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The Reality of their Role and Status in the Religious Domain

This article aims to examine how the Sikh women diaspora from two generations exercised their rights within the religious domain in Malaysia. Sikhism has a unique world view of gender ideology; from a gender perspective, God is symbolically described as a husband to all of humanity, whereby all humans, irrespective of gender, are perceived as having the status… Read More »

Performing the Welcome Tawaf and Sa’y – Ministry of Hajj

Enter the Holy Sanctuary (al Masjid al Haram), preferably right foot first through the Bab as-Salam gate, reciting the Talbiyah: ‘Labbayk, Allahumma Labbayk. Labbayk, La Shareeka laka labbayk. Innal-hamda wan-ni’mata laka wal-mulk La shareeka lak’ The above means: ‘Here I am O Allah, (in response to Your call), here I am. Here I am, You have no partner,… Read More »

What are Kinds of Sons

 Earlier, there were 12 kinds of sons. Two more kinds of sons were added by a few text writers as stated below :                                             Kinds of Sons 1) Aurasa 6) Kanina. 11) Svayamadatta. 2) Dattaka 7) Putrika putra. 12) Paunarbhava. 3) Kritrima 8) Sahodhaja. 13) Apviddha. 4) Kshetraja. 9) Krita. 14)  Nishad. 5) Gudhaja. 10) Kritrima.             Of all… Read More »