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 Mighty, the Wise. (Al Quran 59:25)
We need to enjoy the beauty around us every day and smell the roses, before it is too late
Deism: Common between Islam, Christianity and Judaism
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…Obama invites Rouhani to join great game
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Islamic Republic of — Pakistan battles growing alcohol addiction- What?
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NSA spied on Visa customers, SWIFT transactions – report
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Breaking News: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Germany becomes very active for coming Elections:
Source: Frankfurt Rundshau via Zafarullah Khan, local secretary external Affairs, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Frankfurt 16. September 2013 Landtagswahlen WahlkampfDebatte im Gebetsraum Von Jakob Blume Note by the Editor: 22.09.2013 is…
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FPI seek to cross to Bali to disperse Miss World
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Forensic Details in U.N. Report Point to Assad’s Use of Gas
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There is something deeply cynical about this chemical weapons ‘timetable’
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The Public Editor’s Journal Blog: Guardian Story on Israel and N.S.A. Is Not ‘Surprising’ Enough to Cover
By MARGARET SULLIVAN THE NEW YORK TIMES September 16, 2013 Many Times readers have been writing to me for several days about a story The Guardian broke last week, describing…
Do young Catholics even understand their religion?
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Video: Ahmadiyya Muslim Views on Syria and Iran: Russia Today
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Is the Bible God’s Word: Ahmed Deedat Versus Jimmy Swaggart
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The two state solution died over a decade ago
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15 Things You Should Give Up To Be Happy
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Is Bismi-Llah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim The First Verse Of Every Surah?
Source: nafirizaman.blogspot.in Depend on few valid Ahadith, ??? ???? ?????? ?????? is actually the first verse of every Surah. “Qutaybah ibn Sa‘id, Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Marwazi, and Ibn as-Sarh narrated to us; from Sa‘id ibn Jubayr,…
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