The Muslims Still Awaiting Their Rene Descartes?
By Zia H Shah MD and his twentieth entry friends from the Cadet College Hasanabdal alumni The scientific advance led by the Islamic Empire during the 8th to 12th centuries came […]
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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
Video: Hamza Yusuf About Al Ghazali
Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times: The contemporary often create a debate between ‘Incoherence’ by Ghazali and ‘Incoherence of the Incoherence’ by Ibn Rushd. […]
How Islam has Influenced Christian understanding of God
Epigraph: Say, ‘O People of the Book! come to a word common between us and you — that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with Him, and that some of us take not others for Lords besides Allah.’ But if they turn away, then say, […]
Sources or Criteria for Interpretation of the Holy Quran
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times I will describe here the four main sources, as I understand them, under the four headings: 1. Commentary […]
John 17: Showing Jesus to be a Prophet of God and Not Divine
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times After Jesus said the following, he looked towards heaven and prayed: Father, the hour has come. Glorify […]
A Muslim Celebrating Palm Sunday, Today
Epigraph: And We made the son of Mary and his mother a Sign, and gave them refuge on an elevated land of green valleys and springs of running water. (Al […]
Biden: Georgia law is ‘Jim Crow for 21st Century’
Biden: Georgia law is ‘Jim Crow for 21st Century’ President Biden on Friday sharply criticized a new restrictive voting law passed in Georgia, accusing Republicans of the state of rushing […]
Movie Philomena: When Organized Religion Rules Rather Than Human Rights
Philomena is a 2013 drama film directed by Stephen Frears, based on the 2009 book The Lost Child of Philomena Lee by journalist Martin Sixsmith. Starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan, it tells the true story of Philomena Lee‘s 50-year search […]
Uighurs: China bans UK MPs after abuse sanctions
Source: BBC China has imposed sanctions on nine UK citizens – including five MPs – for spreading what it called “lies and disinformation” about the country. The group are among […]
New Zealand’s Catholic Church apologises to survivors of abuse
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s Catholic Church formally apologised on Friday to the survivors of abuse within the church and said its systems and culture must change. Cardinal John Dew, who is the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Wellington and Metropolitan of New Zealand, made the apology at the Royal Commission […]
Study Reveals Queen Elizabeth II is A Descendant of the Prophet Muhammad?
Study Reveals Queen Elizabeth II Is A Descendant of the Prophet Muhammad Source: Observer+ ENGLAND – According to a study in 1986 by Burke Peerage, one of the top genealogical […]
Mississippi GOP senator says it’s wrong to vote on Sunday for religious reasons
Source: The Hill Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Wednesday said she believed it’s wrong to hold voting events on Sunday due to religious reasons. As The Washington Post reports, Hyde-Smith […]
Why ‘Islamic’ Trended After a Mass Shooting in Boulder and ‘Christian’ Did Not After One in Atlanta
Source: Daily Beast By Wajahat Ali A Christian 21-year-old appears to have been driven by his twisted religious beliefs while a Muslim 21-year-old mass shooter doesn’t appear to have been […]
Biden Says He’ll Run for Re-Election, Along With Harris
Source: Bloomberg KEY TAKEAWAYS from Biden’s first formal press conference as president: Biden said his “expectation” is that he will run again in 2024, with Kamala Harris as his expected running mate. […]
Nearly all Black Americans believe in God or another higher power
Epigraph When a person is afflicted, he cries unto Us; but when We confer upon him a favor from Ourself, he says: This has been given to me on account […]
Here’s what we know about the Boulder, Colorado, mass shooting suspect
Epigraph Every human life is precious and sacred and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) By Ray Sanchez, Paul Murphy, Blake Ellis and Amir Vera, CNN (CNN) Ahmad Al […]
The Best Teacher And Video Lectures On Communication
The Great Courses: Effective Communication Skills BY DALTON KEHOE, PH.D. Dr. Dalton Kehoe is Senior Scholar of Communications at York University in Toronto, where he earned his doctorate in social […]
Keeping it in the family: consanguineous marriage and genetic disorders, from Islamabad to Bradford
Courtesy: Dr. Lutf ur Rehman, Nashville, TN Source: BMJ Marrying close family members is a tradition in many countries and among their emigrants, leading to higher rates of genetic disorders. […]
Stanford psychology expert: This is the No. 1 skill parents need to teach their kids—but most don’t
Source: CNBC By Nir Eyal, Contributor As parents, we all want to raise kids who are smart and focused, especially in a world where digital distraction seems to be inescapable. […]
Prince Harry joins Silicon Valley mental health start-up
Source: CNBC KEY POINTS Prince Harry has joined Silicon Valley start-up BetterUp as its chief impact officer. It’s his first official role at a private company since he stepped down […]