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A Q Farhat
A Retired Asst Professor of Pediatrics currently working in Canada.
“Messiah Baby Name Only Suited To Jesus Christ”, Says Judge As She Changes Child’s Name To Martin
Source: huffingtonpost.co.uk A judge in Tennessee has changed a seven-month-old baby boy’s name from Messiah to Martin, claiming the name befits only one person, and “that person is Jesus Christ”. Child […]
Muhammad is most popular boys’ name in London
Source: express.co.uk Ranked second in England and Wales once different spellings included Amelia tops the list of favourite girls’ names Other popular boys’ names included Riley, Jacob and Jack Traditional names […]
Muslim community marks the end of Ramadan with celebrations at Morden mosque
Source: swlondoner.co.uk Thousands of Muslims gathered in Morden this weekend to take part in Eid al-Fitr celebrations. The end of Ramadan was marked by worshippers at the Baitul Faith Mosque, which […]
Pakistan: From One Potential Blasphemer To Another: In Pusuit Of Clarity
Source: sanasaleem.com Dear Parliamentarians, I write to you in the hope of assisting you in a rather arduous task being assigned to you by the PTA. If recent reports are to be believed, […]
Message of Eid-ul-Fitr from Baitul Hameed Mosque, Chino: Ramadan ends but striving (Jihad) for righteousness continues
Chino (California, USA): Over 1,000 Ahmadi Muslims gathered at the Baitul Hameed Mosque on Ramona Ave. in Chino on Friday to observe Eid-ul-Fitr, or the commemoration of the end of […]
Jens Stoltenberg, Norway PM, Plays Taxi Driver In Election Bid
The Huffington Post: OSLO, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Norway’s prime minister worked secretly as a taxi driver in central Oslo for a day in June, leaving his passengers wondering whether […]
Religious Affairs Minister backs ‘Shia conversion’
The Jakarta Post: Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali has again come under fire for allegedly supporting the forced conversion of Shia followers to Sunni Islam in a reconciliation program the […]
Indonesia: Muslims celebrate Idul Fitri in different ways
The Jakarta Post: ………………….. Separately, in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), Ahmadiyah followers celebrated Idul Fitri on Thursday in their displaced persons camp at Wisma Transito. This was the eighth […]
Why Muslims celebrate Eid on different days?
Additional reading: Eid Mubarak and What is the Muslim Times doing for You? and: Rumi: The Quran is Like a Shy Bride! Suggested reading: Bringing the Muslims to the Same Day Eid […]
Bahrain’s history slowly rising from the sands
Source: seattletimes.com The civilization that Dilmun created on the back of trading in pearls, copper and dates as far as South Asia. Recent discoveries highlight it as a rare and vivid […]
A Moustache To Die For: Pakistan Islamic Extremists Threatens Man For Sporting Luxuriant Facial Hair
Source: ibtimes.com A Pakistani businessman named Malik Amir Mohammad Khan Afridi, 48, who has an extraordinarily luxuriant moustache, has lived under a cloud of death threats from Islamic extremists over what […]
Saskatoon, Canada: Muslim community packs CUC to mark end of fasting month
Source: thestarphoenix.com There wasn’t enough room on the arena floor for Saskatoon’s growing Muslim community Thursday morning. Thousands of people packed Credit Union Centre to mark the first day after Ramadan, […]
Report: Eid-Ul-Fitr Celebrated in Dar-ul-Aman, Qadian, India
9th August, Qadian: Thousands of Muslim man and women participated in Eid Prayer lead by Maulana Mohammad Inam Ghori in Masjid Aqsa in Qadian. (Ch.Maqbool Ahmad): Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated here in Qadian […]
Japan: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community celebrates Eid ul-Fitr to mark the end of Ramadan ul Mubarak
August 9 2013 Firday: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Japan celebrated Eid ul-Fitr, to mark the end of Ramadan ul Mubarak. Imam Anees Ahmad Nadeem, Missionary Incharge — led a prayer in Arabic and […]
Ghana: Maulvi Muhammad Yusuf Yawson of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission cautions Ghanaians against disorder
Source: businessghana.com The National Democratic Congress and New Patriotic Party, the two parties involved in the 2012 election petition before the Supreme Court, have been advised to accept the verdict of […]
Ghana: Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission donates to Prisons Service
Source: gbcghana.com The Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission has donated quantities of rice, sugar, cooking oil and ninety two copies of the Holy Quran to the Ghana Prisons Service in Accra. The items are to help Muslim inmates in the country`s prisons to joyfully celebrate the end of the Ramadan and to fulfil their […]
Eid ul Fitr Message – Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at New Zealand
Source: scoop.co.nz Friday, 9 August 2013, 1:57 pm | Press Release: Ahmadiyya Jamaat Eid ul Fitr Message – Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at New Zealand By the Grace of Allah, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at New Zealand will be celebrating their Eid ul Fitr tomorrow Friday, 09 August 2013. The community will be conducting the Eid ul […]
Ghana: Ahmadiyya Imam call for Eid to be the sign of lasting peace
Source: ahmadiyyatimes.blogspot.in The Ahmadi Muslims, led by the Ashanti Regional Missionary, Maulvi Masroor Ahmed Muzaffar, used the occasion to pray for peace and prosperity for the nation. At the celebration of […]