians. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:39:"What Is Wrong with Our Education System";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=khalid-baig";s:6:"theTag";s:56:"government and politics|/explore/government-and-politics";}
a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:22:"On Religious Tolerance";s:12:"thePermalink";s:57:"https://www.islamicity.org/1021/on-religious-tolerance-3/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Khalid Baig";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Apr 2 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:13:"April 2, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:19:"Khalid Baig|/source";s:5:"theID";i:1021;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:515:"While on his deathbed, Sayyidna Umar ibn al-Khattab, Radi-Allahu unhu, dictated a long Will consisting of instructions for the next Khalifah. Here is the last sentence of that historic document: "I instruct you on behalf of the people who have been given protection in the name of Allah and His Prophet . [That is the dhimmis or the non-Muslim minorities within the Islamic state]. Our covenant to them must be fulfilled, we must fight to protect them, and they must not be burdened beyond their capabilities." ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:22:"On Religious Tolerance";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=khalid-baig";s:6:"theTag";s:56:"government and politics|/explore/government-and-politics";}
a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:22:"On Religious Tolerance";s:12:"thePermalink";s:57:"https://www.islamicity.org/1020/on-religious-tolerance-2/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Khalid Baig";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Apr 2 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:13:"April 2, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:19:"Khalid Baig|/source";s:5:"theID";i:1020;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:515:"While on his deathbed, Sayyidna Umar ibn al-Khattab, Radi-Allahu unhu, dictated a long Will consisting of instructions for the next Khalifah. Here is the last sentence of that historic document: "I instruct you on behalf of the people who have been given protection in the name of Allah and His Prophet . [That is the dhimmis or the non-Muslim minorities within the Islamic state]. Our covenant to them must be fulfilled, we must fight to protect them, and they must not be burdened beyond their capabilities." ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:22:"On Religious Tolerance";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=khalid-baig";s:6:"theTag";s:56:"government and politics|/explore/government-and-politics";}
a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:22:"On Religious Tolerance";s:12:"thePermalink";s:55:"https://www.islamicity.org/1019/on-religious-tolerance/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Khalid Baig";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:87:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/tolerance_swirl__1200x400.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Apr 2 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:13:"April 2, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:19:"Khalid Baig|/source";s:5:"theID";i:1019;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:390:"While on his deathbed, Sayyidna Umar ibn al-Khattab, Radi-Allahu unhu, dictated a long Will consisting of instructions for the next Khalifah. Here is the last sentence of that historic document: "I instruct you on behalf of the people who have been given protection in the name of Allah and His Prophet . [That is the dhimmis or the non-Muslim minorities within the Islamic state]. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:22:"On Religious Tolerance";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=khalid-baig";s:6:"theTag";s:56:"government and politics|/explore/government-and-politics";}
a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:61:"Statues, The Propaganda Machine, and The Ummah: The Day After";s:12:"thePermalink";s:90:"https://www.islamicity.org/966/statues-the-propaganda-machine-and-the-ummah-the-day-after/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Khalid Baig";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 17 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:14:"March 17, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:19:"Khalid Baig|/source";s:5:"theID";i:966;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:606:"In 1998 a CNN team interviewed Osama bin Ladin in Afghanistan. Syed Rahmatullah Hashimi, Afghanistan's young roving ambassador, who was visiting the US when the statue crisis erupted, was there during the interview. The cameras were rolling as they talked about a variety of subjects for almost three hours. "Then they raised a question regarding sanctions against Iraq." At one point Osama said, "If all the Americans and all the Britons support killing the Iraqi civilians through the application of sanctions, then they deserve the same. In that case, the American and the Briton must also be killed." ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:61:"Statues, The Propaganda Machine, and The Ummah: The Day After";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=khalid-baig";s:6:"theTag";s:32:"afghanistan|/explore/afghanistan";}
a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:40:"Taliban: The World Needs the Iconoclasts";s:12:"thePermalink";s:71:"https://www.islamicity.org/946/taliban-the-world-needs-the-iconoclasts/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Khalid Baig";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Mar 6 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:13:"March 6, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:19:"Khalid Baig|/source";s:5:"theID";i:946;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:496:" As expected, the Taliban decision to destroy statues from the Islamic State has created a big international uproar. The entire "civilized world", with the UN at its head, has been jumping up and down to condemn this "great crime against humanity." The world leaders have been shaking with anger. The Taliban have been warned by the UN of a "devastating reaction" if they harm the sacred stones. One pundit even suggested sending an army to rescue the beleaguered Buddhas. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:40:"Taliban: The World Needs the Iconoclasts";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=khalid-baig";s:6:"theTag";s:32:"afghanistan|/explore/afghanistan";}
a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:30:"Kosova: Where Were the Muslims";s:12:"thePermalink";s:61:"https://www.islamicity.org/420/kosova-where-were-the-muslims/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Khalid Baig";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Nov 9 1999";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"November 9, 1999";s:9:"theAuthor";s:19:"Khalid Baig|/source";s:5:"theID";i:420;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:316:"Just imagine the year is 2100 CE, long after we are all dead. A school child is studying Muslim history of the last century. He finds extremely disturbing events that took place toward the end of that century. An area that was home to two million people was turned into an almost empty wasteland in a matter of days.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:30:"Kosova: Where Were the Muslims";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=khalid-baig";s:6:"theTag";s:32:"afghanistan|/explore/afghanistan";}