Friday Sermon: Laylatul Qadr and Last Friday of Ramadhan
July 25th, 2014 The last ten days of Ramadan are passing by quickly. Muslims give importance to two matters in these last ten days; one is لیلتہ قدر Lailatul Qadr, […]
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Rafiq A. Tschannen
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.
Importance of Lailatul Qadr (The Night of Decree)
Author: Bava The night of Laylatul Qadr (the Night of Power / Decree) in Ramadan is of great significance. Holy Quran was sent down in this night. Angels descend in […]
Fleeing persecution, Ahmadi Muslims find safe haven in Nepal
– Tsering D Gurung, Kathmandu May 29, 2019- Kathmandu’s Muslim community usually gathers at the Kashmiri Jama Masjid in Jamal for Jummah, or Friday prayers. But not all Muslims […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at supports KM disaster victims, others
Thursday, May 30, 2019 Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at-The Gambia, Tuesday supported 27 disaster victim families in the Kanifing Municipality, The Gambia Association of the Physically Disabled and the Organisation for […]
Our glorious past is what we remember. The brutality behind it we’ve forgotten
Gary Younge When we choose we can relive 1066, yet we have wilful amnesia about the shameful events of our recent history @garyyounge Fri 31 May I Immediately after the […]
Israel to auction prefab classrooms donated by EU to Palestinians
Calls for Israeli authorities to rebuild West Bank structures confiscated by military Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem Fri 31 May 2019 Israel’s defence ministry plans to hold an auction next week […]
The final punishment of Julian Assange reminds journalists their job is to uncover what the state keeps hidden
If we do our job, we will expose the same vile mendacity of our masters that has led to the clamour of hatred towards Assange, Manning and Snowden Robert Fisk […]
Prominent Muslim figures: religious, cultural diversity don’t justify ‘conflict’
TARIQ AL-THAQAFI May 30, 2019 MAKKAH: A historic anti-extremism document has been signed by 1,200 figures from the Muslim world following a landmark gathering in the holy city of Makkah. […]
Jordan’s king tells Trump adviser peace can only come with a Palestinian state
Arab News May 29, 2019 Jordan stands by a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict This exposed a rift with the US as the Trump administration tries to rally […]
Lebanese bubble with anger over hookah tax
By AFP – May 30,2019 – JORDAN TIMES BEIRUT — Flipping the hot coals on his green hookah in a crowded Beirut cafe, Abbas Nasreddine says Lebanon’s new austerity budget […]
Kushner branded Khashoggi as a ‘terrorist’, new book claims
ANADOLU AGENCY WASHINGTON Published 29.05.2019 A soon-to-be published book claims that U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and White House senior advisor Jared Kushner called slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi a “terrorist”, […]
Peace deal without Palestinian state bound to be rejected: FM Çavuşoğlu
ANADOLU AGENCY JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia 30.05.2019 Any peace deal which does not envisage the creation of an independent Palestinian state is bound to be rejected, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said […]
Indonesian rallies were coordinated to cause chaos, says president’s chief of staff
May 29, 2019 – 12:03 By Ed Davies and Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian authorities believe different groups coordinated plans to exploit political rallies last week to […]
Arrest warrant issued for Myanmar hardline monk Wirathu
May 29, 2019 – 06:23 By Zaw Naing Oo YANGON (Reuters) – A court in Myanmar has issued an arrest warrant for a nationalist Buddhist monk, Wirathu, on a charge […]
‘Backsliding’ Turkey’s EU bid slips further away – Commission
May 29, 2019 – 14:46 By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Turkey’s hopes of joining the European Union are fading, the bloc’s executive said on Wednesday, blaming authoritarian rule for […]
Saudi Arabia gathers Arab leaders over attacks on oil assets
May 30, 2019 – By Aziz El Yaakoubi and Marwa Rashad JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – Arab leaders gather in Saudi Arabia on Thursday for emergency summits that Riyadh […]
Humanity First’s Ivory Coast Hospital Project
Enjoy the video of the Project for the Ivory Coast Hospital. As we can see on the Guatemala Hospital, Humanity First is able to deliver high class hospitals and […]
Man flogged 40 lashes for eating mango during Ramadan
Source: Premium Times By Abubakar Ahmadu Maishanu A 20-year-old man was on Tuesday flogged 40 lashes for eating a mango fruit during Ramadan in Nigeria. Ibrahim Ismail was found guilty […]
Noam Chomsky: Israel’s interference in US politics greater than Russia
August 22, 2018 at 1:15 pm | Published in: Asia & Americas, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine, Russia, US August 22, 2018 Israeli interference in US politics “overwhelms anything” […]
Caliphate: Validity in Question
History of Islam Ahmadiyyat 24th May 2019 This is an extract from the final chapter of the book Islamic Caliphate: The Missing Chapters. This recently launched book is a comparative […]
