Epigraph
In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. (Al Quran 1:1)
Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in the Quran
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD As only the Islamophobes, who hate Islam or those Muslims, who want to enforce Shariah Law, of their imagination, by hook or…
God of Islam: God of Nature and the Creator of our Universe
Epigraph: Allah has created the heavens without any pillars that you can see, and He has placed in the earth firm mountains that it may not quake with you, and…
Is God the Father the Creator, the Trinity as a whole or are there three Creators?
Let me start this presentation with a few verses of the Holy Quran, which are a lighthouse on the issue of there being One Creator, God the Father or Allah:…
Muhammad: the Light for the Dark Ages of Europe!
Cave of Hira where the prophet had his first revelation! An honest study of the causes of the Dark Ages and European renaissance will lead to the inevitable conclusion that…
U.S., Afghanistan agree on draft security pact
Story Summary U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday reached a preliminary agreement on a bilateral security pact that now depends on approval by…
Makkah has a tradition of welcoming Hajis
The people of Makkah have a history of their association with the Haj pilgrimage. This history dates back to the pre-Islamic era, when Qusay bin Kalb provided pilgrims with food…
First trip of Haj train for the season starts at midnight
MINA: Arab News At exactly 12 midnight tonight, the Haj train will embark on its first trip for the season. Dispatch of “A” traffic will start on schedule, where the…
Hajis beging streaming into Mina
MINA: SIRAJ WAHAB Published — Sunday 13 October 2013 Hundreds of thousands of Haj pilgrims began streaming into tent city at Mina by foot, on buses and in four-wheel drives…
Dispute on immunity for U.S. troops blocks Afghan-U.S. security pact
October 12, 2013 – 22:11 By Lesley Wroughton and Jessica Donati KABUL (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Afghan President Hamid Karzai ended two days of talks…
Pregnant brides: Many Swiss couples wed when baby is on the way
by Isobel Leybold-Johnson, swissinfo.ch October 10, 2013 – 11:00 Switzerland’s rate of births out of wedlock is half the European Union average, even if it is on the rise. Many…
Muslims are ‘The New Jews’
NWC News: The arrest and conviction of Muslims on flimsy conspiracy charges often instigated by FBI informants reveals the spreading corruption in the American legal system. “After 9/11/2001 the…
Israeli-Friendly Company will provide Hajj Security Services
(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) – ……………Hajj this year will be brought to you by none other than G4S. This is not the first time that the Saudi government has hired…
More than 114,500 Indonesians arrive in Holy Land
Medina (ANTARA News) – Some 114,508 or about 74.33 percent of the Indonesian hajj quota of 154,053 pilgrims for this year`s pilgrimage season have arrived in the Holy Land, according…
Children in Isreal & USA simulate Hajj journey
Gaza’s children learn Hajj pilgrimage- The children who live under the Israeli blockade in Gaza are learning how to perform the Hajj pilgrimage in a primary school. Wearing ihram, the…
Hajj GIFs Take You Inside Mecca
The Huffington Post: See More GIFs…
BRITISH WOMEN CONVERTING TO ISLAM: THE GUARDIAN
Converting to Islam: British women on prayer, peace and prejudice Around 5,000 British people convert to Islam every year – and most of them are women. Five of them talk…
OUR FOUNDING FATHERS INCLUDED ISLAM -111-DENISE SPELLBERG
VIEW : Our Founding Fathers included Islam — III — Denise Spellberg Thomas Jefferson would be the first in the history of American politics to suffer the false charge of being…
Hajj in Pictures
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Hajj: God, human dignity and unity
Source: muslimvillage.com Abu Uthman al-Sabani al-Shafii (d 449) in his book Kitab ul Maitain narrates Prophet Muhammad as saying, “towards the end of the time, four main groups of people will…
Buddhist Author Conover sheds light on prophet Muhammad (saw)
Source: spokesman.com A lot’s been written about the Prophet Muhammad. But a 104-page narrative about the first half of his life, written for a multi-generational audience, by a Buddhist – that’s new.…
More than 14,000 American Muslims leave for pilgrimage [Hajj] to Saudi Arabia
Source: communities.washingtontimes.com WASHINGTON, October 11, 2013 — This week, thousands of American Muslims are departing from the United States to travel to Saudi Arabia, where they will perform the Islamic Hajj.…
Walking Bosnian reaches Makkah for Hajj
Source: muslimvillage.com MAKKAH – Walking thousands of miles through six countries on foot, a 47-year-old Bosnian Muslim has finally reached the holy city of Makkah to fulfil his life-time dream of performing…
Exclusive: Red Cross launches emergency food aid plan for UK’s hungry
Welfare cuts and the economic downturn send soaring numbers of people to soup kitchens and food banks across Europe CHARLOTTE MCDONALD-GIBSON BRUSSELS FRIDAY 11 OCTOBER 2013 The Red Cross will…
eDigest: Hajj: The Best Symbol for Our Universal Brotherhood!
Epigraph And remember the time when We assigned to Abraham the site of the House and said, ‘Associate not anything with Me, and keep My House clean for those who…
Gateway to Freedom: Camp Preps Syrian Refugees for German Life
By Friederike Heine spiegel.de Friedland, a German refugee camp that has hosted displaced people since the end of World War II, welcomed its second group of Syrian refugees this week.…
Switzerland : MIGRATION FIGURES : Emigration hits highest rate since 1990s
October 11, 2013 – 15:36 The number of people – Swiss and foreign nationals – departing Switzerland for pastures new or old has increased to levels not seen for 20…
Why the ‘Atheists: You’re Wrong’ Billboard isn’t a Christian Message
Huff Post: by Cynthia Jeub – The first reason I don’t think Christians should support this photo should be obvious. To say “you’re wrong” is unconvincing. It’s also unloving, but…
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