Epigraph:
In the creation of the heavens and the earth and in the alternation of the night and the day there are indeed Signs for men of understanding; those who remember Allah while standing, sitting, and lying on their sides, and ponder over the creation of the heavens and the earth: ‘Our Lord, Thou hast not created this in vain; nay, Holy art Thou; save us, then, from the punishment of the Fire.’ (Al Quran 3:191-192)
Lead post collected by Zia H Shah MD , Chief Editor of the Muslim Times
Debate: Does the Universe have a purpose?
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Next US ambassador to Switzerland nominated
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KSA envoy hits out at UK media claim
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WikiLeaks: Saudi-Financed Madrassas More Widespread in Pakistan Than Thought
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Court Rules Preparing for Jihad is a Crime
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Canada: Ahmadiyya Student Association holds open house to give a better understanding of Islam & Qur’an
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eDigest: Vodka blamed for high death rates in Russia
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Microsoft board close to naming Nadella as new CEO: source
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Vaughan’s Ahmadiyya Muslim youth raise $60K for Typhoon Haiyan victims
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Nigeria: Muslim Clerics Speak On Return of Jesus?
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More Now See Failure than Success in Iraq, Afghanistan
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Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Myanmar joins the National Book Fair
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Washed ashore: the man who spent ’16 months’ adrift on the Pacific in a powerless boat
An emaciated man, who claimed to have spent 16 months adrift at sea, has been rescued after being washed up on a remote Pacific atoll. The man, with a dishevelled…
A video …Robert Fisk: If only Tony Blair could grasp the truth about Field Marshal Sisi Do the British people love Blair? Do they eat Blair chocolates and wear Blair pyjamas?
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Hate, Intolerance and Genocide of Minorities
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International Conference on Marginalization & Persecution of Minorities in South Asia
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