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.
434. Commandment – O ye who believe! let those whom your right hands possess, and those of you who have not attained to puberty, ask leave of you at three times before coming into your presence: before the morning Prayer, and when you take off your clothes at noon in summer, […]
433. Commandment – Say, ‘Who has forbidden the adornment of Allah which He has produced for His servants [7:33] Say, ‘Who has forbidden the adornment of Allah which He has produced for His servants, and the good things of His providing?’ Say, ‘They are for the believers in the present life and exclusively for them on the […]
435. Commandment – And when the children among you attain to puberty, they too should ask permission, even as those mentioned before them asked permission. Thus does Allah make plain to you His commandments [24:60] And when the children among you attain to puberty, they too should ask permission, even as those mentioned before them asked permission. Thus does […]
By Lora Moftah @LoraMoftah l.moftah@ibtimes.com on April 07 2015 3:57 PM EDT Muslim tourism to Jerusalem is increasing despite longstanding opposition by religious leaders in the Muslim world to visiting Israel. A Muslim is pictured here praying at the compound housing the Al Aqsa mosque, the third holiest site in […]
Epigraph: As to those who disbelieve, and hinder men from the way of Allah and from the Sacred Mosque, which We have appointed equally for all men, be they dwellers […]
The Huffington Post | By Alexandra Svokos This story is part of a series on Muslim college students: Finding Space For Prayer On Campus | Becoming ‘The Other’ In America | Practicing Islam At A Catholic University | Being A Muslim Leader In College | Inside A Muslim Fraternity | […]
430. Commandment – Say to the believing men/women that they guard their private parts [24:31] Say to the believing men that they restrain their eyes and guard their private parts. That is purer for them. Surely, Allah is well aware of what they do. [24:32] And say to the believing women that […]
Epigraph: He (Allah) it is Who has sent His Messenger (Muhammad), with guidance and the Religion of truth, that He may make it prevail over all other religions. And sufficient […]
“You were responsible for September 11th”» “I thought I was like a regular tourist”» “A male walked up to our stall and began to weep”» “They broke bread with us at sunset”» “Are you like a nun?”» “What do you do at a Muslim youth camp?”» “America is for Americans. […]
429. Commandment – Say to the believing men/women that they restrain their eyes [24:31] Say to the believing men that they restrain their eyes and guard their private parts. That is purer for them. Surely, Allah is well aware of what they do. [24:32] And say to the believing women […]
Summary Kevin CaseyStacey Pollard| The Daily Star Early media coverage of the actions of ISIS in Libya has centered on the group’s swift seizure of territory and the expansion of […]
Fareed Zakaria| The Daily Star When making up their minds about the nuclear deal with Iran, people are properly focused on its details. But to figure out whether an agreement that limits and inspects Iran’s nuclear program is acceptable, one has to consider seriously the alternatives to it – and […]
Rami G. Khouri| The Daily Star The agreed parameters of a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on Iran’s nuclear program that were reached Thursday between the Islamic Republic and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council plus Germany represent a monumental achievement that affirms the power of […]
By Harun Yahya One of the headlines that caught my attention last week read: “60,000 brochures airdropped in Rakka.” Media outlets proudly and jubilantly announced that the US planes dropped 60,000 brochures in Syria, and boasted about the move as an intelligent one. I have always stressed the need for […]
Deana Nassar Published — Friday 3 April 2015 The Qur’an says: “We have sent down the Book to you which manifests the truth about all things and as guidance and mercy and good news for Muslims.” (Qur’an, 16:89) It reminded me of a post I read on Facebook recently and […]
428. Commandment – Punishment for Gay people [4:17] And if two men from among you are guilty of it, punish them both. And if they repent and amend, then leave them alone; surely, Allah is Oft-Returning with compassion and is Merciful.
By Dieter Bednarz, Christoph Reuter and Bernhard Zand REUTERS A Saudi Arabia-led coalition continues to bombard Yemen in an effort to stop the advance of an Iran-backed Shiite militia there. The conflict is becoming a proxy war for regional supremacy. The risks to the House of Saud are great. On […]
The Persian Paradox: Iran Is Much More Modern Than You Think An Essay by Erich Follath DPA People in the West tend to have a monolithic view of Iran. But there’s a lot more to the country than the mullah-led theocracy, and it often gets ignored. And national pride is alive […]
EPIDEMIC Ebola vaccine passes safety test in Geneva trial By Simon Bradley in Geneva APR 1, 2015 – 23:00 A health worker injecting a man with an Ebola vaccine in Conakry, Guinea, in March (Keystone) The experimental Ebola vaccine partially tested at Geneva University Hospital (HUG) is safe and effective, […]
By Robert Fisk, The Independent One summer’s day in 1990, I walked into a beautiful Crusader chapel in Keserwan, a gentle mountainside north of Beirut, where an old Catholic Maronite priest pointed to a Byzantine mosaic of – I think – Saint John. What he wanted to show me […]