Global Sovereign Debt Architecture 2025: A Comprehensive Country-Level Analysis of Debt-to-GDP Dynamics
Presented by Zia H Shah MD 1. Global Macroeconomic Context and Fiscal Divergence The global economy in the 2024-2025 period stands at a critical fiscal juncture, characterized by the “Great […]
The Breach in the Wall of Being: How True Revelation Dismantles Metaphysical Naturalism
Presented by Zia H Shah MD Audio teaser or promo: Abstract The prevailing intellectual orthodoxy of the modern era, metaphysical naturalism, rests upon the axiom of the “Causal Closure of […]
Anxiety and Depression in China: Prevalence, Demographics, and Spiritual Pathways to Healing
Presented by Zia H Shah MD Introduction: Anxiety and depression have become significant public health concerns in China, affecting tens of millions of people. Rapid socio-economic changes, urbanization, and the […]
AI in Aircraft Piloting: United States, France, and China
United States Commercial Passenger Aircraft Current commercial airliners rely on traditional autopilots and flight-management systems rather than AI-driven autonomous piloting. There are no fully autonomous passenger flights in operation. However, […]
The Most Gracious and the Most Merciful, Ar-Rahman and Ar Raheem: Gratitude in Surah Ar-Rahman and Surah Ad-Duha
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Both Surah Ar-Rahman (The Most Merciful) and Surah Ad-Duha (The Morning Brightness) celebrate Allah’s mercy and call believers to gratitude. In Surah […]
A New Chapter for Muslim Unity: Zohran Mamdani’s Historic NYC Victory
Presented by Zia H Shah MD Zohran Mamdani’s election as New York City’s mayor made history as he became the city’s first Muslim mayortheguardian.com – a milestone that resonated deeply […]
Commentary on Surah Ad-Duḥā: From the Prophet’s Life to Each Devout Believer
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Abstract Surah Ad-Duḥā (Qur’an 93) was revealed in Makkah to console Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) during a time of trial when revelation had […]
Video: Everything You Will Learn Today: Was It Directly or Indirectly, Chosen by AI?
Epigraph: And they ask you concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my Lord; and of the knowledge thereof you have been given but a little.’ […]
Short Video Clip: Khaliftul Masih Khamis’ Position on AI And Our Collection of Articles
Presented by Zia H Shah MD Our collections of articles on artificial intelligence Global Overview of Self‑Driving Cars (2024–2025) Presented by Zia H Shah MD Introduction After years of predictions […]
Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens): Journey to Islam
Presented by Zia H Shah MD Born Steven Demetre Georgiou on July 21, 1948 in London, Yusuf Islam – better known by his stage name Cat Stevens – grew up […]
Quranic Verses Used for Healing
Presented by Zia H Shah MD Muslims across traditions believe the Qur’an contains cures for spiritual and even physical ills. In the Quran itself God says He sent it down […]
Can Muslims Integrate in Portugal? – A Portugal Club ‘Beyond The Algorithm’ Conversation
Yes they can. Islam teaches love for homeland as a part of faith. Real integration means contributing to the country and society you live in.
Videos: The Permanence of Imamat in Ismaili Faith
Part 1 The lecture begins by situating the discussion in the Ismaili tradition, referring to Mawlana Shah Karim al‑Hussaini (Aga Khan IV) as the present “Hazar Imam”. The speaker (Syed […]
古兰经与孔子教诲的惊人契合——主题式探讨 — Quranic Parallels with Confucius’s Teachings: A Thematic Exploration
**作者:**Zia H. Shah 医学博士 摘要:伊斯兰教义认为,真主曾向每个民族派遣使者,以每种文化都能理解的形式传授普遍的真理【14†thequran.love】【15†thequran.love】。《古兰经》肯定了这一包容性的范畴:“我们确已派遣一位使者到每一个民族”(《古兰经》16:36)【14†thequran.love】,并指出一切永恒的智慧最终都源自真主。确实,《古兰经》宣称其自身是“一部汇集了永恒教诲的经典”(《古兰经》98:3–4)【16†themuslimtimes.info】,保存着惠及人类的永恒道德指引。经文将真理比作滋养万物的水,会留存在大地上;而虚妄则如转瞬即逝的泡沫,很快消散无踪【17†thequran.love】。换言之,凡对世人有益且真实的事物都注定会长存(《古兰经》13:17)【17†thequran.love】。从这个角度看,中国传统中以智慧著称的圣人孔子(公元前551–479年),他的教诲可以被视为阐述了许多与《古兰经》中所载相同的永恒原则【18†thequran.love】【19†thequran.love】。儒家和伊斯兰教义都强调正义、仁爱、真诚、求知以及孝敬父母等美德。本研究从若干主题入手,将孔子的至理名言与《古兰经》的经文(以及圣训和注释)进行比较,显示出二者之间惊人的契合。这些相似之处表明,孔子的智慧所体现的正是一种《古兰经》所致力于维护的普遍道德法则,而古今穆斯林学者对此亦有所认同。通过比较这两种传统,我们能够更深刻地体会《古兰经》如何秉持“有益于世人的事物当予永存”的原则,以及孔子伦理如何与这一神圣所保存的智慧相契合。 中国曲阜的一尊236英尺(约72米)高的孔子塑像 —— 这座巨像见证了这位古代圣贤智慧的悠久传承。 先知遍及各族:古兰经的范式与孔子 伊斯兰教强调一种深刻的包容观:真主的引导在历史上已经传达给每一个民族。《古兰经》中说:“没有任何民族不曾有警告者在他们中间生活过”(《古兰经》35:24);又说真主曾“给每个民族都派遣了使者,(宣告)‘你们要崇拜真主,远离恶魔’”(《古兰经》16:36)【14†thequran.love】。诸如伊本·卡西尔等经典《古兰经》注释者强调:“从未有亚当子孙中的哪个民族,真主没有给他们派遣警告者。”【20†answering-islam.org】这强调了神的引导并非中东独有。与此相符,有一条知名的圣训(尽管关于其中确切的数字尚有争议)认为,在全世界曾派遣过数以千计的先知,而经典中提到的只是其中一小部分【21†iqranetwork.com】。《古兰经》本身提及了约25位先知,同时也承认还有其他未具名的先知。这种开放态度使穆斯林“谦卑地推测”在亚伯拉罕宗教传统以外可能出现过的先知【15†thequran.love】。 基于这一范式,一些人从先知的角度看待孔子。尽管孔子从未以亚伯拉罕宗教意义上的先知自居,穆斯林思想家(尤其在艾哈迈迪亚社群中)曾推测,像孔子这样的圣贤或许属于那些未被列名却被派遣到其民族中的先知之一【22†thequran.love】【23†thequran.love】。例如,艾哈迈迪亚穆斯林的文献传统中明确将孔子称为“一位真主的先知,如同老子和中国其他杰出人物一样”【24†thequran.love】。他们援引“孔子教诲的高尚影响以及《古兰经》中关于先知被派遣至万民这一原则”作为支持【24†thequran.love】。主流伊斯兰学术界并未正式将孔子列为先知,因为缺乏一部留存至今的一神教经典,也没有在他的教诲中明确提及真主【25†thequran.love】【26†thequran.love】。尽管如此,对于将孔子视为感悟神圣真理的贤者这一看法,人们仍持尊重的开放态度。关键在于,伊斯兰的普世观认为道德真理并不局限于某一族群。正如一位当代穆斯林作家所指出:“儒家思想的许多智慧来自启示,而非仅仅人类的思考”【15†thequran.love】。这一观点呼应了《古兰经》的立场:“真主的使者已降临到每一个民族。”由此看来,孔子的教诲很可能是对《古兰经》中真主所赋予的相同价值观在特定区域的一种折射【15†thequran.love】。总之,《古兰经》的范式使我们能够在各民族的智慧中辨识到先知之声的回响——许多穆斯林认为孔子的声音也是这普世指引大合唱的一部分。 永恒智慧的保存:真理如水,虚妄若沫 《古兰经》不仅宣示了引导的普遍性,还宣称它保存了人类所需的一切根本真理。《古兰经》第98章(明证章)说,其中有“洁净的经卷”,包含“正直而永恒的教诲”【16†themuslimtimes.info】。古今的经注学者将此解释为,《古兰经》的信息涵盖了所有先前启示中持久不变的核心【27†themuslimtimes.info】。换言之,真主曾赐予先前民族的任何道德与精神真理(凡是注定长存的),都被保存于《古兰经》的篇章中【27†themuslimtimes.info】。正如一篇伊斯兰文章所言:正如所有先前的先知都在穆罕默德(愿主赐他平安)普世的先知地位中得到了精神上的涵盖,“记载于《古兰经》中的主的言词包含了过去所有的天经。”【27†themuslimtimes.info】《古兰经》确认并汇聚了早期经典所传授的永恒准则,即使那些经典后来散佚或被篡改【28†themuslimtimes.info】。 此外,《古兰经》提供了一个有关真理持久的有力比喻:“他从天上降下雨水,各山谷按其容量奔流,洪流携带着翻腾的泡沫……至于那泡沫,它消散被冲走;而有益于人类的东西则留在大地上。”(《古兰经》13:17)。在传统的《古兰经》注释中,塔巴里、库尔图比、伊本·卡西尔等学者解释说,这个比喻中,“真理”(al-haqq)犹如滋润生命的水源或宝贵的金属,能够留存并带来益处;而“虚妄”(al-bāṭil)则如同浮渣或矿渣,迅速消散无踪【17†thequran.love】【29†thequran.love】。因此,真理本身具有恒久性;它会沉淀在世间和人心中,而虚假的观念终将消逝【17†thequran.love】。现代评论者 Zia H. Shah 进一步阐述道,这一“神圣的教训贯穿了历史”,真正的知识和道德真理最终会在科学、社会和宗教领域占据上风,尽管中间可能经历一段黯淡时期【30†thequran.love】【31†thequran.love】。 孔子的教诲提供了一个生动的现实范例,证明了“对人民有益的事物”能够流传久远。在长达2500多年的时间里,儒家智慧在中华文明及其他地区一直被保存并备受尊崇【32†thequran.love】【33†thoughtco.com】。它能够历经朝代更替和百年变迁而存续下来,这表明这些教诲中具有内在的益处——一种单纯的迷信或谬误所不具备的“真实内涵”【17†thequran.love】。的确,孔子的许多箴言与各文化中普遍存在的伦理真理产生共鸣,包括《古兰经》的教导。从伊斯兰的角度来看,孔子思想经久不衰或许反映了这样的道理:“真理——有益于人并植根于神意——终究长存”【31†thequran.love】。正如《古兰经》所承诺的:真主将使美好的言语长存,而空洞的谬见终将灭亡,同样,孔子的崇高思想经受住了时间的考验。用伊斯兰的术语来说,可以说古代传统中任何偶像崇拜或谬误的“泡沫”都已经消退,而儒家智慧之“水”则保留下来滋养了一代又一代。 这与《古兰经》的观点是一致的:真主的引导,无论出现在哪里,都不会散佚:“有益于人类的事物会留存在大地上。”【34†academyofislam.com】。有穆斯林思想家指出,孔子对美德、仁爱和“天”之道德秩序的强调,与《古兰经》的价值观相契合,这暗示这些理念属于赐予人类并被保存下来的真理的一部分【18†thequran.love】【35†thequran.love】。总而言之,孔子精华思想的长存印证了《古兰经》的一个原则:真正的智慧是永恒的,并且会不断为世人所汲取——它是人类集体道德遗产的一部分,由真主守护着。 黄金法则:孔子的“银律”与伊斯兰的互惠伦理 儒家伦理与伊斯兰伦理之间最著名的相似之处之一就是以自己希望被对待的方式去对待他人的原则。早在耶稣之前几个世纪,孔子就教导了黄金法则的一个版本:“己所不欲,勿施于人。” “银律”是人们对它的称呼,这一教诲见于《论语》,概括了孔子关于“恕”(即同理心或忠恕之道)的思想【36†thequran.love】。当有弟子问是否有一个字可以终身奉行,孔子答道:“其恕乎!己所不欲,勿施于人。” 这一将他人感受视同己心的原则是儒家道德的根本要义之一。它通过敦促个人避免以自己也会憎恶的方式去伤害他人,从而促进社会和谐【36†thequran.love】。 伊斯兰同样全心拥护这一伦理观,并以肯定的表述形式加以表达。穆罕默德先知(愿主赐他平安)说:“你们中任何人在为他的弟兄喜爱他自己所喜爱的东西之前,都不算真正信士。”【37†sunnah.com】这则记载于《布哈里圣训实录》和《穆斯林圣训实录》的可靠圣训,将利他的同理心视为信仰的条件——对此黄金法则给予了非同寻常的重视。另一个传述补充道:“……直到他为邻居喜爱他为自己所喜爱的东西”,将这一原则扩展至所有人【38†sunnah.com】。《古兰经》在精神上呼应了这一伦理,例如赞扬那些即便自身贫困却仍让他人优先的人(《古兰经》59:9)。孔子和伊斯兰的先知都教导说,真正的正义涵义在于积极关心他人的福祉,而不仅仅是遵守礼仪。正如一位古典学者指出的那样,黄金法则是伦理的总结:所有其他美德都源于对他人的真诚关爱。 值得注意的是,耶稣那句著名的教诲“你希望别人怎样对待你,你也要怎样对待别人”(《路加福音》6:31)早在他之前就已被孔子所表达【39†thequran.love】。这从伊斯兰的视角表明,真主的道德指引在不同时代向人类昭示着同样的真理。黄金法则的普适性契合了《古兰经》所称的“Maʿrūf”(众人皆知的良善)【40†thequran.love】。孔子的“恕”和穆罕默德的圣训都诉诸人类的良知,把自身的欲求作为对待他人的尺度。伊斯兰传统明确鼓励从任何来源汲取此类智慧:“智慧的言辞是信士遗失的财产;无论在哪里找到,他都有优先权据为己有。”【40†thequran.love】因此,穆斯林将孔子关于恕道的箴言视为那普世智慧“遗产”的一部分——与伊斯兰教义完全相契。经典经注者甚至指出,诸如黄金法则这类原则正是《古兰经》98:5中所提到的“正教”(dīn al-qayyimah)的一部分,也是所有先知教导过的【41†thequran.love】。在实践中,无论儒家还是伊斯兰都认为,如果一个人将自己所不能容忍的事施加于他人,那么他就无资格自称道德高尚或虔诚。这一共同的伦理金线凸显出一个深刻的相似点:真正的信仰或美德体现在我们如何以同理心、公平和爱的态度对待我们的同胞【42†thequran.love】【37†sunnah.com】。 孝道与善待父母 在孔子的教诲中,很少有哪种价值比孝道(即对父母长辈的尊敬与照顾)更被强调。孔子认为,对父母的孝敬是一个道德社会的基石。据记载,他说:“孝是诸德之本,其结出的果实就是对同胞的爱。”【43†azquotes.com】在儒家哲学中,家庭是道德修养的首要场所。一个对父母行善尽孝的人,自然会学会如何成为社群中的良好成员。孔子告诫:“弟子入则孝,出则悌,”意即年轻人在家要孝顺父母,出外要尊敬长者【44†azquotes.com】。他教导说,以谦逊侍奉双亲且绝不使其忧心,是一项神圣的本分。即使父母辞世后,在儒家文化中,纪念先人并延续宗族血脉仍是至关重要的。儒家经典《孝经》开篇云:“孝者,天之经也;地之义也;人之行也。”由此可见,家庭伦理在儒家思想中被赋予了何等崇高的地位。在实践中,这意味着在父母年老时赡养他们,在道德准则范围内顺从他们,并通过自己正直的品行使他们感到荣耀【45†azquotes.com】【43†azquotes.com】。《论语》中有一段著名的记载:孔子训诫一位弟子,因为那弟子以为孝顺父母仅仅意味着在物质上供养。孔子指出:连牛马也能得到饲养;真正的孝道必须以爱和敬意为伴,并且要有愉悦的神色。 伊斯兰关于尊敬父母的教诲同样极为有力,甚至有过之而无不及。《古兰经》将孝敬父母的重要性仅次于对真主的崇拜。“你的主已经规定,你们不可崇拜除真主外的任何存在,并且应当善待父母。”(《古兰经》17:23)【46†islamawakened.com】【47†islamawakened.com】这节经文继续说道,与儒家的敬老思想相呼应:“如果他们两人中的一人或两人都在你身边进入老迈之年,你对他们连‘唉’也不准说(表示不耐烦的声音),也不可呵斥他们,而要用尊敬而谦逊的言辞对他们说话。”【46†islamawakened.com】【48†islamawakened.com】我们被命令以耐心和仁慈照料年迈的父母,正如他们曾在我们幼时照料我们那样(《古兰经》17:24)。许多其他经文也反复强调了这一主题,例如:“我们曾命令人善待父母。他母亲在一再的衰弱中怀胎了他”(31:14);“你应当感谢我和你的父母”(31:14);“你们应当善待父母”(2:83; […]
公开信:致敬爱的中国朋友们 — An Open Letter to Our Honorable Friends in China
亲爱的中国朋友们: 我们怀着满腔的敬意和善意写下这封信,希望与大家分享一个我们相信能够为你们带来内心宁静与满足的信息。我们了解到,在当今中国大陆社会,你们当中的许多人身上融合着丰富多彩的传统。你们在家庭和社会生活中恪守儒家的伦理道德,为求吉祥遵循一些道教习俗和民间信俗,偶尔从佛教思想汲取精神安慰;而在公共生活中,你们往往又以马克思主义或无神论原则自我定位——同时却自豪地宣称自己“没有宗教信仰”,并对科学与理性高度信任。这种独特的信仰与实践的交融,是现代世俗国家背景下中华文化得以延续的一个显著特征。我们由衷赞赏你们以儒家方式祭奠祖先、按照道家理念追求天人合一、在困境中像佛教徒一样念一声“阿弥陀佛”,同时又依靠教育和科学来认识世界。你们或许并不觉得这些人生信条彼此有何冲突,而普通百姓的日常生活也的确将这些价值观实实在在地融为一体,实现了务实的和谐。 在这封信中,我们诚恳邀请你们了解伊斯兰信仰——它并非与你们文化价值格格不入或背道而驰的外来之物,而是一种对你们已有真理的深刻完善。我们相信,伊斯兰能够同时与您内心的儒家情怀、理性思考者和精神探索者产生共鸣。伊斯兰的启示圣典《古兰经》传达着“统一”的讯息:统一人类的道德理想、统一真理与理性,以及统一我们与造物主之间的心灵联系。我们希望向你们说明,接受伊斯兰并不意味着舍弃自己的文化传承;相反,它可以在独一慈爱的真主的光照下成全并丰富你们所珍视的高尚原则——从孝道与社会和谐,到热爱学习和对上天引导的敬畏。 孔子的思想遗产在中华文化中堪称巍然矗立——这一点甚至可以从曲阜耸立的一座236英尺(约72米)高的大型孔子塑像中窥见一斑【15†】。两千多年来,孔子的智慧指引着中国社会,倡导仁爱、正义、诚信以及对家庭的忠诚等美德。在伊斯兰中,我们同样尊崇这些价值,将其视作真主所赐的智慧之礼。先知穆罕默德(愿主赐他平安)曾教导:“智慧的言辞是信士遗失的财物;无论在哪里发现,他都最有权将其据为己有。”【16†】 正因秉持这样的精神,穆斯林视真理和智慧为全人类共有——我们无论在何处发现善良与真知,都欣然采纳,认为那是真主引导的一部分。的确,《古兰经》阐明了一种包容的格局:真主已向每个民族都派遣了启示和使者,以各自文化能够理解的形式传达指引。“我们在每个民族中确已派遣一位使者……”《古兰经》这样说道(16:36)【17†】。这意味着神圣的智慧并不局限于某一个民族或地域。《古兰经》还教导我们,一切永恒的智慧终究源自真主:“至于泡沫,它将消逝殆尽;而对人类有益的事物,则会留存在大地上。”(13:17)【18†】【19†】。换言之,在中华文明中历经时间考验而长存的那些道德真理,在我们的信仰里被看作真主宏旨的一部分而备受珍视。我们相信,引导中国圣贤的上天与启示中东先知的是同一源头——所有这些智慧无不映射出同一个普遍的真理之光。 试想儒家的美德在伊斯兰教义中是如何找到美妙的共鸣的。一个广为人知的例子就是关于恕道和同理心的原则。孔子教导说:“己所不欲,勿施于人。” 这条告诫人不伤害他人的“银律”,是儒家伦理的基石【20†】【21†】。伊斯兰也完全秉承同样的原则,并以正面积极的表述加以强调。先知穆罕默德(愿主赐他平安)说:“你们中没有一个人是真正信士,除非他为自己的弟兄也喜爱他为自己所喜爱的。”【21†】 在另一则圣训中,他进一步阐明:“(他的信仰不算完善)直到他为邻居也希望他所为自己所希望的。”【21†】 这清楚地表明,我们的关爱必须延及所有人,而不仅仅是穆斯林兄弟。《古兰经》在精神层面也呼应了这一“黄金律”。例如,经文赞扬那些“即使自身也有需要,仍让他人优先”的人(59:9)【21†】。无论孔子还是伊斯兰都教导我们将心比心,以自己希望被对待的方式去善待他人。跨越时空与文化,我们的良知对这同一个真理的认同难道不令人鼓舞吗?正如《古兰经》所指出的,这是因为此类公认的美德(阿拉伯语称 maʿrūf)乃是真主赋予的道德法则的一部分,铭刻在每一个健全的心灵中【22†】。因此,穆斯林将孔子的恕道之教诲视为那份普世智慧“失物”的一部分——与伊斯兰教义完全相契【23†】。我们的一些学者甚至指出,诸如黄金律这样的准则正属于《古兰经》(98:5)所说历代先知共同宣示的“正宗信仰”(dīn al-qayyimah)的一部分【24†】。我们由衷地欣喜地看到,孔子的声音与穆罕默德的声音在这一基本道德准则上是和谐同鸣的。 另一个备受珍视的理想是孝道——也就是尊敬并照顾父母长辈。孔子说:“夫孝,德之本也。” 他教导说,怀着奉献和敬意侍奉父母是和谐社会的基础。对于孝子使家庭荣耀这样的形象,你们再熟悉不过了——这是你们文化中的核心教诲。伊斯兰对此有着同样的重视,甚至有过之而无不及。《古兰经》将善待父母的训示紧随对真主的崇拜之后:“你的主已判定你们只崇拜祂,并善待父母。”(《古兰经》17:23)【25†】 经文告诫我们绝不可对年迈的父母说一声不敬的话,而应以恭敬温和的态度对待他们【26†】。先知穆罕默德(愿主赐他平安)说:“天堂在母亲的脚下。” 他还告诉我们,一个人最应该善待的是“你的母亲”(连说三次),然后才是“你的父亲”。在伊斯兰中,不孝或伤害父母被列为最严重的罪行之一。正如孔子认为家庭是德行的摇篮,伊斯兰认为赡养父母是一项神圣的职责,也是培养慈爱的训练场。一位学会尊敬父母的穆斯林自然也会善待他人;正如孔子所说:“孝是根本,而仁爱是由此结出的果实。” 两种传统都将爱家与爱社区紧密相连【27†】。我们的价值观在这里多么美妙地相契合啊! 我们还可以长篇大论其他的美德。例如,诚实和真诚(儒家所强调的“诚”)是儒学的基础品质;伊斯兰同样将诚实视为信仰的基石。《古兰经》呼吁信士在一切行为中都要诚实无欺,先知穆罕默德(愿主赐他平安)也因“阿米ーン”(意为“可信赖的人”)而闻名于世。再比如,对学习的热爱和虚怀若谷的态度——孔子是一位伟大的导师,他曾说:“学而时习之,不亦说乎?” 他强调终身学习的精神,以及谦逊好学,知之为知之,不知为不知的品格。伊斯兰将求知变为一项神圣的义务:古兰经启示的第一个词就是“念!(读)”,先知还说过:“寻求知识是每个穆斯林的义务。” 我们的文明正是因此而历来重视教育、科学和学术。我们的信仰教导我们欣赏任何来源的智慧——这也是为何我们能够像珍视自己先知的训言一样欣赏孔子的《论语》。儒家和伊斯兰都将自我修养和教育视作成为更完善人的途径【28†】【29†】。再来说正义和社会和谐吧。孔子把社会视为一个通过 礼(礼仪)和 义(正义)来治理的大家庭。伊斯兰同样将正义置于核心位置:“信道的人们啊!你们应当坚守正义,为真主作见证,即使对你们自己或至亲不利……”(《古兰经》4:135)。在伊斯兰的理想社会中,每个人都尽到本分、关怀弱势群体,这是《古兰经》追求的目标。我们也看到,两种传统都提倡慈善、善行和中道有度。诚然,对于孔子的门生来说,伊斯兰的伦理教导并不陌生,反而会有似曾相识之感——仿佛是在重新确认你内心早已知晓的那些真理。 亲爱的朋友,这些深刻的共鸣并非巧合。伊斯兰传达的是一种普世的视野:同一位创造全人类的真主也给每个民族送去了道德指引。《古兰经》说:“没有一个民族,没有警告者曾在他们中间出现过。”(35:24)又说:“我在每个民族中,确已派遣一个使者,(宣告):‘你们当崇拜真主,远离恶魔。’”(16:36)【30†】。《古兰经》提到名字的先知有二十五位(从阿丹、易卜拉欣到穆萨、尔萨、穆罕默德),但也承认还有许多未具名的使者与先知曾在世界各地出现【31†】。基于这一理念,历史上一些穆斯林思想家(包括中国和南亚的学者)充满敬意地猜想:孔子、老子或佛陀等人物,会不会正是那些未具名的先知之一,奉真主之命来引导他们的族人【32†】。主流伊斯兰并未直接称孔子为先知(因为我们缺乏他宣示独一神的明确证据),但我们对这一想法保持尊重和开放的态度,认为孔子或许是一位奉天启的圣贤,他洞察到了神圣真理的某些侧面【33†】。毕竟,他教诲中高尚的影响和纯正的道德旨意暗示着来自同一源头的光芒【34†】。一位当代穆斯林作家曾说:“儒家思想中的许多智慧并非仅仅源于人类的思考,而要归功于启示。”【35†】 这一观点呼应了《古兰经》的立场:真主的引导遍及万民,因此孔子的教导极有可能是与《古兰经》所载相同的真主赐予的价值观在一方水土的折射【36†】。简而言之,伊斯兰的包容精神使我们不将你们看作被真主之爱排除在外的陌路人,而视你们为同属一个大家庭的一员。我们相信,中国传统中蓬勃发展的那些美德,源头正是伊斯兰所传授的价值——它们同出一脉,皆来自神圣之泉。我们向你们发出的邀请正是建立在这个共同基础之上——我们并不是让你们放弃已有的善良,而是希望你们能认清善良的终极来源,并能更直接地从那纯净的智慧源泉中汲取甘霖。 现在,你们可能会问:既然我们已经拥有这些价值观,伊斯兰还能提供什么?如果没有宗教我们也能过好道德生活,为什么还要接受一个新信仰?这些疑问对理性的人来说再自然不过了。让我们试着谦逊地作答:伊斯兰带来了两大宝藏,让这一切更加完善:其一是最纯粹的真理,其二是与这一真理之源、独一真主的个人关联。拥有传统的零散片段是一回事,而拥有全备连贯的造物主指引则是另一回事。中国文化中蕴藏着丰富的伦理规范,但许多人依然感到一种精神空虚——正如你们常说的“我们没有宗教”。许多人进行各种礼俗仪式只是出于文化习惯,可他们并不真认识那些做法本来所指向的“一位”(古人称之为“天”或“上帝”)至高主宰。伊斯兰邀请你去认识并自觉侍奉这一位独一真主——祂是所有真理和美善背后的根源。这不是让你盲目地崇拜某个外来的神祇;相反,这是在呼唤你回归古代圣贤敬畏的那位上帝(他们常称祂为“天”)。这是一次完成旅程的召唤:从尊敬上天那抽象的旨意,走向以爱和信任去认识“天之主”——一位关怀你的有情真神。打个比方:这就像从尊崇善道,上升到与那位制定善道的主宰建立关系——一种充满爱、信赖与忆念的关系,能够滋养我们的心灵。 此外,伊斯兰提供了一个统一的世界观,可以将你生活中各个看似分裂的部分协调为有意义的整体。你们许多人同时服务着多个“主人”——传统、家庭期望、现代世俗价值、唯物观念等等——并以现实务实的方式加以应对。但有时,你是否感到内心被撕扯向不同方向?也许你曾问自己:这一切最终的意义何在?当各种价值发生冲突时,我该以哪条原则为准?比如,孝顺可能与个人抱负冲突,道德理想可能与随俗压力矛盾。如果缺乏一个更高的准则,人就会困惑,甚至内心分裂。伊斯兰提供了这样一个最高准则:独一的真主,祂超越一切人间权威和私欲。《古兰经》对此给出了一个生动的比喻: “真主设了一个比喻:一个奴仆归属于许多互相争吵的主人;另一个奴仆完全隶属于一个主人——这两人的境遇可相提并论吗?”(《古兰经》39:29) 这个比喻让我们想象一个仆人同时伺候好几个主人的情景,相对于只侍奉一个主人的仆人。侍奉众主的仆人被彼此冲突的要求扯来扯去,无法得享安宁;而侍奉独一主人的仆人则可以专注一心,获得安稳。《古兰经》用此比喻说明:唯有致力侍奉独一的主宰(独一的真神),我们才能达至内心的和谐【37†】【38†】。当代注释家齐亚·H·沙阿博士指出,这个比喻直接的涵义是关于一神崇拜对比多神崇拜,但它也带来了心理层面的启示:“敬拜独一真主会使人生融为一体,而侍奉多个主人——无论是真神还是各种世俗执念——都会造成内心混乱。”【39†】 用现代的话来说,试图迎合每一种思潮、潮流或社会压力,会使人精神疲惫,在内心与自己冲突不安——心理学将这种状态称为“认知失调”,即同时抱持矛盾价值观所导致的心理紧张。相比之下,将自己锚定在真主唯一的真理上,就等于拥有了一枚稳定的罗盘,指导我们穿越人生的迷雾【40†】。当你以独一的神作为参照点,你就能以此衡量其他一切影响,并找到力量去抗拒有害的东西,从而内心安定。有经文精辟地说:“真主打了一个比喻……有一个人归属于许多争吵的伙伴,还有一个人全心归属一人。他们的状况哪一个更好呢?”随后又说道:“一切赞颂,全归真主!”——因为唯独侍奉真主所带来的清晰安定实在值得称颂【37†】。我们发现,真心信仰独一真主的人往往表现出一种安宁而坚定的气质——他们不受每一个流行趋向或恐慌情绪的左右,而是在价值观上内心笃定、稳如磐石【41†】【42†】。总之,伊斯兰能够把你从“众从之主”的桎梏中解放出来,赐予你“独一之主”的平安。它不会抹杀你对家庭的热爱、你的爱国情怀或你对自身文化的欣赏——它只是把这些美好的事物放在真主昭示的晴空下重新排序和提升,让一切善行各归其位,不再扯裂你的内心。《古兰经》简明地说:“真主没有在任何人胸中造两个心。”(33:4)我们生而只有一颗心,它理应全心奉献给创造了它的独一主宰。 与这种内在和谐相辅相成的是,伊斯兰还带来了心灵的满足——一种与真主直接而鲜活的联系,能满足人心与生俱来的渴求。也许你们有人在静夜阑珊时、在壮美的夕阳下、或见证善举发生时,感受到一种“还缺点什么”的向往:超越一切成就和欢愉,你的灵魂渴望与那赋予万物美善和意义的源头建立亲近的联系。在中国文化中,自古就有关于神圣的理念(或称“天”“上苍”或“道”),但对许多人而言,这理念已变得抽象遥远。伊斯兰邀请你去认识真主,不再只是将祂当作一个抽象概念,而是一位慈爱的、怜悯的主,倾听你的祈祷,关怀你的冷暖。《古兰经》告诉我们,真主贴近我们——“比人的颈动脉还近”——当我们呼唤祂时,祂就垂听。当你按照伊斯兰的方式祈祷(比如履行五时拜功,或私下低声祈求),你就是在直接与宇宙的造物主交流——这位造就群星也洞悉你的每一丝念头的主。这里蕴藏着深深的安慰。《古兰经》说:“真的,记念安拉,心才能安宁。”(13:28)【43†】——无数信士都亲身体验过这句真理。当你真诚地忆念真主、诵读祂的启示或静思祂的恩典时,一种难以言喻的宁静便会降临心间,仿佛心灵意识到自己终于回到了归宿。不少中国朋友在接受伊斯兰后感言,他们平生第一次感到与“上天”如此贴近——仿佛那条他们一直隐隐感觉存在的沟壑终于被跨越了。可以比喻地说,孔子敬畏的那个“天”,如今在他们生命中有了名字和声音:这个名字就是安拉(真主),而这个声音就是动听的《古兰经》诵读声。 那么,什么是《古兰经》呢?我们想有必要简要介绍一下这部伊斯兰信仰的核心经典。穆斯林相信,《古兰经》是真主降示的最后启示,于公元七世纪传予阿拉伯的先知穆罕默德(愿主赐他平安)。它不是先知自己撰写的书籍——我们相信,它是由天使吉卜利勒传达给先知的真主之言,并被逐字妥善地保存下来。《古兰经》的信息确认了早先传给诸先知的核心真理(如易卜拉欣、穆萨、尔萨,甚至——容我们斗胆推测——东方圣贤们曾获得的真理),同时也纠正了岁月流转中可能出现的偏差,为全人类带来完整而纯净的指引。《古兰经》称自身为“一部纯净的经典,包含永恒的教诲”(98:3–4),也就是说它汇聚和传承了人类所需的一切永恒智慧【18†】。打个比方,之前各民族所受的启示好比夜空群星,而《古兰经》就如旭日东升,将群星的光芒融汇为一个璀璨的源头。《古兰经》向我们保证真理终将经得起时间考验:“泡沫终将消逝,而有益于人类的事物将长存于大地。”(13:17)【44†】【45†】。虚妄如浮沫般华而不实转瞬即逝,而真理则如江水润泽万物历久弥新。历史上,虚假的思潮终归消散,而真知灼见长存不朽。孔子的教诲就是这种亘古真理的一个生动例证:两千五百多年来,你们的文明始终传承并敬仰着他的智慧。历经如此漫长的岁月仍保存不坠,恰恰说明这些教诲中自有其宝贵精华——“这是那些迷信或谬误所缺乏的真实内涵”。确实,我们穆斯林会说,这显示了真主之手一直在护佑着这些善道良规不被湮没。因此,《古兰经》的作用就在于护持并肯定一切真理,并充当尺度,将真理与人添加其上的杂质区分开来。凡各文化保有的智慧瑰宝(如对父母的“孝”或对他人的“恕”),《古兰经》都会肯定:“没错,这是源自真主的。”而凡是人们陷入的迷信或积弊,《古兰经》则会温和地纠正,将他们提升回纯洁的认知中来。正因如此,拥抱《古兰经》就好比抓住了一条绳索,这条绳索将你与那些你早已珍视的真理之源相连,同时让你获得只有真主完善的指引才能赐予的新见解。 […]
Influence of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Agnosticism, and Atheism in Mainland China
Promoted post: Quranic Parallels with Confucius’s Teachings: A Thematic Exploration Presented by Zia H Shah MD Introduction Mainland China’s cultural landscape has been shaped by a rich tapestry of religio-philosophical traditions, […]
Ghamidi’s Video: Secularism vs Islam?
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Prophets to All Communities: The Quranic Paradigm and the Case of Confucius
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Celestial Canopy of Light and Life: Northern Lights through Science, Philosophy, and Scripture
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Ted Talk: Bridging Faith and Hate: Lessons from Racial Healing and Ahmadi–Muslim Dialogue
Presented by Zia H Shah MD Abstract: Relations between marginalized communities and majority groups can transform profoundly over time. The journey of Black and white Americans – from the horrors […]
Ahmadi Muslims and Their Relations with Other Muslims: Theological, Social, and Pragmatic Approaches
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Global Overview of Self‑Driving Cars (2024–2025)
Presented by Zia H Shah MD Introduction After years of predictions and false starts, autonomous vehicles (AVs) are finally transitioning from experimental prototypes to real services in 2024–2025. Industry insiders […]
Imamate and Revelation in Twelver vs. Ismaili Shi’ism
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The Quran as Spiritual Software: Personal Reflection, Consistency, and Inner Harmony
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Introduction Muslims regard the Quran as far more than just a holy book – it is often likened to spiritual software guiding […]
Book Review: Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge and Truth
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Presented by Zia H Shah MD Abstract Abstract: A regular leader and a cult leader differ profoundly in how they wield authority, tolerate dissent, and are perceived by their followers. […]
Shaikh, Peer, Khalifah, Imam: Teacher, Psychoanalyst, Cult Leader or Priest in Islam?
Promoted post: Organized Religion in Shia and Minority Sunni Sects: History, Psychology, and Mainstream Sunni Critique … Presented by Zia H Shah MD Prophet Muhammad’s Role in Islam: Teacher and Guide, […]
Video: The Future of AI (2030 – 10,000+ A.D.)
Epigraph: And they ask you concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my Lord; and of the knowledge thereof you have been given but a little.’ […]
AI vs. Radiologists in CT and MRI Interpretation (2020–2025)
Presented by Zia H Shah MD Introduction Over the past five years, artificial intelligence (AI) has made rapid strides in medical imaging, often drawing direct comparisons to radiologist performance. Numerous […]
Rise of AI-Written Books on Amazon (2023–2024)
Rise of AI-Written Books on Amazon (2023–2024) Presented by Zia H Shah MD Generative AI tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT (launched late 2022) rapidly made inroads into self-publishing. In early 2023, […]
Organized Religion in Shia and Minority Sunni Sects: History, Psychology, and Mainstream Sunni Critique
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Freedom of Thought and Religion: Psychological, Philosophical, and Theological Perspectives
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Investigating Homeopathy’s Apparent Benefits in Plants, Animals, and Young Children
Presented by Zia H Shah MD Introduction Homeopathy is a controversial system of medicine based on ultra-diluted remedies, which by conventional science contain no active molecules. Mainstream evidence has repeatedly […]
Polygamy Today in the Western World in a Global Perspective with Reflections on its Past and Present. Published – October 29, 2025
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Guided Evolution: Harmony of Divine Purpose and Natural Process
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Abstract In a world of breathtaking biological diversity, guided evolution offers a perspective that marries scientific understanding with spiritual insight. Rather than […]
Aesthetic Transcendence: How Beauty Reveals the Divine
Epigraph هُوَ اللَّهُ الْخَالِقُ الْبَارِئُ الْمُصَوِّرُ ۖ لَهُ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ يُسَبِّحُ لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. […]
King Charles And Pope Leo XIV Pray Together In A 500 Year First and How Can it Help Muslims
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Edgar Cayce (1877–1945): The ‘Sleeping Prophet’ – Life, Prophecies, and Legacy
Edgar Cayce was an American clairvoyant and self-proclaimed faith healer often called the “Sleeping Prophet” for his practice of entering trance states to give psychic readingsen.wikipedia.org. Born into a farming […]
The Placenta’s Evolution Over Millennia – A Quranic Reflection on Truth and Creation
Presented by Zia H Shah MD Abstract The mammalian placenta is a stunning example of nature’s ingenuity, evolving over tens of millions of years in part by repurposing viral genes. […]
Video: Is Quranic Knowledge for All or For the Elite Only?
Epigraph وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ And indeed, We have made the Qur’an easy to understand and to remember. But is there anyone who would receive admonition? (Al […]
Peace of Mind through Prayer and Remembrance: A Commentary on Quran 13:28–29
Epigraph الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَطْمَئِنُّ قُلُوبُهُم بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ ۗ أَلَا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوبُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ طُوبَىٰ لَهُمْ وَحُسْنُ مَآبٍ Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Abstract Human […]
Comparative Study: Ahmadiyya Khilafat and Ismaili Imamat
Promoted post: What are the differences between Hanafi, Shafi, Hanbali and Maliki in Islam; Should we care? Presented by Zia H Shah MD Introduction The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and the […]
Bridging Science and Faith: A Pluralistic Intellectual, Philosophical, and Theological Paradigm
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Abstract In an age of unprecedented scientific advancement, a compelling paradigm is emerging that bridges empirical knowledge with spiritual wisdom. This article […]
Lord of the Worlds: Quranic Verses, Multiverse, and the Fine-Tuning of the Cosmos
Epigraph الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ “All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the worlds!” (Al Quran 1:1) Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Abstract This paper […]
Vatican Library grants Muslim scholars a prayer room
October 12, 2025 The Catholic Herald Muslim scholars visiting the Vatican Apostolic Library are being accommodated with prayer spaces, its Vice Prefect has confirmed. Fr Giacomo Cardinali, Vice Prefect, said […]
Ecstasy and Endorphins: The Neurobiology of Physical and Spiritual Practice
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Abstract Human beings often experience joy, peace or even ecstatic rapture during both vigorous physical activity and deep spiritual practice. This article […]
Modern Hindu Theology and Its Alignment with Western Philosophy and Science
Abstract In this lecture, Dr. Vikas Divyakirti embarks on a wide-ranging exploration of philosophy (“darshan”) and its interplay with religion and science. He argues that true philosophical inquiry arises once […]
Video: Hinduism vs Islam?
Monotheism vs Polytheism: Hinduism and Abrahamic Faiths in Comparative Perspective Presented by Zia H Shah MD Introduction Monotheism and polytheism represent two fundamentally different approaches to the divine. Monotheism is […]
Discovery of the Holy Lance (Spear of Longinus) in History
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Introduction The Holy Lance, also known as the Spear of Longinus, is the legendary weapon said to have pierced the side of […]
Human Morality: Atheism, Christianity or Islam?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Abstract:Human morality stands at a crossroads in the modern age. With the rise of secularism and skepticism, many have questioned whether moral […]
Saving yourself from HIV infection: Islam or Christianity?
By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times December 2011 Human sexual desire may be insatiable, the more we indulge in it the stronger it grows, until […]
Continuation of Ummati Prophethood in Islam According to Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian
Presented by Zia H Shah MD Abstract Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835–1908), the founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, taught that no new law-bearing prophet can ever arise after Prophet Muhammad […]
Comparative Analysis of Sir Zafrulla Khan’s Muhammad: Seal of the Prophets vs Sir William Muir’s Life of Mohammad
Epigraph لَّقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ لِّمَن كَانَ يَرْجُو اللَّهَ وَالْيَوْمَ الْآخِرَ وَذَكَرَ اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا The Messenger of God is an excellent model for those of you […]
The Bahá’í Faith: Origins, Teachings, and Global Context
Presented by Zia H Shah MD Abstract The Bahá’í Faith is a modern independent world religion originating in mid-19th-century Persia (Iran). It was founded by Bahá’u’lláh (1817–1892), who is regarded […]
Literal vs. Metaphorical: Ibn ʿArabī on Jesus’s Second Coming
Presented by Zia H Shah MD Ibn ʿArabī accepts the traditional Islamic belief that Jesus (ʿĪsā) will literally return in the last days, and he does not treat the Second […]
Trends in Anxiety and Depression Prevalence (2005–2025)
Presented by Zia H Shah MD Introduction Mental health conditions like anxiety and depression have become increasingly recognized as major public health issues over the past two decades. Globally, the […]
How to “See” God: Ihsan, Transcendence, and Allah’s Attributes
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD God’s Transcendence: Beyond Physical Sight In Islam, God (Allah) is utterly transcendent and unlike anything in creation. The Qur’an declares, “There is […]
Shī‘a Sects and the Qur’an: Beliefs and Interpretive Traditions
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Introduction The Qur’an holds a central place in all branches of Islam, including the diverse sects of Shī‘a Islam. Twelver (Ithnā ‘Asharī), […]
The Glorious Qur’an 4:82 – Overcoming Inner Conflicts through Divine Consistency
Epigraph أَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ الْقُرْآنَ ۚ وَلَوْ كَانَ مِنْ عِندِ غَيْرِ اللَّهِ لَوَجَدُوا فِيهِ اخْتِلَافًا كَثِيرًا Abstract Qur’an 4:82 poses a profound challenge and invitation: “Will they not think about this Quran? […]
The Pre-Earthly Life of the Soul: Summary and Critical Analysis
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Abstract Belief in a pre-conception existence of the human soul features prominently in classical Islamic thought. A recent lecture by Dr. Umar […]
Allah’s Sustaining of Reality: A Commentary on Qur’an 35:41, Through Classical and Modern Lenses
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُمْسِكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ أَن تَزُولَا ۚ وَلَئِن زَالَتَا إِنْ أَمْسَكَهُمَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ مِّن بَعْدِهِ ۚ إِنَّهُ كَانَ حَلِيمًا غَفُورًا Qur’an 35:41 (MAS Abdel Haleem’s […]
Through Two Slits, Into Mystery: The Quantum Tale of the Double-Slit Experiment
Epigraph: Such is Allah, your Lord. There is no God but He, the Creator of all things, so worship Him. And He is Guardian over everything. Eyes cannot reach Him […]
The Quranic Commentator in the Age of AI: Bridging Theology, Science, Philosophy, Psychology, and Sociology
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Abstract As artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT increasingly master diverse domains – from theology and philosophy to science, psychology, and sociology – […]
History of Slavery and Concubinage in the Ottoman Empire (1299–1922)
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Abstract Slavery was a central institution in the Ottoman Empire from its 14th-century origins until its early 20th-century dissolution. This article provides […]
Double Binds and Schizophrenia: Family Dynamics, Biological Vulnerabilities, and Societal Paradoxes
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Abstract Schizophrenia is a complex mental disorder now understood to arise from an interplay of genetic, neurodevelopmental, and environmental factors. Yet historically, […]
The Glorious Quran: A Complete, Thorough, and Final Revealed Book
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Abstract The Quran, Islam’s holy scripture, is revered by Muslims as the final revelation from God – one that is complete in […]
Islam and Human Rights: An Islamic Perspective on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Abstract: Human dignity and liberty are at the heart of both Islam and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This summary […]
Muhammad in Hindu Scriptures
By Dr. Lutf ur Rehman. Nashville, TN In the 1960s, a famous Hindu Scholar wrote a research paper called, “Kalki Avatar and Muhammad Saheb”. His name was Dr. Ved Prakash […]
Why Javed Ahmad Ghamidi’s Literal Reading and Commentary of the Glorious 32:7 is Not Coherent?
Epigraph ذَٰلِكَ عَالِمُ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ الَّذِیۡۤ اَحۡسَنَ کُلَّ شَیۡءٍ خَلَقَہٗ وَ بَدَاَ خَلۡقَ الۡاِنۡسَانِ مِنۡ طِیۡنٍ ۚ “Such is He who knows all that is unseen as well […]
God of the Gaps: Between Scientific Inquiry and a Transcendent Creator
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Abstract “God of the gaps” refers to a flawed theological approach where divine agency is invoked to explain phenomena not yet understood […]
Three Hundred Verses About Compassionate Living in the Qur’an
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Introduction The Qur’an proclaims a message centered on mercy and compassion. In fact, classical and modern scholars note that the Arabic root […]
Rumi’s Metaphor of Shy Bride for the Glorious Quran
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Jalal al-Din Rumi, the 13th-century Persian mystic and poet, now known as poet of love in USA, often […]
The Marvel of Placenta: A Clue to Guided Evolution and Afterlife
Epigraph: أَيَحْسَبُ الْإِنسَانُ أَن يُتْرَكَ سُدًى أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةً مِّن مَّنِيٍّ يُمْنَىٰ ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ فَجَعَلَ مِنْهُ الزَّوْجَيْنِ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ أَلَيْسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَادِرٍ عَلَىٰ أَن يُحْيِيَ الْمَوْتَىٰ Does […]
From the Stars to the One: Journey of the Prophet Abraham — Commentary on Qur’an 6:76–79
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Abstract This paper offers an extended commentary on Qur’an 6:76–79, the passage recounting the Prophet Abraham’s symbolic search for God through the observation […]
Proving God as the First Cause: Creation Ex Nihilo and the Origin of Everything
Epigraph: بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ […]
Mindfulness: A powerful elixir for a peaceful life
13th July 2025 alhakam.org Samar Hafeez, Clinical Psychologist and Counsellor, India Most of the misery in our lives arises from either thinking about the bygone past or the shrouded future. […]
Surah Talaq and Compassion, Wisdom and Flexibility in Divorce
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Quran 65:6–7 – A Psychological, Legal, Philosophical, and Theological Commentary Abstract Quran 65:6–7 provides compassionate guidelines for the treatment of women during divorce and […]
Political Leadership in Islam: Sunni, Shia, Ismaili, and Ahmadi Perspectives
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Abstract This essay offers a comprehensive analysis of how four major Muslim traditions – Sunni, Twelver Shia, Ismaili, and Ahmadi – conceive […]
Heavenly Shield and Cosmic Catastrophe: Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Reflections on Qur’an 22:65
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Abstract The Quran states: “He (God) keeps the heavens from falling down on the earth without His permission” (22:65). This poetic verse […]
Beyond Doubt and Without Contradiction: Toward a Coherent Understanding of the Qur’an
Epilogue أَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ الْقُرْآنَ ۚ وَلَوْ كَانَ مِنْ عِندِ غَيْرِ اللَّهِ لَوَجَدُوا فِيهِ اخْتِلَافًا كَثِيرًا Will they not, then, meditate upon the Quran? Had it been from anyone other than Allah, […]
The Glorious Quran and the Sequence of Creation of the Heavens and Earth?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Abstract This commentary examines Qur’an 41:9–12 in depth, exploring its scientific, philosophical, and theological implications. It demonstrates that these verses, when properly […]
The Glorious Qur’an 57:25 – Justice, Revelation, and the Iron: An Islamic Commentary
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Abstract: This article offers a comprehensive commentary on Qur’an 57:25, a verse rich with theological, philosophical, and scientific significance. The verse declares […]
Video of Conjoined Twins: Could it be a Metaphor For or Against Trinity — As Three Persons in One Being
Epigraph: لَوْ كَانَ فِيهِمَا آلِهَةٌ إِلَّا اللَّهُ لَفَسَدَتَا ۚ فَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَرْشِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ If there had been in the heavens or earth any gods but Him, both heavens and earth […]
Eternal Mathematics and Eternal Consciousness: A Philosophical and Islamic Perspective
Epigraph: He is the First and the Last, and the Manifest and the Hidden, and He knows all things full well. (Al Quran 57:3) We have created the heavens and […]
God’s Creation through Law and Mathematics: An Islamic Perspective
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Abstract:Within the Islamic worldview, God (Allah) created the universe bil-Ḥaqq – “with truth,” purpose, and immutable law thequran.love. The Qur’an repeatedly emphasizes […]
The Miracle of Plant Life: A Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Commentary
Epigraph إِنَّ اللَّهَ فَالِقُ الْحَبِّ وَالنَّوَىٰ ۖ يُخْرِجُ الْحَيَّ مِنَ الْمَيِّتِ وَمُخْرِجُ الْمَيِّتِ مِنَ الْحَيِّ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمُ اللَّهُ ۖ فَأَنَّىٰ تُؤْفَكُونَ It is God who splits open the seed and the fruit stone: […]
Beauty in Flowers as a Sign of the Divine
Epigraph Such is He who knows all that is unseen as well as what is seen, the Almighty, the Merciful, who gave everything a beautiful and perfect form. (Al Quran […]
Comprehensive Commentary on Surah ‘Abasa (He Frowned) – Classical and Contemporary Perspectives
Abstract Surah ‘Abasa (Chapter 80 of the Quran), revealed in Makkah, is a short yet profound chapter intertwining historical context with enduring spiritual lessons. This commentary provides a verse-by-verse analysis […]
Surah At-Tāriq: A Contemporary Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Commentary
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Abstract Surah At-Tāriq (Qur’an 86) opens with a solemn oath “by the sky and At-Tāriq,” which is traditionally understood as the “night […]
Reflecting on Qur’an 4:82 – Psychology, Philosophy, and Theology of Divine Consistency
Epigraph أَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ الْقُرْآنَ ۚ وَلَوْ كَانَ مِنْ عِندِ غَيْرِ اللَّهِ لَوَجَدُوا فِيهِ اخْتِلَافًا كَثِيرًا Al Quran 4:82 Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Introduction: A Call to Reflect on […]
Possible Futures of the Universe: Big Freeze and Big Crunch?
Epigraph الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَجَعَلَ الظُّلُمَاتِ وَالنُّورَ ۖ ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِرَبِّهِمْ يَعْدِلُونَ هُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُم مِّن طِينٍ ثُمَّ قَضَىٰ أَجَلًا ۖ وَأَجَلٌ مُّسَمًّى عِندَهُ ۖ ثُمَّ أَنتُمْ تَمْتَرُونَ Praise […]
What Is Ultimately Necessary: Mathematics, Laws of Nature, Time, or God?
Epigraph: بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ […]
Tragedies in Personal and Broader Life Draw Us to Ultimate Questions?
Epigraph: بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ […]
Quakerism in Context: History, Beliefs, andComparisons with Christianity and Islam
Presented by Zia H Shah MD Origins and Historical Development Quakerism, formally known as the Religious Society of Friends, emerged in mid-17th century England during the tumultuous era of the […]
Naguib Mahfouz: Faith, Doubt, and the Human Condition
Introduction Naguib Mahfouz was an Egyptian novelist whose life and work bridged tradition and modernity, religion and secularism. Winner of the 1988 Nobel Prize in Literature, Mahfouz authored 34 novels […]
Prominent British Converts to Islam and Their Contributions
Presented by Zia H Shah MD Conversion to Islam is not only a spiritual journey but also a catalyst for service and leadership. In the United Kingdom, numerous high-profile converts […]
Toby Mayer: A Scholar’s Journey into Islam and in Islamic Thought
Presented by Zia H Shah MD Early Life and Education Toby Mayer is a British scholar of Islamic thought known for his contributions to Islamic philosophy, theology, and Quranic studies. […]
Maria Massi Dakake: An Islamic Scholar’s Journey and Contributions
Presented by Zia H Shah MD Early Life and Education Maria Massi Dakake (often mis-spelled “Dakkak”) was born and raised in a Christian family, originally part of the Roman Catholic […]
Prof. Ingrid Mattson: A Comprehensive Biography – From Catholicism to Islam
Presented by Zia H Shah MD Ingrid Mattson was born on August 24, 1963, in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, as the sixth of seven children in a Roman Catholic familyen.wikipedia.orgmeforum.org. She […]
Seven Minute Audio: 7000 Years of Human History According to Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad
The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comments: I present the above audio to open up a discussion on the theme of evolution for Ahmadi brothers and sisters. It does not help […]
Surah Ar-Rahman and the Signs of Divine Mercy
Presented by Zia H Shah MD Introduction: Ar-Rahman – The Universality of Divine Grace Surah Ar-Rahman (“The Most Gracious,” Qur’an 55) is a celebrated chapter of the Qur’an that majestically […]
Buddhism in China: Demographics, Influence, and Interactions
Promoted post: From Buddha to Allah: A Chinese Buddhist’s Journey to Islam Presented by Zia H Shah MD Demographics of Buddhists in China Current Statistics: Measuring the Buddhist population in […]
From Buddha to Allah: A Chinese Buddhist’s Journey to Islam
Promoted post: Buddhism in China: Demographics, Influence, and Interactions A Path of Compassion and Peace: An Invitation to Islam for Buddhist Friends Presented by Zia H Shah MD IntroductionIn the […]
The Glorious Quran and the Human Sperm: Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Commentary
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Scientific Context: From “Despised Fluid” to Human Life Quran 32:8 states: “Then He made his progeny […]
OpenAI CEO heralds approach of achieving singularity
Source: MSN OpenAI CEO Sam Altman believes developers and engineers are nearing the arrival of the singularity, which is the point when artificial intelligence models surpass human intelligence and develop […]
Video: Human Nature and Purpose of Our Life — Agnostic Versus Theistic Perspective
Epigraph وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ I created jinn and mankind only to worship Me. (Al Quran 51:56, Surah Zariayat) The Quranic Perspective on Human Nature and the Purpose […]
Tasawur-e-Mahdi: Aik Bara Dhokha! | کوئی مہدی نہیں آنے والا! | Javed Ahmed Ghamidi
Suggested reading on the theme Comprehensive Catalogue of Hadith on Imam Mahdi in Sunni and Shia Traditions: Presented by Anthropic AI / Claude Hadiths about Imam Mahdi in Sunni and Shiʿi […]
Explaining the Quranic Verse About the Prophet Noah’s Age
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Our parents and grandparents often die before reaching the age of 90, and those who reach that age are usually suffering from […]
Islam And Confucianism Can Be Known Through The ASEAN-GCC-China Rapprochement
InNews (Print) By Prof Osman Bakar and Prof Phar Kim Beng In a world increasingly divided by ideology, nationalism, and competing global orders, the recent ASEAN-GCC-China Summit held in Kuala […]
Reading the Glorious Quran with Sir David Attenborough
Epigraph: Have they not looked at the earth, how many of every noble species have We caused to grow therein, in pairs? (Al Quran 26:7) Presented by Zia H Shah […]
Zia H Shah MD Bringing All of Christian Scholarship to the Service of the Glorious Quran
Discovery Institute and the Intelligent Design Movement The strengths of the Christian scientists in trying to establish God the Creator are self-evident. By presenting and understanding their work, while also […]
Video: Compassion and Team Work for All of Humanity
Suggested reading for living in the image of the Loving and the Most Merciful God by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times: Thirty Plus Quotes from the Poet […]
Should You Care to Unify Your Science, Philosophy and Theology: What Does the Quran Say?
The Glorious Quran 3:190–193 – Unity of Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Reflections By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Verses in Focus إِنَّ فِي خَلْقِ […]
Yusuf Islam: From Cat Stevens to a Journey of Faith and Humanity
Presented by Zia H Shah MD with the help of ChatGPT Early Life and Musical Beginnings Steven Demetre Georgiou was born on July 21, 1948, in London to a Greek-Cypriot […]
Why Intelligent Design (ID) Is Good Philosophy but Bad Science?
Presented by Zia H Shah MD with the help of ChatGPT Intelligent Design as Theistic Philosophy Intelligent Design (ID) is the view that certain features of the universe and living […]
Divine Providence in Evolution: Reconciling Faith with the Mechanisms of Life’s Diversity
Epigraph What is the matter with you? Why will you not fear God’s majesty, when He has created you stage by stage? Have you ever wondered how God created seven […]
Organized Religion in the Abrahamic Faiths: Structures, Critiques, and Contributions
Presented by Zia H Shah with the help of Claude Organized religion across Judaism, Christianity, and Islam demonstrates remarkably consistent patterns: hierarchical institutions concentrate power and resources while providing community […]
Organized Religion in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Epigraph: Say, ‘O People of the Book! come to a word equal between us and you — that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with […]
Journeys of Faith: Jewish Converts to Islam in the Past Decade
Epigraph: Say, ‘O People of the Book! come to a word equal between us and you — that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with […]
Time Dilation in the Shadow of Black Holes and What the Quran Says about Time
Epigraph: The angels and the Spirit ascend to Him in a day the measure of which is fifty thousand years. (Al Quran 70:4) He will plan the Divine Ordinance from […]
Carlo Rovelli: A Physicist’s Life, Science, and Poetic Worldview
Epigraph: الَّذِي خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ طِبَاقًا ۖ مَّا تَرَىٰ فِي خَلْقِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ مِن تَفَاوُتٍ ۖ فَارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ هَلْ تَرَىٰ مِن فُطُورٍ ثُمَّ ارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ كَرَّتَيْنِ يَنقَلِبْ إِلَيْكَ الْبَصَرُ خَاسِئًا وَهُوَ حَسِيرٌ He […]
A biblical hatred is engulfing both sides in the Gaza conflict – and blinding them to reason
By Jonathan Freedland I sat this week with Hussein Agha, a man who has given his working life to seeking peace between Israelis and Palestinians, negotiating from the Palestinian side […]
Methodological vs. Metaphysical Naturalism: A Comparative Study Across Science, Theology, and Epistemology
Presented by Zia H Shah MD with help of ChatGPT Introduction Science operates under a guiding principle that distinguishes how we investigate nature from what we may ultimately believe about […]
“Heavens Raised Without Pillars” – A Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Commentary on Qur’an 31:10–11 & 13:2–3
Presented by Zia H Shah MD with the help of ChatGPT Introduction: Al-Qur’an 31:10–11 (Surat Luqmān) and 13:2–3 (Surat ar-Raʿd) are verses that vividly describe the creation and sustaining of […]
The enigma of consciousness: analyzing Quran 17:85 across scientific, philosophical, and theological domains
Presented by Zia H Shah MD with the help of Claude AI The Quranic verse 17:85 offers a profound statement about the soul that resonates across disciplinary boundaries. “And they […]
New quantum gravity theory brings the world closer to ‘Theory of Everything’
Source: MSN Story by Tejasri Gururaj A unified theory of everything has long eluded scientists due to gravity being irreconcilable with the three other fundamental forces (electromagnetic, weak, and strong) described […]
Quranic Oaths by the Sun: Classical Insights and Modern Scientific Reflections
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Sun as a Qur’anic Sign of Divine Power In the Quran, Allah often swears oaths by majestic […]
The Denial of Free Will: Philosophers and Scientists Who Call It an Illusion
Epigraph: And they ask you concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul (human consciousness and free will) is by the command of my Lord; and of the knowledge thereof you have […]
My Hero Dr. Maurice Bucaille And Me
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Dr. Maurice Bucaille is my hero, but unlike some, I do not worship my heroes; I […]
Information Preservation in Black Holes and Divine Records: A Scientific and Quranic Perspective
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Introduction Modern physics and Islamic theology both assert that nothing truly disappears without a trace. In science, this […]
Many Worlds Interpretation And al-Ghazali’s Occasionalism
By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Many Worlds Interpretation (MWI) of quantum mechanics posits that the wavefunction of the entire universe is real and never collapses. […]
Mother’s Day: American Traditions and Islamic Teachings on Honoring Mothers
Mother’s Day has become a cherished tradition in the United States, celebrated each year on the second Sunday in May. On this day, families across America shower mothers with cards, […]
Poetic Inspiration: ‘Amad’ vs ‘Aawurd’ in Urdu and Other Languages and the Wider Implications
Epigraph It is not given to a man that Allah should speak to him except by revelation or from behind a veil or by sending a messenger to reveal His […]
New Hajj plan backs moderate, guided pilgrimage
1 / 2 Sheikh Abdulrahman Al-Sudais emphasized the importance of strengthening on-the-ground efforts to deliver improved enrichment services for all pilgrims. (SPA) 2 / 2 The Presidency of Religious Affairs at the […]
The Muslim Ummah: Quran 3:110 – A Multifaceted Commentary
By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Historical Context of Quran 3:110 Revealed in the Medinan period, Quran 3:110 addressed the young Muslim community at a time of identity […]
Javed Ahmad Ghamidi on Etiquettes of Polite Communication
Epigraph Allah likes not the uttering of unseemly speech in public, except on the part of one who is being wronged. Indeed, Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. (Al Quran 4:148) Call […]
Effectiveness of Acupuncture in Animals: Scientific Evidence Overview
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Acupuncture has become increasingly popular in veterinary medicine as an adjunct treatment for various conditions in […]
Pope Leo XIV: The First American Pope
Promoted Post: Our Favorite Christian Prayer by Saint Francis, For the Whole of our Human Family The new Pope has just addressed the square here in confident Italian, switching to […]
Qur’anic Guidance on Reality, Causality, and Divine Unity
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Introduction The Qur’an is not a book of abstract philosophy, yet it offers profound guidance on […]
The Roman–Persian War: Commentary on Qur’an 30:1–7: Historical, Philosophical, and Theological Perspectives
Epigraph The Byzantines have been defeated in a nearby land. They will reverse their defeat with a victory in a few years’ time –– God is in command, first and […]
Prophetic Visions and the Hypnagogic State: Altered Consciousness in Abrahamic Tradition
Epigraph It is not granted to any mortal that God should speak to him except through revelation or from behind a veil, or by sending a messenger to reveal by […]
The Quran and Biological Evolution: Towards a Theistic Evolutionary Model
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Introduction The relationship between Islam and Darwinian evolution has often been misunderstood as inherently conflictual. However, […]
Respectfully Disagreeing with Javed Ghamidi on the Subject of the Glorious Quran and Evolution: Humans Did Come from Apes
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times I respect Javed Ahmed Ghamidi as one of the most knowledgeable Muslim scholars. I love him […]
Huston Smith: Life, Religious Pluralism, and Views on the Afterlife
Epigraph The [Muslim] believers, the Jews, the Christians, and the Sabians –– all those who believe in God and the Last Day and do good –– will have their rewards […]
Scientific Commentary of the Four Fundamental Verses of the Surah Anbiyya
By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Commentary on Qurʾān 21:30–33 Verses 21:30–33 (Translation): “Did the unbelievers not realize that the heavens and the earth were […]
Rebuttal of the “Selfish Gene” Theory
Epigraph “Does man think he will be left alone? Was he not just a drop of spilt-out sperm, which became a clinging form, which God shaped in due proportion, fashioning […]
Dr. Maurice Bucaille’s Analysis of the Glorious Quran — A Three-Minute Reading
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Maurice Bucaille, a French physician and author, is renowned for his 1976 book The Bible, The […]
Arguing the Afterlife from the Miracle of Mammalian Pregnancy
By Zia H Shah MD Mammalian Pregnancy and the Placenta: Biology and Evolution Mammalian pregnancy exhibits remarkable complexity, centered on the placenta – a transient but vital organ that forms […]
The Understanding and Practice of Hajj in Nizari Ismaili Islam (Aga Khan Lineage)
Written and Collected by Zia H Shah, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Hajj – the pilgrimage to the Kaʿba in Mecca – is one of Islam’s most important rituals. […]
Oaths by Natural Phenomena in the Qur’an
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Qur’an contains numerous qasam (oaths) in which God swears by various created things – from […]
Theological Foundations of Leadership in Ahmadiyya Islam
Promoted Posts: Spiritual and Political Leadership in Sunni Islam, Spiritual and Political Leadership in Twelver Shiʿism and The Ismaili Imamate: Doctrinal Foundations and Historical Evolution Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, born on 15 September 1950 in […]
Spiritual and Political Leadership in Twelver Shiʿism
Promoted Posts: Spiritual and Political Leadership in Sunni Islam and The Ismaili Imamate: Doctrinal Foundations and Historical Evolution Presented by Zia H Shah MD Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been the Supreme Leader […]
Spiritual and Political Leadership in Sunni Islam
Promoted post: The Ismaili Imamate: Doctrinal Foundations and Historical Evolution By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Sunni Islam recognizes the Muslim community’s need for both religious guidance […]
The Ismaili Imamate: Doctrinal Foundations and Historical Evolution
Promoted post: Spiritual and Political Leadership in Sunni Islam Presented by Zia H Shah MD Prince Karim al-Hussaini, known as Aga Khan IV, served as the 49th hereditary Imam of the […]
The Quranic Challenge to Make a Fly: Silicon-Based Life: Feasibility, Philosophy, and Future?
Epigraph People, here is an illustration, so listen carefully: those you call on beside God could not, even if they combined all their forces, create a fly, and if a […]
Quranic Challenge to Atheists to Make a Fly?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Arabic Text:يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ ضُرِبَ مَثَلٌ فَاسْتَمِعُوا لَهُ ۚ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ لَن […]
While We Wait a New Pope: Catholic and Protestant Perspectives on Papal Authority?
Presented by Zia H Shah MD Introduction: Papal authority has been a defining feature of Christianity for nearly two millennia, though it is viewed very differently within Catholicism and Protestantism. […]
Hadiths on the Soul’s Relationship to the Body at Death and After Separation
Presented by Zia H Shah MD At the Moment of Death (Soul’s Departure) Hadith 1 (Umm Salama – Sahih Muslim): The Prophet ﷺ visited Abu Salamah after he had passed […]
France is ‘no place’ for racism and hate, says Macron after murder of Muslim in mosque
President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday that racism and hatred based on religion can have no place in France after the brutal murder of a Muslim in a mosque in the […]
Rainfall, Lightning, and the Atmospheric Delivery of Nutrients and Trace Elements to Earth
Epigraph وَاخْتِلَافِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ وَمَا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مِن رِّزْقٍ فَأَحْيَا بِهِ الْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا وَتَصْرِيفِ الرِّيَاحِ آيَاتٌ لِّقَوْمٍ يَعْقِلُونَ And in the alternation of night and day, and […]
Sexual Reproduction in Plants: Angiosperms and Gymnosperms
Epigraph This Scripture is sent down from God, the Mighty, the Wise. There are signs in the heavens and the earth for those who believe: in the creation of you, […]
Refuting Bertrand Russell’s “The Universe is Just There, and That’s All”
By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Bertrand Russell famously claimed that he would simply say “the universe is just there, and that’s all,” implying that […]
The First Cause Argument for God’s Existence
Scientific Perspective By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Modern cosmology has repeatedly confronted the notion of a First Cause. General Relativity and observational evidence (like […]
Panentheism vs. Classical Theism in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Epigraph: He is the First and the Last, and the Manifest and the Hidden, and He knows all things full well. (Al Quran 57:3) Allah is the Light of the […]
The Universe’s Glorification of God: An Interdisciplinary Commentary on Select Qur’anic Verses
Verse 61:1 – Universal Praise in the Heavens and Earth Translation: “Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth glorifies Allah; and He is the Mighty, the […]
God’s Foreknowledge in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Perspectives
Epigraph: Allah is the First and the Last, and the Manifest and the Hidden, and He knows all things full well. (Al Quran 57:3) He is Allah, and there is […]
“Do Not Despair of Allah’s Mercy” – A Comprehensive Commentary
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Introduction Surah Az-Zumar (39), verse 53 of the Qur’an is often regarded as one of the […]
The Glorious Surah Yā Sīn: Arguing from the First Creation to Afterlife
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Surah Yā Sīn (36:77–83) concludes with a powerful argument affirming bodily resurrection and divine omnipotence. Classical […]
Speculation mounts that Musk will raise tens of billions for AI supercomputer with 1 million GPUs: Report
Elon Musk has held a call with major xAI investors recently in an attempt to raise tens of billions of dollars, according to CNBC‘s David Faber, a renowned financial journalist and […]
The Bible’s Most Overlooked Miracle—And Why It Changes Everything
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Resurrection of the Saints in Matthew 27:51–53 – A Comprehensive Analysis Introduction One of the most […]
Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta.
Promoted post: Psalm 23 – A psalm of David: A Message of Hope and Our Favorite Christian Prayer by Saint Francis, For the Whole of our Human Family Pope Francis, groundbreaking […]
Isaac Newton’s Theological Beliefs: Rejecting the Trinity in Favor of Pure Monotheism
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Sir Isaac Newton is widely celebrated for his scientific genius, but he was also a deeply religious […]
The Glorious Quranic Verse 6:101: Christianity or Islam?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لَهُ وَلَدٌ وَلَمْ تَكُن لَّهُ صَاحِبَةٌ ۖ وَخَلَقَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ ۖ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ […]
Videos: Examining Afterlife, For, Against, and Ambivalent?
Epigraph And among His Signs is your sleep by night and day, and your seeking of His bounty. In that surely are Signs for a people who hear. (Al Quran […]
Estimated Global Births by Religion (2000–2025)
Presented by Zia H Shah MD Using demographic data and projections from reputable sources (Pew Research Center and United Nations data), we can estimate the cumulative number of births worldwide […]
A Perfect Order: Scientific Reflections on Quran 67:3–4 and Cosmic Fine-Tuning
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Introduction: An Invitation to Search for Flaws in Creation In the 67th chapter of the Quran (Al-Mulk), […]
Just one in five Swiss attend a religious service at Easter
Only one in five people in Switzerland attend a religious service during the Easter period or give up meat or alcohol for at least one day of fasting. Around a […]
Sleep as a Metaphor for Death in Qur’an 39:42: Theological, Neuroscientific, and Philosophical Perspectives
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Introduction Qur’an 39:42 presents a striking analogy between sleep and death, using the daily phenomenon of sleep […]
Infallibility and Spiritual Authority of Religious Leaders in Islam and Christianity
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Different religious traditions have varying doctrines about whether their highest leaders are considered infallible, divinely guided, or […]
The Glorious Quran and Science: Scientific and Philosophical Commentary on the Verses 25:4–6
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Introduction Qur’an 25:4–6 presents a dialogue between the skeptics of Prophet Muhammad’s time and the Qur’an’s own defense […]
Panpsychism: A Desperate Atheist’s Effort to Explain Away Consciousness?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Panpsychism and Consciousness: A Critical Analysis Defining Panpsychism: Mind in All Matter Can we ever understand consciousness completely, […]
The Arabic Roots of Al-Rahman and Al-Raheem: Mercy and the Womb in Islam
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Introduction The Qur’an opens with an invocation of divine mercy: “Bismillāh Al-Raḥmān Al-Raḥīm” – “In the Name of […]
Longing for Cosmic Justice: Why We Hope for an Afterlife
Epigraph We will set up scales of justice for the Day of Resurrection so that no one can be wronged in the least, and if there should be even the […]
The Multiverse Hypothesis: No Escape from the Question of God
Epigraph: بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ […]
The Elephant in Atheists’ Rooms: The Laws of Nature: Brute Fact or Mindful Design?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Introduction Many atheist thinkers assume that the fundamental laws of nature “just are” – that they exist without […]
Commentary on Qur’an 39:49 – Theological and Psychological Perspectives
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Verse Text (Arabic & English) Arabic (39:49): فَإِذَا مَسَّ الْإِنسَانَ ضُرٌّ دَعَانَا ثُمَّ إِذَا خَوَّلْنَاهُ نِعْمَةً […]
Beauty in Nature as a Path to God: An Islamic Perspective
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Introduction Beauty in the natural world has long evoked wonder, prompting humanity to seek deeper meaning […]
The Sacred Months in Islam: Purpose and Significance
Epigraph The number of months with Allah has been twelve months by Allah’s ordinance since the day He created the heavens and the earth. Of these, four are known as […]
“By the Sky Full of Pathways”: A Scientific and Spiritual Commentary (Qur’an 51:7 in Context)
Epigraph سَنُرِيهِمْ آيَاتِنَا فِي الْآفَاقِ وَفِي أَنفُسِهِمْ حَتَّىٰ يَتَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ ۗ أَوَلَمْ يَكْفِ بِرَبِّكَ أَنَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ We shall show them Our signs in every region of the […]
Meditation’s Influence on Gene Expression and How It Refutes Physicalism?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Meditation, Gene Expression, and Physiological Systems Recent research has begun to illuminate how meditative practices can produce […]
The Glorious Quran: From Clouds to Afterlife
Epigraph We call to witness the winds that scatter and cause to pass the vapors, and carry the load of moisture, and blow gently and distribute the command of Allah […]
Video: Russell Stannard on Science, Faith, and the Existence of God
Epigraph سَنُرِيهِمْ آيَاتِنَا فِي الْآفَاقِ وَفِي أَنفُسِهِمْ حَتَّىٰ يَتَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ ۗ أَوَلَمْ يَكْفِ بِرَبِّكَ أَنَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ We shall show them Our signs in every region of the […]
The Miracle of the Flowering Plants and the Anesthesia of Familiarity
Epigraph إِنَّ اللَّهَ فَالِقُ الْحَبِّ وَالنَّوَىٰ ۖ يُخْرِجُ الْحَيَّ مِنَ الْمَيِّتِ وَمُخْرِجُ الْمَيِّتِ مِنَ الْحَيِّ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمُ اللَّهُ ۖ فَأَنَّىٰ تُؤْفَكُونَ It is God who splits open the seed and the fruit stone: […]
Berlin-Based Imam Guides 90 Non-Muslims to Islam Through Compassionate Outreach
Şahin often shares photos of new Muslims on social media—with their consent—so that Muslims around the world can pray for them. “These posts are not just updates—they’re a door to […]
Human Creation in the Glorious Quran: A Commentary in Light of Modern Biology
Epigraph ‘So when I have fashioned him in perfection and have breathed into him of My Spirit, fall ye down in submission to him.’ (Al Quran 15:29) Then He fashioned […]
Anthropomorphic Imagery in the Sistine Chapel – A Theological and Historical Analysis
Epigraph In the name of God, the Lord of Mercy, the Giver of Mercy. Say, ‘He is God the One, God the eternal. He begot no one nor was He […]
Turkish father, son hailed as heroes in Sweden for fire rescue
Source: Daily Sabah ISTANBUL Mar 31, 2025 – Edited By Nurbanu Tanrıkulu Kızıl Uğur Ergün (right), head of the Stockholm Botkyrka Turkish Cultural Association, presents father and son with a […]
Is Our Universe Teaming With Intelligent Life?
Epigraph Allah is He, Who created seven heavens and of the earth a similar number. The divine command comes down in their midst that you may know that Allah has […]
What Can We Learn from Richard Swinburne?
Presented by Zia H Shah MD There are only four or five academic Christian philosophers that I read or listen to and sometimes learn from. Richard Swinburne is definitely one […]
Fine-Tuning of the Universe: Evidence of Purposeful Design
Epigraph: الَّذِي خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ طِبَاقًا ۖ مَّا تَرَىٰ فِي خَلْقِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ مِن تَفَاوُتٍ ۖ فَارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ هَلْ تَرَىٰ مِن فُطُورٍ ثُمَّ ارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ كَرَّتَيْنِ يَنقَلِبْ إِلَيْكَ الْبَصَرُ خَاسِئًا وَهُوَ حَسِيرٌ He […]
Ahmed Deedat on the “Swoon” Hypothesis of Jesus’ Crucifixion
Epigraph They killed him not, nor crucified him, but he was made to appear to them like one crucified, and those who differ therein are indeed in a state of […]
Thirteen Authors, Works, and Quotes on the Swoon Hypothesis of Jesus
Epigraph They killed him not, nor crucified him, but he was made to appear to them like one crucified, and those who differ therein are indeed in a state of […]
The Miracle in Carbon Formation: The Basic Building Block of Life
Epigraph سَنُرِيهِمْ آيَاتِنَا فِي الْآفَاقِ وَفِي أَنفُسِهِمْ حَتَّىٰ يَتَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ ۗ أَوَلَمْ يَكْفِ بِرَبِّكَ أَنَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ We shall show them Our signs in every region of the […]
The Glorious Quran: From Mother’s Placenta to Afterlife
Epigraph يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ إِن كُنتُمْ فِى رَيْبٍ مِّنَ ٱلْبَعْثِ فَإِنَّا خَلَقْنَٰكُم مِّن تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ ثُمَّ مِنْ عَلَقَةٍ ثُمَّ مِن مُّضْغَةٍ مُّخَلَّقَةٍ وَغَيْرِ مُخَلَّقَةٍ لِّنُبَيِّنَ لَكُمْ ۚ وَنُقِرُّ فِى […]
Video: Why the ‘Unreasonable Effectiveness’ of Mathematics?
Epigraph وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ “We have created the heavens and the earth and all that is between the two in accordance with the perfect truth […]
Paul Davies A Pantheist Acknowledging the Marvel of Our Universe
… Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Paul Davies is a distinguished British theoretical physicist, cosmologist, astrobiologist, and science writer whose work has profoundly influenced our understanding of […]
Record 4.2 million Worshipers gathered at Masjid Al Haram on 27th night of Ramadan
Converts to Islam A record-breaking 4.2 million worshipers gathered at the Grand Mosque in Makkah on the 27th night of Ramadan, seeking the blessings of Laylat Al-Qadr Source Instagram
The Glorious Quran and Astronomical Mechanisms Minimizing Meteor Impacts on Earth
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Meteor strikes were not on the minds of 7th-century Arabs. Nevertheless, the Quran describes the sky as […]
The Glorious Quran, A Meteor Strike and the Dinosaurs
Epigraph Have you not considered how God has made everything on the earth of service to you? That ships sail the sea at His command? That He keeps the heavens […]
The Quran Hinted At Earth Being a Sphere and Early Muslim Scientists Obliged
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times There is a verse in the Bible that talks about four corners of the earth: After this […]
All of Reality Is A Testament for God and for the Glorious Quran
Epigraph فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِمَا تُبْصِرُونَ وَمَا لَا تُبْصِرُونَ إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَاعِرٍ ۚ قَلِيلًا مَّا تُؤْمِنُونَ وَلَا بِقَوْلِ كَاهِنٍ ۚ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ So, I swear […]
The Glorious Quran Endorses Al Ghazali’s Occasionalism
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, the Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Ghazali’s occasionalism asserts that God is the sole and direct cause of all events, rejecting […]
Javed Ghamidi About Sufis and Saints
Movie: Ramanujan: A Prophet of Mathematics Born in a Hindu Family Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Srinivasa Ramanujan FRS (/ˈʃriːniˌvɑːsə rɑːˈmɑːnʊdʒən/;[1] listen (help·info); 22 December 1887 – 26 April […]
The Glorious Quran: ‘And (look) at the mountains, how they are anchored?’
Epigraph Do they not then look at the camel, how it is created? And at the heaven, how it is raised high? And at the mountains, how they are anchored? […]
Celestial Guidance: How Quranic Verses Inspired Astronomy and Mathematics in Islam’s Golden Age
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Quran, while primarily a spiritual and moral guide, contains numerous references to celestial phenomena, timekeeping, and the […]
Dr. Israr Ahmad: How Not to Read the Quran in A Rigid And Islamist Paradigm?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Dr. Israr Ahmad (26 April 1932 – 14 April 2010) was a distinguished Pakistani Islamic scholar, theologian, […]
The Glorious Quran: Mountains as Earth’s Natural Shock Absorbers
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Mountain ranges are often perceived as Earth’s majestic landmarks, but beyond their grandeur, they play a crucial role in stabilizing our planet’s […]
Atheist Philosophers and Scientists Possessed by Laplace’s Demon
Epigraph The Crashing Blow! What is the Crashing Blow? What will explain to you what the Crashing Blow is? On a Day when people will be like scattered moths and […]
Who is Ibn Arabi and His Views on Two Types of Prophethood
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Ibn Arabi (1165–1240), also known as Muhyiddin […]
Abdal Hakim Murad: ‘There is No Muslim Vatican In Sunni Islam.’ But There is in Shiite Islam, Ismaili Islam and Ahmadiyya Islam
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Abdal Hakim Murad Abdal Hakim Murad, born Timothy John Winter in 1960, is a prominent British Islamic scholar, […]
Sufism: Abdul Hakim Murad Versus Javed Ahmed Ghamidi
Abdal Hakim Murad Abdal Hakim Murad, born Timothy John Winter in 1960, is a prominent British Islamic scholar, theologian, and academic known for his contributions to Islamic studies and interfaith […]
Contemporary Arguments For and Against God
Epigraph He is God: there is no god other than Him. It is He who knows what is hidden as well as what is in the open, He is the […]
Beauty Leads to God — A Blind and Random World Should be Tasteless
Epigraph He made beautiful all that he created, He first created man from clay. (Al Quran 32:7) He is the Mighty, the Forgiving; Who created the seven heavens, one above […]
The Glorious Quran: “He Made Beautiful All That He Created.”
Epigraph He made beautiful all that he created, He first created man from clay. (Al Quran 32:7) Beauty as a Pathway to the Divine Written and collected by Zia H Shah […]
Both Agreeing and Disagreeing With Javed Ahmed Ghamidi
Epigraph Man, what has emboldened you against your Gracious Lord, who created you, then perfected you, then proportioned you right? He fashioned you in whatever form He pleased. (Al Quran […]
Seyyed Hossein Nasr: The Spiritual Crisis of Modern Man
Epigraph Devote yourselves to God and assign Him no partners, for the person who does so is like someone who has been hurled down from the skies and snatched up […]
The Glorious Quran: The Fundamental and the Metaphorical?
Epigraph: He it is Who has sent down to you (Muhammad) the Book; in it, there are verses that are fundamental — they are the basis of the Book — […]
Indian Muslims Have Learned to Hide Our Identities. We Shouldn’t Have to
Mar 15, 2025 5:00 PM SST By Ismat Ara As an Indian Muslim, I have learned to say many words in whispers. The thought recently struck me when my husband […]
My Quran-Based Theory of Consciousness: Banking on The Sleep Verse and Quantum Entanglement
Epigraph “Allah takes the souls at the time of their death, and those that do not die during their sleep; then He withholds those on whom He has passed the […]
Freeman Dyson On Mind, God and Religion
Freeman John Dyson (December 15, 1923 – February 28, 2020) was a British-born American theoretical physicist and mathematician renowned for his extensive contributions across various scientific disciplines. His work spanned […]
Bulleh Shah’s Compassionate, Moral and Spiritual Poetry
Presented by Zia H Shah MD Bulleh Shah (1680–1757) was a distinguished Punjabi Sufi poet, humanist, and philosopher, renowned for his profound contributions to Punjabi literature and Sufi thought. Born […]
Video: 12 Non-Muslim Scholars who were Amazed by the Quran’s Preservation
Epigraph “We have sent down the Qur an Ourself, and We Ourself will guard it.” (Al Quran 15:9) Sir William Muir’s Views on the Preservation of the Quran Written and […]
Attacks on mosques target democracy: German Muslim leader
by Daily Sabah with AA ANKARA Mar 14, 2025 – One of the biggest mosques in the country, Duisburg, Germany, July 22, 2016. (Shutterstock File Photo) Attacks on Muslims or mosques target the country’s democracy, Constitution and “our values,” said a Muslim leader in Germany amid continuing hostility toward Muslims and […]
Incoherence of Cosmic Consciousness or Pantheism
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Pantheism is the view that God and the universe are identical – “all is God and God is […]
Meditation vs. Zikr-e-Ilahi: A Comparative Analysis
Epigraph [Prophet], say, ‘God leaves whoever He will to stray, and guides to Himself those who turn towards Him, those who have faith and whose hearts find peace in the […]
Where Do Atheists Go Wrong On the Laws of Nature?
Epigraph Control of the heavens and earth belongs to God; God has power over everything. There truly are signs in the creation of the heavens and earth, and in the […]
Ghulam Ahmed Pervaiz’s Progressive Views on Satan
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Ghulam Ahmed Pervaiz (1903–1985) was an Islamic scholar known for his Quran-centric, modernist interpretations. His understanding of Satan […]
Why Each Photon of Light is An Exhibit that Al Ghazali May Have the Last Laugh
Epigraph God is the Light of the heavens and earth. His Light is like this: there is a niche, and in it a lamp, the lamp inside a glass, a […]
Faith in angels: A forgotten pillar of belief?
by Ekrem Demirli Mar 10, 2025 – 11:53 am GMT+3 Angels, who obey God without question, contrast with Satan, who distances himself through arrogance and Adam, who initially disobeyed but then […]
Quranic Inspiration and the Rise of Astronomy and Mathematics in the Islamic Golden Age
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times 1. Quranic Verses on Astronomy and Mathematics The Quran contains numerous verses that reference celestial bodies and emphasize […]
Surah Ash-Shams: Why Did the Quran Name a Chapter After the Sun
Epigraph By the sun in its morning brightness and by the moon as it follows it, by the day as it displays the sun’s glory and by the night as […]
Development of Precalculus and Calculus during the Golden Age of Islam
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Historical Context: Knowledge Synthesis in the Islamic Golden Age The Islamic Golden Age (8th–14th century) fostered a […]
Verse 31:27 — Omniscience, Infinite Attributes And Words of Allah
Verse Text: “And if all the trees on earth were pens, and the sea (were ink), with seven more seas added to it, the words of Allah would not be […]
Greenery After Rain: Quranic Signs of Divine Power and Wisdom
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 – 1832), the most celebrated philosopher of Germany, once said: “As often […]
Why the Quran Names a Surah After the Sun and the Morning Brightness?
Epigraph By the morning brightness and by the night when it grows still, your Lord has not forsaken you [Prophet], nor does He hate you, and the future will be […]
The Mystery of Time: Scientific, Philosophical, and Religious Perspectives
Epigraph وَالْعَصْرِ I swear by the passage of time. (Al Quran 103:1) Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times In the Quran, Allah frequently […]
Jim Al-Khalili and the Scientific Heritage of the Muslim World
Promoted post: The Quranic Verses about Math and How It Developed with Astronomy in the Islamic Civilization Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times His […]
Einstein’s Dream that Inspired Relativity
Epigraph He sends water from the sky that fills riverbeds to overflowing, each according to its measure. The stream carries on its surface a growing layer of froth, like the […]
One God, One Universe: Coherence of Monotheism in Philosophy, Theology, and Science
Epigraph: Epigraph: If there had been in the heavens or earth any gods but Him, both heavens and earth would be in ruins: God, Lord of the Throne, is far […]
All Roads Lead to Rome and All Arguments for God Lead to the Fine Tuning of Our Universe
Epigraph He is the Mighty, the Forgiving; Who created the seven heavens, one above the other. You will not see any flaw in what the Lord of Mercy creates. Look […]
Lady Evelyn Cobbold: The First Scottish Convert to Islam
By Rafiq A. Tschannen Lady Evelyn Cobbold, born Lady Evelyn Murray in 1867, was a Scottish noblewoman renowned for her conversion to Islam and for being the first British Muslim […]
The Paradox of the God-Man: Can Jesus Be Both Perfect Man and Fully Divine?
Epigraph When God says, ‘Jesus, son of Mary, did you say to people, “Take me and my mother as two gods alongside God”?’ he will say, ‘May You be exalted! […]
Demons and Exorcism in the Old and New Testaments and Why the Bible Needs to be Read in Light of Science
Promoted post: Demons and Jinns: A Scientific and Medical Examination of Their Non-Existence Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times If my articles are […]
Dr. Omar Suleiman’s Audio About Jinns, But They Do Not Exist?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The above audio is by Dr. Omar Suleiman. Suleiman is an American Islamic scholar, civil rights leader, writer, […]
Demons and Jinns: A Scientific and Medical Examination of Their Non-Existence
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times If you want to tackle the issue only from the perspective of the Quran and Hadith, you can […]
The Glorious Quran and the Mechanisms Preventing Sleep from Deepening into Hibernation, Coma, or Death
Epigraph God takes the souls of the dead and the souls of the living while they sleep –– He keeps hold of those whose death He has ordained and sends […]
Knowing How Different Traditions Read the Quran, Increases Our Understanding: Shiite Interpretation
Epigraph If all the trees on earth were pens and all the seas, with seven more seas besides, [were ink,] still God’s words would not run out: God is almighty […]
Shifting tides: Growing US sympathy for Palestinians reflects changing global attitudes on Israel
Mar 05,2025 – JORDAN TIMES / MICHEAL JANSEN Times are changing attitudes and not in Israel’s favour. Changes in public opinion are even being registered in Israel’s intimate ally, the […]
The Essence of Islam in the Ismaili Shi‘ite Tradition
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Introduction Ismaili Shi‘ism is a branch of Shia Islam known for its emphasis on the esoteric interpretation of […]
Essence of Islam in Sunni Tradition: A Theological and Philosophical Analysis
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Introduction: Sunni Islam, which comprises the majority of Muslims, understands the essence of Islam as submission to the […]
Alfred Hitchcock’s Movie ‘The Wrong Man’ and the Case of the Hereafter
By Aamir Iqbal Yazdani God declares His Scripture, the Koran, as a ‘reminder’ that there is life after death. This life is not the only life. It translates and transforms […]
Quantum Entanglement, Ghazali’s Occasionalism, and God’s Continuous Sustenance of the Universe
Epigraph “Allah! There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him, the Ever-Living, All-Sustaining. Neither drowsiness nor sleep overtakes Him. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever […]
Scientists created a ‘woolly mouse’ with mammoth traits. Is it a step toward bringing back the extinct giant?
By Katie Hunt, CNN It’s tiny, but this lab mouse could have a mammoth impact. With curly whiskers and wavy, light hair that grows three times longer than that of an […]
Every Nobel Prize in Sciences is A Eulogy And Glorification of God, the Creator and the Sustainer of Our Universe
Epigraph الَّذِي خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ طِبَاقًا ۖ مَّا تَرَىٰ فِي خَلْقِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ مِن تَفَاوُتٍ ۖ فَارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ هَلْ تَرَىٰ مِن فُطُورٍ ثُمَّ ارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ كَرَّتَيْنِ يَنقَلِبْ إِلَيْكَ الْبَصَرُ خَاسِئًا وَهُوَ حَسِيرٌ He […]
Ayat al-Kursi: The Crown Verse of the Quran (2:255)
“Allah! There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him, the Ever-Living, All-Sustaining. Neither drowsiness nor sleep overtakes Him. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is […]
Molecular Evidence for Evolution: How DNA and Proteins Prove Common Ancestry
Epigraph What is the matter with you? Why will you not fear God’s majesty, when He has created you stage by stage? Have you ever wondered how God created seven […]
What the Quran Says About Itself
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Quran, Islam’s holy scripture, contains numerous passages in which it describes its own nature, purpose, and characteristics. […]
Does Al-Ghazali’s Occasionalism Naturally Follow From the Quranic Omniscience and Omnipotence of God?
Epigraph God: there is no god but Him, the Ever Living, the Ever Watchful. Neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him. All that is in the heavens and in the earth […]
Albert Einstein’s Pantheism: A Compliment In Disguise to God
Epigraph الَّذِي خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ طِبَاقًا ۖ مَّا تَرَىٰ فِي خَلْقِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ مِن تَفَاوُتٍ ۖ فَارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ هَلْ تَرَىٰ مِن فُطُورٍ ثُمَّ ارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ كَرَّتَيْنِ يَنقَلِبْ إِلَيْكَ الْبَصَرُ خَاسِئًا وَهُوَ حَسِيرٌ He […]
A Cumulative Case for the God of Abrahamic Faiths
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Introduction: The belief in one God – as professed in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam – can be supported […]
Shias Are Definitely Muslims, Because I Abhor Inter-sectarian Violence
Epigraph: “It was only as a mercy that We sent you [Prophet] to all people.” (Al Quran 21:107) “The believers in their mutual kindness, compassion, and sympathy are just like […]
Famous Muslim Scholars on Jinn And How To Save Ourselves
Epigraph “Show me your evidence then, if what you say is true?” (Al Quran 27:64 and 2:111) Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times There […]
Birth of Modern Medicine: Jean-Martin Charcot’s Analysis of Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, located in Lourdes, France, stands as a significant pilgrimage destination, drawing […]
Yasir Qadhi’s Views On Jinns, Many of the Muslim Masses Know Better
Epigraph “Show me your evidence then, if what you say is true?” (Al Quran 27:64 and 2:111) Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Dr. […]
The Jargeau (Loiret) ditib mosque completely destroyed by a fire in France
By Muhammad February 27, 2025 In a press release published on February 26, the French Council for Muslim worship (CFCM) indicates that the Ditib de Jargeau Mosque (45) was entirely […]
Javed Ghamidi Nicely Articulating the Hard Problem of Consciousness And Introducing the Glorious Quran
Epigraph And they ask you concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my Lord; and of the knowledge thereof you have been given but a little.’ […]
Racism: We Worry So Much About Our Immediate Ancestors, What About Distant Ones?
Epigraph: وَهُوَ الَّذِي أَنشَأَكُم مِّن نَّفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ فَمُسْتَقَرٌّ وَمُسْتَوْدَعٌ ۗ قَدْ فَصَّلْنَا الْآيَاتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَفْقَهُونَ It is He who first produced you from a single soul, then gave you a place […]
I Asked ChatGPT: What the Muslim Nation Needs the Most?
Presented by Zia H Shah MD The global Muslim community, or Ummah, faces a myriad of challenges in the contemporary world. To navigate these effectively, a multifaceted approach is essential, […]
The Glorious Quran: ‘Humanity Came from a Single Soul!’
Epigraph: وَهُوَ الَّذِي أَنشَأَكُم مِّن نَّفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ فَمُسْتَقَرٌّ وَمُسْتَوْدَعٌ ۗ قَدْ فَصَّلْنَا الْآيَاتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَفْقَهُونَ It is He who first produced you from a single soul, then gave you a place […]
Einstein Can Be Best Described As A Pantheist, All the Applaud and Criticism Will Then Apply
Epigraph He created the heavens without any visible support, and He placed firm mountains on the earth––in case it should shake under you ––and He spread all kinds of animals […]
Freeman Dyson Explains Science and Einstein’s God in A Few Minutes
Presented by Zia H Shah MD Freeman John Dyson (December 15, 1923 – February 28, 2020) was a British-born American theoretical physicist and mathematician renowned for his extensive contributions to […]
How a Quranic Verse About Fasting Becomes a Proof for the Truth of the Glorious Quran
Epigraph: يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ O ye who believe! fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed […]
Ghazali’s Occasionalism, The Miracle of Light and the Crown Verse of the Quran
Epigraph God: there is no god but Him, the Ever Living, the Ever Watchful. Neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him. All that is in the heavens and in the earth […]
The Quranic Paradise and the Extra Dimensions of Our Universe
Epigraph سَابِقُوا إِلَىٰ مَغْفِرَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَجَنَّةٍ عَرْضُهَا كَعَرْضِ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ أُعِدَّتْ لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ فَضْلُ اللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَن يَشَاءُ ۚ وَاللَّهُ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِيمِ So race for your […]
Wave-Particle Duality and the Double Slit Experiment
Epigraph: الَّذِي خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ طِبَاقًا ۖ مَّا تَرَىٰ فِي خَلْقِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ مِن تَفَاوُتٍ ۖ فَارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ هَلْ تَرَىٰ مِن فُطُورٍ ثُمَّ ارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ كَرَّتَيْنِ يَنقَلِبْ إِلَيْكَ الْبَصَرُ خَاسِئًا وَهُوَ حَسِيرٌ He […]
“Jesus Didn’t Preach Christianity, but Islam!” – British Ex-Christian’s Revert Story!
Epigraph Say, ‘O People of the Book! come to a word common between us and you — that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with […]
The Glorious Quran on Quran
Epigraph If We had sent down this Qur’an on a mountain, thou wouldst certainly have seen it humbled and rent asunder for fear of Allah. And these are similitude that […]
Nafs Al-Mutmainnah Through Dwelling Meaningfully On the Attributes of Allah
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times How can one have peace, when there is death, destruction, crime, genocide, chaos, racism, discrimination and illness all […]
Why Everything and Every New Discovery in Quantum Physics Glorifies Allah
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times When we look at the big picture, in the last century, cosmologists have discovered that our universe is […]
Why Does the Quran Name A Surah After the Constellations?
Epigraph: Exalted is He who put constellations in the heavens, a radiant light, and an illuminating moon –– it is He who made the night and day follow each other […]
Tragic End of Nietzsche and Human Need to Tackle Our Mortality
Prologue post: Philosophical Achievements of Friedrich Nietzsche Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Now that I am in the seventh decade of my life, […]
Life and History of Ahmed Hassan Zewail, A Nobel Laureate
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Ahmed Hassan Zewail (February 26, 1946 – August 2, 2016) was an Egyptian-American chemist renowned for his pioneering […]
Sean Carroll’s Denial of the Fine Tuning Argument
Epigraph: Exalted is He who holds all control in His hands; who has power over all things; who created death and life to test you [people] and reveal which of […]
Moral and Compassionate Life As Foundation for Spirituality or Nafs Al-Mutmainnah
Epigraph And as for those who strive in Our path — We will surely guide them in Our ways. And indeed Allah is with those who do compassionate work. (Al […]
Debate: Does Free Will Lead to God?
Epigraph: “Supposing there was no intelligence behind the universe, no creative mind. In that case, nobody designed my brain for the purpose of thinking. It is merely that when the […]
The Fifth Column That the Theists Need: The Line Up of Deniers of Free Will
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Almost 80% of top scientists, physicists, mathematicians, and philosophers are atheists. I as a theist stand little chance […]
The Best Defense for Theism: Civil War Among Atheists Fighting for Free Will
Epigraph: “Supposing there was no intelligence behind the universe, no creative mind. In that case, nobody designed my brain for the purpose of thinking. It is merely that when the […]
Short Video: Pluralism In Islam
Paul Williams Paul Williams is a British blogger and bibliophile renowned for his work in comparative religion, particularly through his platform, Blogging Theology. He studied philosophy and theology at the […]
From Self-Actualization to Self-Transcendence
Epigraph: And whoso is rid of the covetousness or intense unfulfilled desires of his self, is one who shall be successfully guided. (Al Quran 59:9, 64:16) O serene soul! Return […]
Self-Actualization a Step Towards Soul-At-Peace or Serene Soul
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times In Islamic teachings, the concept of a “soul-at-peace” is referred to as an-nafs al-muṭmaʾinnah. This term describes a […]
The Quran Is Not a Book of Science, But We Need Science to Read Many Parts of It
Epigraph: سَنُرِيهِمْ آيَاتِنَا فِي الْآفَاقِ وَفِي أَنفُسِهِمْ حَتَّىٰ يَتَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ ۗ أَوَلَمْ يَكْفِ بِرَبِّكَ أَنَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ We shall show them Our signs upon the horizons and […]
Where Did the Laws of Nature Come From?
Epigraph: We have created the heavens and the earth and all that is between the two in accordance with the perfect truth and wisdom. (Al Quran 15:85) He is the […]
What Can We Learn From Dyson Freeman in Religion and Science
Collected by Zia H Shah MD His Biography Freeman John Dyson (1923–2020) was a British-American theoretical physicist and mathematician whose work spanned quantum mechanics, astrophysics, and nuclear engineering. His interdisciplinary […]
From Abstract Objects to God
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Results from the 2020 PhilPapers survey, with responses from nearly 1,800 philosophers (mainly from North America, Europe, and […]
Nobel in Physics of 2022 and the Quranic Metaphor from Sleep to Afterlife
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times I am a sleep specialist physician and have been studying sleep not only medically but also philosophically and […]
From Quantum Entanglement to Providence, Record Keeping and Afterlife
Epigraph: “With Him are the keys of the unseen—no one knows them except Him. And He knows what is in the land and sea. Not even a leaf falls without […]
Where Did the Famous Philosopher John Searle Go Wrong on Consciousness?
Epigraph “Consciousness is a biological phenomenon, like photosynthesis, digestion, and mitosis. You know all the biological phenomena. And once you accept that, most, though not all, of the hard problems […]
One Of the Best Self-Help Videos, I Watched This Year
Epigraph: “Surely in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find comfort. Those who have believed and whose hearts are assured by the remembrance of God.” (Al Quran 13:28) Presented by […]
Brit scientists make huge science breakthrough ‘achieving teleportation’ using quantum supercomputer
Story by Douglas Whitbread A team of British scientists has made an earth-shattering science breakthrough and ‘achieved teleportation’ – using a quantum supercomputer. Thrilled researchers at the University of Oxford believe the impressive milestone will […]
The Glorious Quran’s Challenge to the Non-Believers
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Quran challenges those who do not believe to produce a chapter or more like the Quran in […]
Proving the Existence of God through the Quran
By Dr. Umar Razzaq and Naila Mannan This article will be an attempt to prove the existence of God (Allah) by using the holy scripture of Muslims – the Quran. […]
The Nobel in Physics 2022 Also Goes to Al Ghazali
Epigraph: And whoever turns his face in complete submission to God, and is compassionate and does good work, has indeed grasped the most trustworthy handhold. The outcome of every affair […]
You Read This Line, You Are Conscious: Now Marvel Over the Mystery of Your Consciousness!
Epigraph: سَنُرِيهِمْ آيَاتِنَا فِي الْآفَاقِ وَفِي أَنفُسِهِمْ حَتَّىٰ يَتَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ ۗ أَوَلَمْ يَكْفِ بِرَبِّكَ أَنَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ We shall show them Our signs upon the horizons and […]
Henry P. Stapp’s Presentation of Consciousness
Epigraph: سَنُرِيهِمْ آيَاتِنَا فِي الْآفَاقِ وَفِي أَنفُسِهِمْ حَتَّىٰ يَتَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ ۗ أَوَلَمْ يَكْفِ بِرَبِّكَ أَنَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ We shall show them Our signs upon the horizons and […]
Prince Karim Aga Khan IV’s Understanding of the Quran
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Prince Shah Karim Al Hussaini, known as Aga Khan IV, served as the 49th hereditary Imam of the […]
Do the Muslims Already Read the Quran in the Light of Science?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Throughout history, the understanding of the heart’s function has evolved significantly. Until the 16th century, prevailing theories were […]
I Asked ChatGPT to Write an Eulogy for Prince Aga Khan
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Today, we gather to honor and remember His Highness Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV, who passed away […]
Ismaili Muslim leader Aga Khan dies aged 88
John Silk with AP, AFP The Aga Khan Development Network employs some 96,000 people and finances development programs particularly in Asia and Africa. He died “peacefully” surrounded by his family in […]
Water Cycle: A Starting Point for the Novice to Study the Quran
Epigraph: It is God who sends out the winds; they stir up the clouds; He spreads them over the skies as He pleases; He makes them break up and you […]
Summarizing Fool Proof Evidence for Evolution, Namely Common Ancestry, If You Are Still on the Fence
Epigraph What is the matter with you? Why will you not fear God’s majesty, when He has created you stage by stage? Have you ever wondered how God created seven […]
Noah’s Flood the Biblical and the Quranic Narrative
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Ark Encounter is a renowned attraction located in Williamstown, Kentucky, featuring a life-sized replica of Noah’s Ark. […]
Why Does the Quran Name A Surah After the Constellations?
Epigraph: Exalted is He who put constellations in the heavens, a radiant light, and an illuminating moon –– it is He who made the night and day follow each other […]
Dr. Maurice Bucaille and Those Who Have Followed Him in Defense of the Glorious Quran
Epigraph: سَنُرِيهِمْ آيَاتِنَا فِي الْآفَاقِ وَفِي أَنفُسِهِمْ حَتَّىٰ يَتَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ ۗ أَوَلَمْ يَكْفِ بِرَبِّكَ أَنَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ We shall show them Our signs upon the horizons and […]
Can Consciousness Be Only Explained In the Light of the Quran?
Epigraph: وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الرُّوحِ ۖ قُلِ الرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّي وَمَا أُوتِيتُم مِّنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا And they ask you concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my […]
Federico Faggin, PhD: Another Panpsychist?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Federico Faggin, the brilliant physicist and engineer behind the world’s first microprocessor, has taken an unexpected yet deeply […]
Human Consciousness: Panpsychism and Pantheism: Compliments in Disguise to Monotheism?
Epigraph: Eyes cannot reach Him but He reaches the human consciousness. And He is the Incomprehensible, the All-Aware. (Al Quran 6:103) Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of […]
Rumi’s Metaphor of Shy Bride for the Glorious Quran
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Jalal al-Din Rumi, the 13th-century Persian mystic and poet, now known as poet of love in USA, often […]
What Does the Quran Say About the Laws of Nature?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The belief in the laws of nature is deeply rooted in both historical and philosophical contexts, reflecting humanity’s […]
Does the Quran Talk About Millions of Earths?
Epigraph Allah is He, Who created seven heavens and of the earth a similar number. The divine command comes down in their midst that you may know that Allah has […]
Javed Ghamidi About Slavery: From the Quran
Epigraph: When you meet the disbelievers in battle, strike them in the neck, and once they are defeated, bind any captives firmly––later you can release them by grace or by […]
The Eucharist in Christianity and Human Rationality
Epigraph: The Messiah, son of Mary, was only a Messenger; surely, Messengers like unto him had indeed passed away before him. And his mother was a truthful woman. They both […]
How God Interacts With the Universe: Grants Prayers, Guided Evolution, and Delivers Miracles At Times?
Epigraph God’s is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth; He gives life and He causes death; and He has power over all things. He is the First and […]
The Holy Quran: Have You Pondered Over the Camel, How It is Made?
Epigraph أَفَلَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَى الْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ Have you pondered over the camel, how it is made? (Al Quran 88:15) Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the […]
Does the Glorious Quran Want Us to See It Through the Scientific Lens?
Epigraph: سَنُرِيهِمْ آيَاتِنَا فِي الْآفَاقِ وَفِي أَنفُسِهِمْ حَتَّىٰ يَتَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ ۗ أَوَلَمْ يَكْفِ بِرَبِّكَ أَنَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ We shall show them Our signs upon the horizons and […]
Avicenna’s Ontological Argument for the Existence of God from the Crown Verse
Epigraph: God: there is no god but Him, the Ever Living, (الْقَيُّومُ) the Self-Subsisting. Neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him. All that is in the heavens and in the earth […]
Abu Yusuf Ya’qub ibn Ishaq al-Kindi’s Presentation of the Cosmological Argument
Promoted Post: The Glorious Quran: A Comprehensive Presentation of the Cosmological Argument Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Abu Yusuf Ya’qub ibn Ishaq al-Kindi […]
The Glorious Quran: A Comprehensive Presentation of the Cosmological Argument
Epigraph: بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ […]
Are the Northern Lights Hinted in the Quran?
Epigraph: وَجَعَلْنَا السَّمَآءَ سَقْفًا مَّحْفُوْظًا وَّهُمْ عَنْ اٰيٰتِهَا مُعْرِضُوْنَ And We (Allah) have made the heaven a roof, well protected; yet they turn away from its Signs. (Al Quran 21:32) […]
The Glorious Quran: ‘Have You Ever Pondered Over the Water, Which You Drink?’
Epigraph: Do not the disbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were once a singularity, then We parted them asunder? And We made from water every living thing. Will […]
The Quran Speaks of Innumerable Earths Along With Innumerable Stars and Extraterrestrial Life
Epigraph: It is God who created seven heavens and a similar numbers of earths. His command descends throughout them. So you should realize that He has power over all things […]
What Are the Interstellar Clouds and How They Establish the Quran’s Truth
Epigraph وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاءَ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَاعِبِينَ لَوْ أَرَدْنَا أَن نَّتَّخِذَ لَهْوًا لَّاتَّخَذْنَاهُ مِن لَّدُنَّا إِن كُنَّا فَاعِلِينَ And We (Allah) created not the heaven and the earth […]
The Six Day Creation in the Bible and the Quran Interpreted Metaphorically
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Quran states that Allah created the heavens and earth in six days. This is mentioned in multiple […]
The Qur’an Says Allah Made Heavens Before the Earth, but the Bible Disagrees. Should the 2 Billion Christians Care?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Quran states that Allah created the heavens and earth in six days. This is mentioned in multiple […]
Making a Case for Interpreting the Qur’an Through Established Science
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Sometimes, well-meaning Muslim scholars emphasize that the Quran is not a book of science and that we do […]
Malala Yousafzai urges Muslim leaders to back gender apartheid legal push
Story by Reuters Published 12:31 AM EST, Mon January 13, 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai speaks during an international summit on girls’ education in Muslim communities. Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty […]
From Our Expanding Universe to the Extra-Dimensions
Epigraph: وَالسَّمَاءَ بَنَيْنَاهَا بِأَيْدٍ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ وَالْأَرْضَ فَرَشْنَاهَا فَنِعْمَ الْمَاهِدُونَ وَمِن كُلِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقْنَا زَوْجَيْنِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ And We (Allah) have built the heavens as a manifestation of several of […]
A Verse of the Quran and 225 Theories of Consciousness
Epigraph: وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الرُّوحِ ۖ قُلِ الرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّي وَمَا أُوتِيتُم مِّنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا And they ask you concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my […]
The Quran Says Humanity Cannot Even Create a Fly, Is The 2024 Noble Laureate Challenging That?
Epigraph: People, here is an illustration, so listen carefully: those you call on beside God could not, even if they combined all their forces, create a fly, and if a […]
Interpreting two Quranic Verses Through the Writings of Prof. Bart Ehrman
Epigraph O People of the Book, do not exceed your religion’s limits, and say nothing of Allah but the truth. Indeed, the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, was only a […]
Questioning Geoffrey Hinton’s Prediction that AI Will be Conscious
Artificial Intelligence and Afterlife? Epigraph: وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الرُّوحِ ۖ قُلِ الرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّي وَمَا أُوتِيتُم مِّنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا And they ask you concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by […]
Javed Ghamidi’s Video: We Cannot be Possessed by Jinns
Commentary by Zia H Shah MD I completely agree with Javed Ahmed Ghamidi’s statement that Jinns cannot possess us. Here are some more details: Both the Quran and hadith make […]
Does the Quran Describe Survival of the Fittest?
Epigraph: Blessed is He in Whose hand is the kingdom, and He has power over all things; Who has created death and life that He might try you — which […]
Book Review: The Substance of Consciousness: A Comprehensive Defense of Contemporary Substance Dualism
Epigraph: وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الرُّوحِ ۖ قُلِ الرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّي وَمَا أُوتِيتُم مِّنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا And they ask you concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my […]
Ghamidi: The Reality of The Pul Siraat or the Straight Bridge
“Pul-e-Siraat” translates to “the bridge of Siraat.” In Muslim eschatology, the Siraat is a bridge that connects the world to paradise and passes over the chasm of hell. The word […]
Why are Christians leaving religion in the West?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times In recent decades, Western societies have witnessed a notable decline in Christian affiliation, with many individuals choosing to […]
Free Will Incompatibilists: Spinoza, Robert Sapolsky, Derk Pereboom and Galen Strawson
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, the Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Most of the Muslims are Muslims by tradition. They have been born into Muslim families, […]
The Night of Glory in the Quran and the Butterfly Effect
Epigraph: In the name of God, the Lord of Mercy, the Giver of Mercy. We sent the Quran and the destiny down on the Night of Glory. What will explain […]
For Theologians and Philosophers Do or Die Moment: Study Quantum Physics
The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comment It may not be easy to master all of mathematics of quantum physics. May be physicists struggle with this as well, my guess. But, […]
Atheist Philosophers and Scientists Possessed by Laplace’s Demon
Epigraph The Crashing Blow! What is the Crashing Blow? What will explain to you what the Crashing Blow is? On a Day when people will be like scattered moths and […]
Quranic Embellishment of the Biblical Description of Baby Moses
Commentary by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Many a Christian apologist have alleged over the centuries that the Quran is copied from the Bible as it has […]
Video: Copenhagen vs Many Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics for Dummies
Epigraph: الَّذِي خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ طِبَاقًا ۖ مَّا تَرَىٰ فِي خَلْقِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ مِن تَفَاوُتٍ ۖ فَارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ هَلْ تَرَىٰ مِن فُطُورٍ ثُمَّ ارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ كَرَّتَيْنِ يَنقَلِبْ إِلَيْكَ الْبَصَرُ خَاسِئًا وَهُوَ حَسِيرٌ He […]
Bishop John Shelby Spong: ‘Resurrection: Myth or Reality?’
Epigraph: And their saying, ‘We did kill the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, the Messenger of Allah;’ whereas they slew him not, nor crucified him, but he was made to […]
Blackburn Ahmadiyya group slams cousin marriage ban bill
How is the Muslim Times Serving You: About Us By David Jagger @davejagger Digital Audience and Content Editor Existing legislation states the prohibited degrees of relationship for marriage include those […]
‘Burqa Ban’ Officially Comes Into Effect In Switzerland, No Face Coverings Allowed From Jan 1
Central Council of Muslims in Switzerland considered it “a dark day” for Muslims while accusing it of promoting exclusion and inequality. In Switzerland, the wearing of face coverings, such as […]
Perspective: Theists are Grateful for Our Universe and Atheists are Whining
Epigraph: Blessed is He in Whose hand is the kingdom, and He has power over all things; Who has created death and life that He might try you — which […]
Javed Ahmed Ghamidi and Me: Human Evolution and the Quran
Presented by Zia H Shah MD, the Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Javed Ahmed Ghamidi is one of the most respected and effective Muslim scholar from Pakistan back ground. […]
Is Our Consciousness a Hallucination?
Epigraph: And they ask you concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my Lord; and of the knowledge thereof you have been given but a little.’ […]
Does the Electron Exist? Does Our World Exist?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The electron is a fundamental subatomic particle integral to our understanding of matter and energy. However, […]
The chosen few audios and videos for Quantum Mechanics
Schrodinger’s Equation … … Space and Time
Ismaili Muslim View of the Prophet’s Miraj and Ahmadiyya views
source https://ismailignosis.com/2024/02/12/the-ismaili-muslim-view-of-miraj/ and Ahmadiyya Muslim’s view … Journey of the Holy Prophet(sa) to Heaven Guidance from the Holy Quran and Hadith – Spiritual journey, not physical In order to prove the […]
From Many Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics to Afterlife
Epigraph: They say, ‘When we die and turn into dust and decomposed bones, then shall we be raised up after given life again?’ (Al Quran 23:82) Written and collected by […]
If You Feel Existence of God, You Don’t Need to Prove to Atheists, Like You Don’t Need To Demonstrate Your Spousal Love to Others
The sensus divinitatis in Christianity and Islam Epigraph: Oh Prophet, when your Lord took out the offspring from the loins of the Children of Adam and made them bear witness […]
David Deutsch – Many Worlds of Quantum Theory
Commentary written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times David Deutsch’s Contributions to the Many-Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Theory David Deutsch, a distinguished physicist […]
Alan Guth and Inflationary Universe Theory
… … Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Inflation Theory in Cosmology Inflation theory is a pivotal concept in cosmology that proposes a period […]
The Miracle of Light According to Einstein’s Theory of Special Relativity
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times In the realm of physics, contemplating the perspective of an observer traveling alongside a photon—essentially moving at the […]
Nobel Laureate and Recipient of the Templeton Award: Frank Wilczek: By Studying God’s Work We Discover Who God Is!
Epigraph: الَّذِي خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ طِبَاقًا ۖ مَّا تَرَىٰ فِي خَلْقِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ مِن تَفَاوُتٍ ۖ فَارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ هَلْ تَرَىٰ مِن فُطُورٍ ثُمَّ ارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ كَرَّتَيْنِ يَنقَلِبْ إِلَيْكَ الْبَصَرُ خَاسِئًا وَهُوَ حَسِيرٌ He […]
Alan Guth Describing His and Other Cosmologist’s Belief in Many-Worlds Interpretation of quantum mechanics
Commentary written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Many-Worlds Interpretation (MWI) of quantum mechanics is a theoretical framework that posits the existence […]
Richard Dawkins Fooled by Lawrence Krauss
Epigraph: بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ […]
Quantum Physics for Dummies: Copenhagen Interpretation And Others
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Copenhagen interpretation, formulated in the mid-1920s by physicists Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg, is one of the […]
“Schrödinger’s Cat,” And Its Bearing on Human Consciousness and Total Reality
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Erwin Schrödinger, an Austrian theoretical physicist, made groundbreaking contributions to quantum mechanics, most notably through the formulation of […]
Quantum Physics for Dummies: Nobel Prize of 2022
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Quantum Mechanics or Quantum Physics now has been there for a century and is behind a lot of […]
Commentary of the Crown Verse and More Through Quantum Physics
Epigraph: Allah: there is no god but Him, the Ever Living, the Ever Watchful. Neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him. All that is in the heavens and in the earth […]
Imagining Our Immortality and Eternal Life Through Quantum Physics
Epigraph: “Does not man see that We have created him from a mere sperm-drop? He disputes openly, producing arguments against Us, forgetting his own creation. He says, ‘Who can give […]
For Decades I Obsessed, How Can God Guide Evolution, Until I Discovered Quantum Miracles
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Jeff Tollaksen, a prominent physicist and co-director of the Institute for Quantum Studies at Chapman University, has made […]
If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The philosophical query, “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, […]
The Universe Is Not Locally Real, and the Physics Nobel Prize Winners Proved It
Epigraph: الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ All praise belongs to Allah, Sustainer of all the worlds. (Al Quran 1:2) إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُمْسِكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ أَن تَزُولَا ۚ وَلَئِن زَالَتَا إِنْ أَمْسَكَهُمَا مِنْ […]
Consciousness: Focusing on Christof Koch a Coworker of Francis Crick
Epigraph: وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الرُّوحِ ۖ قُلِ الرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّي وَمَا أُوتِيتُم مِّنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا And they ask you concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my […]
Karen Armstrong an Ex-Catholic Nun, Who Introduces Muhammad and Islam to the West
Epigraph: Say, ‘People of the Book, let us arrive at a statement that is common to us all: we worship God alone, we ascribe no partner to Him, and none […]
Our Breathtaking Universe and The Three Magical Wands: Weak and Strong Emergence and Gravity
Epigraph: الَّذِي خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ طِبَاقًا ۖ مَّا تَرَىٰ فِي خَلْقِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ مِن تَفَاوُتٍ ۖ فَارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ هَلْ تَرَىٰ مِن فُطُورٍ ثُمَّ ارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ كَرَّتَيْنِ يَنقَلِبْ إِلَيْكَ الْبَصَرُ خَاسِئًا وَهُوَ حَسِيرٌ He […]
Thomas Paine: Founding Father, Who Pinned Organized Religion Against Reason
Epigraph: Say to them, O Prophet: “Bring forth your proof if you are truthful in and convinced of your claim!” (Al Quran 2:111) Christianity is the strangest religion ever set […]
Video: Why the “Unreasonable Effectiveness” of Mathematics?
Epigraph: الَّذِي خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ طِبَاقًا ۖ مَّا تَرَىٰ فِي خَلْقِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ مِن تَفَاوُتٍ ۖ فَارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ هَلْ تَرَىٰ مِن فُطُورٍ ثُمَّ ارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ كَرَّتَيْنِ يَنقَلِبْ إِلَيْكَ الْبَصَرُ خَاسِئًا وَهُوَ حَسِيرٌ He […]
Frank Wilczek: A Nobel Laureate, Who Also Received Templeton Award
Epigraph: الَّذِي خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ طِبَاقًا ۖ مَّا تَرَىٰ فِي خَلْقِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ مِن تَفَاوُتٍ ۖ فَارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ هَلْ تَرَىٰ مِن فُطُورٍ ثُمَّ ارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ كَرَّتَيْنِ يَنقَلِبْ إِلَيْكَ الْبَصَرُ خَاسِئًا وَهُوَ حَسِيرٌ He […]
Can We Trust Our Reasoning: Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Alvin Plantinga’s Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism (EAAN) challenges the coherence of simultaneously holding beliefs in both naturalism […]
The Seventy Million Cheating Spouses of Ashley Madison Site, Do We Need Better Morality and Religion?
Epigraph: We call to witness the Fig and the Olive, and Mount Sinai, and this Inviolate City, that We have created man in the best mold; then, if he works […]
Nuremberg Trials and Foundation of Our Morality
Epigraph: Do they seek a religion other than God’s, while to Him submits whatever is in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, and to Him shall they be […]
Philosophers: The grounding of morality in God
Epigraph: Do they seek a religion other than God’s, while to Him submits whatever is in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, and to Him shall they be […]
Georg Cantor’s Transfinite Numbers and the Infinite God of Abrahamic Faiths
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Georg Cantor (1845–1918), the pioneering mathematician renowned for developing set theory and introducing the concept of transfinite numbers, […]
Palestinian Christians facing an existential threat
Chris Doyle December 24, 2024 Every year, at Christmas, much of the world turns its eyes to Bethlehem and the world of two millennia ago. Images of the baby Jesus […]
Aristotle’s Eternal Universe, the Big Bang and the Quran
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Aristotle’s Metaphysics Aristotle, the eminent Greek philosopher of the 4th century BCE, posited that the universe is eternal, […]
The Quranic Presentation of Cosmology Inspires Awe and True Admiration, When We Recall Aristotle
Epigraph: We will show them Our Signs in the universe and also among their own selves, until it becomes manifest to them that the Quran is the truth. (Al Quran […]
The Mystery of Gravity and the Quranic Verses about It
Epigraph: He created the heavens without any visible support, and He placed firm mountains on the earth––in case it should shake under you––and He spread all kinds of animals around […]
Cognitive dissonance and how to overcome it?
Epigraph: Why don’t they ponder over the Quran, had it been from anyone other than All-Knowing God, they would have found ample contradiction in it. (Al Quran 4:82) Allah it […]
Five Seminal Scientific Discoveries that Came Through Dreams
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Throughout history, dreams have played a pivotal role in some of humanity’s most remarkable scientific discoveries. These nocturnal […]
Eastern Germany’s First Big Mosque — “Probably Easier To Get A Nuclear Plant Built”
The first mosque in East Germany to have visible Islamic architecture is soon to open in Erfurt, in the State of Thuringia. But it’s already become a target for Islamophobic […]
Eucharist: A Christian Sacrament in Different Denominations
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Eucharist, also known as Holy Communion or the Lord’s Supper, is a central sacrament in Christianity, commemorating […]
Why Did Dr. Abdus Salam Recite Two Quranic Verses in His Nobel Banquet Speech?
Epigraph: الَّذِي خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ طِبَاقًا ۖ مَّا تَرَىٰ فِي خَلْقِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ مِن تَفَاوُتٍ ۖ فَارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ هَلْ تَرَىٰ مِن فُطُورٍ ثُمَّ ارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ كَرَّتَيْنِ يَنقَلِبْ إِلَيْكَ الْبَصَرُ خَاسِئًا وَهُوَ حَسِيرٌ He […]
Can the Study of Early History of Trinity in Ecumenical Councils Bring Christians Closer to Unitarianism?
Epigraph: O People of the Book, exceed not the limits in your religion, and say not of Allah anything but the truth. Indeed, the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, was only […]
God Particle in Quantum Physics: Theological Implications?
Epigraph: We will show them Our Signs in the universe and also in their own consciousness until it becomes manifest to them that the Quran is the truth. (Al Quran […]
PBS Video: How Muslims Influenced Thomas Jefferson and America’s Founders
CBS Video: The Duality of President Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson is remembered as a progressive man who wrote the Declaration of Independence and called slavery an abomination, yet he was […]
Ted Talk: What hallucinations reveal about our minds and revelations
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Hallucinations—perceptual experiences occurring without corresponding external stimuli—pose significant challenges to materialist and naturalist frameworks, which assert that all […]
Standing in Awe of God’s Creation: Photosynthesis and Quantum Coherence
Epigraph: We will show them Our Signs in the universe and also in their own consciousness until it becomes manifest to them that the Quran is the truth. (Al Quran […]
Nobel of 2022: Quantum Entanglement, Stranger Than Science Fiction
Epigraph: We will show them Our Signs in the universe and also in their own consciousness until it becomes manifest to them that the Quran is the truth. (Al Quran […]
How Electron and Positron Enhance My Belief in the Quran and God’s Providence?
Epigraph: وَمِن كُلِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقْنَا زَوْجَيْنِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ And of everything have We created pairs that you may reflect. (Al Quran 51:49) Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor […]
Bats are Mammals, But According to the Quran They Are Birds Singing God’s Praises
Epigraph: We will show them Our Signs in the universe and also in their own consciousness, until it becomes manifest to them that the Quran is the truth. (Al Quran […]
Mother Mary As God Bearer: Is it Biologically Possible?
Epigraph: Glory be to Allah! He is far higher than what they ascribe to Him, the Creator of the heavens and earth! How could He have children when He has […]
Learning Trinity from Different Christian Philosophers and Theologians May Bring You to Islam or Judaism
… … Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times If you are a believing Christian and has landed here somehow, let me suggest a simple […]
Two Natures of Jesus: Can God Make a Square Circle or a Finite Infinity?
Epigraph: God: there is no god but Him, the Ever Living, the Ever Watchful. Neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him. All that is in the heavens and in the earth […]
Dr. Maurice Bucaille and Bucailleism in the Study of the Quran
Epigraph The disbelievers say: This Quran is naught but a lie that Muhammad has fabricated, and other people have helped him with it. They have, thereby, perpetrated an injustice and […]
Are Female Honey Bees Evidence for Guided Evolution?
Epigraph: وَأَوْحَىٰ رَبُّكَ إِلَى النَّحْلِ أَنِ اتَّخِذِي مِنَ الْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا وَمِنَ الشَّجَرِ وَمِمَّا يَعْرِشُونَ ثُمَّ كُلِي مِن كُلِّ الثَّمَرَاتِ فَاسْلُكِي سُبُلَ رَبِّكِ ذُلُلًا ۚ يَخْرُجُ مِن بُطُونِهَا شَرَابٌ مُّخْتَلِفٌ أَلْوَانُهُ فِيهِ شِفَاءٌ […]
The Female Bees and the Male Bees, How Did the Quran Know?
Epigraph: وَأَوْحَىٰ رَبُّكَ إِلَى النَّحْلِ أَنِ اتَّخِذِي مِنَ الْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا وَمِنَ الشَّجَرِ وَمِمَّا يَعْرِشُونَ ثُمَّ كُلِي مِن كُلِّ الثَّمَرَاتِ فَاسْلُكِي سُبُلَ رَبِّكِ ذُلُلًا ۚ يَخْرُجُ مِن بُطُونِهَا شَرَابٌ مُّخْتَلِفٌ أَلْوَانُهُ فِيهِ شِفَاءٌ […]
Alex O’Connor & Dr. Francis Collins debate God’s existence
Pope Francis and the Pluralism of Faith: Embracing Unity in Diversity Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Pope Francis, since the beginning of his […]
Google Says It Appears to Have Accessed Parallel Universes
Promoted post: Arguing for Extra Dimensions in Physics from God’s Omniscience Source: MSN Story by Victor Tangermann Google has made an eyebrow-raising claim, saying that its new quantum chip may […]
Videos: Different Philosophers, Physicists and Theologians on Why is There Anything at All?
Epigraph: بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ […]
George F.R. Ellis’ Contributions to Religion and Science Themes
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Recipients of Templeton awards, who are awarded based on their academic contributions, are great teachers in the domain […]
Former Archbishop of Canterbury and Atheists Debate
Pope Francis and the Pluralism of Faith: Embracing Unity in Diversity Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Pope Francis, since the beginning of his […]
Where are they, all those Aliens? The Quran Did Prophesize them
Epigraph: It is God who created seven heavens and a similar [number] of earths. His command descends throughout them. So you should realize that He has power over all things […]
Schrodinger’s Cat to Show Us, Marvel of God’s Creation and Our Consciousness
Epigraph: We will show them Our Signs in the universe and also among their own selves, until it becomes manifest to them that the Quran is the truth. (Al Quran […]
Could Our Universe be a Simulation and Afterlife More Real?
Epigraph: “The life of this world is merely an amusement and a diversion; the true life is in the Hereafter, if only they knew.” (Al Quran 29:64) “The Universe is […]
BBC One Dialogue: Did Man Create God?
Journey to Monotheism: Five Short Testimonies Epigraph: We will show them Our Signs in the universe and also among their own selves, until it becomes manifest to them that the […]
The Universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose
“The Universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose.” ― J.B.S. Haldane, Possible Worlds
The Holy Quran: Adam from a Statue of Mud or Guided Evolution?
Epigraph: اللَّهُ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فِي سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ اسْتَوَىٰ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ … ذَٰلِكَ عَالِمُ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ الَّذِي أَحْسَنَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ ۖ وَبَدَأَ خَلْقَ الْإِنسَانِ مِن […]
Peter van Inwagen: In Defense of Incompatibilism
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Free will is a very important and ubiquitous debate in modern philosophy, which ultimately has a great relevance […]
The Declining Belief in the the Resurrection of Jesus in Europe
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Belief in the resurrection of Jesus varies significantly across European countries, reflecting diverse religious landscapes and cultural contexts. […]
Did the miracle of the five loaves and two fish literally happen?
Epigraph “And when My servants ask you about Me, say: ‘I am near. I answer the prayer of the supplicant when he prays to Me. So they should hearken to […]
Pope Francis and the Pluralism of Faith: Embracing Unity in Diversity
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Pope Francis, since the beginning of his papacy in 2013, has been a vocal advocate for interfaith dialogue […]
Antony Flew’s Journey from Atheism to Deism at Age 85
Epigraph: We will show them Our Signs in the universe and also among their own selves, until it becomes manifest to them that the Quran is the truth. (Al Quran […]
Journey to Monotheism: Five Short Testimonies
Epigraph: We will show them Our Signs in the universe and also among their own selves, until it becomes manifest to them that the Quran is the truth. (Al Quran […]
Why do most Muslims believe in their religion?
Epigraph: We will show them Our Signs in the universe and also among their own selves, until it becomes manifest to them that the Quran is the truth. (Al Quran […]
JP Moreland’s Exposition of Human Consciousness, Free Will and Soul
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times James Porter Moreland (born March 9, 1948), better known as J. P. Moreland, is an American philosopher, theologian, and Christian apologist. He is […]
Avicenna’s exposition of cosmological argument
Epigraph: بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ […]
Rumi’s Message of the Quran
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī, the esteemed 13th-century Persian poet and Sufi mystic, intricately wove the teachings of the […]
Rumi’s love and pluralism
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī, the 13th-century Persian poet and Sufi mystic, is celebrated for his profound meditations on […]
Quranic Challenge to the Atheists: Restore the Soul of the Dying Man, If You Can?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Majority of the European countries are now atheists. If we do surveys of the leading scientists, mathematicians and […]
What is the Nature of Personal Identity and Its Implication on Afterlife?
Epigraph Can man not see that We created him from a drop of fluid? Yet– lo and behold!– he disputes openly, producing arguments against Us, forgetting his own creation. He […]
David Bentley Hart: An Insightful Eastern Orthodox theologian and philosopher
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times There is so much common in the Abrahamic faiths, between Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The believers often dwell […]
Prof. Bernard Carr, cosmologist and friend of Hawking, on consciousness and parapsychology
Studying Consciousness: Are the Gaps in Our Understanding God-of-the-Gaps or A Profound Proof for God? Epigraph: وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الرُّوحِ ۖ قُلِ الرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّي وَمَا أُوتِيتُم مِّنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا And […]
Consciousness: Would We Ever Completely Know It?
Epigraph: وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الرُّوحِ ۖ قُلِ الرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّي وَمَا أُوتِيتُم مِّنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا And they ask you concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my […]
Hibernation: How It Helps the Quranic Metaphor Between Sleep and Death
Epigraph: Allah takes away the souls of human beings at the time of their death; and of those also that are not yet dead, during their sleep. And then He retains those against which […]
Studying Consciousness: Are the Gaps in Our Understanding God-of-the-Gaps or A Profound Proof for God?
Epigraph: وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الرُّوحِ ۖ قُلِ الرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّي وَمَا أُوتِيتُم مِّنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا And they ask you concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my […]
Can Every Quantum Particle be Proto-Conscious in An Atheist World View?
Epigraph: وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الرُّوحِ ۖ قُلِ الرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّي وَمَا أُوتِيتُم مِّنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا And they ask you concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my […]
Salam, Weinberg, and Glashow’s Nobel in Physics
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times In 1979, the Nobel Prize in Physics was jointly awarded to Sheldon Lee Glashow, Abdus Salam, and Steven […]
Different Philosophers Arguing God from Consciousness
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The argument from consciousness is an argument for the existence of God that claims characteristics of human consciousness (such as qualia) cannot be explained by the physical […]
Artificial Intelligence and Afterlife?
Epigraph: وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الرُّوحِ ۖ قُلِ الرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّي وَمَا أُوتِيتُم مِّنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا And they ask you concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my […]
A Question of Time: Why AI Will Never Be Conscious
A computer with AI cannot replicate the dynamics of a conscious brain. By Marc Wittmann Ph.D. Sense of Time Source: Psychology Today Posted August 3, 2024 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley Key points […]
Abrahamic Faiths: Why God, Not Nothing?
Epigraph: بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ […]
How Fine-Tuning of Our Universe Leads to God
Epigraph: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
The Simulation Hypothesis and Its Bearing on Afterlife
Epigraph: مَّا خَلْقُكُمْ وَلَا بَعْثُكُمْ إِلَّا كَنَفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ بَصِيرٌ Creating and resurrecting all of you is like creating or resurrecting a single soul: God is all hearing and […]
Stephen Barr’s Critique of Physicalism: A Comprehensive Exploration
Epigraph: Allah takes away the souls of human beings at the time of their death; and of those also that are not yet dead, during their sleep. And then He […]
‘Would you survive 72 hours?’ Germany and the Nordic countries prepare citizens for possible war
Apps and booklets are offering advice on how to build a bunker, stockpile food and live without electricity in case the worst happens Jon Henley, Miranda Bryant and Kate Connolly Fri 29 Nov […]
Stephen Barr’s Crusade Against Ontological Physicalism: Is Killing a Human Like Turning off a Robot?
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32) … Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the […]
Interpretations of Libet’s Findings for and against free will
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times 1. Free Will as Illusory Some philosophers and neuroscientists interpret Libet’s findings as evidence that free will does […]
Arguments for the Existence of God in the Qur’an: A Philosophical and Spiritual Perspective
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Qur’an, the holy scripture of Islam, is not just a book of guidance and laws but also […]
Charles Tart: Physicalism Leads to Loss of Purpose
… … Charles T. Tart (born 1937) is an American psychologist and parapsychologist known for his psychological work on the nature of consciousness (particularly altered states of consciousness), as one of the founders of the field […]
John Searle’s Humility and Objectivity in Understanding Consciousness, Free Will, Soul and Afterlife
Epigraph: Before, they overindulged in luxury and persisted in great sin, always saying, ‘What? When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we then be raised up? […]
Philosophical Zombies and Their Implications on Human Consciousness
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The concept of philosophical zombies—hypothetical beings indistinguishable from humans in behavior and physiology but devoid of conscious experience—has […]
Erdoğan warns against ‘artificial religion’ trying to erase other faiths
Source: Daily Sabah ISTANBUL Nov 26, 2024 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaks at a Religious Council meeting, Ankara, Türkiye, Nov. 26, 2024. (AA Photo) Addressing the seventh edition of the Religious […]
Atheists versus Atheists: Daniel Dennett Finds the Very Idea of Zombies Incoherent
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Hear Daniel Dennett around minute 19 of this video, Dennett denies the very idea of zombies and the […]
Atheist versus Atheist: Determinism, Compatibilist or Neither in the Free Will Debate?
Theists of various variety are often at daggers drawn with each other. Muslim versus Christian, Genocide in Gaza, sectarian wars among the Muslims. We, the theists, present an endless comedy […]
How Libertarian or Real Freewill Leads to God
Epigraph The Crashing Blow! What is the Crashing Blow? What will explain to you what the Crashing Blow is? On a Day when people will be like scattered moths and […]
Warren Brown – How Can Real Free Will Work?
… Warren S. Brown is founder and previous director of the Lee Edward Travis Research Institute at the Fuller Theological Seminary and Professor of Psychology in the Graduate School of […]
Reasons of Diminishing Influence of Religion in the West
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Western world has experienced a notable decline in religious affiliation and practice over recent decades. This trend […]
Arguing God from Consciousness
Epigraph: And they ask you concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my Lord; and of the knowledge thereof you have been given but a little.’ […]
Video: Is God Knowable Through Metaphysics?
Epigraph: بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ […]
Next time they say “God is evil,” say THIS
Epigraph: Exalted is He who holds all control in His hands; who has power over all things; who created death and life to test you [people] and reveal which of […]
Pew Research Center: Facts About Sikhism
Many Sikhs around the world this week celebrate the birth of Guru Nanak, founder of Sikhism, India’s fourth-largest religion. Most of the world’s Sikhs live in the Indian state of Punjab, […]
God or No God? — The Real Fairytale
It is the person who passionately insists on no involvement of such a force that has to furnish evidence for their fairytale belief in magical ex-nihilo creation. Extraordinary claims do […]
David Bentley Hart Refuting Atheist Cosmologists
Epigraph: بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ […]
Had Muslims Paid Attention to the Quran, They Would Have Discovered Camels’ Evolution
Epigraph Do they not then look at the camel, how it is created? And at the heaven, how it is raised high? And at the mountains, how they are set […]
Favoring Theistic Evolution Over Blind Evolution
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The debate between theistic evolution and atheistic evolution centers on whether the process of evolution is guided by […]
The Miracle of Creation Through Evolution: How God Used a Virus to Get Us a Placenta?
Epigraph: “We created man from an essence of clay, then We placed him as a drop of fluid in a safe place, then We made that drop into a clinging […]
Philosophical Thought Experiments to Grasp the Hard Problem of Consciousness
Epigraph: And they ask you concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my Lord; and of the knowledge thereof you have been given but a little.’ […]
A nation in denial: Why Israel’s defeat is imminent
Nov 19,2024 – JORDAN TIMES / Ramzy Baroud The paradoxical phrase, ‘running away forward’ is one of the most apt descriptions that illustrates the state of Israeli affairs now. It […]
Afterlife: Do We Need This Hope?
Epigraph: Surely, the Believers, and the Jews, and the Christians and the Sabians — whichever party from among these truly believes in Allah and the Last Day and does good deeds — […]
Poll finds over half of Swiss residents don’t believe in God
Promoted Post: Video: With Robert Kuhn and John Polkinghorn: If Christians, Jews and Atheists Debate, Islam Wins? And: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years […]
Scopesthesia: Would It Suggest Extra Dimensions?
Scopesthesia, also known as the sense of being stared at, is the ability to sense when someone is staring at you without using known sensory cues. Examples of Scopesthesia include: The […]
PBS: Quantum Entanglement to Unentangle Your Mind
Everything is a Miracle According to the Holy Quran and Albert Einstein Epigraph: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that […]
Why is There Anything At All: The Seminal Question that Leads Us To God
Epigraph: هُوَ الْأَوَّلُ وَالْآخِرُ وَالظَّاهِرُ وَالْبَاطِنُ ۖ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ Allah is the First and the Last, and the Manifest and the Hidden, and He knows all things full well. (Al […]
Javed Ahmed Ghamidi Beginning to Include Evolution in His Theology
The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comment I am very fond of Javed Ahmed Ghamidi, so I keep listening to him. I am very glad that Ghamidi has more recently opened […]
Video: Why is There Something Rather than Nothing?
Epigraph: بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ […]
Dawkins Versus Nietzsche: End Result of Atheism?
By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Richard Dawkins writes in his book, the God Delusion: “Being an atheist is nothing to be apologetic about. On the […]
The Muslims, the Christians and the Atheists Need to Talk: While the Majority In Indonesia and Turkey See the Necessity of God for Morality, Only 15% of French Do
% who say it is necessary to believe in God to be moral: 🇮🇩Indonesia 96% 🇵🇭Philippines 96% 🇳🇬Nigeria 93% 🇧🇷Brazil 84% 🇮🇳India 79% 🇹🇷Turkey 75% 🇲🇽Mexico 55% 🇺🇸U.S. 44% 🇷🇺Russia […]
Pitching the Best of Atheism Against the Best of Theism in Abrahamic Faiths
Remarks and Poem by Hamza Yusuf for Alvin Plantinga Templeton Prize 2017 Atheism Is Inconsistent with the Scientific Method, Prizewinning Physicist Says Epigraph: Soon We will show them Our Signs […]
Atheism Is Inconsistent with the Scientific Method, Prizewinning Physicist Says
Epigraph: Soon We will show them Our Signs in all parts of the earth, and among their own psychology until it becomes manifest to them that it is the truth. Is […]
Remarks and Poem by Hamza Yusuf for Alvin Plantinga Templeton Prize 2017
Atheism Is Inconsistent with the Scientific Method, Prizewinning Physicist Says Epigraph: Soon We will show them Our Signs in all parts of the earth, and among their own psychology until it […]
Nabeel Qureshi: A Muslim Convert to Christianity: Making Up Trinity in the Old Testament
Epigraph: O People of the Book, exceed not the limits in your religion, and say not of Allah anything but the truth. Indeed, the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, was only […]
The Two Extremes of Morality: An Atheist Approving Incest and a Muslim Preacher Prohibiting Women Video and More
Epigraph: Do not marry women that your fathers married– with the exception of what is past– this is indeed a shameful thing to do, loathsome and leading to evil. You […]
Scientific Commentary of the Quran
Source: The Study Quran: A New Translation And Commentary By Seyyed Hossein Nasr By Muzaffar Iqbal: A Pakistani-Canadian Islamic scholar The Quran invites its readers to reflect on various aspects […]
‘Humanitarian law is violated every day around the world’
Listen to the articleToggle language selectorShare From Ukraine to the Middle East, through Sudan and Ethiopia, international humanitarian law is under severe strain. The Geneva Conventions celebrate their 75th anniversary […]
Hamza Ali Abassi: Why I Like Pluralism and Non-Sectarianism of Javed Ahmed Ghamidi
Hamza Ali Abbasi born 23 June 1986) is a Pakistani actor and director.[1][2] He is best known for his roles as Afzal in the drama serial Pyarey Afzal (2013) and as Salahuddin in […]
Ghamdi’s Defense of His Quran Commentary And My Respectful Question
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Firstly my apologies, this article can make sense only if you understand Urdu to appreciate the […]
Nothing good will come from Israel’s Gaza/Lebanon wars
Home » Opinion » James J. Zogby » Nothing good will come from Israel’s Gaza/Lebanon wars Oct 21,2024 – JORDA TIMES / James J. Zogby The suggestion from US, Israeli and other policymakers that the devastating […]
Prophet Solomon: ‘My love of fine things is part of my remembering my Lord!’
Epigraph: We gave David Solomon. He was an excellent servant who always turned to God. When well-bred light-footed horses were paraded before him near the close of day, he kept […]
Studying Quran with Fadel Suleiman
Epigraph: وَنُنَزِّلُ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ مَا هُوَ شِفَاءٌ وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۙ وَلَا يَزِيدُ الظَّالِمِينَ إِلَّا خَسَارًا We send down the Quran as healing and mercy to those who believe; as for those who […]
Everything about pluralism and more we can learn from Theologian John Hicks
In light of his Kantian influences, Hick claims that knowledge of the Real (his generic term for Transcendent Reality) can only be known as it is being perceived. For that […]
What is Wrong with ‘New Atheism?’
… According to the Quran, Allah Created the Universe from Nothing, Merely by His Words, Physicists Now Agree Epigraph: بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ He […]
Dr. Faheem Yunus: Scientific Proofs of the Existence of God (Urdu Speech)
Epigraph: And those who disbelieve say, ‘This Quran is but a lie which Muhammad has forged, and other people have helped him with it.’ Indeed, they have brought forth an […]
Is Israel getting itself into another Lebanese quagmire?
Yossi Mekelberg October 19, 2024 The sight of Israeli ground troops crossing into Lebanon, and not for the first time, reminded me of what the Spanish-American philosopher George Santayana said […]
Understanding the Sacred with Timothy Winters, A British Convert to Islam
Epigraph Say, ‘O People of the Book! come to a word common between us and you — that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with […]
Dr. Yasir Qadhi’s Half-Baked Denial of Common Ancestry of Humans with Other Animals Theologically
The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comments: I believe the collection of articles and the book below are an adequate refutation of Dr. Yasir Qadhi, wherever he has gone wrong in […]
Surah Rome: From God’s Creativity or the First Creation to the Second Creation or Afterlife
Epigraph: God brings creation into being; in the end He will reproduce it and it is to Him you will be recalled. (Al Quran 30:11) By Zia H Shah MD, […]
Surah Qaf: The First Creation as the Foremost Proof for Afterlife
Source: TheQuran.Love Commentary by Zia H Shah MD Introduction The Surah very precisely and concisely highlights a very common theme in the Quran of a Creator God, Who has created […]
A British Convert to Islam: ‘I found Qur’an mother of all philosophies’
Epigraph If We had sent this Quran down to a mountain, you [Prophet] would have seen it humbled and split apart in its awe of God: We offer people such […]
Islam and the West: The entire binary is false
Hamid Dabashi 9 November 2022 13:19 GMT | Last update: 1 year 10 months ago The false divide between Islam and the West has little to do with the lived experiences of Muslims across […]
UK’s top Catholic bishop urges faithful to lobby MPs to oppose assisted dying
Source: Guardian UK Cardinal Vincent Nichols says proposed bill could change medical duty of care into ‘duty to kill’ The UK’s highest-ranking Catholic bishop has urged churchgoers to lobby their […]
Abrahamic Faiths versus Atheism: Is Death Final?
Epigraph Allah takes away the souls of human beings at the time of their death; and of those also that are not yet dead, during their sleep. And then He retains those against which […]
‘Our son died. Now we can use his sperm to have a grandchild’
Source: BBC Geeta Pandey BBC News, Delhi•@geetapandeybbc A couple in India have said they are “delighted” after a court ordered a hospital to hand over the frozen semen sample of […]
What Do We learn From the Battle of Uhud
Epigraph: Indeed, you have in the Prophet of Allah an excellent model, for him who fears Allah and the Last Day and who remembers Allah much. (Al Quran 33:22) Written […]
God of Abrahamic Faiths saves us from sin and crime?
Epigraph:For those who do not believe in the Hereafter are negative metaphors, while all the best attributes and metaphors are for Allah alone. He is the Mighty, the Wise. (Al […]
Quran: Do we get to rejoin our loved ones in Paradise?
Epigraph: And those who believe and whose children follow them in faith — with them shall We join their children. And We will not diminish anything from the reward of their works. […]
Reincarnation of Eastern Religions or Afterlife of the Abrahamic Faiths?
Epigraph Can man not see that We created him from a drop of fluid? Yet– lo and behold!– he disputes openly, producing arguments against Us, forgetting his own creation. He […]
Videos: Does the Cosmos Have a Purpose?
Epigraph: وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ We have created the heavens and the earth and all that is between the two in accordance with the perfect truth and […]
Urdu Drama: Shariah Law, Divorce, Halala and Fundamentalism?
Epigraph: Divorce can happen twice, and [each time] wives either be kept on in an acceptable manner or released in a good way. It is not lawful for you to […]
Neuromania, Neuroscience, Consciousness and Freewill
Epigraph: And they ask you concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my Lord; and of the knowledge thereof you have been given but a little.’ […]
Science and Religion Wars: Is Christianity or Islam in Greater Danger?
Charles Darwin: An Epiphany for the Muslims, A Catastrophe for the Christians Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The National Museum of […]
Limitations of Science and Understanding Guided Evolution
Epigraph “Do not the disbelievers realize that the heavens and the earth were a solid mass, then We split them asunder, and We made from water every living thing? Will […]
Finding the Truth: Through Relentlessly Correlating Science and Scripture!
Epigraph: And those who disbelieve say, ‘This Quran is but a lie which Muhammad has forged, and other people have helped him with it.’ Indeed, they have brought forth an […]
Video: Is Theism Coherent?
Epigraph: Will they not, then, meditate upon the Qur’an? Had it been from anyone other than Allah, they would surely have found therein much disagreement. (Al Quran 4:82) Presented by […]
Video: Consciousness is Not an Illusion
Epigraph: And they ask you concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my Lord; and of the knowledge thereof you have been given but a little.’ […]
Tim Maudlin: Start Your Physics and Quantum Physics Here
Epigraph Allah — there is no God but He, the Living, the Self-Subsisting and All-Sustaining. Slumber seizes Him not, nor sleep. To Him belongs whatsoever is in the heavens and […]
Dr. Nuri: A Pakistani Physician Awarded the Highest Medical Award of Canada
Chief Editor’s comments: Hearty congratulations to Dr. Nuri. The Muslim Times has a very extensive and perhaps the best collection of articles on the theme of Religion & Science Dr. […]
Video: A New Perspective on Jesus and the Bible
Epigraph: And We did raise among every people a Messenger, preaching: ‘Worship Allah and shun the Evil One.’ Then among them were some whom Allah guided and among them were some who became deserving of […]
Robert Lawrence Kuhn: A Landscape of Consciousness? Toward a Taxonomy of Explanations & Implications
Epigraph: And they ask you concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my Lord; and of the knowledge thereof you have been given but a little.’ […]
Albania to set up Sufi Muslim Bektashi microstate
Elona Elezi in Tirana Albanian PM Edi Rama says he wants to establish a sovereign microstate for an Islamic Sufi order, the Shia Bektashi Muslims in Tirana. While welcomed by the […]
Video: Clash between Philosophy and Quantum Mechanics: Should it Make Us More Humble?
Tim William Eric Maudlin (born April 23, 1958) is an American philosopher of science who has done influential work on the metaphysical foundations of physics and logic. Maudlin graduated from Sidwell Friends School, Washington, D.C. Later he studied physics […]
Understanding Time with Tim Maudlin
Tim William Eric Maudlin (born April 23, 1958) is an American philosopher of science who has done influential work on the metaphysical foundations of physics and logic. Maudlin graduated from Sidwell Friends School, Washington, D.C. Later he studied physics […]
Appreciating the Hard Problem or Miracle of Consciousness in Seven Minutes
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British and French Headlines Today: Our Morality: Atheism, Christianity or Islam?
Epigraph: Do they seek a religion other than Allah’s, while to Him submits whosoever is in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, and to Him shall they be […]
Trinity: If Muslims and Jews Want to Understand it Without Agreeing
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times When the Muslims and the Jews talk to the fellow Christians about Trinity they invariably talk over each […]
Unifying the Fundamental Forces from the Quran
Epigraph: بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ […]
Arguing for Extra Dimensions in Physics from God’s Omniscience
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Often I try to demonstrate the truth of the holy Quran based on the discoveries of science in […]
2024 Religion and Science Debate
Epigraph Say, ‘O People of the Book! come to a word equal between us and you — that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with […]
In India’s heartland, this is how Hindu far-right is bulldozing Muslims
The story of a small village in Madhya Pradesh exemplifies the perils of the minority community – caught between biased official machinery and Hindu groups affiliated with PM Modi’s party. […]
Sir Roger Penrose: Consciousness and Quantum Physics
Epigraph: And they ask you (Muhammad) concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my Lord; and of the knowledge thereof you have been given but a […]
From the Mystery of Our Brain to Mind to Soul to Afterlife
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD I write this article with my fundamental belief or presumption that God of the Abrahamic faiths exists and the Quran is the […]
Prof. John Makdisi traces the Islamic Origins of the Common Law
Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times We can read John Makdisi’s magnum opus by ordering the North Carlina Law Review article from a Library or by […]
Suraqah bin Malik: The Bounty Hunter & the Prophecy of the Persian Bangles
By Zafir Malik 7th September 2024 How Prophet Muhammad Predicted the Downfall of one of the Most Powerful Empires of the World at His most Vulnerable Moment Zafir Malik, UK […]
God: Cosmos, Nothing, Abstract Objects, Time, Necessity?
… … Did God Create Abstract Objects? Epigraph: وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ “We have created the heavens and the earth and all that is between the […]
Debate: The Bodily Assumption Of Mary (White vs Sungenis)
The Assumption of Mary is one of the four Marian dogmas of the Catholic Church. Pope Pius XII defined it on 1 November 1950 in his apostolic constitution Munificentissimus Deus as follows: We pronounce, declare, and define it […]
Afterlife: Christian Debate on Salvation, Does it Bring Christianity Closer to Islam?
James Robert White is a Baptist theologian,[1] the director of Alpha and Omega Ministries, an evangelical Reformed Baptist Christian apologetics organization based in Phoenix, Arizona and a Christian scholar.[2][3] He is the author of several books.[4] White served as […]
Dale Tuggy and James White Debate: “Is Jesus YHWH?”
Epigraph: O People of the Scripture. do not commit excess in your religion or say about Allah except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, was but a […]
Famous Christian Philosophers about Trinity
Epigraph: O People of the Scripture. do not commit excess in your religion or say about Allah except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, was but a […]
Ahmadi man held, three booked on blasphemy charge in Narowal, Pakistan.
Updated 21 Aug, 2024 A Correspondent NAROWAL: Narowal police arrested an Ahmadi man and registered a case against three other members of his community on the charge of burning pages of […]
Spend 5 Minutes on Pascal’s Wager Rather Than Wasting a Life Time
By Zia H Shah MD Pascal’s wager is a philosophical argument advanced by Blaise Pascal (1623–1662), seventeenth-century French mathematician, philosopher, physicist, and theologian.[1] This argument posits that individuals essentially engage in a life-defining gamble regarding the […]
Anthony Flew, A Leading Atheist Philosopher Converted to Theism at Age 80
Epigraph He is the Mighty, the Forgiving; Who created the seven heavens, one above the other. You will not see any flaw in what the Lord of Mercy creates. Look […]
Are Consciousness and Freewill Illusions?
Epigraph: And they ask you concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my Lord; and of the knowledge thereof you have been given but a little.’ […]
To Restore Freewill We Need to Debunk Not Only Determinism But Also Compatibilism
The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comments It is narrated that someone asked Hazrat Ali, the fourth Caliph of early Islam, “O Imam which of my actions are freewill and which […]
Know Your Missing Gospels to Know the Original Christianity
… … History Channel Documentary: Banned from the Bible, Secrets of the Apostles Our favorite posts: A Moonshot Moment for the Muslims: Making Covid 19 Vaccine before the West and China The […]
Prof. Bart Ehrman: Jesus Never Claimed to be God
Epigraph: O People of the Scripture. do not commit excess in your religion or say about Allah except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, was but a […]
British Foreign Office official resigns over UK ‘complicity in war crimes’ in Gaza
Source tells MEE a senior official responded to resignation by emailing staff to promise a ‘listening session’ A Union Jack flag flies from a mast atop of the Foreign Office […]
Death for killer of Ahmadiyya community member in Sahiwal, Pakistan
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy Source: Dawn Published in Dawn, August 18th, 2024 SAHIWAL: The Anti-Terrorism Court, Sahiwal division, has […]
Would Multiple Universes Undermine God?
Epigraph He is the Mighty, the Forgiving; Who created the seven heavens, one above the other. You will not see any flaw in what the Lord of Mercy creates. Look […]
Video: Current Arguments For God and my Commentary
Commentary by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times My intent here is to embellish the above video presentation for theism. I propose to do it by […]
Analyzing Salam, Weinberg and Glashow’s Work from Encyclopedia Britannica
Salam carried out his Nobel Prize–winning research at the Imperial College of Science and Technology in the 1960s. His hypothetical equations, which demonstrated an underlying relationship between the electromagnetic force and the […]
Video: How Does Beauty Color the Cosmos And Deeper Implications?
Epigraph He made beautiful all that he created, He first created man from clay. (Al Quran 32:7) He is the Mighty, the Forgiving; Who created the seven heavens, one above […]
Can Philosophy Clarify Science and Theology Relationship?
We have a very extensive collection on the theme, just click to see our collection … …
Psychoanalyzing Robert Lawrence Kuhn’s agnosticism or lack of belief
Epigraph: Oh Prophet, when your Lord took out the offspring from the loins of the Children of Adam and made them bear witness about themselves, He said, ‘Am I not […]
Anthropic Principle from Encyclopedia Britannica and Closer to Truth
Epigraph Do not the disbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were a closed-up mass, then We opened them out? And We made from water every living thing. Will they not then […]
Hamza Yusuf: Is God Necessary?
Video: Is God Necessary or Who Made God? Epigraph اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُ […]
Fine Tuning the Best Argument for God and Purpose in Universe Since Darwin
The Believers … … … … … The reasonable critics … … … … … … Critics no matter what … …
Reservoir of liquid water found deep in Martian rocks
Epigraph Do not the disbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were a closed-up mass, then We opened them out? And We made from water every living thing. Will they not then […]
Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss as Commentators of the Quran Unknowingly
Epigraph: بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ […]
Nobel Laureate Steven Weingberg: Science, Religion, Math and More
Presented by Zia H Shah MD When I started making this collection I thought Steven Weinberg is alive and well. I just realized in the middle of my work that […]
Nobel Laureate Steven Weinberg: Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in Physics
What Does the “Unreasonable Effectiveness” of Mathematics Mean? Epigraph: وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ We have created the heavens and the earth and all that is between the […]
The Glorious Quran: There Are Additional Dimensions of Our Universe
By Zia H Shah MD The Quran repeatedly says that Allah is the creator of everything in the earth, the heavens and what is between the two. In the Quran, […]
Would Intelligent Aliens Undermine God? Not if the Quran Already Predicted Them
Epigraph Allah is He, Who created seven heavens and of the earth a similar number. (Al Quran 65:12) And among His Signs is the creation of the heavens and the […]
Atheists Deny God, But Not Mathematics or Laws of Nature
Epigraph وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ “We have created the heavens and the earth and all that is between the two in accordance with the perfect truth, […]
Atheists Deny God, But Not Mathematics or Laws of Nature
Epigraph: هُوَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ الشَّمْسَ ضِيَاءً وَالْقَمَرَ نُورًا وَقَدَّرَهُ مَنَازِلَ لِتَعْلَمُوا عَدَدَ السِّنِينَ وَالْحِسَابَ ۚ مَا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ ذَٰلِكَ إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ ۚ يُفَصِّلُ الْآيَاتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ إِنَّ فِي اخْتِلَافِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ وَمَا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ […]
Video: Why God, Not Nothing?
Epigraph: بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ […]
Quantum Mechanics: A Magical Wand to Explain a Universe from Nothing, Freewill, Consciousness and Providence?
Epigraph: We will show them Our Signs in the universe and also among their own selves, until it becomes manifest to them that the Quran is the truth. (Al Quran […]
Far-right riots: UK media and politicians are almost wholly to blame
Peter Oborne 5 August 2024 For years, British Muslims have been lied about and demonised, making the weekend’s appalling violence grimly inevitable Protesters gather in Nottingham on 3 August 2024 […]
Multiverse: Prime your study with theistic leaning
Epigraph: We will show them Our Signs in the universe and also among their own selves, until it becomes manifest to them that the Quran is the truth. (Al Quran […]
Videos: Does a Fine-Tuned Universe Lead to God?
Epigraph: We will show them Our Signs in the universe and also among their own selves, until it becomes manifest to them that the Quran is the truth. (Al Quran […]
Different Responses: Why is there Anything At All?
Epigraph: بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ […]
Israeli minister says it may be ‘moral’ to starve 2 million Gazans, but ‘no one in the world would let us’
By Dana Karni, CNN Jerusalem CNN — Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said “it may be just and moral” to starve 2 million Gaza residents until Israeli hostages are returned, […]
The Most Dramatic Conflict or Cognitive Dissonance in the Top Scientists, Mathematicians and Philosophers
Epigraph But they have no knowledge thereof. They follow nothing but conjecture; and conjecture avails naught against truth. (Al Quran 53:28) And most of them follow nothing but conjecture. Surely, […]
Quantum Physics: Determinism or Freewill?
Epigraph But they have no knowledge thereof. They follow nothing but conjecture; and conjecture avails naught against truth. (Al Quran 53:28) And most of them follow nothing but conjecture. Surely, […]
Video: A Mathematician’s Search For God
Epigraph: Allah is the Light of the heavens and of the earth. His light is as if there were a lustrous niche, ‘wherein is a lamp contained in a crystal […]
Video: Is Platonic Math in the Mind of God?
Epigraph: هُوَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ الشَّمْسَ ضِيَاءً وَالْقَمَرَ نُورًا وَقَدَّرَهُ مَنَازِلَ لِتَعْلَمُوا عَدَدَ السِّنِينَ وَالْحِسَابَ ۚ مَا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ ذَٰلِكَ إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ ۚ يُفَصِّلُ الْآيَاتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ إِنَّ فِي اخْتِلَافِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ وَمَا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ […]
Video: The First 8 Minutes of Math Philosophy That Everyone Needs
Allah created the universe or the multiverse through mathematics بِالْحَقِّ Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, as a chapter of upcoming book: The Quran and the Biological Evolution […]
Archbishop of Canterbury says ending Israeli occupation is a ‘legal and moral necessity’
The Anglican leader has urged governments to uphold international law following the ICJ ruling declaring Israel’s occupation of Palestinian lands illegal The archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, in central London […]
Ian Barbour’s Video: Trying to Resolve Religion and Science Conflict in Christianity
Epigraph: And those who disbelieve say, ‘This Quran is but a lie which Muhammad has forged, and other people have helped him with it.’ Indeed, they have brought forth an […]
Videos: Arguing God from First Cause — Cosmological Argument At Length
Epigraph: بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ […]
BBC Video: Saladin: Who taught Europe the Ethics of War
Source of video / Courtesy: BBC Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times This is an hour and a half movie or documentary about […]
The Final Crusade: Pen is Mightier than the Sword
The collection below brings out the dilemma: Are Christianity and Islam sister religions or mutual nemesis? BBC Video: Saladin: Who taught Europe the Ethics of War Source of video / […]
Genocide in Gaza: What Victory of Justice, Truth, God and Islam Will Be?
Epigraph: He it is Who has sent His Messenger with the guidance and the Religion of Truth, that He may cause its teachings to prevail over all religions, even if […]
If Rabbis and Atheists Debate: Islam Wins?
Epigraph: We showed Abraham [God’s] mighty dominion over the heavens and the earth, so that he might be a firm believer. When the night grew dark over him he saw […]
John Lennox: Why Hawking’s Choice Between Science and God Is a False Binary?
Video: Is God Necessary or Who Made God? Epigraph اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُ […]
The Mystery of Quantum Mechanics and the Mystery of God’s Creation
Epigraph: We will show them Our Signs in the universe and also among their own selves, until it becomes manifest to them that the Quran is the truth. (Al Quran […]
Richard Dawkins Talks to an Ex-Atheist Christian Theologian
Epigraph: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
Videos: His (Allah) Are the Most Beautiful Names
Epigraph He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
Video: Is Death Final
Epigraph And among His Signs is your sleep by night and day, and your seeking of His bounty. In that surely are Signs for a people who hear. (Al Quran […]
Video Dialogue: What Creates Consciousness?
Epigraph And they ask you concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my Lord; and of the knowledge thereof you have been given but a little.’ […]
Accomplished Physicist Alan Guth: ‘We Don’t Have the Slightest Clue, Where the Laws of Physics Come From!’
Epigraph: بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ […]
Do Jinns Exist: Majority of the Muslim Scholars Say Yes, the Populace is Ambivalent?
Collected by Zia H Shah MD … … Both the Quran and hadith make reference to witchcraft and the evil eye as well as to supernatural beings known in Arabic […]
It is not immigration that poisons a country, it is racism
AZOUZ BEGAG July 24, 2024 When it comes to politics, if the issue of immigration did not exist, one would wonder what some candidates would talk about during election campaigns. […]
Freewill: The Best Area to Defeat Atheism, Physicalism or Materialism
Epigraph The Crashing Blow! What is the Crashing Blow? What will explain to you what the Crashing Blow is? On a Day when people will be like scattered moths and […]
Video: Examining Miracles With Christians and Atheists
The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s commentary If you watch the above video, please watch with a question: Are stories of miracles from 2000 years ago are good enough for our […]
William Lane Craig vs. Walter Sinnot-Armstrong | “Do Suffering and Evil Disprove God?”
Holmes Rolston III: Creative Power of Suffering in Evolution Epigraph: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the […]
Videos: How could God guide evolution?
Epigraph God’s is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth; He gives life and He causes death; and He has power over all things. He is the First and […]
Should the Quranic Verses about Paternal Custody be Read Literally?
Epigraph: House the wives you are divorcing according to your means, wherever you house yourselves, and do not harass them so as to make their lives difficult. If they are […]
Child sexual abuse allegations against former bishop in Ireland
Child sexual abuse allegations against former bishop By Aoife Moore, BBC News NI Dublin Reporter Multiple allegations of child sexual abuse have been made against the former Bishop of Galway Eamonn Casey. […]
David Bentley Hart: Death, Sacrifice, and Resurrection
Epigraph But you prefer the life of this world, whereas the Hereafter is better and more lasting. This indeed is what is taught in the former Scriptures — The Scriptures of Abraham […]
Video: Would Examining Trinity and Incarnation Rationally, Bring Christianity, Judaism and Islam Closer?
Epigraph Say: He, God is One, God the eternal. He begets not nor was He begotten. No one is comparable to Him. (Al Quran 112:1-4) Commentary of Surah Ikhlas: The […]
Just a few interesting persons whom your Associate Chief Editor met …
Some contacts asked me recently about ‘whom did you meet’…? Well, in a way it is a bit difficult to make a list, because some people may be ‘well known’ […]
UN top court says Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories is illegal
By Raffi Berg, BBC News, London The UN’s top court has said Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories is against international law, in a landmark opinion. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) said […]
Hamza Yusuf a Great Teacher of Islam: Except for Jinns and Evolution
Epigraph لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌ ۖ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُ There is nothing whatever like unto Him; and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing. (Al Quran 42:11) The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comments The […]
Does the Bible Talk Science: An Atheist Pins Down A Zealous Christian Apologist?
Epigraph The disbelievers say: This Quran is naught but a lie that Muhammad has fabricated, and other people have helped him with it. They have, thereby, perpetrated an injustice and […]
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he ‘won’t take sides’ on what happened on 9/11
2024 ELECTION The independent presidential candidate made the remark in a social media post, later saying that he was referring to “possible Saudi involvement” in the 2001 terror attacks. Presidential […]
I call on Keir Starmer to suspend arms sales to Israel and end Britain’s complicity in the killing
Source: The Guardian Zarah Sultana International law is clear: we have an obligation to prevent genocide. That is why I have tabled an amendment to the king’s speech Wed 17 […]
Did God Create Abstract Objects?
Epigraph: وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ “We have created the heavens and the earth and all that is between the two in accordance with the perfect truth, […]
Deep Psyche or Fundamental Beliefs of Atheists
… … Commentary by Zia H Shah MD Each speaker seems to be opining on the belief system of theists more than others but in the process they also reveal […]
David Bentley Hart Refutes Vicarious Atonement: How Christianity Will Gradually Become Islam
David Bentley Hart (born February 1965) is an American writer, philosopher, religious studies scholar, critic, and theologian. Reviewers have commented on Hart’s baroque prose and provocative rhetoric in over one thousand […]
Alvin Platinga Destroying the Temple of the Highest Atheism, namely Naturalism or Physicalism
The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comment I present Alvin Plantinga when he defends God the Creator. We part company when he defends the Christian dogma or Triune God. Alvin Carl […]
Selfless climate actions: A meld of Islam and environmentalism in Indonesia
The South Asian nation with the world’s largest Muslim population is showing the world how religion can be a powerful driver in the movement to protect the planet against climate […]
For Theism of Abrahamic Faiths from the Most Important Metaphysical Question
Epigraph: بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ […]
Even a Single Profound Dream or Revelation Defeats Physicalism or Atheism
Epigraph: Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth glorifies Allah; and He is the Mighty, the Wise. (Al Quran 61:2) Allah it is Who made the […]
Why is ESP, Precognition or Revelations So Intriguing?
From Awe of the Highest Mathematics to Worship of One True God Epigraph: Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth glorifies Allah; and He is the […]
Closer to Truth Video: Did God Make Animals Suffer in Evolution?
Holmes Rolston III: Creative Power of Suffering in Evolution Epigraph: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the […]
Nobel Laureate Roger Penrose: Mathematics & What Exists | Closer To Truth
Epigraph: Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth glorifies Allah; and He is the Mighty, the Wise. (Al Quran 61:1) هُوَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ الشَّمْسَ ضِيَاءً وَالْقَمَرَ […]
From Awe of the Highest Mathematics to Worship of One True God
Epigraph: Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth glorifies Allah; and He is the Mighty, the Wise. (Al Quran 61:1) هُوَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ الشَّمْسَ ضِيَاءً وَالْقَمَرَ […]
Does the Mathematician Ramanujan Defeat Physicalism and Atheism
Epigraph: Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth glorifies Allah; and He is the Mighty, the Wise. (Al Quran 61:1) هُوَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ الشَّمْسَ ضِيَاءً وَالْقَمَرَ […]
Afterlife: Soul and the Quran and the Bible?
Epigraph: Allah takes away the souls of human beings at the time of their death; and of those also that are not yet dead, during their sleep. And then He retains those against which […]
David Bentley Hart – God and Cosmology
Epigraph: بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ […]
Christianity and Islam: Monopolizing Salvation versus Universalism, Who Goes to Hell and Stays There?
Epigraph Surely, the Believers, and the Jews, and the Christians and the Sabians — whichever party from among these truly believes in Allah and the Last Day and does good deeds — […]
Why Richard Dawkins Will Not Debate William Lane Craig, And He in Turn Will Not Debate Me?
Challenge by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times William Lane Craig is the best known and perhaps the most effective Christian apologist. I challenge William Lane […]
Dr. Rupert Sheldrake: A Conscious Universe?
EPIGRAPH And they ask you concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my Lord; and of the knowledge thereof you have been given but a little.’ […]
David Bentley Hart – Does Consciousness Defeat Materialism?
Epigraph And they ask you concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my Lord; and of the knowledge thereof you have been given but a little.’ […]
Why Human Rights are Different from Monkey Rights or Lemur Rights?
Epigraph Every human life is precious and sacred and killing one is like killing the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32) On account of this, We prescribed for the children […]
The Most Important Question of Our Life: Why is There Anything at All?
Epigraph: بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ […]
If Christians and Atheists Debate, Islam Wins: Lane versus Ehrman
EPIGRAPH Say, ‘O People of the Book! come to a word common between us and you — that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with […]
If Christians and Atheists Debate, Islam Wins: Lane versus Millican
Epigraph Say, ‘O People of the Book! come to a word common between us and you — that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with […]
Does God Exist Debate: Craig Versus Atkins
Epigraph: بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ […]
Do you Know the 35 Authors of the Bible And a Collection of Articles about the Bible
Source: MSN Do you know the 35 authors of the Bible? According to some religious traditions, the Bible is the word of God. But who actually wrote it? The answer: […]
Strong Emergence: God of the Gaps or Mind-Blowing Creativity of the All Knowing and All Powerful?
Epigraph Have they not reflected in their own minds that Allah has created the heavens and the earth and all that is between the two with a sublime purpose and […]
Time: Understanding Einstein’s Relativity, Predestination, Afterlife, God
Epigraph: The angels and the Spirit ascend to Him in a day the measure of which is fifty thousand years. (Al Quran 70:4) He will plan the Divine Ordinance from […]
What Can the Muslims and the Muslim Theologians Learn from the Western Philosophers?
Epigraph Have they not reflected in their own minds that Allah has created the heavens and the earth and all that is between the two with a sublime purpose and […]
Holmes Rolston III: Creative Power of Suffering in Evolution
Epigraph: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
Videos: Collection of Peter Van Inwagen — Science and Atheism
… … … … … … … His Modal Ontological Argument
12 Most Famous Converts to Islam
Promoted Post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy In a world marked by diversity and evolving perspectives, the phenomenon of individuals converting to […]
Video: Can Metaphysics Discern God?
Epigraph اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ […]
Plant Kingdom: A Proof of Allah’s Divinity According to the Quran
Epigraph: Do they not observe the earth: how many pairs of excellent species have We caused to grow in it? There truly is a Sign in this, yet most of […]
Quran: Indeed in the Heavens and the Earth are Signs for the Believers and Also in Their Creation and All Other Life Forms
Epigraph: Indeed in the heavens and the earth are Signs for those who believe. Likewise, in your own creation, and in that of all the other creatures that He spread […]
The Crown Verse of the Holy Quran and the Limits of Human Knowledge
Epigraph Allah — there is no God but He, the Living, the Self-Subsisting and All-Sustaining. Slumber seizes Him not, nor sleep. To Him belongs whatsoever is in the heavens and […]
Video: ESP, Paranormal, Spirituality, Truth and Physicalism?
Videos: Would Extra Dimensions, Some Day Explain the Mystery of Consciousness? Epigraph: And they ask you (Muhammad) concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my Lord; […]
How Does Entropy or the Second Law of Thermodynamics Fit in the Commentary of the Glorious Quran?
Epigraph: We have not created the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, but with truth and a real purpose, and for an appointed term; but those […]
A single paranormal event will rule out physicalism or atheism
Epigraph Allah is the knower of the unseen; and He reveals not His secrets to anyone, except to him whom He chooses from among His messengers. (Al Quran 72:20-21) How […]
Why Ilan Pappe’s new book on the Israel lobby is a must-read
Peter Oborne 24 June 2024 11:34 BST | Last update: 1 hour 41 mins ago Few are better qualified to challenge the official orthodoxy that stifles any discussion of this topic US Secretary of […]
Freewill and Human Consciousness: Chinese Room Argument
Epigraph And they ask you concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my Lord; and of the knowledge thereof you have been given but a little.’ […]
Paul Dirac: God is a mathematician of a very high order, and He used very advanced mathematics in constructing the universe
Presented by Zia H Shah MD Paul Dirac was considered to be an agnostic, but this is what he had to say about God: It seems to be one of […]
Prof. John Lennox: Natural Laws or Mathematical Equations Have No Creative Power
Epigraph: بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ […]
Israel’s narrow coalition — narrow minded with narrowing options
YOSSI MEKELBERG June 22, 2024 The greater the challenges Israel faces, the more it becomes apparent that its current government is utterly inept and chaotic, simply not up to the […]
Foundations of Religion and Science Discussion in Abrahamic Faiths
Epigraph: And those who disbelieve say, ‘This Quran is but a lie which Muhammad has forged, and other people have helped him with it.’ Indeed, they have brought forth an […]
Neuroplasticity and Meditation Show Freewill Exists and So Does God
Is Freewill a Defeater for Physicalism or Atheism? Epigraph: And if your Lord had enforced His will, surely, all who are on the earth would have believed together. Will you, then, force […]
Is Our Biophilic Universe the Best Argument from Design for Our Creator God?
Epigraph: وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ “We have not created the heavens and the earth and all that is between the two, but in accordance with the perfect […]
Theism versus Scientific Materialism: Piers Morgan vs Stephen Meyer
Epigraph: The Originator of the heavens and the earth! How can He have a son when He has no consort, and when He has created everything and has knowledge of all things? […]
Hamza Yusuf’s Four Hour Interview by Robert Lawrence Kuhn
Epigraph: وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ “We have not created the heavens and the earth and all that is between the two, but in accordance with the perfect […]
Understanding God of Spinoza and Einstein: Video by Novelist Rebecca Newberger Goldstein
Presented by Zia H Shah MD Rebecca Newberger Goldstein explains God of Spinoza and how he was blamed to be an atheist. In my opinion he and Einstein can be […]
The Miracle of the Quran: It Speaks of Innumerable Stars and Innumerable Earths
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page. Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times When you gaze […]
If There Are Intelligent Aliens: Does Jesus Have to Die for Them for Their Salvation?
Epigraph Allah is He, Who created seven heavens and of the earth a similar number. (Al Quran 65:12) And among His Signs is the creation of the heavens and the […]
Freeman Dyson: How Did He Put Religion and Science Together?
… Presented by Zia H Shah MD Sometimes we reach an impasse between science and religion. Many of us have all at times criticized scientific imperialism or religious fundamentalism or […]
Video: How Does a Creator God Work?
Epigraph: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
Book and Videos: The Goldilocks Enigma: Why Is the Universe Just Right for Life?
Author of the book and interviewee of the first video below: Paul Davies The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comment Our biophylic universe is now the best argument from design by […]
Inviting the Thousands of the Christian Philosophers to be Open to Islam
Epigraph Say, ‘O People of the Book! come to a word common between us and you — that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with […]
According to the Quran, Allah Created the Universe from Nothing, Merely by His Words, Physicists Now Agree
Epigraph: بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ […]
Mystery of Quantum Physics: Do We Need it to Understand Free Will and Providence
… Presented by Zia H Shah MD Fred Alan Wolf, who is interviewed in the above video, is an American theoretical physicist specializing in quantum physics and the relationship between […]
Video: Peter van Inwagen – What Things Really Exist?
What are abstract objects and do they make God necessary? Epigraph: بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ He is the Originator of the heavens and the […]
Asking the Ultimate Questions Properly Refutes Atheism
Epigraph: بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ […]
If Mind and Meditation Can Heal Body, Does it Prove Free Will
Is Freewill a Defeater for Physicalism or Atheism? Epigraph: And if your Lord had enforced His will, surely, all who are on the earth would have believed together. Will you, then, force […]
Does Consciousness Lead to God?
Epigraph: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
A 25 Minute Documentary: Does Hell Reveal God?
Promoted Post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy Beliefs about the afterlife What do Americans believe about life after death? The survey asked […]
If Scientists Duplicate Human Consciousness, Would the Quran be Proven Wrong?
Epigraph: And they ask you concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my Lord; and of the knowledge thereof you have been given but a little.’ […]
Daniel Dennett Versus John Searle: Compatibilist versus Incompatibilist
Presented and collected by Zia H Shah MD If you watch enough videos on freewill you will get to know the terms Determinism, Compatibilist and Incompatibilist or simply Google these […]
Video: What is Truth or Mathematical Truth?
Epigraph: وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ “We have created the heavens and the earth and all that is between the two in accordance with the perfect truth, […]
Learning a Paradigm or Metaphysics that Allows for Revelation from Beyond
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times A large majority of the top scientists and mathematicians are atheists. Almost 85% of them. There are some […]
Let us Talk Science: Neurobiology of Dreams and Revelations
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times In, “Ancient Greece and ancient Rome — people did not happen to believe that creativity came from human […]
Hamza Yusuf’s Near Death Experience and His Interview About Afterlife
Epigraph Allah takes away the souls of human beings at the time of their death; and of those also that are not yet dead, during their sleep. And then He retains those against which […]
Just one drink per day can shrink your brain, study says
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy (CNN) Just one pint of beer or average glass of wine a day may begin […]
Could additional dimensions defeat atheism without defeating physicalism?
Comments by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times What if God’s Providence, our freewill, our consciousness, our soul, our continued personal identity, heaven and hell belong […]
Is Freewill a Defeater for Physicalism or Atheism?
Epigraph: And if your Lord had enforced His will, surely, all who are on the earth would have believed together. Will you, then, force men to become believers? (Al Quran 10:99) And […]
House backs sanctions on ICC officials who target Israeli leaders
Story by Rachel Oswald House Foreign Affairs Chairma Michael McCaul, R-Texas, said on the floor that long-held fears are being realized.© Provided by Roll Call The House passed legislation on […]
Believing evolution and common ancestry opens new reading of the Quran
Epigraph: We created man from an essence of clay, then We placed him as a drop of fluid in a safe place, then We made that drop into a clinging […]
Surah Qaf: The First Creation as the Foremost Proof for Afterlife
Source: TheQuran.Love Commentary by Zia H Shah MD Introduction The Surah very precisely and concisely highlights a very common theme in the Quran of a Creator God, Who has created […]
Debate: Is Free Will an Illusion
Epigraph: And if your Lord had enforced His will, surely, all who are on the earth would have believed together. Will you, then, force men to become believers? (Al Quran 10:99) And […]
Gathering Philosophers and Scientists Who Believe in Free Will
Epigraph: And if your Lord had enforced His will, surely, all who are on the earth would have believed together. Will you, then, force men to become believers? (Al Quran 10:99) And […]
Video: Ghamidi’s Approach and Defense of Pluralism
Book Review: The Final Blueprint for the 21st and 22nd Century Book “Islam and Human Rights’ by Sir Zafrulla Khan Reviewed by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times […]
While Writing Anti-Islam Book He Became Muslim! – The Story of Joram Van Klaveren
Epigraph: And the Jews say, ‘The Christians stand on nothing;’ and the Christians say, ‘The Jews stand on nothing;’ while they both read the same Book. Even thus said those who had no knowledge, […]
A Quranic Prophecy against High Odds: The Roman victory against the Persians
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The 30th Sura of the Holy Quran, named Rome, opens with the declaration of a prophecy about the […]
Video: How is God the Creator?
Epigraph: He is the First and the Last, and the Manifest and the Hidden, and He knows all things full well. (Al Quran 57:3) بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا […]
Ireland, Norway, and Spain to recognise Palestinian state next week
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy Source: BBC Reference Palestinian Authority president calls on other countries to recognize Palestinian state Source: […]
Let us Learn about Time, As First Step to Learn Physics from Einstein
Videos: The Marvel of Space and Time and the Quran Epigraph: The angels and the Spirit ascend to Him in a day the measure of which is fifty thousand years. […]
Can Religion be Explained Without God? | Episode 509 | Closer To Truth
The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comments: I believe in God but there are some sociological truths in the above video, especially to explain organized religions and how they evolve or […]
France backs ‘independence’ of ICC after prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israel, Hamas leaders
France backs the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the ‘fight against impunity’, its foreign ministry said after the court’s prosecutor sought an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, […]
Amal Clooney advised ICC prosecutor who seeks arrest of Israel and Hamas leaders
Human rights lawyer was a special adviser on investigation into alleged war crimes in Israel and Gaza Guardian StaffMon 20 May 2024 Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney served as a […]
The Holy Quran: Allah is the First and the Originator of Everything!
Epigraph: He is the First and the Last, and the Manifest and the Hidden, and He knows all things full well. (Al Quran 57:3) بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا […]
Rumi — The Poet of Love: Answering the Question of Suffering
Epigraph: “Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.” Rumi This being human is a guest house. Every morning is a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a […]
Does Freewill Defeat Materialism?
Epigraph: Allah burdens not any soul beyond its capacity. It shall have the reward it earns, and it shall get the punishment it incurs. Our Lord, do not punish us, if we forget or […]
Video: Does Consciousness Defeat Materialism?
Epigraph: And they ask you concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my Lord; and of the knowledge thereof you have been given but a little.’ […]
Video: Why is consciousness so baffling
The First Few Videos to Start Appreciating the Mystery of Consciousness Epigraph And they ask you concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my Lord; and […]
Surah Qaf: Allah’s First Creation Proves the Second Creation or Afterlife
In the name of God, the Lord of Mercy, the Giver of Mercy Qaf By the glorious Quran. But the disbelievers are amazed that a warner has come from among […]
Quran: God is Closer to Us Than Our Jugular Veins
Epigraph: So were We incapable of the first creation? No indeed! Yet they doubt a second creation. We created man––We know what his soul whispers to him: We are closer […]
Videos: Attributes of Allah
Epigraph اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ […]
From embryology to evolution: What happened to our tails?
Epigraph: He created the heavens and earth for a true purpose; He wraps the night around the day and the day around the night; He has subjected the sun and […]
Jewish author Nathan Thrall, Reuters and New York Times win Pulitzers for controversial Israel reporting
BY ANDREW LAPIN MAY 6, 2024 Author Nathan Thrall and his book “A Day in the Life of Abed Salama.” (Judy Heiblum) (JTA) — Pulitzer Prizes were awarded Monday to reports on […]
Video about Avicenna: Is This The Best Argument For God’s Existence?
Epigraph: بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ […]
The Grand Show on Earth: From Embryology to Evolution to Afterlife
Epigraph: People remember, if you doubt the Resurrection, that We created you from dust, then a drop of fluid, then a clinging form, then a lump of flesh, both shaped […]
Top 10 European Countries with Largest Muslim Population
Translator: Najla Nur Fauziyah Editor: Laila Afifa TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Europe is the third continent into which Islam has entered, after Asia and Africa. Even though Islam has a deep history in the continent, […]
Videos: The Marvel of Space and Time and the Quran
Epigraph: The angels and the Spirit ascend to Him in a day the measure of which is fifty thousand years. (Al Quran 70:4) He will plan the Divine Ordinance from […]
Video: The Quran is a Miracle According to Shaikh Hamza Yusuf
The Muslim Times has a very extensive collection of articles about the holy Quran: Please click here Everything is a Miracle According to the Holy Quran and Albert Einstein Epigraph: […]
Videos and More: Immortality and Eternal Life
Epigraph: “No soul knows what joy is kept hidden in store for them as a reward for what they have done.” (Al Quran 32:17) … … … Afterlife: The Muslim […]
The Quranic Verses about Math and How It Developed with Astronomy in the Islamic Civilization
Epigraph: هُوَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ الشَّمْسَ ضِيَاءً وَالْقَمَرَ نُورًا وَقَدَّرَهُ مَنَازِلَ لِتَعْلَمُوا عَدَدَ السِّنِينَ وَالْحِسَابَ ۚ مَا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ ذَٰلِكَ إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ ۚ يُفَصِّلُ الْآيَاتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ إِنَّ فِي اخْتِلَافِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ وَمَا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ […]
Video: Shaikh Hamza Yusuf about Jinn and Sexual Intercourse with Them?
The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comments At the end of the day Islam is either a rational religion or an irrational one like so many others? This is why we […]
The Quranic Verses about Math and Is It Discovered or Invented?
Epigraph: هُوَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ الشَّمْسَ ضِيَاءً وَالْقَمَرَ نُورًا وَقَدَّرَهُ مَنَازِلَ لِتَعْلَمُوا عَدَدَ السِّنِينَ وَالْحِسَابَ ۚ مَا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ ذَٰلِكَ إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ ۚ يُفَصِّلُ الْآيَاتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ إِنَّ فِي اخْتِلَافِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ وَمَا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ […]
Videos: Epistemology: How Do We Know?
… Is Revelation also a Source of Knowledge? Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Modern philosophers often do not mention revelation, intuitions and eureka […]
Video: Cosmology and Creation?
Epigraph “Even if there is only one possible unified theory, it is just a set of rules and equations. What is it that breathes fire into the equations and makes […]
What are abstract objects and do they make God necessary?
Epigraph: بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ […]
Videos: Eastern Traditions: What is World? What is Reality?
Collected and presented by Zia H Shah MD One of the presenters for Buddhism, Yugin Nagasawa, identifies three foundational aspects of reality: suffering, non-self and impermanence. He describes these as […]
If Free Will Exists, So Does Purpose in Our Lives and Our Universe
Epigraph وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ We have created the heavens and the earth and all that is between the two in accordance with a sublime purpose, […]
Republicans in Congress just voted to ban the Bible
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy A strange moment in religious history By Jonathan Poletti On May 1st, the Republicans in […]
How Even a Single Profound and True Revelation Defeats Materialism or Physicalism
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times If God exists strict materialism or physicalism is not true. What is a true dream? If the content […]
The Problem of Free Will: Is There a Problem?
Epigraph: Allah burdens not any soul beyond its capacity. It shall have the reward it earns, and it shall get the punishment it incurs. Our Lord, do not punish us, if we forget or […]
A New Book: The Quran and the Biological Evolution
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Preface Many biologists now believe that the field of biology does not make sense any more […]
Video: What is Eternity of God?
Epigraph: He is the First and the Last, and the Manifest and the Hidden, and He knows all things full well. (Al Quran 57:3) And We created not the heaven […]
Introduction of the Book: The Quran and the Biological Evolution
Introduction I begin in the name of Allah, the Gracious the Merciful. Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times What are the different meanings of […]
The Quran: Allah has bound the sun and the moon into service, each running its course for an appointed term
Written by Zia H Shah MD Yes, the Sun – in fact, our whole solar system – orbits around the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. We are moving at an average velocity […]
Videos: The Quran: His Are the Most Beautiful Names
Epigraph: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
Video: Atheists’ Obsession of the Question of Evil, Is the Glass Half Full?
Epigraph And We will try you with something of fear and hunger, and loss of wealth and lives, and fruits; but give glad tidings to the patient, who, when a […]
Video: Limitations and Philosophy of Science
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The best proof against atheism is to imagine what they profess: What if nothing exists, no God a total blank!
Epigraph: بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ […]
Rationalizations of atheists in trying to answer the question: Why is there anything at all?
Epigraph: بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ […]
Preface of A Book: The Quran and the Biological Evolution
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Preface Many biologists now believe that the field of biology does not make sense any more […]
National Geographic: Problem Gambling Now Affects 1% of US Population
Gambling is everywhere now. When does that become a problem? A new age of gambling means sports betting is more accessible than ever—and there’s little incentive to prevent problem gambling. […]
Our Psychology and Sociology: Take Your Image Off The Throne
The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comment: Not promoting the Christian dogma or Joel Osteen’s ministry. Just suggesting the useful teaching of human psychology in the presentation, regardless of reader’s faith […]
Quote: Power of Love
Epigraph: Indeed, Allah enjoins justice, and the doing of good to others; and compassion like loving kindred; and forbids indecency, and manifest evil, and wrongful transgression. He admonished you that […]
Video: Is God Necessary or Who Made God?
Epigraph اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ […]
‘A choice of soul’: French model Marine El Himer converts to Islam
BY ANADOLU AGENCY ANKARA NOV 06, 2022 – DAILY SABAH French model Marine El Himer in a combination of photos, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 5, 2022. (Photos from Marine El […]
Videos and A Book: Why is There Anything At All?
Epigraph: بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ […]
Argument Used Most Often by Atheists: The Question of Suffering?
… … We have a very extensive collection on expression of the question of suffering and its resolution. For our collection please click here
Video: Finding God by Imagining Absolute Nothingness
Epigraph: بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ […]
Why do Christians leave their religion?
Epigraph: Say, ‘O People of the Book! come to a word equal between us and you — that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with […]
The Primordial Covenant of the Prophets: Did it Literally Happen?
Epigraph: And [remember] when God made the covenant of the prophets: “By that which I have given you of a Book and Wisdom, should a messenger then come to you […]
Greece reopens historic mosque for Eid amid thaw with Türkiye
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AFP ISTANBUL APR 12, 2024 Turks and other Muslims attend prayers in the Yeni Mosque, which opened for the first time after more than a century, during […]
Our closest ape relatives: Chimpanzees and bonobos
Epigraph: “Glorify the name of your Lord the Most High. Who created and made man flawless, Who determined the measure of his faculties and guided them accordingly.” (Al Quran 87:1-3) […]
What Would Happen If Everyone Truly Believed Everything Is One?
Epigraph — The Crown verse of the Quran: Allah — there is no God but He, the Living, the Self-Subsisting and All-Sustaining. Slumber seizes Him not, nor sleep. To Him […]
Allah created the universe or the multiverse through mathematics بِالْحَقِّ
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, as a chapter of upcoming book: The Quran and the Biological Evolution Galileo Galilei famously said, “Mathematics is the language in which […]
Türkiye to mobilize 12-nation aid flotilla for Gaza
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL APR 07, 2024 – Pro-Palestinian activists wave Turkish and Palestinian flags during the welcoming ceremony for cruise liner Mavi Marmara at the Sarayburnu port of Istanbul, Türkiye, […]
With Islamophobia on Rise, Everyone Must Work Together to End Anti-Muslim Hate, Bigotry Everywhere, Secretary-General Stresses in Observance Message
Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day to Combat Islamophobia, observed on 15 March: We gather today as Muslims around the world observe the Holy Month of […]
God was present at the Big Bang, the beginning of life, the formation of humans from apes and is alive today
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD When in distress or agony it is basic human psychology to pray to the All Powerful. It has been documented in study […]
Our mammalian family and placenta: What a retrovirus did, humanity cannot
Epigraph: “We created man from an essence of clay, then We placed him as a drop of fluid in a safe place, then We made that drop into a clinging […]
Videos: Fool Proof Presentation for Common Ancestry of Humans and Chimpanzees
Epigraph What is the matter with you? Why will you not fear God’s majesty, when He has created you stage by stage? Have you ever wondered how God created seven […]
What do “fine-tuning” and the “multiverse” say about God?
Epigraph: We will show them Our Signs in the universe and also among their own selves, until it becomes manifest to them that the Quran is the truth. (Al Quran […]
Are Trinitarian Christian Scientists Promoting God of Judaism, Islam and Unitarian Christianity?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The most well known scientist in the West from the era of renaissance is none other […]
Muslim leaders decline White House Ramadan invitation
Community leaders, angered by Biden’s approach to Gaza, instead demanded a meeting on policy By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Yasmeen Abutaleb Updated April 2, 2024 A group of six Muslim leaders will […]
Some of my personal memories with Sir Mohammad Zafarullah Khan
By Alhaj Rafiq A. Tschannen, your Associate Chief Editor of The Muslim Times. I have met Sir Mohammad Zafarullah Khan (may Allah be pleased with him) for the first time […]
Is Laughter the Cure for Pope of Atheism Dawkins: He Prefers Christianity over Islam?
Dawkins loves his nonsense more than others’ nonsense. What a rational man? LOL A Nobel for Karen Armstrong will bring the Christians and the Muslims closer Epigraph: Blessed are the […]
Hamza Yusuf a Great Teacher of Islam, But for Evolution and Jinns
Epigraph “What is the matter with you? Why will you not fear God’s majesty, when He has created you stage by stage? Have you ever wondered how God created seven […]
Hamza Yusuf Interviewed by Robert Lawrence Kuhn: About Islam
Hamza Yusuf (born Mark Hanson; 1958)[5] is an American Islamic neo-traditionalist,[6][7] Islamic scholar,[3][8] and co-founder of Zaytuna College.[2][9] He is a proponent of classical learning in Islam and has promoted Islamic sciences and classical teaching methodologies throughout the world.[10] He […]
Examining Easter: A Cumulative Case?
Happy Easter: But, most Christians in Switzerland don’t believe in resurrection 10/04/2020 BY LE NEWS It makes sense that atheists and those who follow other religions wouldn’t believe that Jesus physically died […]
Revelation, Precognition, ESP and Scriptures?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD … … Charlie Tart the first interviewee in the episode 1507 above makes perfect sense to me. Charles T. Tart (born 1937) is […]
Happy Easter: But, most Christians in Switzerland don’t believe in resurrection
10/04/2020 BY LE NEWS It makes sense that atheists and those who follow other religions wouldn’t believe that Jesus physically died and came back to life. However, according to a survey most […]
The First Few Videos to Start Appreciating the Mystery of Consciousness
Epigraph And they ask you concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my Lord; and of the knowledge thereof you have been given but a little.’ […]
Denis Noble: Nemesis of Richard Dawkins in Biology
… … Applauding, Challenging and Exposing Dawkins: Let him serve rationality and Islam Wars not needed any more — If the Atheists and the Christians Debate, Islam Wins! Epigraph: And you […]
Videos: How could God guide evolution?
Epigraph God’s is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth; He gives life and He causes death; and He has power over all things. He is the First and […]
The Erasure of Islam from the Poetry of Rumi
Source: New Yorker By Rozina Ali; January 5, 2017 couple of years ago, when Coldplay’s Chris Martin was going through a divorce from the actress Gwyneth Paltrow and feeling down, a […]
Why Intelligent Design Movement is Not only Bad Science, But Also Bad Theology
Epigraph: لَّا تُدْرِكُهُ الْأَبْصَارُ وَهُوَ يُدْرِكُ الْأَبْصَارَ ۖ وَهُوَ اللَّطِيفُ الْخَبِيرُ Eyes cannot reach God but He reaches the human consciousness. And He is the Incomprehensible, the All-Aware. (Al Quran 6:103) هُوَ […]
Videos: Salvation: Christian or Muslim?
Epigraph: Whoever has done a good deed will have it ten times to his credit, but whoever has done a bad deed will be repaid only with its equivalent––they will […]
‘Muslim world fighting ideology of terrorists behind Russia attack’
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS MOSCOW MAR 25, 2024 – DAILY SABAH In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin delivers his address in Moscow, the […]
Quran: Allah is the Creator of All Things, So Worship Him Only
Epigraph The Creator of the heavens and earth! How could He have children when He has no spouse, when He created all things, and has full knowledge of all things? […]
Scientific Commentary of the Quran
Source: The Study Quran: A New Translation And Commentary By Seyyed Hossein Nasr By Muzaffar Iqbal: A Pakistani-Canadian Islamic scholar The Quran invites its readers to reflect on various aspects […]
Video: Why are Humans Obsessed with the Idea of God
Epigraph Oh Prophet, when your Lord took out the offspring from the loins of the Children of Adam and made them bear witness about themselves, He said, ‘Am I not […]
Video: Are There Things Not Material? Do Jinns or Demons Exist
Epigraph “And most of them follow nothing but conjecture. Surely, conjecture avails nothing against truth. Indeed, Allah is well aware of what they do.” (Al Quran 10:36) “But they have […]
If Francis Collins And Christopher Hitchens Can be Friends — So Can Monotheists of All Shades
Epigraph God may still bring about affection between you and your present enemies – God is all powerful, God is most forgiving and merciful. He does not forbid you to […]
Videos: Science and Religion, Friends or Foe?
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There are only two things that the Quran says we will have only limited knowledge
By Zia H Shah MD There are 750-1000 verses in the Quran inspiring us to study nature and many of them point to various parts or phenomena in our universe […]
Could Free Will and Consciousness be a Defeater for Atheism and Physicalism
Epigraph “Watch your thoughts, they become your words; watch your words, they become your actions; watch your actions, they become your habits; watch your habits, they become your character; watch […]
Rewiring the Brain to Treat OCD and Its Impact on Free Will
Rewiring the Brain to Treat OCD Source: Discovery magazine A groundbreaking therapy, relying on mindfulness meditation to treat obsessive compulsive disorder, suggests even adult brains have neuroplasticity By Steve Volk Dec […]
Gathering Philosophers and Scientists Who Believe in Free Will
Epigraph: And if your Lord had enforced His will, surely, all who are on the earth would have believed together. Will you, then, force men to become believers? (Al Quran 10:99) And […]
Presenting a Psychiatrist and a Writer in a Muslim Paradigm to Understand Meditation
Epigraph: And remember when Jesus, son of Mary, said, ‘O children of Israel, surely I am Allah’s Messenger unto you, fulfilling that which is before me of the Torah, and giving glad […]
Your Brain: Who’s in Control? | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS
Is Human Consciousness Putting God the Creator Back in the Game Epigraph: And they ask you concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my Lord; and […]
Why is the Quran a Sign or a Miracle, According to Itself?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The holy Quran says in Surah Ankaboot, which means the Spider: Muhammad, you never recited any Scripture before […]
Is Human Consciousness Putting God the Creator Back in the Game
Epigraph: And they ask you concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my Lord; and of the knowledge thereof you have been given but a little.’ […]
Oxfam says Israel ‘deliberately’ blocking aid to Gaza
The non-governmental organisation said in a report that Israel continued to “systematically and deliberately block and undermine any meaningful international humanitarian response” in the Palestinian territory. AFP London, United Kingdom […]
How Even a Single Profound and True Revelation Defeats Materialism or Physicalism
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times If God exists strict materialism or physicalism is not true. What is a true dream? If the content […]
Can AI be Conscious: A Billion Dollar Question?
Epigraph And they ask you concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my Lord; and of the knowledge thereof you have been given but a little.’ […]
Freeman Dyson – Does a Fine-Tuned Universe Lead to God?
Epigraph: We will show them Our Signs in the universe and also among their own selves, until it becomes manifest to them that the Quran is the truth. (Al Quran […]
Satan: Chained in Ramadan or Merely a Metaphor?
Epigraph Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “When Ramadan begins, the gates of Paradise […]
We Dream, Therefore God Is!
Epigraph: He (Allah) is the Knower of the unseen; and He reveals not His secrets to any one, except to him whom He chooses, namely a Messenger of His. (Al Quran […]
Free Will: It’s the Best Proof for Providence of God
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Denial of God and Afterlife go hand in hand according to the Islamic theology. Denial of free will is a refusal of […]
Michael Heller: Templeton Award-winner 2008, Denies Intelligent Design Movement
Epigraph وَهُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ بِالْحَقِّ ۖ وَيَوْمَ يَقُولُ كُن فَيَكُونُ ۚ قَوْلُهُ الْحَقُّ ۚ وَلَهُ الْمُلْكُ يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِي الصُّورِ ۚ عَالِمُ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ ۚ وَهُوَ الْحَكِيمُ الْخَبِيرُ It is He who created the heavens and the earth […]
Let Francis Collins Guide You into Guided Evolution
Epigraph What is the matter with you? Why will you not fear God’s majesty, when He has created you stage by stage? Have you ever wondered how God created seven […]
In Praise of Harmony: Francis Collins’ 2020 Templeton Prize Address
Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Francis Collins has a beautiful message for truth, while reaching out to those who do not agree with us. One […]
Dr. Yasir Qadhi’s partial acceptance of evolution
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times I have respectfully written this in interest of enhancing understanding of the Quran and putting anyone on the […]
‘Belief in the Unseen’ Versus Metaphysical Naturalism
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times In the very beginning of the Quran we read: This is the perfect Book, free from all doubt; […]
Scopes and Limits of Science
… The last interviewee in the above video is talking about frequency of mutations and possibly suggesting a reason for guided evolution. The “blind spot” in science that’s fueling a […]
Why do a quarter of born Muslims leave Islam in USA?
The share of Americans who leave Islam is offset by those who become Muslim Source: Pew Research Center BY BESHEER MOHAMED AND ELIZABETH PODREBARAC SCIUPAC Like Americans in many other religious groups, a […]
Surah Tariq: Are We Made of Star Dust and How Did We Get Our Water?
How Did Water Get on Earth? Source: Scientific American BY EVERYDAY EINSTEIN SABRINA STIERWALT About 70 percent of our planet’s surface is covered with water, and it plays an important role […]
Video: Omer Suleiman Denying Human Evolution from Apes
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Even though, I appreciate Omer Suleiman’s work in many other spheres, I find no choice but to disagree […]
The Case for Allah’s Existence in the Quran and Sunnah
In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful Knowledge of God’s existence is often taken for granted by believers. The authentic religious experience—affirmed again and again in a Muslim’s daily life—makes faith in God feel so natural as to be assumed. But belief in God and the quest for […]
The Primordial Covenant of Humanity: Did it Literally Happen?
Epigraph Oh Prophet, when your Lord took out the offspring from the loins of the Children of Adam and made them bear witness about themselves, He said, ‘Am I not […]
Miscellaneous Episodes of Closer to Truth
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We Have the Best Collection to Refute Atheism: So, Let Us Keep Taking On Atheists’ Videos
Epigraph Whatever is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Allah; and He is the Mighty, the Wise. His is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth; He gives […]
God of Einstein, Spinoza and Pantheism: Is it Possible to Nudge It to Deism and Theism?
Epigraph: We have created the heavens and the earth and all that is between the two in accordance with the perfect truth (mathematics) and wisdom. (Al Quran 15:85) Say, ‘O […]
Philosophy of Science and What is Ultimate Truth
… … … … The Science and Religion Dialogue or Debate — The Most Important Philosophy Epigraph: هُوَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ عَالِمُ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ ۖ هُوَ الرَّحْمَٰنُ الرَّحِيمُ He is […]
How Could Most Mathematicians Believe in Heaven, But Not in God?
Epigraph: He is the First and the Last, and the Manifest and the Hidden, and He knows all things full well. (Al Quran 57:3) We have created the heavens and […]
Video: Do Religions Complement or Contradict?
Epigraph: Say, ‘People of the Book, let us arrive at a statement that is common to us all: we worship God alone, we ascribe no partner to Him, and none […]
A Short Story about Harriet Tubman
The following account is extracted from the first biography of Harriet Tubman, published in 1869 and in revised form in 1886; it rightly calls her “The Moses of Her People.” […]
The Quran and the Breathtaking Universe: Is This God Speaking or Muhammad?
Epigraph: We will show them Our Signs in the universe and also among their own selves, until it becomes manifest to them that the Quran is the truth. (Al Quran […]
Pakistan woman in Arabic script dress saved from mob claiming blasphemy
Source: BBC By Caroline Davies, Pakistan correspondent An angry mob in Pakistan accused a woman who wore a dress adorned with Arabic calligraphy of blasphemy, after mistaking them for Quran […]
1616: The Roman Catholic Church officially prohibited Galileo Galilei from promoting the belief that the Earth revolves around the sun
26 Feb, 1616: The Roman Catholic Church officially prohibited Galileo Galilei from promoting or supporting the belief that the Earth revolves around the sun. pic.twitter.com/LeC3okysCl — Physics In History (@PhysInHistory) […]
The Quran and Creation Ex Nihilo: Is This God Speaking or Muhammad?
Epigraph: بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ […]
The Quran and the Expanding Universe: Is This God Speaking or Muhammad?
Epigraph: And We have built the heavens as a manifestation of several of Our attributes, and surely We go on expanding the universe. (Al Quran 51:47) … Written and collected […]
Fine Tuning or the Multiverse Theory: The Best Evidence for the Creator God
Epigraph: We will show them Our Signs in the universe and also among their own selves, until it becomes manifest to them that the Quran is the truth. (Al Quran […]
Science and Islam – Ibn al-Haytham & Optics | Science Documentary by Jim Al-Khalili Professor of Physics
One Name to Know for Muslim Heritage: Prof. James al-Khalili Book Review: Pathfinders: The Golden Age of Arabic Science by Jim al-Khalili Source: The Guardian Book reviewed by Tim Radford […]
Quran: Is This God Speaking or Muhammad?
Epigraph وَمِن كُلِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقْنَا زَوْجَيْنِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ Of everything We have created pairs that you may reflect. (Al Quran 51:49) Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of […]
Ex-politicians who converted to Islam in Netherlands slam double standards against Muslims
January 30, 2023 Children stage a protest against the burning of the Quran in Sweden on January 24, 2023 in Gaza City, Gaza. [Ali Jadallah – Anadolu Agency] Attacks against […]
Paul Davies: The Agnostic Among the Contemporary Atheist Scientists
Epigraph: We have not created men, high and low, but to worship God. (Al Quran 51:56) [Prophet], when your Lord took out the offspring from the loins of the Children […]
Video: Why a Body in a Resurrection?
Happy Easter, Let us celebrate and find out: Did Jesus rise in a physical body or a spiritual one? Epigraph: And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is […]
Stumped by Evolution: William Lane Craig Then and Now
Epigraph: And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. (John 8:32) Then … Now …
Video: Atonement – A Philosophical Inquiry
Video About Historical Adam: Is it a Landmine for the Christian Dogma? Epigraph: What is the matter with you? Why will you not fear God’s majesty, when He has created […]
Video: How is God the Creator?
Epigraph: أَمْ خُلِقُوا مِنْ غَيْرِ شَيْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ الْخَالِقُونَ أَمْ خَلَقُوا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ ۚ بَل لَّا يُوقِنُونَ Have they been created from nothing, or are they their own creators? Have they created […]
Video: Does a Fine-Tuned Universe Lead to God?
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Who Has a Greater Claim to Science: Judaism, Christianity or Islam — The Bible or the Quran?
Epigraph: Say, ‘People of the Book, let us arrive at a statement that is common to us all: we worship God alone, we ascribe no partner to Him, and none […]
Video: Fine Tuning in Cosmology: Multiverse or God?
… For our collection about biophylic universe, please click here Who Created God? John Lennox at The Veritas Forum at UCLA Suggested reading Trinity: An apple cannot be a rock […]
Video: The Quran: His Are the Most Beautiful Names
Epigraph: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
Video: Arguing God from Consciousness | Closer To Truth
Epilogue by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times For my articles about consciousness or human soul please click here and for Afterlife. It seems to me that the theists make a […]
Vincent du Vigneaud was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1955 for his research into the ‘love hormone,’ oxytocin
Vincent du Vigneaud was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1955 for his research into the ‘love hormone,’ oxytocin. He not only determined its chemical composition, but succeeded in making […]
Videos: Would Extra Dimensions, Some Day Explain the Mystery of Consciousness?
Epigraph: And they ask you (Muhammad) concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my Lord; and of the knowledge thereof you have been given but a […]
Video: The First Cause: Why Anything At All
Epigraph He is the First and the Last, and the Manifest and the Hidden, and He knows all things full well. (Al Quran 57:3) Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor […]
Why Physicalism is Not True: If Mathematics is ‘Discovered,’ God Exists
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Many if not most present day scientists and philosophers in the West are atheists, so no wonder that […]
Video: The Transcendent God of the Abrahamic Faiths and the Quran
Epigraph: Such is Allah, your Lord. There is no God but He, the Creator of all things, so worship Him. And He is Guardian over everything. Eyes cannot reach Him […]
Video: Why God, Not Nothing?
Epigraph He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
Video: An Agnostic Jew’s Search to Make Sense of Trinity
Epigraph: We sent Noah and Abraham, and gave prophethood and scripture to their offspring: among them there were some who were rightly guided, but many were lawbreakers. We sent other […]
Court rules Trump does not have immunity from 2020 election subversion prosecution
Source: CNN In its ruling that former President Donald Trump does not have presidential immunity in the January 6 case, a federal appeals court said his immunity claims would reject […]
Video: Why William Lane Craig is Not a Muslim and Should Be
Epigraph: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
Cosmology and Monotheism: Asking the Ultimate Questions
Epigraph: He is the First and the Last, and the Manifest and the Hidden, and He knows all things full well. (Al Quran 57:3) We have created the heavens and […]
CNN staff say network’s pro-Israel slant amounts to ‘journalistic malpractice’
Source: The Guardian Insiders say pressure from the top results in credulous reporting of Israeli claims and silencing of Palestinian perspectives Chris McGreal Sun 4 Feb 2024 CNN is facing […]
Are the Mathematicians Looking for God, When They Worship Mathematics?
Epigraph: He is the First and the Last, and the Manifest and the Hidden, and He knows all things full well. (Al Quran 57:3) We have created the heavens and […]
Periodic Table in Chemistry was Revealed in a Dream
Answers in Your Dreams When you dream, you enter an alternative state of consciousness—a time when true inspiration can strike BY DEIRDRE BARRETT Source: Scientific American As a young mathematician in […]
UK could recognise a Palestinian state before a deal with Israel, says Cameron
Source: Guardian UK Foreign secretary suggests after a ceasefire, UK would not need to wait for end of what could be years of talks on a two-state solution The UK […]
Videos: Humans Trying to Imagine Afterlife
Epigraph: “No soul knows what joy is kept hidden in store for them as a reward for what they have done.” (Al Quran 32:17) In the video below at minute […]
What Does the “Unreasonable Effectiveness” of Mathematics Mean?
Epigraph: وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ We have created the heavens and the earth and all that is between the two in accordance with the perfect truth and […]
Laws of Nature and Mathematics are not Eternal or Platonic
Epigraph: He is the First and the Last, and the Manifest and the Hidden, and He knows all things full well. (Al Quran 57:3) Written and collected by Zia H Shah […]
Video of Closer to Truth: How to Argue for God?
Epigraph: Say, ‘People of the Book, let us arrive at a statement that is common to us all: we worship God alone, we ascribe no partner to Him, and none […]
Why do We Have a Faith: An Agnostic’s Perspective
Epigraph: [Prophet], when your Lord took out the offspring from the loins of the Children of Adam and made them bear witness about themselves, He said, ‘Am I not your […]
Video: Arguing God from the First Cause
Epigraph He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
The Science and Religion Dialogue or Debate — The Most Important Philosophy
Epigraph: هُوَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ عَالِمُ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ ۖ هُوَ الرَّحْمَٰنُ الرَّحِيمُ He is Allah, and there is no God beside Him, the Knower of the unseen and the seen. […]
Nobel Laureate in Chemistry Who Failed the Subject in High School
"I had a teacher that didn't like me and I didn't like him. At the end of the year he decided to fail me. The ironic thing is that the […]
‘The UK’s Immigration System is Islamophobic and Racist. Expanding Prevent into it Will Re-traumatise Refugees’
Promoted post: Why does the Science of Consciousness Need a Muslim Theologian and a Sleep Specialist? The extension of the controversial counter-extremism program into immigration and asylum processes risks embedding […]
Video: The Mystery of Freewill
… … … If there is freewill, so is Providence: Refuting the best of atheism through the latest science Epigraph: And He (Allah) gave you all that you wanted of […]
Mathematical Mysticism: Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in Our Universe
Epigraph: وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ “We have created the heavens and the earth and all that is between the two in accordance with the perfect truth and […]
Debate: Will science ever find God’s fingerprints?
Epigraph He is the First and the Last, and the Manifest and the Hidden, and He knows all things full well. (Al Quran 57:3) Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor […]
How Ideology Misleads Very Smart Biologists and Mathematicians
Video reviewed by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times In the very beginning of the above video the participants come swinging against Darwin. I am not opining about […]
Tawaffa decoded: An exploration of its linguistic dimensions
Promoted post: Surah 81 (Al-Takwīr) – A Thematic Commentary: Prophecies About the Latter Days BY Arslan Ijaz, Student Jamia Ahmadiyya UK The tawaffi – or causing the death – of Jesusas is a crucial […]
Paid in full with one glass of cold milk
Epigraph: What will explain to you what the steep path is? It is to free a slave. It is to feed at a time of hunger. An orphaned relative. Or […]
Why does the Science of Consciousness Need a Muslim Theologian and a Sleep Specialist?
Epigraph And among His Signs is your sleep by night and day, and your seeking of His bounty. In that surely are Signs for a people who hear. (Al Quran […]
My Journey from Atheism to Christianity | Francis Collins at Cal Tech
Francis Sellers Collins ForMemRS (born April 14, 1950) is an American physician-scientist who discovered the genes associated with a number of diseases and led the Human Genome Project. He served as director of the National Institutes […]
The Story of Moses’ Mother in the Quran and Is God Still Active in Human History?
Epigraph We inspired Moses’ mother, saying, ‘Suckle him, and then, when you fear for his safety, put him in the river: do not be afraid, and do not grieve, for […]
Videos: The Best Arguments Atheists Have to Offer — Dawkins, Dennett, Stenger, Shermer and Schellengberg
Epigraph He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
Opinion: ‘Origin’ brilliantly exposes America’s caste system. Here’s how we tear it down
Opinion by Keith Magee in CNN Editor’s Note: Keith Magee is senior fellow and visiting professor in cultural justice at University College London Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose. He is the author of […]
Video: William Lane Craig and Robert Kuhn: Kalam Cosmological Argument
Epigraph He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
Video: William Lane Craig in Quest of the Historical Adam and My Muslim Perspective
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times I may have been one of the first writers, to write about Historical Adam in 2008, in a […]
Video: Is God Necessary and the Crown Verse of the Quran?
اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ […]
An Agnostic Jew, Robert Lawrence Kuhn: Can God Face Up To Evil?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times In the above video, philosopher Stephen Law, around minute 6 of the video, puts all the evidence for […]
Video: If God, What’s Evolution? | Closer To Truth
If God is transcendent and outside of time and in time as well, He can not only grant prayers of the grieved but also guide evolution to His desired end. […]
Video: Can Metaphysics Discern God?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times One of my insights of presenting different videos of Robert Lawrence Kuhn, Closer to Truth, about God it […]
What is God’s Eternity? | Closer To Truth
Epigraph Whatever is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Allah; and He is the Mighty, the Wise. His is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth; He gives […]
Video: Jesus as God – A Philosophical Inquiry | Closer To Truth
Epigraph: The Messiah, son of Mary, was only a Messenger; surely, Messengers like unto him had indeed passed away before him. And his mother was a truthful woman. They both […]
Video: With Robert Kuhn and John Polkinghorn: If Christians, Jews and Atheists Debate, Islam Wins?
My advice to Robert Lawrence Kuhn: At some point after sufficiently examining the evidence we have to take a leap of faith If the Atheists and the Christians Debate, Islam […]
The Quran: Have the humans been created from nothing, or are they the creators?
Epigraph: أَمْ خُلِقُوا مِنْ غَيْرِ شَيْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ الْخَالِقُونَ أَمْ خَلَقُوا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ ۚ بَل لَّا يُوقِنُونَ Have they been created from nothing, or are they their own creators? Have they created […]
Afterlife: The Muslim Times is Collecting Everything Worthwhile about the Subject
Epigraph: God created the heavens and earth for a true purpose: to reward each soul according to its deeds. They will not be wronged. … They say, ‘There is only […]
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP: Alarming 44% of all religious hate crimes last year were targeted at Muslims
Alarming 44% of all religious hate crimes last year were targeted at #Muslims. When people like Boris Johnson make racist remarks about “looking like bank robbers and letterboxes” it has […]
Video: A New Book On Purpose of the Universe – Cosmic Purpose
Why? The Purpose of the Universe Book written by Philip Goff Why are we here? What’s the point of existence? On the “big questions” of meaning and purpose, Western thought […]
David Chalmers’ Video – Is the ‘Soul’ Immortal?
Epigraph: And they ask you concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my Lord; and of the knowledge thereof you have been given but a little.’ […]
Martin Luther King Received Nobel Prize for Peace: What is the relevance of his message today
Martin Luther King Jr. dreamed of a USA in which all citizens would be assessed in terms of their personal characteristics, not their skin colour. In 1955, he launched a […]
Videos: Quantum Physics Providing for Freewill and Divine Providence?
Epigraph Whoever does good does it for himself and whoever does evil does it against himself: your Lord is never unjust to His creatures. (Al Quran 41:46) God does not […]
Videos: What is the origin of the laws of nature?
Epigraph We have created the heavens and the earth and all that is between the two in accordance with the perfect truth and wisdom. (Al Quran 15:85)
New film shows how Turkey saved Jews from Nazis
A new documentary,”Turkish Passport,” explores a little-known chapter of WWII in which a group of Turkish diplomats saved lives of hundreds of Jews by giving them Turkish passports and allowing […]
Book Review: Don’t Let Mathematicians and Physicists Steal Your God
Epigraph Which is harder to create: you people or the sky that He built, raising it high and perfecting it, giving darkness to its night and bringing out its morning […]
Who Created God? John Lennox at The Veritas Forum at UCLA
Epigraph: He is the First and the Last, and the Manifest and the Hidden, and He knows all things full well. (Al Quran 57:3) Suggested reading Trinity: An apple cannot […]
Cosmic ingredients: How the universe forges elements
Epigraph: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
Javed Ahmed Ghamidi’s Video: Qadiyani kafir hain? Sufia Mushrik hain?
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A Debate on the Question of Suffering and A Collection of Articles on the Subject
A Slight Twist Makes David Attenborough a Great Teacher for God of the Abrahamic Faiths Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Sir David Frederick […]
Video: Quantum Physics in Biological Phenomena
Around minute 8 the above video describes John F Clauser’s contributions that showed that Einstein was wrong and Bohr was right. John F. Clauser (born December 1, 1942, Pasadena, California, U.S.) American physicist […]
May You Learn Cosmology in 2024: Collection of Videos of Paul Davies
Epigraph: Have they been created from nothing, or are they themselves the creators? Did they create the heavens and the earth? Alas! they have little faith. (Al Quran 52:35-36) Paul […]
Video: Richard Dawkins and Steven Weinberg Discussing God and God of the Gaps
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 […]
Quantum Physics Necessary to Understand Providence of the All Knowing
Epigraph: Such is Allah, your Lord. There is no God but He, the Creator of all things, so worship Him. And He is Guardian over everything. Eyes cannot reach Him […]
Being Grateful to Allah for Not One Big Bang, But for Infinite Number of Them
Epigraph: Do not the disbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were a closed-up mass, then We opened them out? And We made from water every living thing. Will they not then […]
Armenians in Jerusalem vow to oppose Israeli occupation project
BY AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE – AFP JERUSALEM DEC 29, 2023 – A picture shows the Armenian car park in the Old City of Jerusalem on Dec. 13, 2023. (AFP Photo) Occupied East […]
Israel Gaza: Angst grows among young voters over Biden’s policy
Source: BBC The 2024 presidential election promises to be one of the most polarising political contests in living memory. But as the war in Gaza rages, President Joe Biden’s strong […]
A sperm’s Journey and Embryology in the Quran – There Is No Clash
Epigraph: People, [remember,] if you doubt the Resurrection, that We created you from dust, then a drop of fluid, then a clinging form, then a lump of flesh, both shaped […]
Victor Stenger’s Challenge to All the Theists of the Abrahamic Faiths
Testing the God Hypothesis Source: Fair Observer By Victor J. Stenger Dated: 2013 Humanity’s “god model” is inconsistent with scientific observations. In my 2007 book God: The Failed Hypothesis; How […]
Angelina Jolie Laments Inequality In Global Human Rights
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy The Best Muslim, Jewish and Christian Voices for Bringing Peace in Israel and Palestine Epigraph: […]
Israel Guilty of Very Seriously Underestimating Hamas; War Could Last For Years: Former Mossad Head
The Best Muslim, Jewish and Christian Voices for Bringing Peace in Israel and Palestine Epigraph: Jesus said, “Blessed are the peacemakers, because they will be called sons of God” (Matt. 5:9). […]
With war raging in Gaza, Christmas is effectively canceled in Bethlehem
Merry Christmas to all our Christian readers! Bethlehem, West Bank; CNN Church bells echo through the labyrinth-like streets of Bethlehem. With Christmas approaching, the city in the Israeli-occupied West Bank should be teeming with visitors. […]
Video: Prof. Norman Finkelstein SHREDS Bill Maher’s Israel Defense
The Best Muslim, Jewish and Christian Voices for Bringing Peace in Israel and Palestine Epigraph: Jesus said, “Blessed are the peacemakers, because they will be called sons of God” (Matt. 5:9). […]
Atheist versus Jew Debate on God
A Slight Twist Makes David Attenborough a Great Teacher for God of the Abrahamic Faiths Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Sir David Frederick […]
‘Not seen since Vietnam’: Israel dropped hundreds of 2,000-pound bombs on Gaza, analysis shows
By Tamara Qiblawi, Allegra Goodwin, Gianluca Mezzofiore and Nima Elbagir | Visuals by Renée Rigdon, Alex Newman and Ian Berry | Video by Barbara Arvanitidis, Mark Baron and Alex Platt 8 […]
The Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner: A Quranic Commentary for the 21st Century
Epigraph: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
Italy’s Giorgia Meloni says no place for Islam in Europe: ‘There is a problem of compatibility’
17 Dec 2023 Livemint Her comments arrived after she hosted a political festival organised by her far-right party – the Brothers of Italy – in Rome which was attended by […]
Colorado Supreme Court removes Trump from 2024 ballot
The Colorado Supreme Court decision disqualifying Donald Trump from the 2024 primary ballot reversed the trial judge’s conclusion that the 14th Amendment’s “insurrectionist ban” doesn’t apply to the presidency. Section 3 of […]
Who is Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas ‘mastermind’ in Gaza?
By Justin Salhani Published On 19 Dec 202319 Dec 2023 Beirut, Lebanon – Since October 7, when Hamas’s Operation Al-Aqsa Flood broke through the barrier Israel built around Gaza, stormed Israeli towns, […]
The most profound question raised by Trump’s extreme rhetoric
Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN 6 minute read Published 12:00 AM EST, Tue December 19, 2023 Donald Trump’s extreme rhetoric reminiscent of Nazi propaganda and his penchant for siding with America’s adversaries […]
Videos: Seeing Islam Through the Eyes of Converts from Christianity
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy Video: Cat Stevens’ Path to Islam Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim […]
Norman Finkelstein vs Alan Dershowitz On Israel-Palestine War With Piers Morgan | The Full Debate
For comments about this debate please go to YouTube The New York Times: Anti-Zionism versus Anti-Semitism? Epigraph: “‘When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The […]
Aljazeera Video: How is the Gaza War seen beyond the US and the West?
The New York Times: Anti-Zionism versus Anti-Semitism? Epigraph: “‘When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your […]
Pope Francis takes on unprecedented attacks from American opponents
By Christopher Lamb, CNN 8 minute read Published 8:50 AM EST, Wed December 13, 2023 In one corner: Pope Francis, who insists on a merciful Catholic Church open to everyone, a […]
Is Human Life Sacred: The Body and the Spirit?
Epigraph: On account of this, We prescribed for the children of Israel that whosoever killed a person — unless it be for killing a person or for creating disorder in […]
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Islam!
Epigraph: “If we could view Muhammad as we do any other important historical figure we would surely consider him to be one of the greatest geniuses the world has known.” […]
Türkiye to cover tuition fees of university students from Gaza
Source: Daily Sabah A recent presidential decree, now published in the Official Gazette, highlights the Turkish government’s commitment to reimbursing tuition fees for master’s and doctoral students residing in war-hit […]
The New York Times: Anti-Zionism versus Anti-Semitism?
Epigraph: “‘When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in […]
Video: Trump outlines his Islamophobic agenda
I am a Jew, a Catholic, a Christian and a Muslim; I am Zia H Shah Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times I have […]
U.S. restricts visas for Israeli settlers linked to extremist violence
Promoted post: The Best Muslim, Jewish and Christian Voices for Bringing Peace in Israel and Palestine and The Muslim Times is nominating Senator Bernie Sanders for Nobel Peace Prize for 2024 By Niha Masih and Bryan […]
Video: Book on the Theme of Unholy Marriage between Trump and Evangelical Christians
Book Review: ‘The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory,’ by Tim … What would Jesus do? It’s a question that the political journalist Tim Alberta takes seriously in his brave […]
A British Convert to Islam: ‘I found Qur’an mother of all philosophies’
Promoted post: The Best Muslim, Jewish and Christian Voices for Bringing Peace in Israel and Palestine and The Muslim Times is nominating Senator Bernie Sanders for Nobel Peace Prize for 2024 Source: Arab […]
Video: Over 8000 Palestinian children did not need to die
Epigraph: “Every human life is precious and sacred and saving one is like saving the whole of humanity.” (Al Quran 5:32) She didn’t have to die. Over 8000 kids like […]
Searching for a granddaughter he’s never met | Finding Alaa
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The Muslim Times is nominating Senator Bernie Sanders for Nobel Peace Prize for 2024
Promoted post: The Best Muslim, Jewish and Christian Voices for Bringing Peace in Israel and Palestine By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times I have a […]
Israeli Police Greenlight Far-right March Rallying for ‘Full Jewish Control’ Over Temple Mount
Promoted post: The Best Muslim, Jewish and Christian Voices for Bringing Peace in Israel and Palestine The march planned to take place on the first eve of Hanukkah, and is […]
Video: Liz Cheney’s “dire” warning against reelecting Trump
BY JULIA M. KLEIN DEC. 4, 2023 12:11 PM PT REVIEW Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning By Liz CheneyLittle Brown: 384 pages, $33 If you buy books linked on […]
Emmanuel Macron says Israel must define more precisely its Gaza aims
Source: Guardian UK French president says there is no lasting security for Israel if it comes at the cost of Palestinian lives Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor; Mon 4 Dec 2023 12.04 […]
Professor in Cultural Justice: Restoring Free Speech and Empathy Amidst Israel Gaza War
Meeting someone with radically different views from mine taught me this important lesson By Keith Magee, who is senior fellow and visiting professor in cultural justice at University College London Institute for […]
1 of the 3 Palestinian students shot in Vermont is paralyzed from the shooting, his mother says
Promoted post: The Best Muslim, Jewish and Christian Voices for Bringing Peace in Israel and Palestine By Emma Tucker, CNN 7 minute read Updated 1:42 AM EST, Sun December 3, 2023 Hisham […]
Could the intense Palestinian suffering have a creative power over decades: A metaphor from biological evolution?
Promoted post: The Best Muslim, Jewish and Christian Voices for Bringing Peace in Israel and Palestine Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The question […]
Opinion: Diaspora Jews Are Hostages to Israel’s Behavior
Promoted post: The Best Muslim, Jewish and Christian Voices for Bringing Peace in Israel and Palestine Source: Haaretz By Shimon Stein and Moshe Zimmerman Diaspora Jews have learnt the hard […]
Israel agrees to protect civilians when Gaza war resumes, Blinken says
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32) Source: Washington Post President Biden’s top diplomat says he delivered a […]
Islam is not what you hear in the Legacy Media or even the mosques: The compassionate, the pluralistic and the rational side of Islam
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and saving one is like saving the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32) Written and collected by by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor […]
‘Go F*ck Yourself:’ Elon Musk Tells Companies That Have Paused X Ad Buys To Leave
Source: Washington Post The billionaire said the advertising boycott could see X fail, but that it would not be his fault. Elon Musk told companies that have paused ad buys on […]
In undisclosed call, Pope Francis warned Israel against committing ‘terror’
Promoted post: The Best Muslim, Jewish and Christian Voices for Bringing Peace in Israel and Palestine Source: Washington Post By Anthony Faiola, Stefano Pitrelli and Louisa Loveluck November 30, 2023 at 4:27 […]
The Islamic World’s Dilemma on Palestine
SITUATION REPORTS – November 27, 2023 By Suban Kumar Chowdhury Ever wondered why the Islamic world appears divided on the issue of Palestine? To unravel this intricate dilemma, I’ve integrated three levels of […]
‘People looking for someone to blame’: Ex-President Wulff warns of rising anti-Muslim sentiments in Germany
Far-right is scapegoating Muslims to further their own agendas, blaming migrants for problems that have nothing to do with them, Christian Wulff tells Anadolu Ayhan Simsek |29.11.2023 – Update : […]
Sweden’s prime minister condemns far-right call to tear down mosques
Promoted Post: Videos: Cat Stevens or Yusuf Islam: An Ambassador of Islam to the West Source: Dawn, Pakistan newspaper Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson denounced the leader of the far-right […]
‘My grandmother does not need a eulogy. Her life was a sermon’
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Similarities between Islam and the Sikh religion
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy By Mukeshwar Singh Since the dawn of humanity, religion has been playing a pivotal role […]
Understanding Israel – Gaza War without Pressure to Vilify or Glamorize Either
An expert on the Middle East, Professor Flynt Leverett is part of the founding faculty at the Penn State School of International Affairs, and an affiliate faculty at Penn State […]
Debate: Would We Be Better Off Without Religion? – Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins Speaking for Atheism
Epigraph: أَمْ خُلِقُوا مِنْ غَيْرِ شَيْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ الْخَالِقُونَ Have they been created from nothing, or they their own creators? (Al Quran 52:35) Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of […]
Thirty Plus Quotes from the Poet of Love – Rumi
Selection of quotes by Mayukh Saha “Words are a pretext. It is the inner bond that draws one person to another, not words.” “Wherever you are, and whatever you do, […]
US Navy seizes attackers who held Israel-linked tanker
Promoted post: The Best Muslim, Jewish and Christian Voices for Bringing Peace in Israel and Palestine Source: By George Wright; BBC News A US Navy warship has captured armed men who […]
United Nations: Hundreds of thousands of Afghans are being forced to return to their country from Pakistan
Hundreds of thousands of Afghans are being forced to return to their country from Pakistan. They have been through profound upheaval & now face great risks.@Refugees sheds light on the […]
Elon Musk will meet with Israel’s president after backlash over antisemitic post
Promoted post: The Best Muslim, Jewish and Christian Voices for Bringing Peace in Israel and Palestine By Michelle Toh, Lauren Izso and Alex Stambaugh, CNN 4 minute read Updated 5:59 […]
NY Times Audio: David Brooks on Staying Humane in Inhumane Times
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy To listen to the audio please click here The ancient wisdom of Athens and Jerusalem […]
NY Times: Americans Under 30 Don’t Trust Religion — or Anything Else
Promoted post: If the Atheists and the Christians Debate, Islam Wins! By Jessica Ebenstein Grose, who is an American journalist, editor, and novelist. She is the author of the 2012 […]
Quran: Have they been created from nothing, or they their own creators?
Epigraph: أَمْ خُلِقُوا مِنْ غَيْرِ شَيْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ الْخَالِقُونَ Have they been created from nothing, or they their own creators? (Al Quran 52:35) Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief […]
Israel and Palestine: The Only Way Forward
Epigraph: And fight in cause of justice against those who fight against you, but do not transgress. Surely, Allah does not love those who overstep the limits. And kill them […]
Netanyahu… thank you for reorienting Palestinian cause back onto its rightful track
Nov 26,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / By Ahmad Thougan Hindawi Peace to those who follow the path of wisdom, empathy and humanity. More than six weeks have passed since your […]
Is a 2 state solution for the Israel-Palestine conflict possible? | Inside Story Video
Watch the Video in Al Jazeera for Inside Story for November 25, 2023 List of 13 released Israeli hostages today named The Isaeli PM’s office has published the names of […]
Beliefs, Identity and Deeds: What is a Healthy Balance?
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page This was first published in 2022 Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of […]
Derek Chauvin, former officer convicted in George Floyd’s killing, stabbed in prison, authorities say
CNN By Josh Campbell, Evan Perez, Katelyn Polantz, Jamiel Lynch and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN 2 minute read Updated 9:37 AM EST, Sat November 25, 2023 Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted in […]
Senator Bernie Sanders: Please read an op-ed I wrote for the New York Times on the horrific situation in Gaza
Please read an op-ed I wrote for the New York Times on the horrific situation in Gaza.https://t.co/JrmjNS5kKB — Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) November 22, 2023 True Fasting: A Message of Compassion […]
The Best Muslim, Jewish and Christian Voices for Bringing Peace in Israel and Palestine
Epigraph: Jesus said, “Blessed are the peacemakers, because they will be called sons of God” (Matt. 5:9). Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The intent […]
‘Spain to unilaterally recognize Palestine even if EU doesn’t’
Source: Daily Sabah Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced that Madrid would unilaterally recognize an independent Palestinian state, even if such a decision contradicts the opinion of the European Union, […]
From the Pages of History: PM Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat
Promoted post: The holy Quran: There will be another reckoning after the Gaza war Yitzhak Rabin (/rəˈbiːn/;[1] Hebrew: יִצְחָק רַבִּין, IPA: [jitsˈχak ʁaˈbin] ⓘ; 1 March 1922 – 4 November 1995) was an Israeli politician, statesman and […]
Israel summons Spain, Belgium envoys over Gaza comments
Source: Dawn Israel’s foreign minister has summoned the ambassadors of Spain and Belgium for a “harsh rebuke” over comments by the two countries’ leaders about the Israeli offensive in Gaza, […]
Morality: BRICS Versus the West — Dr. Norman Finkelstein Outlines the Israel-Gaza War
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and saving one is like the saving of the whole of humanity and killing an innocent is like triggering a genocide. (Al […]
Biden’s resistance to cease-fire could alienate youth voters in 2024
The above video is a detailed analysis of Israel – Gaza war and also of Zionism in general and morality of the Western world Source: Washington Post ANN ARBOR, Mich. […]
Piers Morgan vs Norman Finkelstein On Israel and Palestine | The Full Interview
Videos: The Passionate Muslim and Jewish voices for the crying and dying Gaza Children and mothers Innocent men, women & children are not collateral damage, they are human beings. I […]
Dutch election: Anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders wins dramatic victory and the Muslim Times’ response
Promoted post: If the Atheists and the Christians Debate, Islam Wins! By Paul Kirby & Anna Holligan. BBC News, The Hague Veteran anti-Islam populist leader Geert Wilders is heading for […]
Videos: Cat Stevens or Yusuf Islam: An Ambassador of Islam to the West
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred; one who saves a life has saved the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32)
Video in UN: Son of Hamas Co-Founder Denounces Group at UN, Exposes ‘Savage’ Indoctrination of Palestinian Kids
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32) O ye who believe! be strict in observing justice, and be witnesses for […]
Israel’s cabinet approves deal to release hostages during pause in fighting
Hamas says 150 Palestinians will be released from Israeli jails under deal We’ve been hearing from Israel on the hostage deal signed off by the cabinet a little while ago. […]
German interior min. admits country has Islamophobia problem
BY ANADOLU AGENCY BERLIN NOV 21, 2023 – daily sabah German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser arrives for the German Islam Conference in Berlin, Germany, Nov. 21, 2023. (EPA Photo) Interior Minister […]
Videos: The Passionate Muslim and Jewish voices for the crying and dying Gaza Children and mothers
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32) O ye who believe! be strict in observing justice, and be witnesses for […]
My 84-year-old Mother Was Taken Hostage. In Her Name, Too, I Plead: Don’t Destroy Gaza
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred; one who saves a life has saved the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32) Source: Haaretz.com Saturday morning I wake up, like […]
‘Türkiye, Qatar working to release hostages held by Hamas’
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said the head of Türkiye’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT) and Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan are working with Qatar on the release of hostages held by Hamas, […]
Young Americans are picking up the Qur’an ‘to understand the resilience of Muslim Palestinians’
Epigraph: “Blessed is He (Allah) Who has sent down the Discrimination (the Quran) to His servant (Muhammad), that he may be a Warner to all the worlds.” (Al Quran 25:1) […]
Qatar Prime Minister says ‘minor’ challenges remain to Israel-Hamas hostage deal
The six-page pact will lead to the first pause in fighting if it is adhered to. (Reuters) REUTERS November 19, 2023 DOHA: Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani […]
Why most men don’t have enough close friends
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Friendships aren’t just about those you sit with on the school bus or play alongside on your childhood baseball team — they are a core component of the […]
U.S., Israel, Hamas Reportedly Near Deal To Pause Fighting, Free Hostages
The deal would call for Israel and Hamas to freeze their combat operations for five days while a small group of hostages are released each day. Source: Huffington Post By Shruti […]
‘These are biblical lands promised to us’: Jewish settlers in West Bank hope Gaza conflict will help their cause
By Jason Burke in south Hebron hills, West Bank for Guardian UK Human rights groups say settlers, empowered by their right-wing government, are exploiting the Israel-Hamas war amal Sikurel pats her […]
‘Sicilians have affinity for the Islamic world in their DNA’
A Muslim stronghold for about 200 years between the ninth and 11th centuries, Sicily bears the marks of Islamic history. By Savin Mattozzi for Aljazeera Published On 13 May 2019 Palermo, […]
Jewish pediatrician Darren Klugman is suspended by Johns Hopkins after ‘deeply disturbing’ posts where he branded all Palestinians ‘blood thirsty morally depraved animals’
Source: Daily Mail Reference and read further Senator Bernie Sanders a Relentless Supporter for Humanitarian Causes 1.5 million people in Gaza have been displaced from their homes. 10,000 have been […]
The holy Quran: There will be another reckoning after the Gaza war
Epigraph: Does man think he will be left alone? Was he not just a drop of spilt-out sperm, which became a clinging form, which God shaped in due proportion, fashioning […]
After Pulitzer win, N.Y. Times contributor criticizes Gaza coverage
Mona Chalabi, a freelance writer and illustrator who won a Pulitzer for the Times this year, also went public with criticism of the Pulitzer awards ceremony for overlooking Palestinian journalists […]
The dispiriting truth about why many evangelical Christians support Israel
For Christian Zionists, what happens to the Jews and Palestinians is, to put it very mildly, collateral damage. Oct. 22, 2023 By Sarah Posner, MSNBC Columnist Since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas […]
Video: Jeffery Sachs’ Analysis of Long-Term Effects of Israel-Hamas War
Jeffrey David Sachs (/sæks/ SAKS; born November 5, 1954)[4] is an American economist, academic, public policy analyst, and former director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University, where he holds […]
Video About Historical Adam: Is it a Landmine for the Christian Dogma?
Epigraph: What is the matter with you? Why will you not fear God’s majesty, when He has created you stage by stage? Have you ever wondered how God created seven […]
Elon Musk agrees with X post that claims Jews ‘push hatred’ against White people
New York CNN — Agreeing with an antisemitic post on his social media platform X, Elon Musk endorsed the claim that Jewish communities push “hatred against Whites.” An X post Wednesday afternoon said: […]
‘Beacon of hope’: Amid Gaza war, Indian Muslims take care of synagogues
Features|Israel-Palestine conflict In eastern India’s Kolkata, synagogues are managed by Muslim caretakers. The Israel war won’t change that, they say. By Monideepa Banerjie Published On 9 Nov 2023 Kolkata, India – The […]
Hamas agrees to tentative deal to free dozens of hostages, pending Israel’s approval
Source: Washington Post Hamas has agreed in principle and Israel is now considering a proposal for the release of at least 50 women and children among about 240 foreign and Israeli […]
US and China pledge to ramp up renewables in place of planet-warming fossil fuels ahead of Biden-Xi summit
Promoted post: Does Islam Tackle the Crisis of Climate Change? By Nectar Gan and Ella Nilsen, CNN 5 minute read Updated 9:01 AM EST, Wed November 15, 2023 The United States and China have agreed […]
Could the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza be Palestine’s ‘black swan’ moment?
A child carrying a tray of food walks among the ruins of the West Bank city of Kalkilya in the aftermath of the 1967 Six-Day War. (Getty Images) Source: Arab […]
The Final Crusade: Pen is Mightier than the Sword
The collection below brings out the dilemma: Are Christianity and Islam sister religions or mutual nemesis? BBC Video: Saladin: Who taught Europe the Ethics of War Source of video / […]
Arab and Muslim leaders blame West for Gaza misery
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy By Frank Gardner BBC security correspondent, Saudi Arabia Hypocrisy, double standards and a failure to […]
Biden told me that a pause in the fighting will save lives in Gaza. Here’s why he’s wrong
Promoted post: Celebrating Our Cognitive Dissonance or Finding the Truth? By Jessica Rosenberg is a Minneapolis-based rabbi and serves on the Jewish Voice for Peace Rabbinic Council. She is the […]
Clinicopathological Conferences and More for Internists in Training
Dementia like presentation in a 72 year old that turned out to be JC virus encephalitis Gastroenterology Review Questions – CRASH! Medical Review Series. From 2015
BBC Video: Saladin: Who taught Europe the Ethics of War
Source of video / Courtesy: BBC Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times This is an hour and a half movie or documentary about […]
Why Did Muhammad Fly to Jerusalem?
Epigraph: Glory be to Him, Who carried His servant (Muhammad) by night from the Sacred Mosque to the Distant Mosque (Prophet Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem), the environment of which We […]
Zakaria: Does anyone believe in free speech anymore?
CNN’s Fareed Zakaria gives his take on the firestorm of controversy that has sparked since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. To hear the video in CNN website
Erdoğan says Türkiye key to solve Palestine-Israel conflict
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PM Justin Trudeau: Happy Bandi Chhor Divas to Sikhs across the country and around the world!
Happy Bandi Chhor Divas to Sikhs across the country and around the world! I’m wishing you and your loved ones the very best today – as you come together, illuminate […]
Celebrating Our Cognitive Dissonance or Finding the Truth?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times James Abram Garfield was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 1881 until his death […]
Video: Prof. Omer Bartov of Brown University Distinguishing Anti-Semitism and Anti-Zionism
Cyprus outlines plan for maritime corridor to get aid to Gaza Source: Dawn The president of Cyprus has outlined a proposal to open a maritime corridor to help deliver more […]
Video: French President Macron’s Full BBC Interview About Gaza
Cyprus outlines plan for maritime corridor to get aid to Gaza Source: Dawn The president of Cyprus has outlined a proposal to open a maritime corridor to help deliver more […]
My life has been defined by genocide of Jewish people. I look on Gaza with concern
Source: The Guardian By Jason Stanley, who is a professor of philosophy at Yale University, and the author, most recently, of The Politics of Language (with David Beaver) he world’s […]
Can Gaza conflict serve as inspiration for humanity?
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Senator Bernie Sanders a Relentless Supporter for Humanitarian Causes
1.5 million people in Gaza have been displaced from their homes. 10,000 have been killed, with more wounded. They desperately need food, water, medical supplies, and fuel. Yet, in the […]
Ghamidi’s relatively new interpretation of the Quranic verses about inheritance
Scope, Style and Preservation of the Quran
We are witnessing a pandemic of inhumanity: to halt the spread, we must cling to the law
OpinionIsrael-Hamas war Karim Khan There is no blank cheque in the Israel-Hamas conflict. The ICC is working to ensure justice is on the frontlines Fri 10 Nov 2023 We are […]
US veteran gets world’s first eye transplant
Promoted post: The Movie ‘The Physician’ and the Muslim Heritage By Chloe Kim BBC News Surgeons in New York say they have performed the world’s first complete eye transplant on […]
Cyprus outlines plan for maritime corridor to get aid to Gaza
Source: Dawn The president of Cyprus has outlined a proposal to open a maritime corridor to help deliver more aid to Gaza, a plan which he said could be operational […]
Türkiye halts energy projects with Israel without cease-fire: Minister
Source: Daily Sabah Türkiye will not discuss any energy-related projects with Israel without a cease-fire in Gaza, as it would be disrespectful to Palestinians who are experiencing great brutality, a […]
Israel will begin 4-hour pauses in military operations in Gaza each day, White House says
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and saving one is like the saving of the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32) Source: CNN Israel will begin to implement […]
Video: 87-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Condemns Israeli Assault & Calls for Peace
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32) Suggested reading for living in the image of the Loving and […]
South African divisions exposed by Israel-Hamas conflict
By Mohammed Allie BBC News, Cape Town The war between Israel and Hamas has exposed deep divisions in South Africa, with the government’s staunch support for the Palestinians coming in […]
House passes resolution to censure Tlaib over Israel comments
By Clare Foran, Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer and Morgan Rimmer, CNN 5 minute read Updated 8:28 AM EST, Wed November 8, 2023 The House passed a GOP-led resolution on Tuesday to censure Rep. Rashida […]
‘I’m calling from Israeli intelligence. We have the order to bomb. You have two hours’
By Alice Cuddy BBC News, Jerusalem The call to Mahmoud Shaheen came at dawn. It was Thursday 19 October at about 06:30, and Israel had been bombing Gaza for 12 […]
How the Israel-Hamas war has brought together Arab Christians and Muslims
Bonds strained in recent years by the rise of Islamic radicals have been cemented again. (Author: Daoud Kuttab, a Palestinian Christian journalist, is a former Ferris professor of journalism at […]
Canadian man chooses to stay in Gaza to document the war
By Nadine Yousif BBC News, Toronto A Palestinian-Canadian father has decided to stay behind in Gaza, despite finally being allowed to leave the embattled enclave. Mansour Shouman told the BBC […]
True Fasting: A Message of Compassion and Love from the Old Testament
The Old Testament like the New Testament and the Holy Quran tells us, how the Jews, the Christians, the Muslims and others can gain the favor of the Almighty: “Shout […]
Eighty Canadians eligible to leave Gaza but hundreds remain
Source: BBC Eighty Canadians are on the latest list of those approved to leave the embattled enclave of Gaza on Tuesday. More than 400 people have registered with Canada seeking […]
Video: Gaza is becoming a ‘graveyard for children’, says António Guterres
Bernie Sanders: A Relentless Champion for the Innocent The immediate task is to stop the bombing, end the horrific humanitarian disaster in Gaza, and go forward with the entire world […]
Muslim student struck in Stanford hit-and-run calls for love, compassion, from hospital bed
Promoted post: Bernie Sanders: A Relentless Champion for the Innocent The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s note: Stereotyping and guilt by association are the root cause of Islamophobia as well as […]
Jordan’s Queen Rania says being pro-Palestinian does not equal being ‘antisemitic’
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Insights from Fareed Zakaria for Israel – Palestine Conflict
Fareed: Consider the long-term outcomes of the Israel-Hamas war
Bernie Sanders: A Relentless Champion for the Innocent
The immediate task is to stop the bombing, end the horrific humanitarian disaster in Gaza, and go forward with the entire world toward a two-state solution. pic.twitter.com/6VktJQ1cwX — Bernie Sanders […]
Is God Dead: Killed in the Crossfire of the Israel-Hamas War?
Epigraph: “You who believe, uphold justice and bear witness to God, even if it is against yourselves, your parents, or your close relatives. Whether the person is rich or poor, […]
Christiane Amanpour interviews UK’s former top spy John Sawers
“We do need to recognize that you cannot have peace in that part of the Middle East, and you cannot have a secure Israel, unless there’s some political process that […]
Pope Francis mobilizing Vatican diplomats to quell a world war he says has begun
Pope Francis and the Vatican are pursuing peace in the globe’s two major conflicts, working through official and unofficial channels. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Already engaged with the conflict in […]
Video Interview of Prof. Jeffrey Sachs: How Israel is harming itself?
Jeffrey David Sachs (/sæks/ SAKS; born November 5, 1954)[4] is an American economist, academic, public policy analyst, and former director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University, where he holds the title of University Professor.[5][6] He is known […]
Pope Francis Advises the Pontifical Academy of Theology: Would it Apply to the Enlightened Muslims Also?
Pope presses theologians to be in tune with challenges of daily life and talk with non-believers Francis said that theologians must “confront themselves with profound cultural transformations.” Source: RNS VATICAN […]
Israel Gaza: Children must be off limits, says father of abducted kids
By Jon Donnison BBC News, central Israel In the garden of his home in central Israel, amid the palm trees dappled in the morning sun, Yoni Asher shows me a […]
Palestinian Children: We can die of a bomb any minute, that is all there is, there is no God?
Written and collected by by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times There are no atheists in the foxholes. Atheism is a delusion arising out of prosperity in peaceful […]
AI Summit: Elon Musk thinks some would put planet before people
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32) By Zoe Kleinman & Tom Gerken Technology editor & Technology reporter […]
Caliph Umar Farooq versus Emperor Heraclius: Who gave us our Religious Freedoms?
Epigraph: There should be no compulsion in religion. Surely, right has become distinct from wrong; so whosoever refuses to be led by those who transgress, and believes in Allah, has surely […]
Ukraine war: Russian attacks force evacuations of children
By Jenny Hill BBC News, central Ukraine It is still dark when an early train pulls into the station in central Ukraine and aid workers crowd expectantly around one of […]
UN human rights official quits over “genocide” in Gaza and blames the West
From CNN’s Richard Roth A United Nations human rights official is leaving his job over what he calls a “genocide” in Gaza that the UN has failed to stop. Craig […]
What China wants from Israel-Hamas war
By Tessa Wong Asia Digital Reporter, BBC News As the conflict between Israel and Hamas intensifies, an unlikely development has emerged – China playing the part of peace broker. But […]
Can our child be both a Muslim and a Jew?
Perspective by Elisabeth Becker Topkara August 2, 2018 at 7:00 a.m. EDT Source: Washington Post An intercultural marriage is, like any marriage, a delicate balancing act. Even after you realize how […]
Lebanon working to avoid war with Israel: PM Mikati
Source: Daily Sabah Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said he is working to ensure that his country does not get involved in the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict amid reports of […]
Karen Armstrong on Religion and the History of Violence
What Every Muslim, Christian and Jew needs to know: The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of […]
A Nobel for Karen Armstrong will bring the Christians and the Muslims closer
Epigraph: Blessed are the merciful,for they will be shown mercy.Blessed are the pure in heart,for they will see God.Blessed are the peacemakers,for they will be called children of God. (Matthew […]
Record number of Swiss leave Catholic Church
Almost 34,600 people left the Catholic Church in Switzerland last year. That’s 300 more departures than the previous record figure from 2021. This content was published on October 29, 2023 […]
US looks isolated after opposing UN resolution on Gaza truce
Source: The Guardian By Patrick Wintour; Diplomatic editor Only 12 countries joined Washington and Israel as Jordan’s motion was passed at the general assembly Israel and Hamas at […]
No innocents in Gaza
Source: Dawn By Pervez Hoodbhoy Published October 28, 2023 AHEAD of the invasion, the Jerusalem Post quotes Israeli defence minister Avigdor Liberman: “There are no innocents in Gaza.” The Post’s comments section mostly shows support […]
Family of Al Jazeera journalist killed in Gaza strike: network
Al-Jazeera correspondent Wael Al-Dahdouh mourns over the body of one of his three children killed along with his wife in an Israeli strike at Al-Aqsa hospital in southern Gaza. (AFP)Next […]
Video: Christiana Amanpour’s interview of Queen Rania
Christiane Amanpour In a world exclusive, @QueenRania of Jordan spoke with me about the ongoing bombing of Gaza, civilian deaths, the massacres of October 7, and what she calls “a […]
Bannu clerics in Pakistan force zoology teacher to denounce Darwin’s theory of evolution
Epigraph: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
Pressure grows on Israel to negotiate release of Gaza hostages
Source: Guardian UK By Ruth Michaelson, Julian Borger and Quique Kierszenbaum in Jerusalem Pressure has intensified on Israel to negotiate the release of more than 200 people held by Palestinian militants in Gaza, with desperate families […]
Plan for UK to host thousands of Gaza refugees drawn up by charities
Source: The Guardian By Ben Quinn Political correspondent A blueprint setting out how Britain could provide refuge to thousands of Palestinians from Gaza has been drawn up by a coalition of charities and […]
Short Urdu Video: Ghamidi At His Best and Search for Truth in Islam
Ghamidi: The Most Tolerant and Pluralistic Muslim Scholar of Our Times Jāvēd Ahmed Ghāmidī (Urdu: جاوید احمد غامدی) (born April 7, 1952[3]) is a Pakistan Muslim theologian, Quran scholar, Islamic modernist, exegete and educationist. He is also the […]
Bernie Sanders about humanitarian needs in Gaza
Stopping humanitarian aid to Gaza will deepen the catastrophe there and undermine Israel’s long-term security. pic.twitter.com/x1t4SgJ0Sw — Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) October 19, 2023 Suggested reading for living in the image […]
Erdoğan receives Malaysian PM to discuss Israel-Palestine conflict
Source: Daily Sabah resident Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday received Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in Istanbul for talks on the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict. Erdoğan and Ibrahim held a closed-door […]
Georgia woman says 14 family members have been killed in Gaza
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy Source: CNN Through a series of airstrikes in Gaza, Hadeel Masseoud says she has lost […]
President of Detroit synagogue found stabbed to death outside home, police say
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32) Source: CNN The president of a Detroit synagogue board was found […]
French minister Darmanin spars with footballer Karim Benzema in Gaza row
By Hugh Schofield BBC News, París French football’s “bad boy” Karim Benzema is threatening to go to court after Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin accused him of having links with the […]
Baltimore to pay $48 million to 3 men wrongfully convicted for murder and imprisoned for 36 years
CNN Baltimore has agreed to pay $48 million to three men who were wrongfully convicted of murder as teenagers and spent 36 years in prison. “These are men who went […]
Mitt Romney criticizes Fox News and right-wing media for warping Republican Party
Editor’s Note: A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. Sign up for the daily digest chronicling the evolving media landscape here.CNN — Mitt Romney, once the Republican Party’s […]
Urdu Video: Javed Ahmed Ghamidi’s Analysis of Hamas-Israel War
Additional reading Defensive War in the Holy Quran in 600 Words I did not pick up the sword of the Sword Verse … Surrendering the Sword of the ‘Sword-Verse’ Why […]
Jeremy Bowen: Joe Biden’s search for a Middle East solution just got harder
Promoted post: Why Did Muhammad Fly to Jerusalem? By Jeremy Bowen BBC international editor Even before the Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza was destroyed, Joe Biden’s full-throated support for Israel had […]
Collection of Articles: Distinguishing Anti-Semitisms and Anti-Zionism
Paraphrasing a Quranic verse as an Epigraph: Every civilian Jewish and Palestinian life is sacred, killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32) I am a Jew, a […]
Deserted churches and fewer believers: Swiss abandon God
Promoted post: Video: How Jesus Became God, by Prof. Bart Ehrman? Source: Swiss Info The non-religious proportion of the population is steadily growing in Switzerland, as in most Western countries. […]
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas cancels meeting with Biden after hospital strike
Epigraph: Every human life is sacred and killing an innocent is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32) Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas cancels meeting with Biden after hospital strike […]
Video: Hamas releases first video of hostage held inside Gaza
Epigraph: Every human life is sacred and killing an innocent is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32) The Muslim Times condemns Hamas for taking innocent lives and taking them […]
Islamic Law on Rules of War
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy By Sarmad Naveed, Canada 16th October 2023 The loss of an innocent life is like […]
Muslim Heritage is the Best Theme to Refute Islamophobia and We have the Best Collection for that
Acknowledging Islam’s Contribution to Science The Review of Religions: October 2022 By Musa Sattar, London, UK In the era from eighth to thirteenth centuries known as the Islamic Golden Age, […]
Two-state solution losing grounds in Israel and Palestine even before terror attacks, surveys show
By Sudesh Baniya Published on 15/10/2023 – Share this articleComments Fewer prople in both Israel and Palestine believed the two-state solution and think the two states cannot co-exist peacefully – even […]
Boy, 6, killed in anti-Muslim attack, say US police
A man has been charged with murder and hate crimes after allegedly stabbing two people because they were Muslim. Joseph Czuba, 71, is accused of killing a six-year-old boy and […]
King of Jordan to UK PM: Denying food, water and electricity to innocent civilians in Gaza is war crime
By JT – Oct 16,2023 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah meets with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in London on Sunday (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) AMMAN — His Majesty […]
Mohamed Salah: An Unlikely Hero Off the Field and Other Heroes to Refute Islamophobia
Story by Salman Khan Under the harsh glare of stadium lights, football has a way of crystallizing moments, of etching them into the annals of history, and the latest chapter […]
A Holocaust Movie: God on Trial. What meaning it has today for the innocent Jews, Muslim civilians and others?
Why Did Muhammad Fly to Jerusalem? How can we build the Third Temple together? I am a Jew, a Catholic, a Christian and a Muslim; I am Zia H Shah […]
Is the Ukrainian Blood Holier Than the Middle Eastern?
Epigraph Every human life is precious and sacred and killing an innocent is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) While world focuses on plight of Ukraine’s children, endless trauma […]
PM Justin Trudeau: Canada is deeply concerned by the dire humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip: “Canada is deeply concerned by the dire humanitarian situation in the Gaza […]
What is the Basis of Our Morality, Why Do We Feel Bad, When Innocent Children are Killed? Are Our Morals Only a Random Darwinian Chance or Mistake?
Epigraph: Do they seek a religion other than Allah’s, while to Him submits whosoever is in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, and to Him shall they be […]
Trump loses first of several bids to toss suit seeking to block him from Colorado ballot
CNN — Former President Donald Trump has lost the first of several attempts to throw out a lawsuit that seeks to block him from the 2024 presidential ballot in Colorado, based on the […]
Contrasting Türkiye and US approaches to Israel-Palestine conflict
BY BURHANETTIN DURAN OCT 14, 2023 – DAILY SABAH A general view of Al-Aqsa with the rest of the holy city in the background, Jerusalem, Palestine, Oct. 13, 2023. (AA […]
Historic And Religious Background of Conflict Between Israel & Palestine | Javed Ahmed Ghamidi
I did not pick up the sword of the Sword Verse … Surrendering the Sword of the ‘Sword-Verse’ Why Did Muhammad Fly to Jerusalem? How can we build the Third […]
Reddit: Atheists, if you had to choose the strongest argument for God’s existence you’ve heard, which would it be?
Epigraph: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
St. Francis’ prayer for time of war and peace
Saint Francis of Assisi (Italian: San Francesco d’Assisi); nicknamed Francesco; 1181/1182 – October 3, 1226)[1][3] was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men’s Order of Friars Minor and the women’s Order […]
Agreeing with the Secretary of State USA and also collecting Jewish voices for the peaceful Palestinian people
Bernie Sanders’ statement on the continuing violence in Israel and Gaza My statement on the continuing violence in Israel and Gaza. pic.twitter.com/WE4o5a6rLl — Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) October 11, 2023 Additional […]
Bernie Sanders’ statement on the continuing violence in Israel and Gaza
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy My statement on the continuing violence in Israel and Gaza. pic.twitter.com/WE4o5a6rLl — Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) […]
Harvard student groups issued an anti-Israel statement. CEOs want them blacklisted
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and killing an innocent is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) By Matt Egan, CNN Updated 3:53 PM EDT, Wed October 11, […]
Video: Some Coverage of Israel Hamas War by CNN
Epigraph Every human life is precious and sacred and killing an innocent is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Additional reading and viewing Clare Daly an Irish MEP: Afghani […]
I did not pick up the sword of the Sword Verse …
Epigraph: When the [four] forbidden months are over, wherever you encounter the idolaters, kill them, seize them, besiege them, wait for them at every lookout post; but if they turn […]
Defensive War in the Holy Quran in 600 Words
By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times When the Holy Prophet Muhammad, may peace be on him, claimed Monotheism in the polytheistic society of Mecca they turned against […]
St. Paul’s Dogmatic Idea Defined Christianity for Two Millenia
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Most Swiss Christians don’t believe the story behind Easter and Resurrection did not happen, say quarter of Christians. […]
Q, the Earliest Gospel: An Introduction to the Original Stories and Sayings of Jesus
By John S. Kloppenborg (Author) Estimated to date back to the very early Jesus movement, the lost Gospel known as Q offers a distinct and remarkable picture of Jesus and his significance–and […]
Video: A Christian Historian Accepts Islam | Metamorphosis
Video: My Journey to Islam – Myriam Francois-Cerrah To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Suggested Reading A British Convert to Islam: […]
Narges Mohammadi from Iran 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner
6 October 2023, 09:30 AM WAT New Information 5 hours ago Iranian Narges Mohammadi has been awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize. The winner of the Nobel award for the […]
Nobel physics prize goes to trio who lit up secrets of the atom
Epigraph: Allah is the Light of the heavens and earth. His Light is like this: there is a niche, and in it a lamp, the lamp inside a glass, a […]
The Pope Declares 800 Saints, shall the Muslim Times declare all Cathars, Spanish Jews & Muslims Saints?
Epigraph: “There should be no compulsion in religion. Surely, right has become distinct from wrong; so whosoever refuses to be led by those who transgress, and believes in Allah, has […]
Al Hakeem: The Wise, The Creator With A Purpose
Epigraph He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
Interview: Why Doesn’t New Testament Scholar Bart Ehrman Believe in God?
Epigraph: You who believe, seek help through steadfastness and prayer, for God is with the steadfast. Do not say that those who are killed in God’s cause are dead; they […]
Karen Armstrong’s Video: Islam: A Short History — A non-Sectarian Islam
Promoted articles: We have an extensive collection of articles starting with a non-sectarian Islam before diving into additional details, in search of the Truth Interview with Karen Armstrong on “A […]
Nobel Prize goes to scientists behind mRNA Covid vaccines
By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to a pair of scientists who developed the technology that led to the […]
Sacred Nature by Karen Armstrong review – back to the garden
Epigraph: The sun and the moon run their courses according to a fixed reckoning.And the stemless plants and the trees humbly submit to His will.And the heaven He has raised […]
Interview with Karen Armstrong on “A History of God”, “The Case for God”, “Sacred Nature”
Around minute 40 in the above video there is a short discussion about Richard Dawkins and his writings. Expanding My Horizons: A Conversation between Karen Armstrong, Brian Greene and Me […]
Prof. Bart Ehrman: Is Paul the Founder of Christianity?
Debate: Is Jesus Prophet Or Son Of God? Shabir Ally Vs Douglas Jacoby Video: How Jesus Became God, by Prof. Bart Ehrman? On the dates January 29-31, 2016, Bart D. […]
Why are we here, Richard Dawkins speaks with a Jew, a Christian and a Hindu?
Epigraph: I have single mindedly devoted the whole of my attention to Him, Who created the heavens and the earth, and I am not of those who associate partners with […]
The Full Movie Yousuf or Joseph Including Ben Kinsley
Epigraph: The chapter twelve of the Quran is about the Prophet Joseph. The Bible: Joseph is a 1995 German/Italian/American television miniseries about the life of Joseph from the Old Testament. It was filmed in Morocco and aired on TNT. At […]
Global Wind Patterns and the Wonders of Allah
Epigraph Among His wonders are the ships, sailing like floating mountains: if He willed, He could bring the wind to a standstill, and they would lie motionless on the surface […]
Amazon to Invest Up to $4 Billion in AI Startup Anthropic
(Bloomberg) — Amazon.com Inc. will invest as much as $4 billion in Anthropic, bagging a crucial partner in its effort to become a major player in generative artificial intelligence and […]
Western intelligence led to Canada accusing India of Sikh activist’s assassination, US Ambassador says
By Sahar Akbarzai, Rhea Mogul and Helen Regan, CNN Updated 11:32 PM EDT, Sun September 24, 2023 CNN Intelligence gained by the “Five Eyes” network led to Canada’s public accusation that the Indian government may have […]
The Quran: Allah is the Light of the Heavens and the Earth
Epigraph: Allah is the Light of the heavens and earth. His Light is like this: there is a niche, and in it a lamp, the lamp inside a glass, a […]
In a Debate with William Lane Craig, Andrew Pyle tackles resurrection with Ganesh miracle
The Ganesha drinking milk miracle was a phenomenon which occurred on 21 September 1995, in which statues of the Hindu deity Ganesha were thought to be drinking milk offerings.[1][2] The news spread very quickly […]
European action day against Islamophobia: Assessing the ongoing struggle of Muslims
As September 21 is marked as the European Action Day against Islamophobia, we are confronted with an unsettling reality: Europe has become a breeding ground for anti-Islam hatred. From the […]
Muslim and Christian Debate: Early Church Fathers about Trinity?
Epigraph: O People of the Book, exceed not the limits in your religion, and say not of Allah anything but the truth. Indeed, the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, was […]
Richard Dawkins vs John Lennox | The God Delusion Debate
Epigraph: Is He, then, Who creates like one who creates not? Will you not, then, take heed? (Al Quran 16:17) If the Atheists and the Christians Debate, Islam Wins! Epigraph: […]
Shia, Sunni leaders unite to protect Ahmadiyya place of worship in Sheikhupura
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy By Hafiz Shaheer Gul Khan September 20, 2023 In recent times, Pakistan has witnessed a […]
Video: Is there an afterlife? | Rabbi David Wolpe
Epigraph: But, you prefer this life, whereas the Hereafter is better and everlasting. The same is set forth in the earlier scriptures, the scriptures of Abraham and Moses. (Al Quran […]
Canada expels Indian diplomat over ‘credible allegations’ linking India’s government to killing on Canadian soil
By Paula Newton, CNN Updated 8:12 PM EDT, Mon September 18, 2023 Source: CNN Canada has expelled a top Indian diplomat from the country, after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau described “credible […]
Benjamin Netanyahu asks Elon Musk to ‘roll back’ antisemitism on X
By Brian Fung and Hadas Gold, CNN Updated 1:03 PM EDT, Mon September 18, 2023 CNN — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Elon Musk to ‘roll back’ antisemitism on X, the platform […]
One of the Best Courses: Effective Communication Skills
The Muslim Times has the best collection for human psychology and self help The book of this Great Courses’ course:
Debate: The Quran alone versus the Quran and the Hadith
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy Scope, Style and Preservation of the Quran
Why Is France So Obsessed With Controlling Muslim Women’s Bodies?
Source: MSN Earlier this month, France’s top administrative court upheld the government’s decision to ban abayas in schools, after a Muslim rights group had argued that the measure was discriminatory. […]
Quran: Have they been created from nothing, or they their own creators?
Epigraph: أَمْ خُلِقُوا مِنْ غَيْرِ شَيْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ الْخَالِقُونَ Have they been created from nothing, or they their own creators? (Al Quran 52:35) Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief […]
Video: Languages — The Best Proof for Guided Evolution As Opposed to Blind Evolution
The presentation by Zia H Shah MD about languages starts at 42 minutes mark in this video. Additional reading A Revealed Mother Tongue: Evidence for Guided Evolution
Turmeric might help treat your indigestion, study shows
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Source: CNN A good treatment option for indigestion may already be in your spice rack, according to a new study. The study, published Monday in the medical […]
Sir Roger Scruton’s Video: The True, the Good and the Beautiful
Epigraphs He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
Records believed to be broken for the world’s largest peace gathering
Promoted post: Overcoming Sectarian Divide Among the Muslims By Roohi Hasan, ITV News Senior Producer History has been made in Iraq and globally tonight as the world’s largest gathering has […]
Ken Ham’s Video: What literal reading of Genesis or the Bible looks like
Ken Ham’s short sightedness and myopia has bearing on reading of the Quran also: Are the 1.6 billion Muslims like Young Earth Creationists in Christianity? The Big Freeze and the […]
Elon Musk blames the ADL for 60% ad sales decline at X, threatens to sue
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Updated 10:19 AM EDT, Tue September 5, 2023 Source: CNN X owner Elon Musk is threatening to sue the Anti-Defamation League for defamation, claiming that the […]
Human ancestors nearly went extinct 900,000 years ago
Source: Nature By Anna Ikarashi A new technique analysing modern genetic data suggests that pre-humans survived in a group of only 1,280 individuals. Human ancestors in Africa were pushed to […]
DEBATE: Dr. Michael Brown vs Rabbi Tovia Singer [Christian vs Orthodox Jew]
Epigraph: And the Jews say, ‘The Christians stand on nothing;’ and the Christians say, ‘The Jews stand on nothing;’ while they both read the same Book. Even thus said those who had no knowledge, […]
Ukraine blasts Pope Francis’ address to Russian youth as ‘imperialist propaganda’
By Mariya Knight and Jessie Yeung, CNN Published 10:37 PM EDT, Tue August 29, 2023 CNN — Ukrainian officials have criticized Pope Francis’ recent address to Russian youth, calling his remarks “imperialist propaganda.” The pontiff made […]
Denmark to ban Quran burnings
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy Source: Jakarta Times Denmark on Friday said it plans to ban Quran burnings after a […]
“Islam Prohibits Hate of Jews” | Exclusive Interview With Ahmadi Muslim Leader in Israel
Epigraph: Those who have been driven out from their homes unjustly only because they said, ‘Our Lord is Allah’ — And if Allah did not repel some men by means […]
‘Catastrophic loss’: Huge colonies of emperor penguins saw no chicks survive last year as sea ice disappears
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Updated 11:11 AM EDT, Thu August 24, 2023 CNN — As rapidly warming global temperatures help push Antarctica’s sea ice to unprecedented lows, it’s threatening the very existence of one […]
Building Bridges: An Ahmadiyya Imam Conveys His Holiness’ Message to Pope Francis
MAGAZINE: EDITION APRIL 2023Marwan GillRELIGIOUS LEADERS 23rd August 2023 Marwan Gill, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaEver since I arrived as a an Imam of our Community in Argentina, I could perceive the […]
Are the 1.6 billion Muslims like Young Earth Creationists in Christianity?
Epigraph: Your creation and your resurrection are only like the creation and resurrection of a single soul (نَّفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ). Indeed, Allah is All-Hearing, All-Seeing. (Al Quran 31:28) Written and collected […]
Expanding My Horizons: A Conversation between Karen Armstrong, Brian Greene and Me
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page. Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Around minute 7, […]
Ahmad Deedat – Quran a Miracle of Miracles
Everything is a Miracle According to the Holy Quran and Albert Einstein Epigraph: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that […]
Debate: Is Jesus Prophet Or Son Of God? Shabir Ally Vs Douglas Jacoby
Video: How Jesus Became God, by Prof. Bart Ehrman? On the dates January 29-31, 2016, Bart D. Ehrman gave three separate lectures to attendees, a series that highlighted his book, […]
The Latest from the Pope of Atheism: Richard Dawkins
Commentary of the Quranic verse about human soul Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor […]
If Atheists Debate Christians, Islam Wins — Bill Nye Versus Ken Ham
If the Atheists and the Christians Debate, Islam Wins! Epigraph: And you (Muhammad) shall assuredly find those who say, ‘We are Christians,’ to be the nearest of them in love […]
Debate: Laws of Physics or Testimony of the Gospels?
Coming back to life from death is against laws of physics. This point is debated around minute 35 of the debate. Video: How Jesus Became God, by Prof. Bart Ehrman? […]
Islam or Atheism which is more Rational? South Africa | University of Johannesburg
Ten Raised to Five Hundred Reasons for Our Gracious God Epigraph: And He (Allah) gave you all that you wanted of Him; and if you try to count the favors of […]
Afterlife: Abrahamic Faiths and the Holy Quran
Epigraph: Have they not seen that Allah Who created the heavens and the earth has the power to create the like of them? And He has appointed for them a […]
French court suspends controversial burkini ban in seaside town
DISCRIMINATION 7 HOURS AGO trt.com The controversial ban, imposed by Frejus Mayor David Rachline of the far-right National Rally, faced legal challenge from the Human Rights League (LDH). A court […]
To Eat or Not to Eat McDonalds, Burger King and other Chains, that is the Question?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Pew Research Center has beautifully described the Muslim experience in USA about Halal food as for so many […]
The Big Freeze and the Holy Qur’an
Epigraph: We have not created the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, but with truth and a real purpose, and for an appointed term; but those […]
Video: Harvard debate coach’s masterclass on arguing
The Muslim Times has the best collection on the theme of religion and science and human psychology Transcript: NARRATOR: Meet Bo Seo. SEO: I’m Bo Seo. I’m a two-time world […]
Video: A good Muslim response to Quran burning in Sweden
The Muslim Times has a very extensive collection of articles about the Quran
How EU policies have turned Tunisia into Africa’s graveyard
Ihsan Mejdi7 July 2023 12:10 BST | Last update: 1 day 5 mins agoGrowing anti-migration rhetoric has translated into violent assaults, verbal attacks and tragedies at sea Demonstration in support of migrants and against […]
Qur’an burning in Sweden underscores importance of combating Islamophobia from Europe to Latin America
1 / 4 Muslim women in Colombia raise awareness about Islam in South America, where cases of harassment, particularly targeting female adherents of the faith in Brazil, are on the rise. […]
The Quranic Challenge to the Atheists: Make a Fly, if You Can
Epigraph: People, here is an illustration, so listen carefully: those you call on beside God could not, even if they combined all their forces, create a fly, and if a […]
Hajj 1444 reaches climax as pilgrims ascend Mount Arafat
Previous 0 seconds of 1 minute, 21 secondsVolume 90% SPECIAL Muslim pilgrims pray atop Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal Al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, during the climax […]
Beyond the Data: Unveiling the Impact of Stories
Source: Medium By Mazhar Mansoor, PhD· Stories have been an integral part of human culture since time immemorial. They possess a unique ability to captivate our attention, touch our emotions, […]
Religion and Pakistaniat
By Faisal Bari Published June 23, 2023 for Dawn.com IT seems that Islam as well as ‘Pakistaniat’ come under threat very often in this country. And to ‘defend’ either, in fact both, […]
Video of Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad: Salvation is by inner truth and not by ideology
Epigraph: Surely, the Believers, and the Jews, and the Christians and the Sabians — whichever party from among these truly believes in Allah and the Last Day and does good deeds — […]
Surah Rome: A Powerful Case for Our Creator God
Allah says in verses 17-27 and I am quoting from the translation by Muhammad Abdel Haleem: So celebrate God’s glory in the evening, in the morning – praise is due […]
First Muslim woman confirmed as federal judge
By Kaanita Iyer, CNN Updated 9:45 PM EDT, Thu June 15, 2023 Nusrat Choudhury was confirmed Thursday as a federal judge by the US Senate, making history as the first Muslim […]
Commencement Speech by Pritzker: How to Spot an Idiot
Suggested reading for living in the image of the Loving and the Most Merciful God by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times: Thirty Plus Quotes from the Poet […]
Xi hails establishment of ‘China-Palestine strategic’ ties
Source: Dawn Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that his country was establishing “strategic” relations with Palestinians ahead of talks with leader Mahmud Abbas in Beijing. Abbas will be […]
‘Dead’ woman found breathing in coffin at own funeral
Promoted post: 65 Reasons to Believe Jesus Did Not Die on the Cross and Can the Dogma of 2 Billion Refuted in a 5 Minute Video? By Laura Gozzi BBC […]
US bishops to consider banning transgender care at all American Catholic hospitals
Source: National Catholic Reporter he U.S. Catholic bishops will vote at their spring assembly this week on whether to amend their official directives for American Catholic health care institutions to […]
Woman who took abortion pill after UK term limit sentenced to 28 months
Source: CNN A British woman who used medication to induce an abortion after the United Kingdom’s legally allowed limit has been sentenced to prison for 28 months, the PA Media news agency […]
What is a Mirage: Why material pleasures will never bring real happiness?
Epigraph: And as to those who disbelieve, their deeds are like a mirage in a desert. The thirsty one thinks it to be water until, when he comes up to […]
Ghamidi’s Video: Statehood in Islam
Video: The Quran and the Bible for Your Personal Life and the Constitution for the Public Square, After Roe Versus Wade Emotional outburst by an Anchor on the Recent Roe […]
Plan Witnessing total solar eclipse in April 2024 in USA
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy Source: CNN The path of totality. That’s where you’ll want to be on April 8, […]
Biography of the Prophet Muhammad by Sir Zafrulla Khan: In Defense of the Defensive Wars
Epigraph: And we sent you Muhammad, but as mercy for all people of the world. (Al Quran 21:107) Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times […]
Richard Dawkins vs John Lennox | Has Science Buried God? Debate
Suggested reading Refuting William Lane Craig’s: ‘The Birth of God’ If the Atheists and the Christians Debate, Islam Wins! Debate: Does the Universe have a purpose? Who Created God? John Lennox at The […]
Book: The world is losing its religion. Revival is unlikely.
In ‘Beyond Doubt: The Secularization of Society,’ three sociologists lay out a theory that can be summed up in a simple phrase: Modernization creates problems for religion. June 6, 2023 […]
A Historic Debate in Mexico about the Purpose of the Universe and a Quranic Verse
Epigraph: Do they not reflect in their own hearts? Allah has not created the heavens and the earth and all that is between the two, but for a purpose and […]
Ex PM Imran Khan’s Address to the Nation
We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy Epigraph The Prophet Muhammad (May peace and blessings be upon him) said that Allah revealed to him: […]
Ukraine war: Holy Trinity painting on display in Moscow
By Steve Rosenberg, for BBC Russia Editor, Moscow In Moscow, the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour echoes to Orthodox chants and prayers. It’s packed with worshippers on one of the […]
Let Mark Twain be Your Guide with His Pithy Quotes
A New Commentary of the Holy Quran Emphasizing Compassion, Justice and Human Rights Launched https://t.co/AHTev2hfQo via @wordpressdotcom — TheMuslimTimes (@TheMuslimTimes2) July 17, 2017
How long you breastfeed may impact your child’s test scores later, study shows
Epigraph: And We have enjoined on man concerning his parents — his mother bears him in weakness upon weakness, and his weaning takes two years — ‘Give thanks to Me and […]
20 Quotes of Ibn Rushd – Champion of Reason
Promoted post: After Monotheism, the Two Most Seminal Verses of the Quran Ibn Rushd was one of the most influential philosophers during his time and still remains one today for many […]
So who’s The Terrorist?
By Muhammad Zafrullah, from 2012 Someone recently sent me an e-mail containing a German Muslim scholar’s response to a question about “Islamic Terrorism”. It is hearsay in that I do […]
Author Dan Brown: Science And Religion Are Partners
Huff Post: by Carol Kuruvilla, from November 2014 Author Dan Brown has sparked plenty of intellectual debate during his career as a novelist by exploring the relationship between science and […]
The Quran: ‘Glory be to God, the Best of Creators!’
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times: A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January […]
AI ‘godfather’ Yoshua Bengio feels ‘lost’ over life’s work
By Zoe Kleinman, for BBC Technology editor One of the so-called “godfathers” of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has said he would have prioritised safety over usefulness had he realised the pace […]
What Erdogan’s win might mean for the rest of the world
Source: Dawn As many pundits expected, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won a historic third term as he overcame his opponent in Turkiye’s presidential runoff on Sunday. His triumph, after a […]
IAEA resolves nuclear issues with Iran – Iranian media
FILE PHOTO: An Iranian woman walks in a street in Tehran, Iran, April 9, 2023. (West Asia News Agency via Reuters) Updated 20 sec ago REUTERS May 30, 2023 DUBAI: […]
Acknowledging Islam’s Contribution to Science
The Review of Religions: October 2022 By Musa Sattar, London, UK In the era from eighth to thirteenth centuries known as the Islamic Golden Age, we found that the achievements […]
Evolution of Islam in Kazakhstan: How Modern Kazakh Muslims Balance Their Religious Identity, the Soviet Legacy and National Traditions
BY AIBARSHYN AKHMETKALI in CONGRESS OF LEADERS OF WORLD AND TRADITIONAL RELIGIONS, SOCIETY on 15 AUGUST 2022 Editor’s Note: In the run-up to the seventh Congress of Leaders of the World and Traditional Religions to be held […]
The Ten Dreams that Created the Modern World
Suggested Reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times: Video: Laughter is the best cure for psychics Neurobiology of Dreams and Revelation Al Aleem: The Bestower of true dreams The […]
Book Review: The Final Blueprint for the 21st and 22nd Century
Book “Islam and Human Rights’ by Sir Zafrulla Khan Reviewed by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Sir Zafrulla was a polymath and the first Foreign Minister of […]
Muslims have the highest life satisfaction thanks to a feeling of ‘oneness’
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy Muslims have the highest life satisfaction: They have a feeling of ‘oneness’ that trumps Christians, […]
April 29 declared as Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association Day in Airdrie Canada
We have been informed by City of Airdrie that April 29, 2023 has been declared as the Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association day. This is to mark the centenary jubilee of […]
Urdu Video: Ghamidi Declaring Ahmadis to be Muslims, Categorically
Epigraph: Muhammad is not the father of any one of you men; he is God’s Messenger and the seal of the prophets: God knows everything. Believers, remember God often and […]
Natural disasters make people more religious
Epigraph When trouble befalls man he cries out to Us, whether lying on his side, sitting, or standing, but as soon as Werelieve him of his trouble he goes on […]
The Miracle of Water and the Miracle of the Quran
Epigraph: Do not the disbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were a closed-up mass, then We opened them out? And We made from water every living thing. Will they not then […]
Pakistan: A state in Chaos — Missing Checks and Balances
A state in chaos Source: Dawn By Dr. Niaz Murtaza, The writer is a political economist with a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. WITH Pakistanis in a ride […]
Happy Mother’s Day: National Geographic Pictures for Mother’s Day 2022
Epigraph: And We have enjoined on man concerning his parents—his mother bears him in weakness upon weakness, and his weaning takes two years—‘Give thanks to Me and to your parents. […]
Imran khan’s Remarkable Speech After Release — Complete Video
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan denied Saturday that his party workers were involved in attacks on military installations, including the Lahore Corps Commander House and the General Headquarters (GHQ), […]
The Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner: A Quranic Commentary for the 21st Century
Epigraph: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
SC orders immediate release of Imran after terming arrest ‘unlawful’
Source: Dawn The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday ordered the “immediate release” of PTI Chairman Imran Khan after terming his arrest in the Al-Qadir Trust case “unlawful”. The top court also directed […]
Can Morocco solve Europe’s energy crisis?
bbc.com By Jonathan Josephs Business reporter, BBC News, Rabat Morocco has big ambitions to export electricity produced by solar and wind farms to Europe, but should it be prioritising such […]
Baby born from three people’s DNA in UK first
By James Gallagher for BBC Health and science correspondent A baby has been born using three people’s DNA for the first time in the UK, the fertility regulator has confirmed. […]
Understanding the Quran: They cite the same Bible and evoke the same Jesus. But these two Christians are on opposite sides of the abortion debate
By John Blake, CNN (CNN) Both cite the same Bible. Both follow the same Jesus. And both talk about the sanctity of life. And yet both stand on opposite sides of […]
Imran Khan: Ex-PM arrested outside court in Pakistan
Epigraph: Indeed, Allah enjoins justice, and the doing of good to others; and giving like kindred; and forbids indecency, and manifest evil, and wrongful transgression. He admonished you that you […]
God save our Islamophilic King
Qanta Ahmed He understands our faith Britain today celebrates the crowning of a new king, but the coronation will be watched and celebrated by millions across the Commonwealth. To an […]
Untold Story of Christians Converting to Islam in the West
1984 Rare TV Interview With Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Pulitzer Prize Winner, Garry Wills Talks About the Quran […]
Commentary of the Quranic verse about human soul
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Scientific revolution of the […]
Plant Kingdom: A Proof of Allah’s Divinity According to the Quran
Epigraph: Do they not observe the earth: how many pairs of excellent species have We caused to grow in it? There truly is a Sign in this, yet most of […]
Is There Meaning to Life? | William Lane Craig, Rebecca Goldstein, Jordan Peterson – Toronto 2018
Epigraph: And I have not created the elite and the masses but that they may worship Me. (Al Quran 51:56) Say, ‘My Prayer and my sacrifice and my life and […]
What is Common between the Holy Prophet Muhammad and President Abraham Lincoln
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times One quality is immediately obvious that they were both liberators of slaves and there are many […]
The Holy Quran and the Pairs in Quantum Physics
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times There were very few seventh century Arabs, who could read and write. And even those who could read […]
Malaria Breakthrough. New Vaccine Could Save Hundreds of Thousands of Children
Malaria BreakthroughNew Vaccine Could Save Hundreds of Thousands of Children More than 600,000 people die each year of malaria, mostly children. An effective vaccine has now been developed at Oxford […]
Incredible: Christian vs Atheist Debate (White & Durbin vs Clark & Ellis)
If the Atheists and the Christians Debate, Islam Wins! Epigraph: And you (Muhammad) shall assuredly find those who say, ‘We are Christians,’ to be the nearest of them in love […]
Joel Osteen: Dealing With Negative Thoughts
Epigraph: And when My servants ask thee about Me, say: ‘I am near. I answer the prayer of the supplicant when he prays to Me. So they should hearken to […]
Commentary of the Surah Fatiha for the 21st Century
1. In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. بِسْمِ اللَّـهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ 2. All the best praise belongs to Allah, the Creator and the Sustainer of […]
Khalid Ott and His Wife’s Converting Story
Dr. Jeffrey Lang About the Quran from an Atheist’s Perspective Promoted posts: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy and After Monotheism, the Two Most Seminal Verses […]
Confronting Islamic Jihadist Movements
Source: Contemporary Voices By M Afzal Upal Abstract This paper argues that in order to win the long-term fight against Islamic Jihadist movements, we must confront their ideological foundations and […]
Video: Eid Mubarak and Food for Thought
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Lennox vs Atkins – Can science explain everything?
If the Atheists and the Christians Debate, Islam Wins! Epigraph: And you (Muhammad) shall assuredly find those who say, ‘We are Christians,’ to be the nearest of them in love […]
The Portuguese rediscovering their country’s Muslim past
Historians and archaeologists are showing just how integral Islam is to the country’s identity. By Marta Vidal Published Jun 2020 Lisbon, Portugal – After fleeing war in his native Iraq, 33-year-old Mustafa […]
Video: Some Scientists Denying Darwin, Truth or Not, God of the Gaps?
Intelligent Design Movement: Where have they gone wrong? Source: The Muslim Sunrise, Fall 2009 volume Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times “Let no man […]
Iftar aboard Flying Rani: Mumbai train showcases spirit of Hindu-Muslim harmony
As long-distance Muslim commuters break their Ramadan fast on crowded coaches, Hindu fellow-passengers make room and offer food Teacher Ahmed Najeeb, 54, offers dates to fellow passengers during iftar aboard […]
Michael Ruse vs John Lennox • Science, faith, and the evidence for God
Epigraph: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
Bart Ehrman & Justin Bass • Did Jesus of Nazareth rise from the dead?
Epigraph: The Originator of the heavens and the earth! How can He have a son when He has no consort, and when He has created everything and has knowledge of all things? […]
Predictions about the decline of Christianity in America may be premature
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy Analysis by John Blake, CNN Updated 3:49 PM EDT, Sat April 8, 2023 The cross, and […]
After negotiating a peace deal, Jimmy Carter taught interfaith tolerance in the Bible class
Above is the audio of the President Carter’s message of coexistence of Abrahamic family. After negotiating a peace deal, Jimmy Carter taught this Bible class Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN […]
Maryland AG report into Archdiocese of Baltimore alleges 156 Catholic clergy members and others abused more than 600 children
By Celina Tebor and Christina Zdanowicz, CNN Updated 4:03 PM EDT, Wed April 5, 2023 A report from Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown released Wednesday alleges 156 Catholic clergy members and others abused at least […]
More than 10 million worshipers visit Prophet’s Mosque during first third of Ramadan
Muslims perform the taraweeh prayers at the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah. (@wmngovsa) ARAB NEWS April 03, 2023 RIYADH: More than 10 million people visited the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah during […]
Blockbuster filmmaker says one of his movies came from a single image in his dream
Fareed Zakaria, GPS CNN’s Fareed Zakaria speaks with Oscar-winning filmmaker James Cameron, the mind behind some of the highest grossing movies of all time like “Avatar” and “Titanic,” about how […]
Scientists were able to enhance long-term memory storage in mice. Here’s how
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Researchers in New York developed a virtual reality maze for mice in an attempt to demystify a question that’s been plaguing neuroscientists for decades: How are long-term […]
Can Christians be demon possessed? Deliverance minister sets the record straight
Source: The Christian Post Pastor Alexander Pagani, who is known for his deliverance ministry, is setting the record straight when it comes to claims that he and others working in […]
Indonesian Buddhists step out to support Muslims in Ramadan fast
0 seconds of 26 secondsVolume 40% SPECIAL Young members of Dhanagun Temple Bogor hand out snacks for Muslims to break their fast in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, Mar. 26, […]
Former President Trump indicted by NY grand jury
What you need to know Majority Leader Chuck Schumer releases statement on Trump indictment From CNN’s Samantha Beech Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer released the following statement after the announcement of Donald Trump’s indictment: “Mr. Trump is subject to the same laws as every American. He will be able to avail himself […]
National Geographic Video: Who is God with Morgan Freeman
Epigraph: Say, ‘O People of the Book! come to a word equal between us and you — that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with […]
National Geographic Video: Who is God with Morgan Freeman
Epigraph: Say, ‘O People of the Book! come to a word equal between us and you — that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with […]
Psalm 23: A psalm of David.
Psalm 23 A psalm of David. 1 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.2 He makes me lie down in green pastures,he leads me beside quiet waters,3 he refreshes my soul.He guides me along the right […]
Afghanistan girls’ education: ‘When I see the boys going to school, it hurts’
By Yogita Limaye Afghanistan correspondent “Every day I wake up with the hope of going back to school. They [the Taliban] keep saying they will open schools. But it’s been […]
National Geographic | The Story of God with Morgan Freeman: Creation
A Recent Video: The Big Bang in the Quran? Epigraph: Do not the disbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were a closed-up mass, then We opened them out? […]
Video of Berkley Center: Islam, Human Rights, and the Secular
Talal Asad and Abdullahi An-Naim This discussion is very helpful and hopeful at the same time, every segment of this discussion needs an open intellectual discussion, for example; slavery in […]
Humza Yousaf wins race to replace Sturgeon as Scotland’s next leader
By CNN’s Lauren Kent and Reuters Updated 10:04 AM EDT, Mon March 27, 2023 Humza Yousaf has won the Scottish National Party leadership contest and is set to become Scotland’s First Minister replacing […]
1200 People Were Asked Why They Left Christianity: Here is what they said
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy By Dan Foster When it comes to articles that completely miss the mark, you can’t […]
Pluralism in Islam and the Quran: Video of Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad
Epigraph: Say, ‘O People of the Book! come to a word equal between us and you — that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with […]
Al-Azhar grand imam’s Ramadan TV programme kicks off with focus on women’s rights
Amr Kandil , Friday 24 Mar 2023 Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmed El-Tayyeb kicked off the second season of his Ramadan TV programme Al-Imam El-Tayyeb on Thursday with a focus on […]
Adopting and Adapting David Attenborough for Monotheism
Epigraph: This scripture is sent down from God, the Mighty, the Wise. Indeed, in the heavens and the earth are Signs for those who believe. Likewise in your own creation, […]
Prophet Muhammad’s Rarely-Known Decree To the Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem
By Harut Sassounian For many years, I have heard that there had been written communication between the Prophet Muhammad and the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem, but I had not seen […]
Freedom of expression must respect beliefs of others: Grand Imam of Al-Azhar to Danish PM
Ahram Online , MENA , Wednesday 15 Mar 2023 El-Tayyeb and Frederiksen met to boost bilateral ties, and discuss issues of mutual interest. During the meeting, the Grand Imam of the Sunni world’s largest religious […]
Everything is a Miracle According to the Holy Quran and Albert Einstein
Epigraph: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
God the Creator from Surah Furqan
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Almost every Surah of the Quran presents Monotheism in one metaphor or the other; often presenting God the Creator and […]
Britain’s Biggest Mosque to Have Grand Reopening After Devastating Fire
By Olivia McHugh March 3, 2023 The iconic Baitul Futuh Mosque, which suffered a terrible blaze in 2015, is inaugurating its new complex at the National Peace Symposium of the […]
God the Creator from Surah Al Nahl
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Almost every Surah of the Quran presents Monotheism in one metaphor or the other; often presenting God the Creator and […]
Zero calorie sweetener linked to heart attack and stroke, study finds
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Published 12:36 PM EST, Mon February 27, 2023 A sugar replacement called erythritol — used to add bulk or sweeten stevia, monk-fruit, and keto reduced-sugar products […]
Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad and Me Explaining: Love for All, Hatred for None
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times In the first year after […]
Surah Fatir: God the Creator
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Almost every Surah of the Quran presents Monotheism in one metaphor or the other; often presenting God the Creator and […]
God the Creator from Surah Naml
Surah Naml He who created the heavens and earth, and sent down for you out of heaven water; and We caused to grow therewith gardens full of loveliness whose trees […]
Colonialism by Nigel Biggar review – a flawed defence of empire
Book of the dayHistory books Review A reappraisal of colonialism by an Oxford professor strains credulity and ill serves his aim of defending ‘western values’ Kenan Malik Mon 20 Feb […]
God the Creator from Surah Luqman
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Almost every Surah of the Quran presents Monotheism in one metaphor or the other; often presenting God the […]
God the Creator from Surah Raad (The Thunder)
Almost every Surah of the Quran presents Monotheism in one metaphor or the other; often presenting God the Creator and arguing from tangible to the intangible. Several Surahs have long […]
Surah Yunus: From Tangible to Intangible
“Say [Prophet], ‘Who provides for you from the sky and the earth? Who controls hearing and sight? Who brings forth the living from the dead and the dead from the […]
Israel: A Jewish democracy or religious state? – opinion
Source: Jerusalem Post The Israeli government should strike a balance between the demands made by the ultra-Orthodox sectors and the needs of Israeli citizens in general. The debate over Israel’s […]
The Reality of Sihr (Black Magic), Exorcisms & Jinns – Part II ~ Dr. Yasir Qadhi | 31st October 2014
The Muslim Times’ Collection of Articles on Exorcism: A Glowing Reason for Need of Our Science ‘Spiritual abuse’: Christian thinktank warns of sharp rise in UK exorcisms Source: The Guardian By […]
NASA rover finds ‘clearest evidence yet’ of an ancient lake on Mars
Promoted posts: The holy Quran and the Water Stores of Our Planet and Provident God of the Abrahamic Faiths: Plain Water will Tell you the Story By Jackie Wattles, CNN In […]
Neurobiology of Dreams and Revelation
Source: Muslim Sunrise Winter 2018 Volume. Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times In, “Ancient Greece and ancient Rome — people did not happen to […]
Most American Christians Do Not Believe that Satan or the Holy Spirit Exist
Source: Barna from 2009 A new nationwide survey of adults’ spiritual beliefs, conducted by The Barna Group, suggests that Americans who consider themselves to be Christian have a diverse set […]
Science in the Service of the Scriptures
Source: Muslim Sunrise 2015 winter volume Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Are science and religion at odds with each other? Cary […]
Substitute meals for religion not against secularism: French court
BY ANADOLU AGENCY ANKARA FEB 02, 2023 DAILY SABAH School children on a field trip to picnic at the Luxembourg Palace and Gardens, a popular and historic park in the Montparnasse […]
Sweden’s major faith groups denounce Quran burning, hate speech
BY ANADOLU AGENCY STOCKHOLM JAN 29, 2023 – DAILY SABAH Police officers surround far-right politician Rasmus Paludan (C), Stockholm, Sweden, Jan. 27, 2023. (AFP Photo) RECOMMENDED Sweden’s ban on religious schools […]
Plant Kingdom: A Proof of Allah’s Divinity According to the Quran
Epigraph: Do they not observe the earth: how many pairs of excellent species have We caused to grow in it? There truly is a sign in this, yet most of […]
Cow dung protects from radiation, claims Indian court
Source: Dawn AHMEDABAD: Houses made of cow dung are protected from atomic radiation such as nuclear blast fallout, an Indian court has claimed. Cows are venerated as sacred creatures in […]
Thirty Plus Quotes from the Poet of Love – Rumi
Selection of quotes by Mayukh Saha “Words are a pretext. It is the inner bond that draws one person to another, not words.” “Wherever you are, and whatever you do, […]
Quote of the Day: Rumi’s Guest House
Epigraph: And remember when Luqman said to his son while exhorting him, ‘O my dear son! associate not partners with Allah. Surely, associating partners with God is a grievous wrong.’ … ‘O my dear […]
Kenneth Roth’s Harvard saga is a victory over Israel’s academic bullying
Richard Silverstein 24 January 2023 14:05 UTC | Harvard’s move to reverse its decision to deny a fellowship to the former head of Human Rights Watch is a defeat for those […]
Why should burning the Quran be an intolerable act?
BY IRFAN RAJA JAN 23, 2023 – DAILY SABAH The repeated calls for burning the Holy Quran on the pretext of “secular Western values,” such as individual liberty and freedoms, […]
The Quranic Challenge to the Atheists: Make a Fly, if You Can
Epigraph: People, here is an illustration, so listen carefully: those you call on beside God could not, even if they combined all their forces, create a fly, and if a […]
Quotable Quotes About Science
A science cannot be played with. If an hypothesis is advanced that obviously brings into direct sequence of cause and effect all the phenomena of human history, we must accept […]
Video: Irish PM to Ambassador of Israel, A Year Ago
Why Did Muhammad Fly to Jerusalem? Epigraph: Glory be to Him, Who carried His servant (Muhammad) by night from the Sacred Mosque to the Distant Mosque (Prophet Solomon’s Temple in […]
Why the Universe Points to God – THE EXISTENCE PROJECT
Tariq Mahmood THE EXISTENCE OF GOD 17th January 2023 ©Shutterstock Tariq Mahmood, Canada The universe lies in wait for us to behold her marvels. As we peer into distant galaxies, […]
The Muslim Times’ Collection about Languages, Especially Arabic
Video: Languages — The Best Proof for Guided Evolution As Opposed to Blind Evolution The presentation by Zia H Shah MD about languages starts at 42 minutes mark in this […]
Video of Mirza Tahir Ahmad: Salvation is by inner truth and not by ideology
Epigraph: Surely, the Believers, and the Jews, and the Christians and the Sabians — whichever party from among these truly believes in Allah and the Last Day and does good deeds — […]
Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community martyred in Burkino Faso
Terrorists Attack Mosque And Brutally Murder Nine Ahmadi Muslims In Burkina Faso JANUARY 12, 2023 PRESS RELEASES On Wednesday 11th January 2023, terrorists invaded a Mosque of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community […]
Video: What Does The Existence Of Consciousness Say About God? Science Vs God
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy Additional study What evidence is there that animals are conscious beings? | Frans de Waal […]
With the death of a Pope, I can’t help but wonder if popes really believe?
Source: Reddit I always wonder if the guys at the top of the catholic church are in on the scam. Like they at least are well aware that long ago […]
Journey to Islam – LT. COL. Khallid Shabazz, PH.D.
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Psalm 23 – A psalm of David: A Message of Hope
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy A psalm of David. 1 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. 2 He makes me lie down in green […]
Modern world and Islam: Humanism and Sufism
BY EKREM DEMIRLI JAN 05, 2023 – DAILY SABAH The most important issue that separates Islam and Christianity is its understanding of Tawhid (oneness of God). (Getty Images Photo) The […]
Case against five in Chiniot for marketing ‘altered’ Quran translation
The Newspaper’s Correspondent Published January 9, 2023 in Dawn CHINIOT: Chenab Nagar police have registered a case against five Ahmadia community members under blasphemy charges and arrested one of them on Saturday night […]
Catholic Church in Crisis. Ratzinger’s Dark Legacy
Promoted posts: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy and If the Atheists and the Christians Debate, Islam Wins! A DER SPIEGEL Editorial by Felix […]
Danish language requirement for Turks ‘unlawful’: EU court
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL DEC 23, 2022 – The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg cites a Europe-Turkish deal in its verdict. (Shutterstock Photo) ATurkish man won a legal […]
Was Evolution Guided By A Divine Hand? | Science Vs God | Spark
Meeting the Quranic Adam with Charles Darwin Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Acting on a tip from explorer of caves four years […]
Spark Video: Is Life On Earth Chance Or Fate? Science Vs God
Epigraph: “Do not the disbelievers realize that the heavens and the earth were a solid mass, then We split them asunder, and We made from water every living thing? Will […]
BBC Videos: Does Heaven Exist?
Epigraph: Muhammad, when you recite the Quran, We put an invisible barrier between you and those who do not believe in the life to come. (Al Quran 17:45) Man says, […]
How many teachers of the holy Quran do you need?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The holy Quran is the literal word of All Knowing God, so it has infinite treasures and finite […]
The Roots of Our Crises – Hamza Yusuf
The Muslim Times has the best collection about metaphysics and religion and science
Discovery Channel Video: Moon: Does it have a purpose?
Epigraph: He it is Who made the sun radiate a brilliant light and the moon reflect a luster, and ordained for it stages, that you might know the number of […]
Film on forced conversion The Losing Side bags award at Cannes World Film Festival
DAWN.COM 2.1.2023 ABDUL MOIZ MALIK The film is based on real events and won in the category of Best Human Rights Film for the month of November. A movie documenting […]
Happy New Year and What is the Muslim Times Doing for You
The Muslim Times is promoting universal brotherhood and sisterhood in a world, which is divided by nationalism, religion, race, social class, gender and last but not the least, obfuscation created […]
Al Quran: And We have made the heaven a roof, well-protected
Epigraph “Do not the disbelievers realize that the heavens and the earth were a solid mass, then We split them asunder, and We made from water every living thing? Will […]
The benefits of intermittent fasting the right way
By William Park 11th January 2022 Source: BBC Intermittent fasting offers the tantalising promise that changing mealtimes, and not the meals, can be good for you. But what are the […]
We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy
Epigraph The Prophet Muhammad (May peace and blessings be upon him) said that Allah revealed to him: I am as My servant thinks (expects) I am. I am with him […]
Afghanistan: Taliban ban women from universities amid condemnation
Source: BBC The Taliban have banned women from universities in Afghanistan, sparking international condemnation and despair among young people in the country. The higher education minister announced the regression on […]
Break Away From Negative Thoughts & Experience Life | Kip Hollister
Additional reading: Anonymous: “Our lives are inevitably moving towards our most dominant thoughts!” The Power of Mindfulness: What You Practice Grows Stronger | Shauna Shapiro | TED Talk Prayer and […]
Qadian Jalsa comes alive
Col DS Cheema (Retd) In 1948, my father was appointed headmaster of Khalsa High School at Qadian. I was then a few months short of my fifth birthday. I passed […]
Everything is a Miracle According to the Holy Quran and Albert Einstein
Epigraph: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
Pope Francis has already signed resignation letter in case of bad health
By Delia Gallagher, CNN Pope Francis has revealed in a new interview that he has already signed his resignation letter to be used in the event of him becoming “impaired.” Francis made […]
If You Can’t Give Me Answer, I Will Be A Muslim | Jenny Divleli
Suggested reading for living in the image of the Loving and the Most Merciful God by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times: Thirty Plus Quotes from the Poet […]
Evolution: Natural Selection or Divine Choice?
Source: Muslim Sunrise, September, 2014 By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times To grasp the paramount importance of the issue, ‘Natural Selection or Divine Choice,’ we […]
Angelina Jolie parts ways with UN refugee agency after 2 decades
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS UNITED NATIONS DEC 16, 2022 – DAILY SABAH Actress Angelina Jolie, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) special envoy, gives a statement in Goudebou, a camp that […]
Prince Harry says William ‘screamed’ at him over royal split with Meghan, in final episodes of Netflix documentary
CNN Prince Harry said it was “terrifying” to have his brother, Prince William, scream at him during his bitter split from the royal family, in the final installments of […]
Erdoğan calls to start work on sending Turkmen gas to Western markets
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL DEC 14, 2022 – 12:33 PM GMT+3 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday told his Azerbaijani and Turkmen counterparts that they need to “start working on the […]
Ghamidi: What was happening before Adam
Question: I will present the first question. We have heard from childhood, about Hazrat Adam, may peace be on him that he was the first human, Allah created him and […]
Muhammad Ali: A Great Ambassador for Islam and Racial Equality
A New Commentary of the Holy Quran Emphasizing Compassion, Justice and Human Rights Launched Source: TheQuran.Love Here are some details from the Homepage and About Us page of the website: […]
How Sir Zafrullah Khan gave a Pakistani Passport to the Moroccan Foreign Minister
Foreign Minister Zafarullah Khan overnight issued Pakistani Passport for Ahmed Balafrej Morocco’s First Foreign Minister to address General Assembly from Pakistan’s Platform Promoted posts: We are all living in the Womb […]
CJ Werleman’s Video: Islam Wins 2022 FIFA World Cup
A New Commentary of the Holy Quran Emphasizing Compassion, Justice and Human Rights Launched Source: TheQuran.Love Here are some details from the Homepage and About Us page of the website: […]
Putin: Nuclear risk is rising, but we are not mad
bbc.com By Alys Davies BBC News Vladimir Putin has said the threat of a nuclear war was rising, but insisted Russia had not “gone mad” and would not use its […]
Afterlife in Judaism
Epigraph But you prefer this life. Whereas the Afterlife is better and more lasting. The same is set forth in the earlier Scriptures. The Scriptures of Abraham and Moses. (Al […]
Anonymous: “Our lives are inevitably moving towards our most dominant thoughts!”
15 Deep Philosophy Quotes of “Lao Tzu” | Thread pic.twitter.com/7DJ2IEPhUu — Philosophy Thoughts (@Philosophy_DQ) May 19, 2022 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js A New Commentary of the Holy Quran Emphasizing Compassion, Justice and Human […]
Video of Hamza Yusuf: The Prophetic Practice of Mindful Walking
Additional reading The Power of Mindfulness: What You Practice Grows Stronger | Shauna Shapiro | TED Talk Prayer and Meditation: Taming Your Mind How to Use Meditation for Anxiety and […]
Iran to disband morality police amid ongoing protests, says attorney general
Related Topics By Siavash Ardalan & Marita Moloney BBC Persian Iran’s morality police, which is tasked with enforcing the country’s Islamic dress code, is being disbanded, the country’s attorney general […]
Video: Learning about and preventing child abuse
Effects on the Brain from GU Center for Child & Human Dev on Vimeo. Additional study:
Video: Let not your Muslim, Sunni, Shiite or Ahmadi identity bring you to hatred or bigotry
Additional reading: Surah Mumtahinah – She Who is Examined: Overcoming Sectarianism and Religious Divide
Christians now a minority in England and Wales for the first time
Source: Telegraph UK Proportion of the population describing themselves as Christian has fallen to 46.2 per cent, ONS figures for 2021 show By Gabriella Swerling and Ben Butcher Christians now account for […]
Number of Muslims in UK up 44% in a decade
Updated 29 November 2022 SOURCE: ARAB NEWS November 29, 2022 LONDON: The Muslim population of the UK has risen 44 percent in a decade, according to the latest census figures […]
Senate passes bill to protect same-sex and interracial marriage in landmark vote
CNN By Ali Zaslav and Ted Barrett, CNN The Senate on Tuesday passed legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriage, called the Respect for Marriage Act, in a landmark bipartisan vote. The final […]
Wonders of the World: Here’s how the Goats defy the laws of Gravity
Epigraph: Whatever is in the heavens or in the earth glorifies Allah. (Al Quran 61:1)
Kashif N Chaudhry MD entering a debate: Should religion adapt to science?
To survive, religion must adapt to changing times & scientific advancement. Interesting debate topic I have been asked to partake in. Thoughts? Agree or disagree? Feel free to explain in […]
Iran calls for US to be kicked out of 2022 World Cup after it changes Iran flag on social media to show support for protesters
Source: CNN Iran state media has called for the US to be kicked out of the 2022 World Cup after the United States Soccer Federation changed Iran’s flag on its social media platforms […]
Video of Amazing Randi: Homeopathy is Supernatural?
James Randi is an internationally known magician (as The Amazing Randi), psychic debunker, and winner of a MacArthur Foundation “Genius Grant.” He was a founding fellow of the Committee for […]
Psychokinesis: Pseudoscience or Science?
A religious publication on the subject in Urdu in Al Fazl, starting on page 3: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia “Telekinesis” redirects here. For other uses, see Telekinesis (disambiguation). For the […]
Morgan Freeman kicks off the 2022 FIFA World Cup Opening Ceremony in Qatar
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Invitation to the Billion Hindus from Morgan Freeman
Epigraph: Whatever is in the heavens or in the earth glorifies God. (Al Quran 61:1) Additional reading Happy birthday of Shree Ram and How can Hindus think like a Muslim […]
APPNA Convention 2022 – Questions & Answers Session with Javed Ahmed Ghamidi
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Fact check: 11 eye-catching lines from Gianni Infantino’s speech in Qatar
Fifa’s president told the world he feels Arab, African, gay and disabled, while the media are racist hypocrites. So how accurate was his World Cup monologue? Source: The Guardian By […]
Dr. Jeffrey Lang About the Quran from an Atheist’s Perspective
Promoted posts: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy and After Monotheism, the Two Most Seminal Verses of the Quran Source: Quora and Youtube Dr. Jeffrey Lang is an Associate […]
Video: Dr. Jeffrey Lang – From Atheism To Islam
Promoted posts: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy and After Monotheism, the Two Most Seminal Verses of the Quran By Ammar Bakkar Dr. Jeffrey Lang […]
Urdu video: Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad explaining apartheid and racism in the light of the Quran
The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comment On a side note, during this commentary of some of the verses of Sura Hujjarat, Mirza Tahir Ahmad also says that the reason for […]
Pakistanis slam Salman Taseer’s daughter for refusing to declare that Ahmadiyya are not Muslims
Ahmadiyyas were at the forefront of the creation of Pakistan before the partition of India, but now that same Pakistan refuses to acknowledge them as Muslim. 16 November, 2022 OpIndia […]
The Holy Quran Uses the Word Taqdeer تَقْدِيرً for Laws of Nature
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Surah Furqan, the 25th […]
Turkish Parliament approves crucial law for Alevi citizens
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL NOV 16, 2022 Lawmakers during a session to approve the omnibus bill at the Turkish Parliament, Nov. 16, 2022. (AA Photo) MHP supports constitutional amendment proposal: Bahçeli […]
Yusuf / Cat Stevens – Tala’a Al-Badru ‘Alayna
Muhammad, in full Abū al-Qāsim Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib ibn Hāshim, (born c. 570, Mecca, Arabia [now in Saudi Arabia]—died June 8, 632, Medina), the founder of Islam and the proclaimer of the Qurʾān. Muhammad […]
White teacher in Texas fired after telling students his race is ‘the superior one’
Source: CNN By Andi Babineau, CNN Published 1:43 AM EST, Tue November 15, 2022 A middle school teacher in Pflugerville, Texas, has been fired, district officials said Monday, after video […]
Audio: Understanding Jurisprudence in Islam
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy The errors of Hamza Yusuf because of his Taqleed: Hamza Yusuf on Jinns: Powerful Men […]
Why more Muslim Americans are choosing to send their children to Islamic schools
Many Muslim parents are opting to send their children to Islamic schools because they feel secular schooling is heading in the wrong direction Girls from Crescent High School, an Islamic […]
Joel Osteen: Protect Your Imagination
Videos: Let Joel Osteen Breathe Hope, Optimism and Success in Your Life Joel Osteen’s audio: Forgiving So You can be Free Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of […]
Atheist’s Perspective: Is Our Religious Search for the Truth or Identity?
Additional reading and viewing If the Atheists and the Christians Debate, Islam Wins! Video: Original Sin Knocked out By Richard Dawkins Applauding, Challenging and Exposing Dawkins: Let him serve rationality […]
A 2 Minute Turkish Video Clip: Human Compassion
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Turkish academic to teach Ottoman history in Vatican
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL NOV 06, 2022 – Canan Parmaksızoğlu Aksoy onsite in the Vatican, Nov. 5. 2022. (AA Photo) Canan Parmaksızoğlu Aksoy is proud of the distinction She is the […]
A Catholic Prayer for Thanksgiving
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BBC Video: The case of Nigerian atheist Mubarak Bala convicted of blasphemy
On April 5th 2022, Mubarak Bala – the president of the Humanist Association of Nigeria – plead guilty to charges attached to blasphemy. The sentence that followed caused shockwaves throughout […]
French cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard admits to abusing 14-year-old girl 35 years ago
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SC warns of suo motu notice if FIR of attack on Imran not registered in 24 hours
Source: Dawn The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday directed Punjab police chief Faisal Shahkar to register a first information report (FIR) of the gun attack on PTI chief Imran Khan within 24 […]
Türkiye, Russia agree to send grains to African countries for free
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Powerball lottery – and the Islamic view
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Imran Khan Accuses PM Shehbaz Sharif of Plot to Kill Him
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1 in 5 deaths of US adults 20 to 49 is from excessive drinking, study shows
CNN — By Madeline Holcombe A beer, glass of wine or cocktail may feel so common place that you don’t even think about pouring another, but a new study suggested […]
Video: Animal Compassion Sometimes a Teacher for Human Compassion
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Muhammad Asad’s Journey into Islam
Berlin to Makkah Muhammad Asad’s Journey into Islam Written by Ismail Ibrahim NawwabPhotographed by Muhammad AsadAdditional reporting by Louis WernerAdditional photographs courtesy of Asad, Pola Hamida Two roads diverged in […]
The seemingly limitless powers of Ayatollah
Nov 01,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Reza Aslan RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA — The nationwide protests in Iran over women’s rights and abuses by the religious morality police have once again shined […]
The Quranic Verses About Successful Households And Generational Blessings
Epigraph: Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The similitude of His light is as a lustrous niche, wherein is a lamp. The lamp is in a […]
Putin says setting up natural gas hub in Türkiye ‘quite easy’
BY DAILY SABAH WITH REUTERS ISTANBUL NOV 01, 2022 – Part of TurkStream pipeline is seen on the Pioneering Spirit vessel in this undated file photo. (AA File Photo) Russian oil […]
UN General Assembly says Israel must get rid of its nuclear arsenal
i24NEWS October 30, 2022 Five countries opposed the resolution on the ‘risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East’ The United Nations General Assembly First Committee, which deals with disarmament […]
Swiss Catholics dwindled by record amount in 2021
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What do Morgan Freeman, Robin Williams, Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain teach us about purpose of life?
Epigraph We certainly did not create men or women, powerful and weak, but to worship Me. (Al Quran 51:56) Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim […]
A Wonderful Description of the First Revelation of the Prophet – by an Agnostic Biographer
Mohammad -“The First Muslim” by Lesley Hazelton Lesley Hazleton tells the dramatic life story of Muhammad, the founder of Islam, in her biography “The First Muslim.” Watch an interview with […]
Trinitarianism vs. Unitarianism | William Lane Craig & Dale Tuggy Dialogue Opposing Views
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Video: Ibn Arabi, Also Known as the Greatest Shaikh
Epigraph: وَلِلّٰہِ الۡمَشۡرِقُ وَالۡمَغۡرِبُ فَاَیۡنَمَا تُوَلُّوۡا فَثَمَّ وَجۡہُ اللّٰہِ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰہَ وَاسِعٌ عَلِیۡمٌ The East and the West belong to Allah. Whichever way you turn, there is His Face. […]
Why Putin has proposed an energy hub in Turkey
BY YASAR YAKIS October 23, 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan create a natural gas hub in Thrace, the European part of Turkey. […]
Video: If All Religions Only Preached This …
Suggested reading for living in the image of the Loving and the Most Merciful God by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times: Thirty Plus Quotes from the Poet […]
A European capital’s forgotten memory: Madrid’s Islamic past
Breadcrumb Inigo Alexander 14 December, 2021 While armchair enthusiasts of European history are well aware of southern Spain’s Islamic history, most are unaware that Madrid, Spain’s current capital, once had […]
The remarkable life and times of Muslim convert Lord Headley: A very ‘British’ pioneer
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A Ted Talk As Commentary of A Verse of the Quran
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Was the British King Offa a Muslim? (776 A.D.)
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West makes plans to avoid panic if Russia uses nuclear bomb in Ukraine
Crisis is considered unlikely but officials re-examine plans to provide support for fearful populations Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor Fri 14 Oct 2022 18.26 BST Western officials are engaged in […]
Germany: Cologne mega mosque to start calling Muslims to prayer
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Video: How Science Changed Reading of the Bible and What are We Proposing for the Quran
How science polishes our understanding of the Quran By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The second last verse of Surah Ha Mim Sajdah reads, “We will show […]
The slave ship in a London courtyard
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Women wearing burqas in public face $990 fine under Swiss draft law
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If Solomon Was Alive, What Would He Do Today?
Epigraph: Whatever is in the heaven and in the earth glorifies Allah. (Al Quran 61:1) Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The conventional dates […]
The Big Question – Is there a God? BBC Debate
Suggested Reading Religion and Science: The Indispensable God-hypothesis Video: The world’s best known atheist, Richard Dawkins does seem to believe in a Creator God Now that Ben Carson is out of Presidential […]
A $100 million ad campaign wants to fix Jesus’ image. His followers remain a problem.
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy A major ad campaign for Jesus will expand in the months leading up to the […]
Prof. William Lane Craig makes false claims about swoon hypothesis!
Written and collected by;Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Contents Jesus did not die on the cross: If Jesus did not die upon the cross: A study […]
Male guardians are no longer required to accompany female pilgrims during Hajj, Umrah
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Supreme Court declines to hear fetal personhood case
CNN — The Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to wade into the so-called fetal personhood debate, deciding not to take up a case out of Rhode Island over whether fetuses should have constitutional rights. […]
Lebanon, Israel reach ‘historic agreement’ on maritime borders
Negotiators say a deal that satisfies both sides has been reached, with the official signing expected soon. Published On 11 Oct 2022 Updated: 9 minutes ago Lebanon and Israel have […]
Are Endorphins and Neurotransmitters Angels of God?
Epigraph: “As for those who say, ‘Our Lord is God,’ and take the straight path towards Him, the angels come down to them and say, ‘Have no fear or grief, […]
We have the best collection of videos and articles about the Quran
Epigraph: We will show them Our signs in the universe and within themselves until it becomes clear to them that this Quran is the truth. Is it not enough that […]
Putin grants Russian citizenship to US whistleblower Edward Snowden
Former NSA intelligence contractor was given asylum in Russia after leaking secret files in 2013 Pjotr Sauer Mon 26 Sep 2022 18.10 BST Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday […]
A Marine who hated Muslims went to a mosque to plant a bomb. His intended victims ended up saving his life
Editor’s Note: This article is part of CNN’s Undivided series, which chronicles how Americans of very different backgrounds have found common ground. In this series, which runs through the midterm elections, we profile […]
An Early Islamic Debate on Faith and Reason Is Worth Examining
By Mustafa Akyol Past attempts to reconcile logic and belief tend to be dismissed today not because they lack merit but because they were politically defeated oday, if you ask […]
Urdu Video of Ghamidi: Why do many miss the truth or real faith?
Epigraph: We will show them Our signs in the universe and within themselves until it becomes clear to them that this Quran is the truth. Is it not enough that […]
‘Profound shame’: C of E review uncovers 400 new cases of abuse
The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comments: It is these and other abuses of power in Catholic Church, Church of England and Organized Religion, wherever it exists in Islam, that we […]
What Does the Victory of Islam Look Like in the West?
Epigraph: Allah it is Who has sent His Messenger, Muhammad, with the guidance and the Religion of Truth, that He may cause it to prevail over all religions, even if […]
Debate Video: Did Jesus claim to be God? Prof. Bart Ehrman vs Peter J Williams
Epigraph: O People of the Scripture. do not commit excess in your religion or say about Allah except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, was but a […]
Six interesting Facts About Mosques in Germany
Deutsche Welle (DW) – detikNewsWednesday, 05 Oct 2022 Jakarta – Open Mosque Day has been regularly held in Germany every October 3 since 1997. This year, around 1,000 mosques across […]
Le Pen urges more mosque closures in France
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL OCT 04, 2022 – DAILY SABAH French far-right party Rassemblement National (National Rally) leader Marine Le Pen speaks to the media after meeting with France’s […]
The only thing standing between you and your Quran is your own teacher
The only thing standing between you and your Quran is your own teacher https://t.co/NOhai5nD9W pic.twitter.com/JzIXbB7sGt — The Muslim Times (@The_MuslimTimes) August 11, 2022
Video Animation: Iran’s Hijab Protests
Inspired by the custodial death of #MahsaAmini over improper hijab, Iranian artist Bahadur Hadizadeh creates an animation of #Tehran‘s Azadi Tower adorned by dark hair blowing in the wind.#IranProtests#IranProtests2022#مهسا_امینی pic.twitter.com/fwrVnYVxUK […]
The Muslim Times wants to share the key to the Quran from a Ghamidi versus Ahmadiyya Urdu debate
This debate should give us some basic insights about interpretation of the holy Quran, understanding of fundamental versus allegorical verses Written and collected by by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of […]
Iran protests: majority of people reject compulsory hijab and an Islamic regime, surveys find
Source: The Conversation Penulis Pengungkapan Pooyan Tamimi Arab is the secretary of the non-profit research institute GAMAAN. Ammar Maleki is the director of the non-profit research institute GAMAAN. The Muslim […]
Aswaja-Ahmadiyah Dialogue Stops, Kiai Abdusshomad: Al-Quran Plagiarism and Heresies
Editor: MMA Saturday, 01 October 2022 MOJOKERTO, BANGSAONLINE.com – The dialogue between Ahlussunah Wal Jamaah (Aswaja) and Ahmadiyah at the KH Abdul Chalim Islamic Boarding School (IKHAC) Pacet Mojokerto, East Java was […]
Two prophets, century-old prayer duel inspire Zion mosque
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Prof. John Makdisi traces the Islamic Origins of the Common Law
Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times We can read John Makdisi’s magnum opus by ordering the North Carlina Law Review article from a Library or by […]
Hollywood Actress Emilie Francois, Now a Muslim, Speaks of Social Justice in Islam
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Ahmadi Muslims inaugurate new mosque on site of historic ‘prayer duel’
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Pakistani Justice. Peshawar court acquits two of Ahmadi homeopath’s killing
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Hindu advocates sue California, arguing bans on caste discrimination misrepresent beliefs
Source: Religion News Service By Richa Karmarkar At the crux of the HAF lawsuit is the question of whether caste is inherently tied to Hindu dharma. (RNS) — The Hindu American […]
21st century to be century of Türkiye, President Erdoğan says
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL SEP 28, 2022 – President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaks during a live interview on CNN Türk, Sept. 28, 2022. (DHA Photo) President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said this […]
Urdu Debate: Javed Ahmed Ghamidi, Hassan Nisar and Orya Maqbool Jan – Democracy in the Quran?
Good thing, I had the foresight of downloading the video into the Muslim Times, as it has been removed from the YouTube under a false pretense: Javed Ahmad Ghamidi (Urdu: جاوید احمد […]
Giorgia Meloni: Italy’s far right on course to win election
By Paul KirbyBBC News, Rome Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni has claimed victory in Italy’s election, and is on course to become the country’s first female prime minister. Ms Meloni is […]
Countries Where Polygamy is Legal 2022: Top 10
Countries Where Polygamy is Legal: Polygamy is the practice of a person marrying multiple people simultaneously, most typically a male to multiple women. Polygamy is frequently founded on religious beliefs or […]
Understanding the Nature of Jesus is Always a Heresy
Epigraph The Originator of the heavens and the earth! How can He have a son when He has no consort, and when He has created everything and has knowledge of […]
Commentary of Surah Ikhlas: The Sublime Monotheism
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Why King Charles’s support for Islam is important for Muslims and the world
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy By Erwin Renaldi Help keep family & friends informed by sharing this article abc.net.au/news/what-king-charles-engagement-in-islamic-world-means-for-muslims/101445582COPY LINKSHARE While […]
Jihad: Orientalism and knowledgeable ignorance
Sep 20,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Nedal Al- Mousa The term “knowledgeable ignorance” is used by the authors of a book titled “Why do People Hate America” to refer to […]
Turkey’s Erdogan: Russia’s Putin willing to end war
By Paul KirbyBBC News Related Topics Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he believes Russia’s leader is seeking an end to the war he began in Ukraine, and that […]
Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in the Quran
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page A New Commentary of the Holy Quran Emphasizing Compassion, Justice and Human Rights Launched Written […]
Canadian human rights chief removed after Islamophobia claims
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL SEP 16, 2022 Attendees return signs after a rally to highlight Islamophobia, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 18, 2021. (Reuters Photo) Muslims continue to fight […]
21 million Shiites mark Arbaeen in Iraq’s Karbala
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy By AFP – Sep 17,2022 – JORDAN TIMES Shiite Muslim devotees gather in Iraq’s central holy shrine city […]
Zia Shah’s Presentation for Quran and Science Symposium 2016
The Quran on genetic engineering GMO, cloning, & DNA editing: By Zia H Shah, MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Muslim Times has the best collection of articles […]
Video: Baba Guru Nanak in the Words of Mirza Tahir Ahmad
The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comment: If we believe all that is said in this video clip then we get insight that Allah’s ways are mysterious to establish His Monotheism. […]
New king at ease as figurehead of multi-faith UK
Sep 17, 2022 JAMAICA OBSERVER LONDON, United Kingdom — Britain’s King Charles III (right) meets with faith leaders during a reception at Buckingham Palace in London on September 16, 2022, […]
Yusuf Islam to perform in Türkiye for 1st time next month
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OF GOD AND MACHINES
Source: Atlantic By Stephen Marche The future of artificial intelligence is neither utopian nor dystopian—it’s something much more interesting. Miracles can be perplexing at first, and artificial intelligence is a very […]
Trump Offered the West Bank to Jordan’s King, New Book Claims
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Putin says pipeline gas supplies to Pakistan are possible, part of infrastructure in place
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy Source: Dawn Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that pipeline gas supplies to Pakistan […]
Modeling the future of religion in America
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy Modeling the future of religion in America Since the 1990s, large numbers of Americans have left […]
My father’s family kept slaves – and he defended it. Acknowledging it matters
Amid a rise of laws forbidding discussions of racist histories, sharing our ancestors’ shameful wrongdoings is more urgent than ever Maud Newton; Wed 14 Sep 2022 Source: The Guardian My […]
Over 2.6 Million Iranians Travel to Iraq for Arbaeen
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The number of the Iranian pilgrims who have traveled to Iraq for this year’s Arbaeen season has surpassed 2.6 million, an official said. The chairman of the […]
New York set to force ultra-Orthodox schools to teach secular subjects
Source: Washington Post By Laura Meckler New regulations, if approved by Board of Regents, would require private schools to meet state education standards New York state officials on Friday proposed new rules that […]
King Charles: What are his views on Islam?
During the course of his life, the British monarch has on several key occasions expressed his views on Islam and the Muslim world. Published On 11 Sep 202211 Sep 2022 […]
Inter-faith group of religious leaders meets Pope Francis at Vatican
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The Struggle to Integrate Muslims in Europe
Over the past few years, unprecedented numbers of immigrants have left Muslim-majority countries to come to Europe, fleeing the carnage in Syria and the turmoil across North Africa. They join […]
Muslims in Balkans hail Islamic center inaugurated by Erdoğan
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL SEP 09, 2022 – 5:02 PM GMT+3 A view of the Islamic Center, in Sisak, Croatia, Sept. 9, 2022. (AA PHOTO) Muslims across Balkan nations […]
Lesley Hazleton, an agnostic Jew: Seeing Muhammad – and each other – whole
The following two are the best Western movies / documentaries about him. The first one is the Message: The following video is a fuller description of the message in the […]
A role model for the Muslims also: Queen Elizabeth helped make UK more tolerant of all Christian denominations
Source: National Catholic Reporter Queen Elizabeth II, who died Sept. 8 at the age of 96, was the longest-serving monarch of the United Kingdom. As a constitutional queen, she had […]
Why did King Henry II Threaten to join Islam: BBC
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Queen Elizabeth II has died, Buckingham Palace announces
Source: BBC Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. Her family gathered at her Scottish estate after concerns grew […]
20 Quotes of Ibn Rushd – Champion of Reason
Promoted post: After Monotheism, the Two Most Seminal Verses of the Quran and We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy Ibn Rushd was one of […]
Netflix: Saudi Arabia and GCC warn streaming giant over violating ‘Islamic values’
By David GrittenBBC News Gulf states have demanded that Netflix remove all content deemed to violate “Islamic and societal values and principles”, Saudi media report. Recent material, including that made […]
Türkiye hits back at Macron’s ‘unacceptable’ remarks in Algeria
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL AUG 28, 2022 – French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during a meeting with members of the French community at the French ambassador to […]
Ismaili Imamat donates $10m for flood victims
Deeply indebted to His Highness the Aga Khan for this contribution, says PM Shehbaz News Desk September 04, 2022 Prince Rahim Aga Khan. PHOTO: FILE As unsparing floods cripple the […]
46,000 Committed Suicide in US in 2020, How can We Help?
This National Suicide Prevention Week, learn the signs someone’s at risk for suicide Source: CNN Extreme changes in mood can be one warning sign that someone is suicidal. If you […]
Let the Quran be Your Guide in Life, Rather Than Organized Religion
It is He who enables you to travel on land and sea until, when you are sailing on ships and rejoicing in the favoring wind, a storm arrives: waves come at those on board from all sides and they feel there is no escape. Then they pray to God, professing […]
Video: Are Cult Leaders Maniacs Hungry for Sex, Power or Money?
We have an extensive collection of articles about psychology, religion and politics of different cults.
The Holy Quran about Slavery
Source: Wikipedia Alms-tax is only for the poor and the needy, for those employed to administer it, for those whose hearts are attracted ˹to the faith˺, for ˹freeing˺ slaves, for […]
BBC Documentary – Lost Secrets Of Quran And Islam Facts & Truth About Koran
Additional reading and viewing We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy The Intellectual Chaos in the Muslim Societies: Are They Still Awaiting Their Rene Descartes? […]
Salman Rushdie attack ‘unacceptable’ to Islam, says MWL chief Al-Issa
Updated 21 August 2022 BY FRANCESCO BONGARRÀ Al-Issa was speaking at the 43rd “Meeting of Friendship Between People” in Rimini, Italy In an interview with Arab News on the side […]
Dr. John Andrew Morrow’s address at the 69th Annual Convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, USA
The Muslim Times has the best collection to overcome the sectarian divide among the Muslims. Suggested reading: Non-Sectarian Islam: The Proportionate Faith Bismillah wa alhamdulillah wa salawat ‘ala Rasulillah. I, Dr. […]
Quote of the Day by Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy
Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy[note 1] (/ˈtoʊlstɔɪ, ˈtɒl-/;[2] Russian: Лев Николаевич Толстой,[note 2] IPA: [ˈlʲef nʲɪkɐˈla(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ tɐlˈstoj] (listen); 9 September [O.S. 28 August] 1828 – 20 November [O.S. 7 November] 1910), usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer who is regarded as […]
Ted Talk: How cults rewire the brain | Diane Benscoter
The Unification Church of the United States is a religious movement in the United States of America. It began in the 1950s and 1960s when missionaries from Japan and South Korea were sent to the United States […]
If Gravity Exists, So Does God
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Legend has it that a young Isaac Newton was sitting under an apple tree when he was hit […]
The world’s largest spider is the size of a dinner plate
Source: BBC You might think you would notice an eight-legged animal the size of a dinner plate, but in fact many of the world’s biggest spiders are easily overlooked. In […]
Former Imam-e-Kaaba Jailed For Criticizing Saudi Arabia’s Entertainment Activities
By Salman Ahmed | Published Aug 25, 2022 | 4:55 pm A Saudi court has sentenced the former Imam of the Makkah’s Grand Mosque, Sheikh Saleh al Talib, to 10 years in jail. The Specialized […]
MUIS issues religious advice to Singapore Muslim community following the decriminalizing of homosexual conduct
“As Muslims, we should treat everyone with full dignity and respect,” says the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS). The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comment: When the Quranic punishment of […]
The main differences between Catholics and Protestants
Source: DW In Germany, the country of the Reformation, a deep animosity divided Catholic and Protestant Christians up until a few decades ago. This division had deepened over the centuries through religious conflicts and wars. It all started when Reformation took place, 500 years ago, as Martin Luther (1483-1546) tried to […]
The best quote of Lao Tzu
15 Deep Philosophy Quotes of “Lao Tzu” | Thread pic.twitter.com/7DJ2IEPhUu — Philosophy Thoughts (@Philosophy_DQ) May 19, 2022 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js A New Commentary of the Holy Quran Emphasizing Compassion, Justice and Human […]
Reading the Quran with Sir David Attenborough
Epigraph: Have they not looked at the earth, how many of every noble species have We caused to grow therein, in pairs? (Al Quran 26:7) Allah the Creator, the Maker […]
The overemphasis on Hadith is against a few hadiths
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times If we were to strictly read the Quran in light of the Hadith, it will be frozen in […]
I Am Second Coming of Al-Hallaj, But, Only With Allah’s Grace
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Abū ‘l-Muġīth Al-Ḥusayn bin Manṣūr al-Ḥallāj was a Persian mystic, poet and teacher of Sufism.[5][6][7] Al-Hallaj gained a wide following as a preacher […]
The Prophet of Islam’s Establishment of Social Justice for All Time
WRITTEN BY SHOEB ABULKALAM he Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) was completely just and fair in all his dealings, judgments, and legal rulings amongst his followers. He (sa) knew that after his […]
Crown Prince of Jordan engaged to Rajwa Al Saif
By JT – Aug 18,2022 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The Royal Hashemite Court announced the engagement of HRH Crown Prince Hussein to Ms Rajwa Khaled Bin Musaed Bin Saif Bin Abdulaziz Al Saif, on Wednesday, in the […]
Free Speech Versus Hate Speech: Case In Point Sir Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie’s stabbing is part of an American phenomenon By Parnaz Foroutan, author of “Home Is a Stranger” On the first day of school, my first grade teacher instructed us that if […]
New Film Fatima: A Case for Catholicism or Revelation in General?
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Zelensky, Erdogan and Guterres to meet in Ukraine on Thursday
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) will pay a one-day working visit to Lviv on August 18, 2022, upon the invitation of the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky (C). Short […]
‘Attack on a dream’: Muslims in fear as Indian democracy turns 75
India’s democracy is under pressure like never before as dreams of an ethnic Hindu nation leave its minorities sleepless. By Valay Singh Published On 15 Aug 202215 Aug 2022 New Delhi, […]
UK Muslim doctor singled out at airport amid rising Islamophobia
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Overcoming Sectarian Divide Among the Muslims
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Bosnian Muslim donates land for a new Catholic Church
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Video: Richard Dawkins Tracking Back His Atheism
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Video: Quaid e Azam’s Vision of Secularism and Religious Freedom
Happy Independence Day Pakistan. Let us never forget the vision of our founding fathers. #PakistanAt75 pic.twitter.com/wOtrTJqFs7 #PakistanZindabad video via @AsfanAhmad1 — Kashif N Chaudhry (@KashifMD) August 14, 2022
The Five Authors to read in Order to Comprehend the Bible and the Quran in Light of the Scientific Revolution
Epigraph: We will show them Our Signs in the universe and also among their own selves, until it becomes manifest to them that the Quran is the Truth. (Al Quran […]
Does Organized Religion Have Any Purpose: Take the Example of German Catholicism
The Synodal Path will not resurrect German Catholicism Source: The Catholic Herald A left-turn by the German Catholic Church is unlikely to resurrect Catholicism in the country, as Germany’s progressive […]
Salman Rushdie’s Tragedy: Is It Continued Holy War or Crusade Between Christianity, Islam and Now Atheism?
If the Atheists and the Christians Debate, Islam Wins! Epigraph: And you (Muhammad) shall assuredly find those who say, ‘We are Christians,’ to be the nearest of them in love […]
The World Responds to the Attack on Salman Rushdie, What is Your Position?
Epigraph: Say, produce your proof, if what you say is true. (Al Quran 2:111, 27:64) Promoted post: In the Face of the Cartoon Row: Collection of Articles: Freedom of Speech […]
Book Review. Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge & Truth by Mirza Tahir Ahmad
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Who is Sir Ganga Ram and why his legacy lives on in India and Pakistan?
Source: BBC By Sajid Iqbal There are few personalities in India and Pakistan who left a legacy as lasting on both sides of the border as iconic engineer and philanthropist, […]
National Geographic Video About the Quran
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The only thing standing between you and your Quran is your own teacher
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Do you know the Supreme Leader of Iran and do you know what is the population […]
Science in the Service of the Scriptures
Source: Muslim Sunrise 2015 winter volume Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Are science and religion at odds with each other? Cary […]
Was Lebanon the world’s biggest Ponzi scheme?
A World bank review of Lebanon’s public finances has blamed an entrenched political elite for the economic collapse plaguing the country. (AFP) Next Short Url Updated 18 sec ago REBECCA […]
Guest Lecture | Rise and Fall of Muslims in The Field of Science | Prof. Pervez Hoodbhoy
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Once synagog, then church, 1,600-year-old Istanbul mosque restored
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL AUG 06, 2022 – Faithful attending Friday prayers at the opening of the restored Lala Hayrettin Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, Aug. 5, 2022. (Sabah Photo) The recently […]
Jane Goodall and David Attenborough: A Constant Reminder that We Came from Chimpanzee Like Animals
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Forty percent of U.S. adults ascribe to a strictly creationist view of human origins, believing that God created […]
20 Quotes of Ibn Rushd – Champion of Reason
Promoted post: After Monotheism, the Two Most Seminal Verses of the Quran and We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy Ibn Rushd was one of […]
The lost nuclear bombs that no one can find
Source: BBC By Zaria Gorvett, 4th August 2022 The US has lost at least three nuclear bombs that have never been located – they’re still out there to this day. […]
Quote of the Day: Rumi’s Guest House
This being human is a guest house. Every morning is a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain […]
France discriminated against hijab-wearing vocational trainee -U.N. document
PARIS, Aug 3 (Reuters) – A United Nations committee ruled that France discriminated against a Muslim woman who was prevented from attending vocational training in a public school while wearing […]
Sufism and the Path of Love
Source: The Huffington Post By William C. Chittick, Ph.D. Professor of Religious Studies, State University of New York, Stony Brook No matter which of the divine names we take as a […]
‘Systemic Failure’: The Prison Sexual Abuse Scandal Shaking Israel
Source: Haaretz By Allison Kaplan Sommer In a country all-too-familiar with sex crime revelations, a new one involving a Palestinian prisoner and soldiers placed in the prison service, is enraging […]
Russia-Ukraine live news: First grain ship departs Odesa
By Hamza Mohamed Published On 1 Aug 20221 Aug 2022 Click here to share on social media Turkey says the first shipment of Ukrainian grain has left the Black Sea port […]
Rigged AI: How algorithms fuel anti-Muslim hatred in Europe and beyond
What would you like to learn more about? Topics Global World Islam Muslims Discrimination Related Islamophobia: from crusaders, to colonialists, to cartoonists Muslim women in Denmark face dehumanisation at the […]
After Utah Decriminalized Polygamy, Some See a Culture Shift
By Associated Press April 24, 2022 FILE – In this Jan. 27, 2020, file photo, lawmakers conduct business on the floor of the Utah House of Representatives in Salt Lake City. […]
New Kaaba cover installed on eve of Islamic New Year 1444
1 / 7 Saudi technicians carry the 850-kilogram new Kiswa at the Grand Mosque to be installed at the Holy Kaaba at midnight Friday. (SPA) 2 / 7 Technicians from the King […]
Madagascar Video: Whatever is in the Heaven and Earth Glorifies Allah
Epigraph: Whatever is in the heavens or in the earth glorifies Allah. (Al Quran 61:1) Suggested reading and viewing by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times for […]
Hagia Sophia hosts 6.5M visitors in 2nd year of reopening as mosque
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL JUL 24, 2022 – DAILY SABAH Interior of Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, July 24, 2022. (AA Photo) The Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque […]
Pakistan celebrates its first woman to summit K2
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Pope apologizes for ‘catastrophic’ school abuses in Canada
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‘My hijab makes me powerful’: The Yemeni-American teen whose painting will hang in the US Capitol
Sally Almaklani says she hopes her painting will inspire confidence in young Muslim women that wear the hijab, as well as countering Islamophobia By Zainab Iqbal 19 July 2022 Sally Almaklani […]
Palestinian Christians release “A Dossier on Israeli Apartheid”
Palestinian Christians join international human rights organizations and a growing number of church bodies in naming Israel as an apartheid state. BY JEFF WRIGHT JULY 7, 2022 Repeated cries from Palestinian Christians […]
Al-Azhar initiates low-budget marriages
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Video: Justin Trudeau Refuting Islamophobia, ‘An attack on Muslim Canadian is an attack on all Canadian’
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Muslims’ high unemployment rate ‘not due to cultural and religious practices’
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PBS Video: Seven Wonders of the Muslim World
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Spreading Kindness Begins at Home
By Umm Ahmed “What we are, teaches our children far more than what we say.” This statement stands out as an excellent reminder for all parents. There is no denying […]
Root Cause of Sectarianism and Identity Politics: Religious Identity?
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Urdu Video: Prof. Afzal Upal: What is My Religion?
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The Truth about True Love
By Farrukh Tahir, Canada Some argue that everyone is spiritually inclined in one way or another. Even those who deny the existence of God are trying to connect with something […]
Book Review: Holistic Islam: Sufism, Transformation, & the Challenge of Our Time
By Kabir Edmund Helminski, Honorary Ph.D., Selcuk University. What would a spiritual Islam look like? The poetry of Rumi, the gardens of the Alhambra, and the ecstatic songs of the […]
#DoNotTouchMyClothes: Afghan women’s social media protest against Taliban
Women around the world are sharing pictures of themselves in traditional colourful clothes in a campaign against the new strict dress code for female students Source: The Guardian 2021 After […]
John MacArthur: Why Does God Allow So Much Suffering and Evil?
Additional reading If the Atheists and the Christians Debate, Islam Wins! A Slight Twist Makes David Attenborough a Great Teacher for God of the Abrahamic Faiths We have the best […]
Can the Dogma of 2 Billion Refuted in a 5 Minute Video?
Please do not be confused by the cap or the beard of the debator, rather look at the arguments and wittiness of Shabir Ally, who has debated several Christian apologists […]
Rumi: The Quran is Like a Shy Bride!
Epigraph: “As often as we approach the Quran, it always proves repulsive anew; gradually, however, it attracts, it astonishes, and, in the end forces admiration.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Written […]
What Laws of Physics Did Allah Use for the Miracle of ZamZam Spring in Mecca
Epigraph Surely, Al-Safa and Al-Marwah are among the Signs of Allah. It is, therefore, no sin for him who is on pilgrimage to the House, or performs ‘Umrah, to go […]
National Geographic Video About Hajj
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Video: Hajj 2022
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Israel’s secret weapon
Source: Dawn.com By Pervez Hoodbhoy Published July 2, 2022 IS it some international conspiracy — or perhaps a secret weapon — that allows Israel to lord over the Middle East? […]
When Shuls Were Banned in America
Source: Forward.com By Jonathan D. Sarna, who is the Joseph H. & Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History at Brandeis University and chief historian of the National Museum […]
Jihad with Pen or Sword: Saladin’s Video versus the Jihadist’s Video?
For recent Jihadist with sword documentary, go to NY Times Source of Saladin documentary / Courtesy: BBC The two documentaries linked here show the contrast of then and now. In […]
All that is in the heaven and the earth glorifies Allah
Epigraph: Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth glorifies Allah; and He is the Mighty, the Wise. (Al Quran 61:1) Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor […]
One Name to Know for Muslim Heritage: Prof. James al-Khalili
Book Review: Pathfinders: The Golden Age of Arabic Science by Jim al-Khalili Source: The Guardian Book reviewed by Tim Radford The ‘bubbling invention’ of the Islamic world lit up the […]
We hold these Truths to be Self-Evident Also: Thomas Jefferson Memorial Inscriptions
Source: National Park Service Rotunda “I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.” -Excerpted from a letter to […]
Plays Well with Others: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Relationships Is (Mostly) Wrong
Source: Big Idea Club 1. The secret to lie detection is making the other person think hard. College students lie in about a third of conversations. For adults, it’s one […]
Scientists discover new giant water lily species
By Rebecca MorelleScience Editor, BBC News A new species of giant water lily has been discovered – and it’s been hiding in plain sight for 177 years. The huge plant […]
All that is in the heaven and the earth glorifies Allah
Epigraph: Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth glorifies Allah; and He is the Mighty, the Wise. (Al Quran 61:1) Haaga Rhododendron Park In early June, […]
Demystifying Quantum Physics: You Need it for Your Faith
Epigraph Eyes cannot reach Him but He reaches the eyes. And He is the Incomprehensible, the All-Aware. (Al Quran 6:103) Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the […]
‘Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey’ revisits Warren Jeffs’ FLDS sect through survivor stories
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) The glut of true-crime fare is such that streaming services essentially create “You might like” companions to what’s on their competitors. So viewers of Hulu’s “Under […]
Weed users nearly 25% more likely to need emergency care and hospitalization
(CNN) Using recreational marijuana is associated with a higher risk of emergency room care and being hospitalized for any reason, a new study has found. The bags look like well-known […]
I Am Second Coming of Al-Hallaj, But, Only With Allah’s Grace
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Abū ‘l-Muġīth Al-Ḥusayn bin Manṣūr al-Ḥallāj was a Persian mystic, poet and teacher of Sufism.[5][6][7] Al-Hallaj gained a wide following as a preacher […]
Video: The Quran and the Bible for Your Personal Life and the Constitution for the Public Square, After Roe Versus Wade
Emotional outburst by an Anchor on the Recent Roe vs Wade decision. Worth listening and thinking about. Applies to many more people on many more issues…🤔🤔 pic.twitter.com/gaQpzHeYJh — Najma Minhas […]
Is this Christian Shariah: Supreme Court Sides With Coach Over Prayers on 50-Yard Line?
By Adam Liptak June 27, 2022, 10:04 a.m. ET WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a high school football coach had a constitutional right to pray at the 50-yard line after […]
Understanding the Quran: They cite the same Bible and evoke the same Jesus. But these two Christians are on opposite sides of the abortion debate
By John Blake, CNN (CNN) Both cite the same Bible. Both follow the same Jesus. And both talk about the sanctity of life. And yet both stand on opposite sides of […]
What does the Bible really say about abortion?
By John J. Collins from 2020 Christians who turn to Scripture to trump political debates on abortion should be reminded that the Bible does not actually say anything at all on […]
Buddhist leader in Bhutan fully ordains 144 women, resuming ancient tradition: When would the Muslims and Catholics follow?
Buddhist leader in Bhutan fully ordains 144 women, resuming ancient tradition By Haley Barker Damcho Diana Finnegan, an American Tibetan Buddhist nun, called the ordination ceremony ‘a major step towards […]
The Holy Quran and the Circadian Rhythms and Shift Work
Epigraph: أَلَمْ يَرَوْا أَنَّا جَعَلْنَا اللَّيْلَ لِيَسْكُنُوا فِيهِ وَالنَّهَارَ مُبْصِرًا ۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ “Do they not see that We made the night that they may rest therein […]
One Hijabi at a time: Fatima Payman becomes first hijab-wearing Muslim woman in Australian parliament
The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comment: If Muslims can control their Taliban and let their women flourish and overcome sectarianism, Many of the democratic Islamic values will win during this […]
PM Justin Trudeau and Happy Father’s Day
I couldn’t be prouder of these three or love them any more. (And yes, I’m still taller than Xav… for now.) To all you dads out there, I hope you’re […]
A Century of Scholarship for Quran and Science
Epigraph “Once the world of ideas has been transformed, reality cannot hold out for long.” George Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel Source: The Muslim Sunrise, Fall 2021 volume By Zia H Shah MD, Chief […]
Happy Father’s Day: The five generation rule: Jonathan Edwards versus Max Jukes
Epigraph: O Ye who believe, be God conscious and keep company with the truthful. (Al Quran 9:119/120) Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy […]
We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy
Epigraph The Prophet Muhammad (May peace and blessings be upon him) said that Allah revealed to him: I am as My servant thinks (expects) I am. I am with him […]
Invitation to the Billion Hindus from Morgan Freeman
Epigraph: Whatever is in the heavens or in the earth glorifies God. (Al Quran 61:1) Additional reading Happy birthday of Shree Ram and How can Hindus think like a Muslim […]
Video: Amjad Mahmood Khan making a case for Ahmadiyya Khilafat
Video and Book Review: The Leadership of Muhammad by Prof. John Adair To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Epigraph: Indeed, the […]
US will send $1 billion more in aid to Ukraine: President Biden
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON JUN 15, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the 29th AFL-CIO Quadrennial Constitutional Convention at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, U.S., June 14, 2022. […]
مولانا شیرانی کا 25 مرکزی ارکان کے ساتھ عمران خان سے اتحاد کا فیصلہ
مولانا فضل الرحمن اور جے یو آئی کیلئے بڑا دھچکا! مولانا شیرانی کا 25 مرکزی ارکان کے ساتھ عمران خان سے اتحاد کا فیصلہ، اہم اعلان آج شام بنی گالہ […]
Video: The perfect treatment for diabetes and weight loss
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Indian Muslim activist’s house razed after police arrest him for protests over Prophet remarks
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy Source: Dawn By Aishwarya Iyer Published June 12, 2022 – Civic authorities in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj started demolishing the house […]
Madinah museum’s role to preserve Islamic heritage praised
Source: The Arab News June 11, 2022 Saudi minister was briefed on the contents of the museum, including technical models, atlases and encyclopedias MADINAH: Saudi Minister of Commerce and Acting […]
Morgan Freeman Acknowledges Revelations of the Prophet Muhammad, As He Explores Others
S3E3 Visions of God Additional Reading about Revelation: True Nature of Divine Revelations DECEMBER 20, 2011 Source / Courtesy: Muslim Sunrise, Winter 2011 volume By Zia H Shah MD Christopher Hitchens has […]
A Homeopath’s Scientific Defense of His Field, Or is It Gaslighting?
One of God’s attribute is Al Haq, the Truth. I believe it is human duty to constantly be in search of truth in all fields of human interest. Here I […]
The Islamic World’s Outrage Against India Won’t Protect the Country’s Muslims?
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy Source: Time BY DEBASISH ROY CHOWDHURY JUNE 9, 2022 9:31 AM EDT It’s not every day that […]
The Holy Quran Uses the Word Taqdeer تَقْدِيرً for Laws of Nature
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Surah Furqan, the 25th […]
Is it a good thing: Tunisia expert drafting new constitution says no reference to Islam?
Tunis (AFP) – The legal expert charged with rewriting Tunisia’s constitution said Monday he would present President Kais Saied with a draft stripped of any reference to Islam, in order to […]
The truth about Muhammad and Aisha
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy Source: The Guardian By Myriam Francois-Cerrah Innocence of Muslims repeated the claim Muhammad was a paedophile, but […]
Aamir Liaquat, Pakistan’s most controversial televangelist, dies at home
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy Aamir Liaquat, Pakistan’s most controversial televangelist, dies at home Nida Khan | Seran Tareen Updated 09 Jun, 2022 Aamir Liaquat, […]
Top Arsenal footballer Thomas Partey reveals new name after conversion to Islam
06 June, 2022 from The New Arab In a video posted online, Arsenal footballer Thomas Partey said he converted to Islam, becoming the latest athlete to accept the religion. Arsenal’s […]
Whatever is in the heavens or in the earth glorifies Allah
Epigraph: Whatever is in the heavens or in the earth glorifies Allah. (Al Quran 61:1) Suggested reading and viewing by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times for […]
Who is or is not a Muslim, please first look at the polls?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times First of all, my apologies if the title of the article hurts your religious sentiments, that certainly is […]
Is Islam a Religion or a State: Most Muslims Do Not Know?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The flag of Saudi Arabia has the creed of Islam on the top, I bear witness that there […]
Muslim nations slam India over insulting remarks about Islam, Prophet Muhammad
New Delhi struggling to contain diplomatic fallout, which has seen protests from key regional allies over comments made by members of PM Modi’s BJP party By SHEIKH SAALIQ THE TIMES OF […]
Nupur Sharma: Prophet Muhammad controversy tests India-Islamic world ties
Source: BBC By Vikas Pandey India has been forced to try to placate its partners in the Islamic world after growing anger over controversial comments made by two senior officials […]
The author of the Quran knew that gender of child is decided by the sperm and not the egg
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Today I am going to make this reading assignment very short, after all I am indebted to you […]
We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy
Epigraph The Prophet Muhammad (May peace and blessings be upon him) said that Allah revealed to him: I am as My servant thinks (expects) I am. I am with him […]
HOW WE THINK: How self-deception allows people to lie
Source: BBC By David Robson; 30th May 2022 The media today is full of people who have lived a lie. There’s Elizabeth Holmes, the biotech entrepreneur, who in 2015 was declared […]
Mexican megachurch leader pleads guilty in LA to sex abuse
Naasón Joaquín García, the leader of Mexican megachurch La Luz del Mundo, faces up to 16 years and eight months in prison when sentenced Wednesday. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Naasón […]
Interview with A. Helwa: Islamic Spirituality of Divine Love
I recently came across Ms. A. Helwa’s book, “Secrets of Divine Love”. The beauty, holiness, and deep wisdom of the book touched me greatly. Her words, “Allah or God is […]
Videos: Muhammad Ali Teaching Islam and Universal Brotherhood
Video: If you believe in Muhammad Ali, you do not believe in racism or sectarianism Additional suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times, about why […]
Muhammad Ali’s legacy lives on anniversary of his death
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL JUN 03, 2022 – Two girls pose with a photo of Muhammad Ali, in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., June 7, 2016. (AFP PHOTO) As the world […]
Human Rights versus theology: 70 Georgia churches granted right to disaffiliate from United Methodist Church
By Elizabeth Rawlins, WSB-TV It was a historic day and an unprecedented moment for the United Methodist Church. Leaders of the north Georgia conference voted Thursday to allow more than […]
Video: Imam Naseem Mehdi Lives on in the Memory of Canadian Parliament
When I shared the stage with Mehdi: Imam Naseem Mehdi about Evolution and the Rest of the 2014 Quran Symposium Recitation from the Holy Qur’an (Ch 57:V1-6) – Adeel Malik: […]
Complaint: McDonald’s intentionally sold Muslim family bacon
BOSTON (AP) — Workers at a McDonald’s restaurant in Massachusetts intentionally put bacon on a fish sandwich that a Muslim woman had ordered for one of her children, a civil […]
The Latest from the Review of Religions: The Punishment for Fornication, Rape and False Allegations in Light of Islamic Hadd and Ta’zir
BY Zaheer Ahmad Khan Within every set of laws in the world there is a penal code and the system of punishment serves as a deterrent for crime. In all […]
‘A small, arrogant, violent, wicked nation’ and a ‘Jewish mutation’ — ‘Haaretz’ prints denunciations of Zionism no U.S. paper would run
The “Jew-oids” who dominate Israeli society have taken the “wicked parts of Judaism and turned it into the essence,” B. Michael writes in Haaretz — words no U.S. paper would […]
Book Review: Secrets of Divine Love — A Spiritual Journey into the Heart of Islam
Epigraph: Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The similitude of His light is as a lustrous niche, wherein is a lamp. The lamp is in a glass. The […]
My Journey: The Holy Quran honors sleep specialists in at least two verses
By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times In 1995 I finished my training to be a Pulmonologist and Critical Care Specialist from the Buffalo University. Since 1996 I […]
20 Quotes of Ibn Arabi – The Greatest Shaykh
Source: The Art of Strategy: A blog about philosophy, strategy, and exploring human potential. Ibn Arabi is one of the greatest intellectuals in history. He was born in 1165 AD, […]
PBS Nova Documentary Collection: Homo Sapiens The Birth of Humanity
Suggested Reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times: Turkana Boy, also called Nariokotome Boy, is the name given to fossil KNM-WT 15000, a nearly complete skeleton of a Homo ergaster youth who […]
Islamic views on concubines can be a cure for fundamentalist Muslim women?
Comment by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times: I am a devout Muslim and a staunch believer in the holy Quran, my life will be purposeless without the […]
NPR: Evangelicals Question The Existence Of Adam And Eve
Source: NPR By Barbara Bradley Hagerty Let’s go back to the beginning — all the way to Adam and Eve, and to the question: Did they exist, and did all […]
300,000 Years Old Homo sapien fossils discovered
Oldest Homo sapiens fossils discovered By Ashley Strickland, CNN Updated June 8, 2017 (CNN) The oldest fossil remains of Homo sapiens, dating back to 300,000 years, have been found at a […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim leader Naseem Mahdi dies, leaves behind legacy of religious freedom and tolerance
Promoted post: Our Favorite Christian Prayer by Saint Francis, For the Whole of our Human Family Source: CBC A leader of Canada’s Ahmadi Muslims has died, leaving behind the community he helped grow. Naseem […]
A new plan for Palestine that may just work
BY DAOUD KUTTAB May 28, 2022 Source: Arab News The killing of Palestinian TV journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and the appalling Israeli police assault on her funeral appear to have […]
Justin Trudeau’s eulogy for Imam Naseem Mehdi
Our hearts are with the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at community during this difficult time, as they mourn the passing of former President Naseem Mahdi. He dedicated his life to bettering the […]
Taliban morality police tighten their grip on Afghan women
Source: Washington Post By Susannah George KABUL — As Abdullah Obeid and his team boarded a bus in central Kabul, female passengers lowered their gaze and hurriedly adjusted headscarves to cover […]
US ‘appalled’ by BBC report showing China rights abuses of Uyghurs
BY ANADOLU AGENCY WASHINGTON, D.C. MAY 25, 2022 – DAILY SABAH A security guard watches from a tower around a “re-education” facility in Yarkent County in northwestern China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous […]
The Holy Quran: “His are the Most Beautiful Names!”
Epigraph: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
Video: Imam Naseem Mehdi about Evolution and the Rest of the 2014 Quran Symposium
Recitation from the Holy Qur’an (Ch 57:V1-6) – Adeel Malik: Darwinian Evolution 101 and the clash with Creationism – Zia H Shah MD: The Quran and Evolution – Imam Naseem […]
President Biden addresses the nation after Texas elementary school shooting — 5/24/2022
Biden says it’s time to act: “Where in God’s name is our backbone?” From CNN’s Amir Vera In his remarks to the nation Tuesday, President Biden said on his 17-hour […]
Video: Naseem Mahdi delivering the invocation at State of Pennsylvania Assembly
Promoted post: Was Lao Tzu a Prophet: At least these 15 quotes are very profound and prophetic? Imam Naseem Mahdi gave the invocation during the opening of session at the House […]
Archives: Naseem Mahdi: ‘A world order based on justice needs to be found – and quickly’
Promoted post: Was Lao Tzu a Prophet: At least these 15 quotes are very profound and prophetic? Source/Credit: Ahmadiyya TimesBy Naseem Mahdi | October 3, 2012 “I am here to sound the […]
Polls: Abortion and Catholicism
Just as U.S. adults overall are divided along religious and political lines in their attitudes about abortion, Catholics too vary in their views, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis. Among U.S. Catholics who attend Mass at least once a week, 68% say abortion should be illegal in all or […]
Challenging Dr. Yasir Qadhi to a Debate: Does the Quran Suggest Blasphemy Laws?
By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times In the above video Dr. Yasir Qadhi suggests that there are Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan and in Islam. I believe that […]
A Muslim Woman Inspirational Speaker: We all are Perfectly Imperfect
Epigraph: Then which of your Lord’s favors will you ˹humans and jinn˺ both deny? (Al Quran 55:13) The Muslim Times has the best collection of articles about human psychology and […]
More than 100 million people forcibly displaced worldwide: UN
A girl who fled with her parents from attacks of armed militants in the Sahel region carries wood for a cooking fire at a camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) […]
The holy Quran and the Water Stores of Our Planet
Epigraph: And We sent down water from the sky according to measure, and We caused it to stay in the earth—and surely it is We Who determine its taking away. […]
Provident God of the Abrahamic Faiths: Plain Water will Tell you the Story
Epigraph: Do not the disbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were a closed-up mass, then We opened them out? And We made from water every living thing. Will they not then […]
Everything is a Miracle According to the Holy Quran and Albert Einstein
Epigraph: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
A Slight Twist Makes David Attenborough a Great Teacher for God of the Abrahamic Faiths
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Sir David Frederick Attenborough is an agnostic, for he focuses on the question of suffering. If that question […]
Dr. John Andrew Morrow’s address at the 69th Annual Convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA
The Muslim Times has the best collection to overcome the sectarian divide among the Muslims. Suggested reading: Non-Sectarian Islam: The Proportionate Faith Bismillah wa alhamdulillah wa salawat ‘ala Rasulillah. I, Dr. John Andrew Morrow, known as Ilyas ‘Abd al-‘Alim Islam, am honored to address the 69th Annual Convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim […]
What really happened to mammoths and other ice age giants
The Muslim Times has the best collection of articles about guided evolution. Read a book online: A New Book: The Quran and the Biological Evolution. Source: BBC By Niki Rust […]
True Fasting: A Message of Compassion and Love from the Old Testament
“Shout it aloud, do not hold back. Raise your voice like a trumpet. Declare to my people their rebellion and to the descendants of Jacob their sins. For day after […]
Book Review: EXTREMIST: A Response to Geert Wilders & Terrorists Everywhere
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy, A Nobel for Karen Armstrong will bring the Christians and the Muslims closer and Karen […]
Four conditions for the acceptance of prayer
31st January 2026 alhakam.org Yusuf Fazakkir Nuhu, Jamia Ahmadiyya International Ghana For several years now, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa has been delivering a profound and continuous series of sermons on the […]
Adeleke, Sultan, Ooni to flag off academic activities at Minaret university
The governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke; the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar; and the Ooni […]
Islamophobia, class, and colonial blindness: A critical review of France, You Love It But You Leave It
Book Club: A critical dismantling of ‘France, You Love It But You Leave It,’ exposing its weak data, class blindness, and orientalist framing of French Muslims Chaima Gharsallaoui 28 January, […]
Pakistan, Memorizing the Quran Is Now a Crime for the Ahmadis
by A. Sahara Alexander | Jan 2, 2026 | News Global An Ahmadi was sentenced to three years for calling himself “Hafiz,” and to life imprisonment for having distributed the “wrong” translation of the Quran. […]
Tolerance Is Not Immune to Conflict: Reflections on the Ahmadiyah Issue from Wonosobo
The important lesson is that managing the Ahmadiyah issue is not enough by relying solely on social tolerance or inclusive policies, but also requires collective awareness that conflicts based on […]
Not a Trump anomaly: The Board of Peace and America’s crisis-driven power plays
By Ramzy Baroud| January 27, 2026| The history of American power is, in many ways, the history of reinventing rules, or designing new ones, to fit US strategic interests. This may […]
Belief in God isn’t blind faith – it’s a rational choice
31st January 2026 Tamseel Mushtaq, Graduate, Jamia Ahmadiyya UK Muslims may reach a point where they think that reason, i.e. the ability to think and make judgments, may not be able to prove all aspects of faith. There are very clear limitations of reason. However, the teachings of Islam, in […]
Makkah Jumu’ah Khutbah Translated 31.01.2025
source https://themuslimtimes.info/wp-admin/post.php?post=499396&action=edit with English subtitles….
Friday Sermon Summary 30th January 2026: ‘The Holy Prophet’s (sa) Love for God Almighty’
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih V(aba)The Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) 30th January 2026 Summary prepared by The Review of Religions After reciting Tashahhud, Ta‘awwuz and Surah al-Fatihah, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad […]
Islam in Germany
Islam in Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Şehitlik Mosque, Berlin Total population More than 5.3–5.6 million (6.4–6.7%) in 2019[1] Regions with significant populations Berlin, Hamburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, Lower Saxony (incl. Bremen) Religions Sunni Islam (majority), Alevism, Shia Islam […]
Getting to Know More to Avoid Prejudice: A Book Note on Ahmadiyya Muslims and Indonesia
Sukowati Utami JI– Sunday, January 25, 2026 Ahmadiyya Muslims and Indonesia: 100 Years of Diversity and Humanitarian Work HUKAMANEWS – Anyone who likes to judge before they know should hold their […]
UN envoy: ‘Water must be put at the top of the political agenda’
The UN secretary-general’s first special envoy on water, Retno Marsudi, wants member states to put this vital resource at the top of their political agenda. She is calling for greater […]
EU: One in two Muslims are victims of discrimination in daily life
14/03/2025 Share Nearly 1 in 2 Muslims (47%) experience racial discrimination, up from 39% in 2016. The highest rates in the 13 survey countries are in Austria (71%), Germany (68%) […]
Tharik Hussain’s Muslim Europe: Mapping faith, memory, and belonging across the continent
Book Club: ‘Muslim Europe’ uncovers years of Muslim presence across the continent, challenging the widely held notion that Islam is foreign to European history Sadek Hamid 14 January, 2026 “I didn’t need to worry about Muslim history to know how to practise Islam; I didn’t need to concern myself with […]
Why Public Spaces Need Female–Male Panels
Reporter: BAMBANG TRISMAWANEditor: RIKY HANDAYANI Humanities Monday, January 26, 2026 RM .id Rakyat Merdeka – Four men sat neatly in a public discussion on diversity and peace. They were experts with advanced academic […]
Group of women retrace sacred Hijrah route to Madinah
Previous Special 1 / 3 The 22 women are believed to be the first known women-only group to have performed the journey. (Supplied) Special 2 / 3 The 22 women are […]
Misusing Allah’s name: The quiet crisis of justifying sin
28th January 2026 ALHAKAM.ORG Maryam Hussain, Canada In today’s religious narrative, many people have forgotten the real meaning of the word “sin”. In this modern society, many individuals engage in […]
Swiss UN rapporteur flags EU double standards on minority protection
The European Union (EU) must end its double standards on minority protection, the United Nations special rapporteur on minority issues Nicolas Levrat has said. Speaking in Brussels on Wednesday, he […]
An open letter to those who defend Indonesia’s joining the Board of Peace
January 28, 2026 at 11:15 am Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (C), Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (L) and Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman al-Safadi (R) attend the Board of Peace session […]
Just reflecting…
Ang Tinig ng Islam ·Follow rtoSpdsnoeh111859cih7lh5t30ti5ufg0u0cl232f837h78g5u1h0457lm2 · Highest rates of prostitution in the world: 1.Thailand (Buddhist) 2.Denmark (Christian) 3.Italy (Christian) 4.Germany (Christian) 5.France (Christian) 6.Norway (Christian) 7.Belgium (Christian) 8.Spain (Christian) 9.United Kingdom […]