Epigraph:
Glory be to Him Who carried His servant by night from the Sacred Mosque to the Distant Mosque, the environs of which We have blessed, that We might show him some of Our Signs. Surely, He alone is the Hearing, the Seeing. (Al Quran 17:2)
Dome of the Rock near Al Aqsa mosque on the Temple Mount
Lead post collected by Rafiq A. Tschannen, Associate Chief Editor of the Muslim Times, a Swiss convert to Islam and now a global citizen
Security Council calls for full respect of Al Aqsa Mosque compound’s sanctity
Epigraph: Glory be to Him Who carried His servant by night from the Sacred Mosque to the Distant Mosque, the environs of which We have blessed, that We might show…
Building the Case for Coexistence with Our Cousins, the Jews
Epigraph: “So you, too, must show love to foreigners, for you yourselves were once foreigners in the land of Egypt.” Deuteronomy 10:19 Holocaust Survivors Condemn Israel for ‘Gaza Massacre,’ Call…
Holocaust Survivors Condemn Israel for ‘Gaza Massacre,’ Call for Boycott
Source: Haaretz In response to Elie Wiesel advertisement comparing Hamas to Nazis, 327 Jewish Holocaust survivors and descendants publish New York Times ad accusing Israel of ‘ongoing massacre of the…
The Top Five Reasons to Study Religion
Source: Huffington Post By Gary Laderman; Chair of the Department of Religion, Emory University and Editor of Sacred Matters Magazine It’s not easy being chair of a religion department. August is…
Prophet Moses in the Holy Quran
By Haris Raja; tweet him @harisaraja The Iran nuclear deal has started political posturing from both sides as congressional members begin assessing the deal in the next few weeks. The GOP…
Jerusalem: Should it be the Tourism Mecca for the Middle East?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Abraham had two sons, Ishmael and Isaac and they did love and honor each other. According to…