Epigraph: So go on reminding; surely, reminding is profitable. (Al Quran 87:10)
By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor
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 by illegitimate use of reductionism of science, taking away a wholesome understanding.
It is bringing out the urgently needed Separation of Mosque-Church and State in every country of our Global Village.
Sixty different editors of the Muslim Times are collecting the beautiful and the fragrant flowers, created by the international media, into an appealing bouquet every day.
We want to applaud the good writings of all the Muslims, the Christians, the Jews, the agnostics and the atheists and others, by sharing them with our readers.
The Muslim Times presents the peaceful image of Islam and aims to diffuse Islamophobia on one hand and Islamomania of short sighted Muslim fundamentalists, on the other. It tries to aggregate all positive activities in all the Muslim communities, irrespective of the sect, to bring out what Islam can contribute to our contemporary society, our Global Village.
What is the purpose of our universe? What is the relationship between science and religion? In addition to this and related questions, the Muslim Times frequently examines the roots of the Abrahamic and other faiths and whether they can coexist. All these and many other issues are the focus of the Muslim Times.
The Muslim Times is the place, where you want to be, for it does not indulge in hedonistic pleasures, by avoiding obscene and frivolous.
The Muslim Times is providing a forum, for open and peaceful dialogue between the Muslims and the Christians on one hand and the Muslims and the agnostics, on the other. It is also catering to a dialogue between the Ahmadi Muslims and moderate non-Ahmadi Muslims, without falling prey to human vulnerability to stereotype and lump everyone, in the opposite camp, in a group together. We want to distinguish between moderate Muslims from different sects and the extremists.
We want to remain humble and keep our voices gentle and our attitude friendly, as the Holy Quran reminds us:
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 4:149)
Call unto the way of thy Lord with wisdom and goodly exhortation, and argue with them in a way that is best. Surely, thy Lord knows best who has strayed from His way; and He knows those who are rightly guided. (Al Quran 16:126)
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Categories: Highlight, Universal Brotherhood
Keep it up ! You are doing a wonderful Job. I am in fact now aaddicted to it. If iI do Not read it , I have the Feeling that I have missed my Dose of medicine. God bles,ns you!
The Muslim Times, to me it is big source to know about Ahmadis and about the work for peace by their leadership in all over the world. TMT also provides the update of Jamaat’s activities and the regular work for brotherhood among the communities. I try to see TMT daily. So I congratulate TMT for its great job.
TMT is doing a wonderful job, bringing us all the variety of news & views from all over the world & you are right: like a bouquet which is so exciting to get every morning! Keep up the good work, please, may Allah bless you all for this great service to humankind, Ameen.
I too, am addicted to TMT and if for some reason, I cannot go through the whole thing, I feel like I’m missing out on something very special.
It also keeps me updated with all the latest Jama’at news. In a way it’s like ‘family’:), since I’m the only Ahmadi in my own. The feeling is wonderful. Thank you.
The Muslim Time is doing an excellent job for whole mankind. It has gained its place in the media. We have no words to express our thanks. Please keep up. Almighty Allah will give reward for rendering such selfless service which we will witness in time to come.
I like some of the direction you take with the Muslim times but who was the Macdonalds burger muncher that come up with all these words
‘obfuscation created by illegitimate use of reductionism of science, taking away a wholesome understanding’.
I wonder if this is an example obfuscation created by illegitimate use of reductionism of science, taking away a wholesome understanding.
Read more: http://www.themuslimtimes.org/2013/04/universal-brotherhood/what-is-the-muslim-times-doing-for-you#ixzz2dNUBbvJI
U.S. scientist operates colleague’s brain from across campus
Sharon Begley, Reuters
By Sharon Begley
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Scientists said Tuesday they have achieved the first human-to-human mind meld, with one researcher sending a brain signal via the Internet to control the hand motion of a colleague sitting across the Seattle campus of the University of Washington.
The feat is less a conceptual advance than another step in the years-long progress that researchers have made toward brain-computer interfaces, in which electrical signals generated from one brain are translated by a computer into commands that can move a mechanical arm or a computer cursor – or, in more and more studies, can affect another brain.
Much of the research has been aimed at helping paralyzed patients regain some power of movement, but bioethicists have raised concerns about more controversial uses.
In February, for instance, scientists led by Duke University Medical Center’s Miguel Nicolelis used electronic sensors to capture the thoughts of a rat in a lab in Brazil and sent via Internet to the brain of a rat in the United States. The second rat received the thoughts of the first, mimicking its behavior. And electrical activity in the brain of a monkey at Duke, in North Carolina, was recently sent via the Internet, controlling a robot arm in Japan.
That raised dystopian visions of battalions of animal soldiers – or even human ones – whose brains are remotely controlled by others. Some of Duke’s brain-computer research, though not this study, received funding from the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency or DARPA.
Muslim Times is bringing forth those crucial issues for the guidance and betterment of the Humanity as a whole, for which we see that people who are at the helm of affairs , so to say, people’s reprentatives, has been reluctant or afraid of , for their own personal / political interests. In many cases their personal views and believes are different than what they project for the same reason or hadicap. This is the Noble War of these critical times, which only the courageous people can wage.
Everybody forgot 2 more items.
Obama-bashing.
America-bashing.