This article explores the politics of a family cohesion a Muslim polity simultaneously committed to the application of Islamic law, the preservation of cultural identity, and socio-economic modernization.
The religious and intellectual landscape of nineteenth-and twentieth-century Indian subcontinent has given birth to possibly some of the most extraordinary minds of her history. It can further be argued that a sizeable number of them were men of learning who—irrespective of their faiths—left an indelible mark on the providentially prosperous religio-philosophical and spiritual topography of India.
It is a well-established rule in the Shariah (Islamic law) that a loan contract is of a charitable nature and as such the lender may not stipulate any excess or benefit from the borrower. However, it is also known in the Shariah that if the benefit from a loan comes to the lender voluntarily and it is not stipulated in the loan contract then it is permissible. This exception derives from some reports that the Prophet used to repay his debt with some increment, and to this effect he said: "The best amongst you are those who benevolently repay their debts”.