Epigraph:
And when My servants ask you (Muhammad) about Me, say: I am near. I answer the prayer of the supplicant when he prays to Me. So they should lend an ear to Me and believe in Me, that they may follow the right way. (Al Quran 2:187)
Brandenburg Gate in Berlin
The lead article is collected by Falak Rahman the Muslim Times’ Editor for Women Rights and Family Values
German Muslims Turn Out In Force For Nationwide Protest Against Islamic State
Huff Post: by Carol Kuruvilla — German Muslims are fighting extremism with prayer. Muslims from more than 2,000 mosques across Germany came out in force on Friday, using their traditional…
The Constitution of Medina: A Symbol of Pluralism in Islam
Posted by Zia Shah The Constitution or Charter of Medina pre-dated the English Magna Carta by almost six centuries. It was executed and implemented for 10 years (622-632 A.D.) and applied…
While Most Kids Wrapped Up 1st Week Of School, 31 Million Girls Were Kept Out Of Classrooms
Huff Post: by Eleanor Goldberg — Across the globe, students stocked up on fresh supplies and caught up with old classmates last week. But for 31 million girls, there were no…
If You Want Peace, You Have to Plan for It
Foreignpolicy.com: Sept. 21 will mark the annual observation of the International Day of Peace, established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1981 to commemorate and strengthen the ideals of…
Europe’s Jewish Problem
Foreignaffairs.com: many European countries, including France and Germany, the number of anti-Semitic crimes committed this year already exceeds the total for 2013. It would be an exaggeration to say that…
Muslims rally against extremism in Germany
BERLIN: Muslims across Germany held a day of prayer and rallies on Friday to condemn both Islamic extremism and a backlash against their faith that has seen arson attacks on…
Pakistan world’s worst in religious freedom: US government commission
ibnlive.in.com: Washington: Expressing concern over the deteriorating religious freedom in Pakistan, including attacks on minorities like Hindus and Christians, an independent, bipartisan US government commission has told lawmakers that Pakistan represents…
China’s war on terror becomes all-out attack on Islam in Xinjiang
Washington Post: SHACHE COUNTY, China – The month of Ramadan should have been a time of fasting, charity and prayer in China’s Muslim west. But here, in many of the towns…
Security stepped up at Vatican over fears of terror attack
Dailynewsen.com: Security has been tightened in Saint Peter’s Square following intelligence services intercepted a feasible program to attack the Vatican, Italian media reported Saturday, escalating fears Pope Francis could be…
HEARD ON THE LONDON UNDERGROUND TUBE (subway train)
HEARD ON THE LONDON UNDERGROUND TUBE A list of actual announcements that London Tube train drivers have made to their passengers… 1) ‘Ladies and Gentlemen, I do apologize for the…
Mayor de Blasio blasts anti-Islamic ad campaign as ‘outrageous, inflammatory and wrong”
Source: New York Daily News: Calling them “outrageous, inflammatory and wrong,” Mayor de Blasio on Friday blasted an incendiary new ad campaign that bashes aspects of Islam. One of the…
Ireland: Persecuted Ahmadi Muslims build first Irish mosque in Galway
Source: irishtimes.com Adhmadiyya Muslim leader urges imams in Ireland to ‘speak out’ against Islamic State When Imam Ibrahim Noonan began celebrating the Qu’ran in a housing estate in Galway, his hope was that the…
I sometimes question if God exists: Archbishop of Canterbury admits he sometimes has moments of doubt
By STEVE DOUGHTY FOR THE DAILY MAIL Dailymail: The Archbishop of Canterbury has admitted that he struggles with doubt about the existence of God. The Most Reverend Justin Welby said he…
A Cordial invitation to Sir David Attenborough to be a Theist
Epigraph “Blessed is He in Whose hand is the kingdom, and He has power over all things; Who has created death and life that He might try you — which…
The Ever Present Question of Suffering
Epigraph: And when My servants ask you about Me, say: I am near. I answer the prayer of the supplicant when he prays to Me. So they should lend an…
The concept of Trinity has no legs to stand on
Mufti Muhammad Sadiq, the first Muslim missionary to USA in 1920s, in his early days in USA, to initiate his missionary work, went into a store and bought three pencils…
Trinity: A Rabbi Versus a Christian Apologist
Epigraph: And the Jews say, ‘The Christians stand on nothing;’ and the Christians say, ‘The Jews stand on nothing;’ while they both read the same Book. Even thus said those who had no knowledge,…
Three Proofs Against Trinity, from the Quran, in Ninety Words
Holy Trinity, fresco by Luca Rossetti da Orta, 1738–9 (St. Gaudenzio Church at Ivrea). By Zia H Shah MD As Jesus lay dead for three days and three nights, God the Father continued…
William Lane Craig’s Confession: ‘If we Examine Trinity, through the lens of the Old Testament, It is not Believable!’
William Lane Craig is one of the leading Christian apologists and it is useful for the Unitarians to have his confession, which I have paraphrased a little, to keep it…
Santa Claus is Make-Belief for Children and Eucharist and Trinity, Make-Belief for Grown ups?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD The receptionist in my office, who is in her thirties, whom I will call a Santa girl, told us that when she…
Effectiveness of Prayers (Dua)
By Zia H Shah MD Source / Courtesy: A book, Habits of Highly Effective Muslims, published in 2000 by Khuddam ul Ahmadiyya, USA. And when My servants ask you about Me,…
Kelly Hollins and 5000 Others, How They Came to Islam
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. Six of them talk…
How Islam has Influenced Christian understanding of God
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times When Baylor University researchers asked their 1700 participants about what they think God looks like, 60 percent drew abstract…
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