Epigraph:

O mankind, We have created you from a male and a female; and We have made you into tribes and sub-tribes that you may recognize one another. Verily, the most honorable among you, in the sight of Allah, is he who is the most righteous among you. Surely, Allah is All-knowing, All-Aware.  (Al Quran 49:14)

And the servants of the Gracious God are those who walk on the earth in a dignified manner, and when the ignorant address them, they say, ‘Peace!’ (Al Quran 25:64) 

Lead post collected by Rafiq A. Tschannen, Associate Chief Editor of the Muslim Times

 

Malcolm X’s dedication to the truth is something to which all Muslims aspire

Epigraph: O mankind, We have created you from a male and a female; and We have made you into tribes and sub-tribes that you may recognize one another. Verily, the…

eDigest: Will Turkey become the new Pakistan?

Epigraph: I have no religion, and at times I wish all religions at the bottom of the sea. He is a weak ruler who needs religion to uphold his government;…

Creating a Secular Jinnah

viewpoint online: The magazine Newsline’s February 2014 edition has an interesting – albeit unoriginal – cover photo depicting Pakistan’s founding father Muhammad Ali Jinnah as a bearded Islamist, with cover…

Ahmadiyya Peace Symposium Malta, 2014

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Pathway to an Authentic, Real-World Faith

Huff Post: by Steve McSwain —  “What’s the point of human existence?” “Why did people actually show up on earth?” “What is the point of your life?” These are big…

David Versus Goliath: Dawkins, McGrath or Me – Who is the Most Rational? Part II

Epigraph:  “Is he, then, who knows that what has been revealed to thee (Muhammad) from thy Lord is the truth, like one who is blind? But only those gifted with understanding will…

False Advertising: After All, We Do Dissect Speech

The Muslim Time’s Editor’s comment: Every argument against false advertisement, could also be an argument against hate speech or Islamophobia. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia False advertising or deceptive advertising is the use…

Ukraine’s Leader Flees!

Source: NY Times: Protesters stood guard near the presidential administration building in Kiev on Saturday. Darko Bandic/Associated Press KIEV, Ukraine — An opposition unit took control of the presidential palace…

Military Action against Taliban should continue

By Saeed Qureshi: He is a senior journalist, former editor of Diplomatic Times and a former diplomat The chips are down. The fighter jets of Pakistan Air Force have finally pounded…

The ‘Islam is different’ argument

Washington Post: by Eugene Volokh — I have argued that many (though not all) of the things that are condemned as intrusions of Islamic law into American law are actually…

The Prophet Muhammad and the Christian priests of Mount Sinai

themuslimtimes.org: by Zia Shah: The Holy Prophet Muhammad, may peace be on him, was the greatest pioneer of religious freedom and tolerance. When we say it, we literally mean it,…

Why God Won’t Go Away: Reflections on the “New Atheism”

By Alister McGrath: He is a British/Irish theologian, priest, intellectual historian,scientist, and Christian apologist, currently Professor of Theology, Ministry, and Education at King’s College London Patheos.com: The term “New Atheism” was invented in 2006. Gary Wolf…

Dirty business: ‘Blasphemy chant was a land-grab ruse’

ET: LAHORE: Sawan Masih told a court hearing a blasphemy case against him on Friday that some businessmen at a steel market near Joseph Colony had hatched a plan to drive…