Rafiq A. Tschannen is a Swiss national. He converted to Islam and joined the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community at the age of 16 after reading the German translation of the Holy Qur'an. He worked in 15 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Caribbean, first as Finance Director in the private industry and later as Chief Executive Officer of NGOs and International Governmental Organizations. He is now devoting his time to The Muslim Times as Editor for Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Palestine and Switzerland and as Associate Chief Editor.
by Daily Sabah with Agencies ISTANBUL Nov 22, 2024 Edited By Kelvin Ndunga Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant attend a ceremony for the […]
Dr Abdel Aziz Aluwaisheg November 22, 2024 On Wednesday, the US vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for an “immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire” in Gaza. Although the draft […]
22nd November 2024 عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى اللّٰه عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى اللّٰه عليه وسلم: يَقُولُ اللّٰهُ تَعَالَى أَنَا عِنْدَ ظَنِّ عَبْدِي بِي، وَأَنَا مَعَهُ إِذَا ذَكَرَنِي، فَإِنْ ذَكَرَنِي فِي نَفْسِهِ ذَكَرْتُهُ فِي نَفْسِي، وَإِنْ ذَكَرَنِي فِي مَلأٍ ذَكَرْتُهُ فِي مَلأٍ خَيْرٍ مِنْهُمْ، وَإِنْ تَقَرَّبَ إِلَىَّ بِشِبْرٍ […]
November 23, 2024 at 10:32 am Yair Lapid, Israel’s opposition leader, in Tel Aviv, Israel on June 11, 2024 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency] Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid accused the government […]
Panel event at TMU discusses the violence, arrests and exile faced by Ahmadis under Pakistan’s discriminatory blasphemy laws by Laviza Syed November 21, 2024 Listen to the whole story Legal experts and […]
2 Ahmadi worship places destroyed October 12, 2024 By Xari Jalil LAHORE The Ahmadi community has complained that the Gujranwala police destroyed the minarets at two of their places of […]
There are around fifteen million Ahmadiyya Muslims worldwide, constituting around one percent of the world’s Muslim population. Around four million Ahmadiyya Muslims live in Pakistan. “Systematic Persecution of Ahmadis Continues […]
All member states are now obliged to arrest Israel’s prime minister if he arrives on their territory International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan in The Hague, Netherlands, in February (Reuters/Piroschka […]
Epigraph: بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ […]
On World Tolerance Day, November 16, 2024, the Ahmadiyah congregation is still discriminated against. Cornered by the MUI fatwa and the Joint Decree of three ministers. November 16, 2024 Key points TA look of wariness was visible in the eyes of a number of women sitting on the terrace of […]
Jonathan Freedland A strategy of starvation would always be indefensible. After this week’s ICC decision, he risks turning Israel into a pariah stateFri 22 Nov 2024 17.00 GMTShare Thanks to […]
His Holiness(aba), Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V, said that as everyone is aware, the conditions even in Europe are rapidly progressing towards war. There is an increasing threat […]
Friday Sermon delivered byHazrat Khalifatul Masih V(aba) Urdu NOTE: Alislam Team takes full responsibility for any errors or miscommunication in this Synopsis of the Friday Sermon.Friday Sermon delivered at Masjid Mubarak, Islamabad, Tilford, UK ‘Commencement of the Discussion on the Treaty with the Quraish’ After reciting Tashahhud, Ta‘awwuz and Surah al-Fatihah, His Holiness, Hazrat […]
Dr Abdel Aziz Aluwaisheg November 22, 2024 On Wednesday, the US vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for an “immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire” in Gaza. Although the draft […]
Many Sikhs around the world this week celebrate the birth of Guru Nanak, founder of Sikhism, India’s fourth-largest religion. Most of the world’s Sikhs live in the Indian state of Punjab, […]
Episode 4: A discussion on an Ismaili Gnosis article delving into the esoteric meaning of prayer, transcending the outward rituals of Islam. It explores how the five daily prayers (Namāz/Ṣalāh) symbolize stages of the Ismā‘īlī Da‘wah—a spiritual journey toward recognizing God’s oneness. The conversation also examines the Ismā‘īlī Du‘ā’, a daily prayer […]
The Ahmadiyah congregation is spread across 192 districts/cities in 38 provinces in Indonesia. Its membership is around 600 thousand followers. November 16, 2024 Key points DI World Tolerance Day on […]
18th November 2024 Bilal Ahmed, Missionary, Petauke, Eastern province, Zambia In the year 2000, a knock was heard at the door of the Ahmadiyya Muslim mission house in Lusaka. It […]
by Agencies ISTANBUL Nov 21, 2024 – Edited By Nurbanu Tanrıkulu Kızıl The International Criminal Court (ICC) building in The Hague, the Netherlands, Nov. 21, 2024. (AFP Photo) Leaders of countries […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. (Reuters/File) Updated 9 min 2 sec ago AFP November 22, 2024 PARIS: Israel and its allies denounced the […]