The present-day Muslims must realise that when the Prophet of Islam never adopted the policy of retaliation, under any provocation, it is incumbent on the adherents of Islam to do the same.
Hagia Sophia is no longer a museum as the Turkish government opens it as a mosque. But the conversion of the cathedral into a mosque back in 15th century was the first historical controversy on this matter.
The recent Tablighi Jamaat incident cracked open the leadership question among the Muslims once again... This situation has given us an opportunity to overhaul our thought process, writes Raamish Siddiqui.