Epigraph:
For each of you We prescribed a clear spiritual Law and a manifest way- (The Holy Qur’an 5:49)
The lead post is collected by Dr. Amtul Q Farhat, the Muslim Times’ Editor for Canada
Whose God Is the One True God?
The Huffington Post: By Ronald Tiersky, Eastman professor of political science, Amherst College As ISIS/Islamic State takes over Mosul and other parts of Syria and Iraq it is imposing an ancient religious…
eDigest: Alislam-eGazette Publishes an Historic Collection about Christianity: How Jesus Became God?
Epigraph: Once the world of ideas has been transformed, reality cannot hold out for long. George Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel Lead post by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times…
Bishkek: Supreme Court outlaws Ahmadis
AsiaNews.it — The country’s highest judicial authority rejects the appeal filed by the community for state registration and freedom of worship. In practice, it will also be impossible for Ahmadis…
Christianity, Islam and Atheism
Epigraph: And when thy Lord brings forth from Adam’s children — out of their loins — their offspring and makes them witnesses against their own selves by saying: ‘Am I…
International Council for the Defence of Finality of Prophethood: sole purpose is to hunt down Ahmedis in Pakistan
BBC: A country where liberal journalists risk death By Mohammed Hanif Pakistan The life of a liberal journalist in Pakistan is not an easy one. Write about someone fighting a blasphemy…
It Turns Out Hamas Didn’t Kidnap and Kill the 3 Israeli Teens After All
NY Mag: When the bodies of three Israeli teenagers, kidnapped in the West Bank, were found late last month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not mince words. “Hamas is…
Four Ahmadis booked for ‘preaching’
Dawn: BADIN: The Tando Bago police have registered a criminal case against four men belonging to the Ahmadi community for allegedly preaching their faith. Mohammad Ramazan Rustmani, a local cleric,…
Lebanon urges ICC to probe Israel crimes in Gaza, ISIS in Iraq
Summary Lebanon sent requests to the International Criminal Court’s general prosecutor to investigate crimes committed by Israel in its offensive on Gaza and those committed by extremists in Iraq, said…
Henna business gets an Eid boost
Eid is not only a time for happy celebrations, but also the chance for enterprising women to boost their henna businesses. These enterprises have evolved to such an extent that…
Eight hundred dead Palestinians. But Israel has impunity There’s something very odd about our reactions to these two outrageous death tolls
by Robert Fisk, The Independent Impunity is the word that comes to mind. Eight hundred dead Palestinians. Eight hundred. That’s infinitely more than twice the total dead of flight MH17…
Islamic State ‘fatwa’ ordering FGM ‘likely to be a hoax’
The Telegraph: by Richard Spencer — A “fatwa” by the extremist group Islamic State ordering women in areas of Iraq under its control to undergo female genital mutilation is now…
If we can have just war, why not just terrorism?
theguardian: by Giles Fraser — For decades now the United Nations has been unable to agree a definition of terrorism. Even our own supreme court recently concluded that there is…
On arrogance and war: How and why is Israel weakening Abbas, strengthening Hamas, and destroying Gaza?
Marwan Bishara ALJAZEERA Only a few weeks ago, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu seemed to get away with it all. He rebuffed the Obama administration’s peace overtures, expanded illegal settlements…
eDigest: Laylat Al Qadr 2014: What Is The ‘Night Of Power?’
Epigraph: The Night of Destiny is better than a thousand months. Therein descend angels and the Spirit by the command of their Lord — with every matter. (Al Quran 97:4-5) …
Mecca: Fire at Grand Mosque in Mecca leaves 14 injured
Fire at Grand Mosque in Mecca leaves 14 injured Three were hospitalized after a fire broke out in scaffolding. World Bulletin / News Desk muslimworld/141273 A fire broke out on…
The new generation of Muslim American leaders
When widespread criticism arose from President Barack Obama’s gratuitous lecturing of Muslims at a White House iftar, about Israel’s right to defend itself as unarmed civilians in Gaza died by the hundreds, it signalled…
Guiding Dr. Yasir Qadhi to Better Understanding of Evolution and Providence of God
Written and Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Let me first of all applaud Dr. Yasir Qadhi for being one of the few Sunni…
My soul was thirsty till I found Islam
Source: Arab News By: DR. ABDUL KARIM GERMANUS Dr. Abdul Karim Germanus is a well-known Orientalist of Hungary and is a scholar of world repute. He visited India between the…
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