Sri Lanka shuts door on Pakistan
Source: m.timesofindia.com NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka has banned visas on arrival for Pakistanis after investigations showed that jihadist groups targeting India were using Sri Lanka as a transit point. Lanka is […]
Indonesia: For first time, displaced Ahmadiyah receive aid from govt
Source: thejakartapost.com For the first time since taking refuge at Wisma Transito in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), dozens of Ahmadi children received donations of Rp 800,000 (US$66) from the Social Affairs Ministry ahead of Ramadhan holy month. “We are thankful because this aid will help meet children’s school needs,” Syahidin, […]
Finally, we know which country is the most useless
global post: by Jess Zimmerman — Sure. we can measure objective things like infant mortality rates and alcohol use until our almanacs are bulging. But who’s going to have the guts to compile a weirdly arbitrary infographic ranking which countries do the most for the world, and which ones we could really […]
Pope Francis jokes ‘woman was from a rib’ as he avoids vow to reform church
theguardian: by John Hooper — In his first interview with a female journalist since his election to the spiritual leadership of the world’s 1.2 billion baptised Catholics, Pope Francis dodged a string of questions about whether he intended raising the status of women in his church and made a joke about women […]
Pope Francis jokes 'woman was from a rib' as he avoids vow to reform church
theguardian: by John Hooper — In his first interview with a female journalist since his election to the spiritual leadership of the world’s 1.2 billion baptised Catholics, Pope Francis dodged a string of questions about whether he intended raising the status of women in his church and made a joke about women […]
ISIS declares creation of Islamic state in Middle East, ‘new era of international jihad’
RT: SIS jihadists have declared the captured territories from Iraq’s Diyala province to Syria’s Aleppo a new Islamic State – a ‘caliphate.’ They removed ‘Iraq and the Levant’ from their […]
ISIS declares creation of Islamic state in Middle East, 'new era of international jihad'
RT: SIS jihadists have declared the captured territories from Iraq’s Diyala province to Syria’s Aleppo a new Islamic State – a ‘caliphate.’ They removed ‘Iraq and the Levant’ from their […]
Cavalli offends Sufi moslems all over the world with his new logo
A sultry ad for a perfume created by Roberto Cavalli has touched a raw nerve with followers of Islamic Sufism, who claim the Italian design house has inappropriately used a symbol sacred to practitioners of their mystical faith. Commercials for the scent Just Cavalli, featuring the scantily clad daughter of […]
Ramadan is an opportunity to learn about Islam
One of the humbling things about getting older is realizing how much I don’t know. Take today, for example. A very important religious observance began at dawn. Do you know what it is?The answer is Ramadan, a month of fasting that is one of the Five Pillars of Islam. READ […]
Arabs, it’s time to call a spade a spade
Arab countries have been going through a downward spiral on a number of levels over the past few years. Take the recent U.N. report on the numbers and conditions of refugees around the world released on June 20, World Refugee Day. According to the report, the number of refugees stands […]
Algeria face dilemma over Ramadan fasting in World Cup knockout stage
Muslim players in World Cup teams who have qualified for the last-16 round in Brazil face a thorny question on Sunday when much of the Islamic world will start observing the holy month of Ramadan with a dawn to dusk fast. The question is trickiest for Algeria , who faces […]
eDigest: Religious History of Fasting: How it Establishes the Truth of the Holy Quran
Epigraph: O ye who believe! fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those before you, so that you may guard against evil. (Al Quran 2:184) Lead article […]
eDigest: Fasting is good for body and soul
Epigraph: And when My servants ask thee [Prophet Muhammad] about Me, say: ‘I am near. I answer the prayer of the supplicant when he prays to Me. So they should […]
June 2014: Echoes of June 1914?
Source: CNN This week marks the centenary of the assassination in Sarajevo of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. This was a key trigger for the devastating First World War, setting off a chain reaction that saw key European powers, including Germany, Russia and Britain, entering conflict soon after. One hundred […]
Samuel Parsons Scott: A Gentleman and a Scholar
Suggested reading: Muhammad: the Light for the Dark Ages of Europe! From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Samuel Parsons Scott (8 July 1846 – 30 May 1929), known as S.P. Scott, was an […]
Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada on the occasion of Ramadan
June 27, 2014 Prime Minister Stephen Harper today issued the following statement to mark the beginning of Ramadan: On behalf of the people of Canada, I would like to extend my […]
“Ramadan Kareem,” President Obama says to Muslim faithful
The News: June 29, 2014 United States President Barak Obama has extended his best wishes to the Muslim faithful as Ramadan begins all over the world, saying “Ramadan Kareem.” “On behalf of the […]
Qur’an lesson for today: Recite the Qur’an at dawn
164. Recite the Qur’an at dawn [17:79] Observe Prayer at the declining and paling of the sun on to the darkness of the night, and the recitation of the Qur’an in Prayer at dawn. Verily, the recitation of the Qur’an at dawn is specially acceptable to God.
Qur'an lesson for today: Recite the Qur'an at dawn
164. Recite the Qur’an at dawn [17:79] Observe Prayer at the declining and paling of the sun on to the darkness of the night, and the recitation of the Qur’an in Prayer at dawn. Verily, the recitation of the Qur’an at dawn is specially acceptable to God.
Ramadan spiritually energizes Muslims
JEDDAH: P. K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS STAFF The holy month of Ramadan comes to the Islamic world every year to remind the Muslim faithful on the need to […]