After Monotheism, the Two Most Seminal Verses of the Quran
Allah it is Who has sent down to you (Muhammad) the Book; in it there are verses that are fundamental or decisive in meaning — these are the corner stone […]
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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
Surah Mumtahinah: A Clear Quranic Message of Interfaith Tolerance
Source: TheQuran.Love Introduction The surah describes as to how to deal with national enemies and not share state secrets with them and how to be kind and compassionate towards all […]
As U.S. Jews switch denominations, Reform Judaism has gained and Conservative Judaism has lost
Source: Pew Research Center The U.S. Jewish population, like other groups, is in constant flux. Some people who were raised as Jews have left the religion, while some who were […]
Does Islamism or Islamomania Justify Islamophobia
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times I have worked hard for the […]
Joel Osteen’s Video: Enlarging the Circle of Love
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Joel Osteen has no less than a thousand, half hour wonderful presentations, about positive thinking, hope, optimism […]
Prayer and Meditation: Taming Your Mind
Source: The Muslim Sunrise; the longest running Islamic magazine since 1921: Muslim Sunrise Fall 2018 Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The word ‘course,’ […]
Jizya: Now a Metaphor to Understand the Quran in the Contemporary Terms
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times I, at an age of sixty, […]
Canada will no longer require its fully vaccinated citizens or permanent residents to quarantine for 14 days when entering the country, beginning July 5
Canada will no longer require its fully vaccinated citizens or permanent residents to quarantine for 14 days when entering the country, beginning July 5https://t.co/j0pzwexTy6 — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) June […]
Shehzad Roy thanks PM Imran Khan for personally pursuing Mufti Aziz sexual assault case
If you follow Shehzad Roy, you know that his activism speaks volumes about the importance he places on protecting children in the country. Recently, he took to social media to share how whenever he spoke to Prime Minister Imran Khan about child protection, he received a positive response. Thank you […]
Al Hakeem: The Wise, The Creator With A Purpose
Source: The Muslim Sunrise Fall 2019, the longest running Muslim publication of North America, since 1922 Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Let […]
If Gravity Exists, So Does God
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Legend has it that a young Isaac Newton was sitting under an apple tree when he was hit […]
Solving the Dilemma of Predestination or Fore-knowledge of God
Epigraph: Allah is the First and the Last, and the Manifest and the Hidden, and He knows all things full well. (Al Quran 57:3/4) He is Allah, and there is […]
Let Man of the Century be Your Guide in Science, Metaphysics and Life
Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times for theology, metaphysics and all things Einstein Einstein was declared to be the man of the century by the […]
Whatever is in the Heavens or the Earth Glorifies Allah
Epigraph: Whatever is in the heavens or the earth glorifies Allah, and He is the Mighty, the Wise. (Al Quran 61:1/2) Suggested reading and viewing by Zia H Shah MD, Chief […]
A Slight Twist Makes David Attenborough a Great Teacher for God of the Abrahamic Faiths
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Sir David Frederick Attenborough is an agnostic, for he focuses on the question of suffering. If that question […]
Everything is a Miracle According to the Holy Quran and Albert Einstein
Epigraph: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
Ten Raised to Five Hundred Reasons for Our Gracious God
Epigraph: And He (Allah) gave you all that you wanted of Him; and if you try to count the favors of Allah, you will not be able to number them. Indeed, […]
Intelligent Design Movement: Where have they gone wrong?
Source: The Muslim Sunrise, Fall 2009 volume Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times “Let no man out of weak conceit of sobriety, or an […]
From Suffrage to ERA Equity, Resilience and Activism
The Western New York Women’s Suffrage Centennial Celebration Committee is presenting an engaging and transformative seminar featuring noted historian Dr. Sally Roesch Wagner and esteemed panelists who will examine the […]