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Volume : 3 Issue - 10 DhulHajj 1433 October- 2013 Pages - 8 Monthly Price : Rs. 10/Annual Subscription : Rs. 120/Prof. K.M. Kader Mohideen, P.K. Kunnaly Kutty, M.K. Stalin participate delivers the Welcome Address. K.A.M. Muhamed Abubacker Party State General Secretary, M.S.A. Shajahan - Party State Treasurer and M. Abdul Rahman M.P. felicitate the Conference. The theme of the conference is Unity of Disciplined Students for Amity & Join IUML for non-violence and peaceful guidance.

Tamil Nadu State MSF Conference

The Tamil Nadu State Muslim Students Federation (msf), the Students wing of IUML is organizing a State Level Conference on October 5, 2013 at Periyar Thidal, Egmore, Chennai. The party National General Secretary and the Party State President Prof. K.M. Kader Mohideen presides over the conference. P.K. Kunnali Kutty the party National Treasurer and Kerala Minister for Indutries is delivering the valedictory address.

The DMK Party Treasurer Thalapathi M.K. Stalin is gracing

the conference as the Chief Guest. A Syed Pattani M.S.F. State Secretary

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Muzaffar Nagar riots

Iuml Delegation Under E.Ahamed visits riot affected Muzafer Nagar

kandhlavi where almost ve thousand refuges are taking shelter. Many of them broke down while narrating the incidents. He promised the refugees to bring all the issues to the notice of state CM as well as the prime minister. Immediately after his visit to the camps Mr. Ahamed and other IUML Leaders travelled overnight to reach Lucknow to meet the UP Chief Minister. Later while Talking to media Ahamed Sahab said that he is condent that the UP CM will full his promises that has been given to the victims of the venomous communal virus destroying the gangajamuni tahzeeb in the state. Ahamed Sahab left for delhi in the afternoon after having a detailed meeting with state Muslim League leaders.

delegation of Indian Union Muslim League met Hon. Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Shri Akhilesh Yadav ji led by IUML National President Jb. E. Ahamed Saheb to discuss the issues concerning Muzaffar Nagar riots as well as relief and rehabilitation work done by state government. The Chief Minister gave a patient hearing to the delegation and assured that he will do everything possible to provide relief to the communal riot victims which are mostly

from Muslim community and will provide adequate security in the villages as the delegation pointed out specic cases of victims who were unable to return to their villages due to threats. In many cases when the victims from relief camps went to their villages to retrieve their belongings or their cattle, they held hostage by the bad elements of other community. These specic incidents were told to the delegation on their visit to various relief camps in

the affected areas a day before. Even though the state government is providing all basic facilities at approximately 50 camps where more than 55000 people are taking shelter the situation at camps is vulnerable. Sanitation and hygiene is in the worst condition, women and children are worst affected. A lot is needed to be done. Mr. Ahamed talked to hundreds of persons including the director of M. E. Baksh academy, maulana Rashid

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The Task before MSF

MSF, Muslim Students Federation ,the students wing of IUML consists of three words, Muslim, Students and Federation. Who is Muslim? A Muslim is one who believes in One God and accepts Prophet Muhammed(Sal) is the servant and the messanger of God. He submits to the will of God and follows the teachings and practices of Muhammed(Sal).He freely and willingly accepts the supreme power of God and strives to organize his life in total accord with the teachings of God. Muslim Umma comes from different cultures, races, nationalities and have different languages, colors and life styles. Inspite of diversities and differences they have one common identity in the name of religion. This identity is the natural identity of the global Muslims and this Muslim identity is indelible. The Muslim community goes through a critical phase in its history and faces challanages from different corners to preserve its separate identity. The IUML is the only party which has been consistently striving to preserve and promote with due distinction and honour the religious and cultural identities of the Muslims of India. The founder of IUML QaidMillethMuhammed Ismail sahib opposed tooth and nail the Bill on Uniform Civil Code under Article 35 in the introduction stage in the Constituent Assembly. During the debate on the Bill Qaid-Milleth moved the following provision for addition to Article 35. Provided that any group, section or community of people shall not be obliged to give up its own personal law in case it has such a law. His vehement arguments peppered with citations of precedents,clauses from the constitutions of European countries for the protection of personal laws of Minorities are eloquent testimony to the true representative character of the party. Who is Student? A student is a person studying at a school, college, university etc. The end of education is character and the end of knowledge is love. Muslim students should strive to acquire human values and mould the character of the students in accordance with the teachings of Quran and Prophet(Sal) What is Federation? One of the meanings of federation is the act of uniting. MSF should work hard to unite muslim students from madrasa, high schools,colleges, universities and other educational institutions

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in to its fold. IUML Vision 2020 outlines the duties and responsibilities of MSF as follows: The rst and foremost duty of MSF is to propagate the basic ideals which the IUML stands for and to motivate the members of the community to prosper. They must try to inculcate fundamentals of Islam and understand the changing world around them., Maintaining their identity they to promote unity among the Muslim students. Being disciplined, obedient and dynamic in learning modern science and technology,history and culture,they must widen the horizon of their knowledge. They must also try to be a role model for future generations to understand and promote cohesion and also to make them t enough to live in plural society, holding up their identity and faith. The state committee and district level committees should extend all help and encourage them to realize their success and extend help including nances to pursue their studies. The MSF should function like a diamond factory and cut the rough corner of young diamonds and make the students to glow as the future leaders of the Community and Nation

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MSF Tamil Nadu The MSF in Tamil Nadu was founded on Oct 23, 1991 and the rst meeting of the MSF was Presided over by Late Sirajul Millath Abdus Samath in the presence of Muneerul Millath Prof. K.M. Kader Mohideen. The MSF Jublee March on the occassion of IUML Golden Jublee Conference in 1999 was a land mark in the History of State MSF. The march fast by Thousand of MSF cadres in the Uniform was a colourful envent and it earned tributes from the laders of the Party. Competition. FUTURE PLAN MSF proposes to work to eradicate illitracy by organizing the literacy compain in the nook and corner of the State. It plans to organize seminars, conferences and debates in all

IUML Stars originated on the horizon of MSF

MSF State Conference - invitation to Thalapathi M.K. Stalin

The rst State Conference of MSF was held in Kutrallam on July 31, 1999 and was presided over by Prof. K.M. Kader Mohikdeen. Young and enthusiastic youths like SKS Hameed Rahman, K.A.M. Abubacker and Millath S.B. Ismail played an effective role as the State Convieners of MSF. Presently the helm of the MSF affairs is being held by ever active and dynamic youth A. Syed Pattani, of Pambukoil Santhai. He spares no efforts to bring the dedicated youth into the fold of MSF and works to make the Students wing as a vibrant branch of the State IUML. ACTIVITIES OF MSF The MSF conducted many workshops wherein thousands of Students were trained up in various disciplines. The MSF observed Shariath protection wing in 1005. Highlighting the important ad the necessity of preserving the Sheriath law for the preservation of Religious and Cultural identity of Muslim Community. It also conducted a Seminar 2000 Millenium in the Islamic view. Thousands of Students took opart in the inter college Meelad Competition organized by MSF and good number of Non - Muslim Students participated in the the District Head Quarters of the State to highlight the evils of drugs, Alcoholism, Sexual Abuse and Terrorism. It plans to publish phamplets, booklets enlighten the muslim students about the need of unity and solidarity to face the challanges posed by the facist and divisive forces and to suggest the muslim students not to fall prey to the evil designs of such evil forces. it decides to organize blood donation campaign, Health campaign, Yoga Camp etc., as part of future plan. Ofce Bearers of State MSF The following are the ofce bearers of Tamil Nadu State MSF.

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IUML Delegates discuss Muzafer Nagar Riots with UP Chief Minister

Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) delegation led by Shri. E. Ahamed, National President & Minister of State for External Affairs, after visiting the riot affected areas in Muzaffarnagar and Shamli Districts of Uttar Pradesh, met Chief Minister Shri. Akhilesh Yadav and discussed with him, the urgent actions to be taken in the affected areas. Mr. Ahamed urged the Chief Minister to immediately take effecting steps on the following: Constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to thoroughly investigate the whole issue with specic focus to the crime and to culprits to be brought to book. It should be crime focused such as killing of the people, those who have engineered and conspired for such heinous crimes. The investigation may be specic and quick results should be shown. To call an All Party Meeting to IUML National Leader and Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed, E.T. Basheer M.P., IUML National Secretary Kuram Anis discuss Muzaffer Nagar Riots with UP Chief Minister Akilash Yadav. Particularly women refugees have appealed that their children, brothers and husbands are missing. The delegation urged the Chief Minister to apply his mind how they will be able to nd out the missing people particularly the children. To appoint ofcers of Revenue, PWD and other departments to thoroughly assess the situation and come out with exact facts and gures of loss of lives and properties. Adequate compensation should be distributed to the victims immediately. The Chief Minister assured the delegation that he is positively looking in to the views and suggestions and also assured that the compensation for repair / reconstruction of their houses will be settled in presence of the aggrieved parties. factum of leak and calling upon to probe. The BJP leaders like Mahesh Jethmalani are not willing to comment on the content of the Military intelligence report. The National Conference on the other hand demands that the allegations and the contents of the military intelligence must be probed to bring full facts in the public domain. The General wants a white paper on Technical Services Division and the honourable role played by it. The whole thing is in the public domain thanks to the fact of BJPs PM candidates eagerness to seek endorsement for his candidature from the General and to not only garner votes of ex-servicemen, but also inuence the Military with its political agenda. Be as it may, the process persuaded the General to share the information in public regarding military dabbling into political processes in the country. Roles that Military can play: During ancient period, we had tribal warfare when every member of the tribe was obliged to take part in the war or conict. However, with social progress, and with production of surplus value, society could afford trained and semi-trained soldiers who alone were obliged to ght during wars. There were minimum regular soldiers to guard the state treasury, arms and the palace.

create a conducive atmosphere in the area. IUML National President also urged the Chief Minister to immediately initiate necessary actions for rehabilitation of those who have lost their houses. To take stringent measures against those who created hatred among the different sections of

the people belonging to different religions. To take continuous efforts with the help of local people and the administration, not only to bring in normalcy but also an atmosphere of goodwill and best relationships among those who have been living happily in communal harmony to be restored.

ndians, as indeed citizens of all countries, venerate their armies as apolitical, professional, virtuous and disciplined force; and army men as fountainhead of virtues like patriotism and honesty, even if there a few dishonourable exception to this rule within the force. The land grab in AP by two army ofcials, Adarsh coop society were more of exceptions to the rule, where some individuals became greedy. The Tehelka sting operation and expose with reporters posing as arms dealers also did not dent our faith in the honesty and patriotism of our soldiers. We continue to believe that soldiers overcome their normal human tendencies like selshness. We believe that training to re a gun is also simultaneously training to overcome ones selsh nature. We believe that the only enemy the soldiers are trained to ght are foreign armies and that it is essential to ght the enemy and that soldiers undertake to ght the battles only to preserve the integrity of our borders and secure the citizens. Middle class Indians despise politicians as mostly less educated, having by and large rural origins, corrupt and a selsh lot. Politicians are less respected for another reason also - they

Indian Army and Democracy

Gen Arjun Ray, commander of 14 Corps in Ladakh in his book Peace is Everybodys Business: Strategy for Conict Prevention gives account of the Sadbhavna scheme implemented by him. Under his command, Sadbhavana was a civic action helping the citizens with humanitarian assistance and fraternization representing human face of the military. According to the Ray, the key was in having bottom-up approach restore human dignity and in making people stakeholders in their destiny. Therefore, from the media one gathers that Sadbhavana for the winning hearts and minds was something different and allegedly paying money to the ministers in J&K was something different. When Gen. V K Singh being Ex-Chief of Staff of Army makes a statement that the army was paying the ministers in J & K, it cannot be dismissed lightly. There are no motives that can be attributed to him. What can he gain by making an incorrect statement? The statement also cannot be dismissed as ill informed one as the Ex-Chief should know the facts. Only a probe can determine who was paid and how much. The leaders associated with the BJP and the General himself is exclusively focusing on the

Retd. Army Chief Gen. V.K. Singh

Present Army Chief Gen. Bikram Singh

distribute sops like subsidized food grains, TV sets and laptops to undeserving people in order to get themselves elected. Politicians are barely tolerated as necessary evil. Retd. Army Chief, Gen. V K Singhs revelations should challenge all the above beliefs, mainly of middle class Indians. Gen. V K Singh now says that army has been handing money to ministers in the state of J & K. Indian Express report alleges that there is a report of Army Intelligence Unit money was to topple the J&K Govt. However, the General claries that the same was paid to the ministers to promote stability and to win hearts and minds of the people. Several other retd.army ofcers have also been quoted by various press reports stating that the amounts utilized to win the hearts and minds of people were under the Sadbhavana scheme and was directly spent by the army on various welfare schemes. Lt.

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E. Ahamed urges to U.P. C.M. for Action to contain Communal Riots

Copy of the Letter written by E. Ahamed to U.P. Chief Minister

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An appeal Muzafer Nagar reduced into grave yard

Let us help to wipeout the tears of riot victims

Morethan 57 persons have been killed and hundred of people were wounded in the communal riots in Muzafer Nagar U.P. The statement submitted by the State Govt. in the Supreme Court states that 42,000 people from 94 villages in Muzafer Nagar and Shamili Districts have been migrated to other places. Living behind all their belongings. The facts remains that the number more than what is stated. The IUML delication let by the party president and Minister of State for the External Affairs visited the riot affected areas on Sept 16 & 17 and visited rehabilitation camps in Tawli, Kantla, Shamli, Mathrasa and Rashidia met the victims console them. They also met the magistrates of these districts and discuss the matter with them. The delication submitted an appeal to the U.P. Chief Minister Akilash Yadav urging in to take adequate measures to provide relief rehabilitation and to make arrangements for the victims to return to the homes and nd missing people, to order enquiry and to take all necessary actions immediately. E. Ahamed alleged in a press meet in Luknow that more than 55,000 people where accommated in 50 camps. Their condition was pathetic. Muzafer Nagar was reduced into a grave yard. The riot affected people lost their kith and kin and all their belongings. Till this date no government relief reached them. We urge the Central and State Governments to take measures on war footing to see the muslims return to the own places and live there peacefully. Our present duty is to redress the grivencess of the victims of communal carnage. During the communal riots in the last year in Assam cost by the bodo extremist the IUML provided basic amminities to the lakhs of riot victims and made arrangements for providing education to Assam Muslims by tie up with Darul Huda University. The IUML has determined to provide basic necessities of life to the riot affected people of U.P. It is the duty of the community to donate municicently for this noble cause. The Muslim Leaguers should make necessary announcement in thie regard and collect donations from the mosque, Mohallah Jamath and from each and every houses and send the donation to the address below.

IUML Relief fund State Bank of India Current Account No. 32476975149 Thousand Lights Branch Code No. 3207, Chennai

or
Quaid-e-Millath No. 36, Maraickayar Lebbai St Chennai - 600 001. by Cheque / DD / MT Let us come forward to wipe out the tears of riot victims. Earn the Mercy of Protector Allah. - Prof. K.M. Kader Mohideen
National General Secretary Indian Union Muslim League perpetrators of the blast were Hindutva sympathisers shows how deeply ingrained the automatic association of Muslims with terrorism is among law-enforcers. The award of compensation was just one small step toward correcting this and sensitising the police force, sections of which are vulnerable to communalisation. Indeed, the National Commission for Minorities had recommended that the compensation amount be recovered from the salaries of the policemen responsible for falsely implicating the young men. The A.P. governments decision to award compensation must be established as a healthy precedent, and police ofcers who use torture to extract confessions should be made to face civil and criminal liability. Courtesy : The Hindu, Chennai - 20.9.2013

Compensating victims
After appearing to have encroached on matters within the realm of the executive, the Andhra Pradesh High Court did well to recall an earlier order that struck down the award of compensation to 70 Muslim young men who were wrongly arrested in connection with the 2007 Hyderabad Mecca Masjid blast case. The court seems to have realised that such awards are not expressly prohibited by law, and that the government needed no particular legal basis for paying compensation to citizens who have been the unfortunate victims of wrongful arrest and torture in criminal cases. Neither the fact of their arrest nor the proof of their innocence was in dispute. The actual perpetrators of the blasts had since been identied and were on trial. The withdrawal of the compensation was thus bad in law and effectively subverted the ends of justice. Admittedly, the courts initial objection was technical: the victims, it said, were free to le a civil case for compensation. While it is true that mere acquittal or discharge from a case does not entitle an arrested person to compensation, this was not merely a case where the prosecution had failed to prove its charges in a court of law. It was not just that the guilt of the men was not proven, but also that their innocence was now established beyond doubt. When the State is free to compensate victims of accidents and natural calamities, why can it not do the same for those who have suffered injustice at the hands of its own police force? In the past, courts too have intervened to provide compensation to victims of State violence. But the larger issue of accountability of police ofcials responsible for the wrongful arrest and torture of the innocent Muslim young men remains. Justice demands that the police ofcers who unthinkingly put innocent young men through such a harrowing time be made answerable. Torture is illegal and policemen who use cruel and unusual methods of interrogation must be prosecuted. The speed with which the police arrested Muslim men when the

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Secular India will crumble if Modi becomes Prime Minister

Prof. K.M. Kader Mohideen warns
Secular India will crumble if Modi becomes Prime Minister IUML warned the IUML National General Secretary and Tamil Nadu State President during his press meet in Hyderabad on 17 Sept 2013. He had come to Hyderabad to attend the party conference organized by Hyderabad State IUML. The following is his interview to the representative of the press in GR Hotel, Hyderabad. IUML is rm on three basic principles and the party functions on the basis of these principles. 1. National Integrety 2. Communal Amity 3. Preservation of seperate Identity of Minority The Indian society is pluralistic and in this society more than 4000 communities live. They belong to different religions, cultures and speak different languages. National Unity and Integrity is the dire necessity in such a pluralistic society. If Unity and Integrity breakdown the country will attain a bad shape. 1/5 th of Indian population and 20 % of votores are Muslims. The Indian constitution gurantees the preservation of Muslim Identity and protection for the Religion, Language and Culture of Muslim Community. The Indian constitution provies full rights to the Muslims to lead their life in accordence with the teachings of Quran and Prophet to construct Mosques and Matharashas and to follow sheriayh Laws. No one has right to snatch our freedom. Muslim League will come to the four front and agitate if any attempt is made to take away our rights. The IUML will not be relecetuant to protect our religion. Muslim League is ready to do any sacrice for this cause. From Kashmir to Kanyakumari India is One Country IUML afrmas strongly that Kashmir to Kanyakumari India is one country and Kashmir is the integral part of India. IUML will not agree for this superation of Kashmir from the INdian Union League. 13,000 commual riots took place in india since Independent and the Muslims are the worst sufferers in all these riots. Muslims were made to become refugies in their own country in Muzafer Nagar their was a pre-planned attack on the Muslim Community. More than 40,000 Muslims were rendered homeless and 34 villages were razed to ground Anti-sikh Riot There was only one anti-sikh riot in post-independent india in 1984 and the affected sikh communtiy took the matter to the UNO and International Court of Justice. Unlike sikhs, Muslims did not approach and International form beyond the boundry of India. We remain silent expecting the consicience of this country and people to work. We hope the entire nation will raise its voice against the attracities committed against the Muslim Community. We wish an hope the principles of secularism, democracy and social justice the rule the country. These principles will strengh and national unity and integrity. If the BJP Longing for Hindu Rastra comes to power. I shudder to think the future of India. seculare india will crumble if Modi becomes Prime Minister. The IUML Appriciates the Andhra Government for donating Rs. 10 Crores for the renovation of Mosques and Madrasas in the State. His interview in English was translated into Urudu by the Party Asst. Secretary Vaniyambadi Nari Naieem. Later in the Evening Prof. K.M. Kader Mohideen addressed a Mammoth public meeting in the Hyderabad City. Asmathullah Khadri, Mohamed Naieem, Syed Ibrahim, Ali Babu, Mohamed Aziz, Mohamed Abdullah, Mohamed Abdullah khan, Khalid Zubadi, Mirza jaffer Baque, Mohamed Abdul Kadher and Mohamed Sirajudeen work hard to make the meeting a grand success. H. Bashith former MLA and The National Asst. Secretary of IUML, KT Kizer Mohamed, Asst. Editor Times of League accompanied for Porf. K.M. Kader Mohideen in all the programes in Hyderabad.

Arrests of innocent Muslim Youths

IUML Welcomes Home Ministers letter to States

The IUML National General Secretary and Tamil Nadu State Party President Prof. K.M. Kader Mbideen appreciated the action of Home ininister Sushil Kumar Sinee in wrinting oletter to the Chief Ministers of Indian States urging them to ensure that i\no innocemt Muslim Youth is wrongly detain in Terror Causes. Addresing a Prest meet on Oct 1, 2013 in Quaide-Mllath Manzil The Head Quarters of IUML Prof. K.M. Kader Mhideen further stated that Mr. Modi is not a BJP Candidate and infact, he is a R.S.S. Candidate. The following is the brief of the Interview : The initiative taken by the Home Minister Sushil Kumar Sinday is a result of the personal meeting held between the IUML Party Chief E. Ahamed and the Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh. As per the resolution of the party executive committee E. Ahamed met the Prime Minister and sought his help to check the police atrocities on the Muslim Youth. It is the duty of the State Governments to implement the instructions given by the Home Minister in letter and spirit. IUML is alliance with DMK in Tamil Nadu and with Congress in Kerala. The party will decide the alliance in other State in accordence with the situation previling there. The State General Council Meeting of the Party will be held on October 5th 2013 at Periyar Thidal, Chennai at 10.30 a.m. morethan 600 Members are expected to attend the meeting and imprtant decisions will be taken on Parliament Election. Tamil Nadu State MSF Conference will be held after the General Council Meeting in Periyar Thidal at 3.00 p.m. Thousand of Muslim Students will take part in grand March Fast in full uniform.

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Why Muslims dont win Nobel Prizes

By Fakir S. Ayazuddin the worlds Muslims have fewer Nobel Prizes than Trinity College, Cambridge. They did great things in the Middle Ages, though. When I read this headline from an article by Richard Dawkins, I realised that he was at his Islam bashing best. I was at rst offended, thinking that perhaps this was yet another attempt at denigrating Islam. However when considered that it is a fact that cannot be denied, then perhaps one should look deeper into the cause of such a lapse in the educational achievements between the Islamic culture versus the West. The last bit was rather patroni sing, but unfortunately factual. Over the last millennia the Muslims were way ahead of the west in their culture, and education. And stayed ahead till the renaissance, when art and science took root, in Europe. Till that time the West were hunter gatherers too busy in just surviving. After the Renaissance, the Europeans picked up the pace, and their interest and investment in education grew. Then the invention of the steam engine by James Watt and then Stephenson in 1830 was used by the coal industry, and by steamers. This source of power was used in industry, textiles was the rst to go from spinning wool by hand to spinning machines, designed and operated by engineers in the midlands. There was a close link between the inventors and the engineers - education. The quantum leap was after steam power was applied to Industry, andas they say, the rest is history. The discovery of oil, made the engine mobile, and the automobile was on its way. Aeroplanes were

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not far behind, in fact aircraft and automobiles were invented at the same time. After the induction of oil as the supply of power, and the mobility of oil as a power source. In these years the west kept increasing their investment in education, adding to their inventions. Indeed Alfred Nobel invented dynamite and went on to make his fortune, and then created his Nobel Prize to benet inventors, and thinkers. This is an example of the benets of money being passed on to deserving recipients. There is no comparable example in the Muslim world. In the same period, the Ottoman Empire built many beautiful mosques, but no schools of higher learning. The Muslims were kept at their primitive level of education, and even the great libraries of Baghdad were routinely destroyed. The value of education that the Holy Prophet had prescribed was ignored and wantonly destroyed. The west continued on its march of progress while the Muslims carried on in their pursuit of pleasure, spending their amassed wealth in frivolous and wanton excesses. In the 19th century, with the advent of the automobile and aeroplanes, the pace of growth was exponential, with Nobel prizes

a yearly addition acknowledging invention and innovation. The two World Wars changed the players, catapulting the Americans and Russians to the front with the Cold War fuelling a

cutthroat competition. While the huge amounts of oil money that came the Arab way was mostly frittered away into the pursuit of physical comforts and carnal pleasures, not much was put into education. In fact a lot of money was invested in the colleges of the US like Harvard and MIT which have huge endowments from the Arab oil wealth. Now, of course just the invention and spread of the internet has created probably the biggest leap in mans knowledge more than all the years preceding it. It is education alone that can expand the human horizon, into the huge unknown, creating knowledge for the coming generations. The internet has also freed mankind from all religious constraints.

The Times of League - English Monthly - R.Dis. No. 1765/10 published by Mohamed Ismail on behalf of Muslim League Publication Trust, published at 36, Maraikayar Lebbai Street, Mannady, Chennai - 600 001 and printed by K.A.M. Muhammed Abubacker at Madras Media Press No, 36, Maraikayar Lebbai Street, Mannady, Chennai - 600 001. Editor : Prof. K.M. Kader Mohideen,