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A Q Farhat

A Retired Asst Professor of Pediatrics currently working in Canada.

Is Bismi-Llāh ar-Rahmān ar-Rahīm The First Verse Of Every Sūrah?

Source: nafirizaman.blogspot.in Depend on few valid Ahādīth, بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم is actually the first verse of every Sūrah. “Qutaybah ibn Sa‘īd, Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Marwazī, and Ibn as-Sarh narrated to us; from Sa‘īd ibn Jubayr, Qutaybah said; from Haḍrat Ibn ‘Abbās(ra), he said: The Holy Prophet(SAW) used to not know the separation of Sūrah until […]

[Video] Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmed (as) in words of Maulana Abul Kalaam Azaad

Source: youtube.com | wikipedia.org | muslim.org Abul Kalam Muhiyuddin Ahmed Azad (Urdu: مولانا ابوالکلام محی الدین احمد آزاد‎, Bengali: আবুল কালাম মুহিয়ুদ্দিন আহমেদ আজাদ) (11 November 1888 – 22 February 1958) was an Indian scholar and a senior political leader of […]

Calgary: Conflicting values

Source: calgaryherald.com It’s highly ironic that the federal government recently established the Office of Religious Freedom and yet religious rights are divided in our own country. The federal government used the headquarters of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, a minority Islamic sect, to launch the Office of Religious Freedom. And yet Quebec […]

Letter: Knowledge Is Power

Source: connectionnewspapers.com To the Editor: It’s that time of year, when Labor Day passes and school traffic schedules take effect. In the midst of the post-summer hassle and bustle, September also begs our nation to reflect on a memory that still seems surreal. Coverage of the crumbling Twin Towers, debris, chaos, […]