Whatever is in the Heavens or the Earth Glorifies Allah
Winter scenery near Kuhmo, Finland Winter hits Kuhmo hard, but it sure is beautiful. The town, which lies in an area that borders Russia, was under Swedish and Russian rule […]
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Zia H Shah
He is a physician practicing in Upstate New York. He is the Chief Editor of the Muslim Times, which has more than 43,000 followers in Twitter. He is also Chair of Religion and Science for the Muslim Sunrise, the oldest Muslim publication in North America. He has authored more than 400 articles on Islam, Christianity, Secularism and Religion & Science. Follow in Twitter: @The_MuslimTimes
Turkey says EU headscarf ruling ‘grants legitimacy to racism’
Source: The Guardian Turkey’s cabinet ministers have criticised a European Union court’s decision to allow employers to ban headscarves from their workplaces, saying it is “a blow to the rights […]
Why Muslims celebrate Eid on different days?
Additional reading: Eid Mubarak and What is the Muslim Times doing for You? Suggested reading: Bringing the Muslims to the Same Day Eid in UK: Letting Royal Observatory in Greenwich Decide and: Video: Prime Minister Trudeau […]
Pilgrims head to Mina as Hajj 2021 officially begins
Source: Al Jazeera Only 60,000 fully vaccinated citizens and residents of the kingdom are allowed to take part due to coronavirus pandemic. Hajj pilgrims streamed out of the holy city […]
Aga Khan’s address to the Parliament of Portugal — July 2018
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CNN Series: Jerusalem — City of Faith and Fury Starts Today
A CNN ORIGINAL SERIESJERUSALEM: CITY OF FAITH AND FURY It starts today, July 18 at 10.00 PM EST.JERUSALEM: CITY OF FAITH AND FURY tells the story of one of the […]
Surah Qaf: The First Creation as the Foremost Proof for Afterlife
Source: TheQuran.Love Introduction The Surah very precisely and concisely highlights a very common theme in the Quran of a Creator God, Who has created humans and this universe for a […]
Noah’s Ark Theme Park, The Quran or the Bible?
Epigraph: And as to the people of Noah when they rejected the Messengers, We drowned them, and We made them a Sign for mankind. And We have prepared a painful […]
Ghamidi: The reality of Tibb e Nabawi (medical advice given by the Prophet)? طب نبوی ﷺ کی حقیقت کیا ہے؟
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The Beauty and the GPS of the Birds and the Quran
Epigraphs: The seven heavens and the earth and those that are therein extol His glory; and there is not a thing but glorifies Him with His praise; but you understand […]
Iran unveils state-approved Islamic dating app to boost marriage
Source: Guardian Users of app Hamdam have to take a psychology test, and successful matches will be accompanied by a consultant for the first four years of marriage Iran has […]
Whatever is in the Heavens or the Earth Glorifies Allah
Suggested reading and viewing by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times for the Creator God of the Abrahamic Faiths How Beauty Is Making Scientists Rethink Evolution Charles Darwin: […]
Surah Al Takathur – Competing for More
Source: TheQuran.Love Introduction According to Seyyed Hossein Nasr and colleagues in the introduction to this surah: The first two verses speak of the delusion of accumulating worldly goods, which is referenced throughout […]
More Chicago high schools vote to remove school police, a year after George Floyd’s murder intensified calls to oust CPD from CPS
More than 50 Chicago schools have until Wednesday to decide if they want to continue in the controversial school resource officer program. Local School Councils can choose to keep the […]
Did Adam Start Out in Paradise? As in THE Paradise?
Author: Anonymous It should be understood that none of the notes or arguments I present are of my own making and most are a translation, summary, and/or gist of writings of various […]
Bringing the Muslims to the Same Day Eid in UK: Letting Royal Observatory in Greenwich Decide
Al Hijra, Ramadan and the Islamic calendar: Eid 2019 Source: Royal Observatory website Observations of the Moon determine the timing of the Islamic year Al Hijra and its months including […]
Six Basic Things Non-Muslims Should Know About Eid
Promoted post: The Holy Quran and the Camels of the Americas What is Eid and how do Muslims celebrate it? 6 questions answered Source: Religion News Service By Kent Chitwood Editor’s […]
Three Hijabis: The Three Muslim Women, Who Received Nobel Prize
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Shirin Ebadi was the first and only Iranian to receive a Nobel Prize in 2003. She was also the first […]
Prophet Muhammad recognized as a great law-giver by US Supreme court, since 1935
Epigraph: Have We not opened for thee (Muhammad) thy bosom, and removed from thee thy burden, Which had well nigh broken thy back, and We exalted thy name? (Al Quran […]
Israeli Supreme Court upholds contentious Jewish state law
By Josef Federman JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a controversial law that defines the country as the nation state of the Jewish people — rejecting claims […]