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 Shahul Hameed, Arabnews.com Islam signifies the subjection of all activities in all walks of life to the Law of God Almighty, and leaving nothing to the whims and fancies of anyone else. God has commanded the believers to declare: “Truly, my prayer, my service of sacrifice, my life, […]
COMPASSION UNLIMITED: Azzam Al-Ghamdi hands gift packets to the invited cleaners after lunch. JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Published — Friday 13 March 2015 Last update 13 March 2015 2:04 am A compassionate Saudi elementary school student, moved by the difficult job of workers cleaning the city’s streets, has helped organize a […]
Published on Sunday, 08 March 2015 13:17 PNN/Jerusalem A large number of extremist settlers on Sunday morning broke into Al-Aqsa mosque under the protection of special Israeli police units. According to the sources, 35 settlers broke into the courtyards of Al-Aqsa mosque in the early hours of this morning and […]
Plans for one of London’s first mosques, drawn up by a man from Windermere, have been restored by Cumbria County Council. Watch: the Windermere architect who designed London’s first Mosque The London Mosque was the first to be built in the city, and it’s the biggest in Western Europe to […]
By swissinfo.ch and agencies MAR 11, 2015 – 16:21 Cosar’s militia allied with Kurdish fighters who eventually liberated the northern Syrian city of Kobane, also known as Ayn al-Arab (Keystone) Johan Cosar, a Swiss citizen who has been fighting against Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria, was arrested in Basel […]
MAR 12, 2015 – 19:38 The Swiss want to focus on established migration routes to tackle illegal immigration (Keystone) Swiss president Simonetta Sommaruga, called for thinking beyond the EU to stem illegal immigration at the Schengen Mixed Committee Meeting held in Brussels on Thursday. She also urged the use of […]
A coalition of aid groups including Oxfam and Save the Children has accused the United Nations Security Council, particularly Russia and the US, of failing to protect the people of Syria. The ‘Failing Syria’ report said the supplying of arms to opposition and regime forces had undermined attempts to deliver […]
Ahmed Jabra wakes at seven each morning, eats his breakfast and then decides what to do with his day. If things aren’t unusually desperate – if there’s enough money to […]
403. Commandment – Mothers shall give suck to their children for two whole years [2:234] And mothers shall give suck to their children for two whole years; this is for those who desire to complete the suckling. And the man to whom the child belongs shall be responsible for their (the mothers’) food […]
402. Commandment – It is not lawful for you that you take anything of what you have given them (your wives) unless both fear that they cannot observe the limits prescribed by Allah [2:230] Such divorce may be pronounced twice; then, either retain them in a becoming manner or send them away with kindness. And it is not lawful […]
Source: The Jerusalem Post “Jordan is a Muslim country, with a deeply-rooted Christian community. Together, the Jordanian people make up an indivisible society, friends and partners in building our country” […]
GRAND RECEPTION: Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman holds a special reception on Tuesday in honor of Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Kaki, adviser to Madinah Development Authority, for winning King Faisal International Prize for Islamic Studies. (SPA) MADINAH: ARAB NEWS Published — Wednesday 11 March 2015 Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal […]
Jordan Times His Majesty King Abdullah speaks at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Tuesday (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday reiterated that the war against terrorism has to be carried out by Muslim nations “first and foremost” because it is a fight […]
Eritreans make up the majority of asylum seekers at the shelter. Donations from the villagers The shelter’s residents prepare their own food. What’s for dinner? The centre houses several families. Space is limited for the 150 or so asylum seekers. In the morning residents can sign up to […]
IBRAHIM AL-AMMAR Published — Monday 9 March 2015 Last update 9 March 2015 3:15 am Whenever I was asked by some non-Arab friends or co-workers to do something for them, I would say, “Insha Allah,” which means I’d be happy to. It always confused me to see some of their […]
Bertrand Piccard, one of the two Swiss pilots of the solar-powered plane Solar Impulse 2, lands at the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi’s small Al Bateen Airport during the third test […]
401. Commandment – when you divorce women and they reach the end of their period, prevent them not from marrying their husbands, if they agree between themselves in a decent manner [2:233] And when you divorce women and they reach the end of their period, prevent them not from marrying their […]
By Robert Fisk, The Independent Pakistan wilfully became an Islamic Republic and allowed religious bigotry to overwhelm its population Living in the Middle East makes you particularly hateful of political […]
399. Commandment – their husbands have the greater right to take them back during that period, provided they desire reconciliation [2:229] And the divorced women shall wait concerning themselves for three courses; and it is not lawful for them that they conceal what Allah has created in their wombs, if they […]
400. Commandment – If he divorce her the third time, then she is not lawful for him thereafter, until she marries another husband; and, if he also divorce her, then it shall be no sin for them to return to each other [2:231] And if he divorce her the third time, then she is not […]