Elephant’s sixth ‘toe’ discovered
Source / Courtesy: BBC A mysterious bony growth found in elephants’ feet is actually a sixth “toe”, scientists report. For more than 300 years, the structure has puzzled researchers, but […]
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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
Ahmadiyya Muslims tip scales in favour of food bank
Ahmadiyya youth group holds weigh-ins to help collect 4500 kilograms of food for charity Source; Edmonton Journal EDMONTON — This Christmas break, Mohyuddin Mirza will take time to honour Jesus Christ, peace be upon him. The veteran agrologist and practising Muslim helped found Edmonton’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in 1969, and […]
Libyan ‘heir to the throne’ returns home
A prince who claims to be heir to the throne of Libya has set foot on his country’s soil for the first time since the monarchy was overthrown in 1969. […]
Legal Aid Clinics Help Rural Women
Mananjary — Legal aid clinics are playing an important role during Madagascar’s current political and economic crisis, especially for poverty-hit rural women who are under-served by the country’s ailing judicial system. In the southeast of Madagascar, women’s rights used to be defended in special village councils, called ‘anakavy amin-dreny’ (the […]
Turkey withdraws French ambassador after Armenian genocide vote
By RFI Turkey has recalled it ambassador from Paris in protest at a French bill making the denial of the Armenian genocide a criminal offence. France’s lower house of parliament approved the bill, which makes it a crime to deny the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Armenians at the hands […]
The gift …
Nasrudin was on his way to the palace carrying a sack of potatoes. As he crossed a village on the way A local man asked him, “Where are you going?” “I’m taking this gift of potatoes to the new ruler,” Nasrudin replied. “What?” the man said. “That’s not a suitable […]
Ahmediyya Muslims gather at Wagah Border for annual congregation
Source: Newstrack India Wagah, Dec 22 (ANI): Thousands of Ahmediyya Muslims gathered at the Wagah Border post for their annual community congregation beginning from December 26 in the town of Qadian in Gurdaspur District of Punjab. Though, Ahmediyyas regard themselves to be part of the Muslim faith, they have […]
1,000 Pak Ahmadiyyas in India for annual meeting
Source: Times of India AMRITSAR: A group of more than a 1,000 Pakistani Ahmadiyya Muslims has arrived here to attend annual conference to be held in Qadian from December 26 to 28. The conference gives Pakistani Ahmadiyya Muslims an opportunity to meet their relatives in India and some also fix […]
Jalsa Salana Qadian
The 120th Jalsa Salana (Annual Convention) Qadian, India is being held on 26th, 27th & 28th December, 2011 at Qadian, Punjab, India. The Supreme Head of the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the Khalifatul Massih V is expected to deliver the Concluding Speech and lead the Silent Prayer (dua) […]
Islamic theology starts with Deism: Why all Christians and atheists should be Muslims?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Deism (pronounced /ˈdiːɪzəm/, us dict: dē′·ĭzm) is a religious and philosophical belief that a supreme being created the universe, and that this […]
Robert Spencer and the Big Lie About “Islamic” Terrorism Threat
by Sheila Musaji One of the favorite memes of the Islamophobes is the “all Muslims aren’t terrorists, but all terrorists are Muslims meme”. Actually, let’s look at an honest list of some of the radical right-wingers and extremists who have perpetrated or attempted to perpetrate violent attacks against innocent Americans […]
Becoming all-American Muslims
The first bridge is to the influence-centers of American society. In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, there were hardly any Muslims on television saying, “What you just saw was not Islam, it was just evil.” That’s not because Muslims weren’t thinking those things, it’s just that very few of us […]
Contrasting the Christian and the Muslim concept of hell
The Islamic concept is that the hell is not eternal and every one who does not believe in Islam is not condemned; mitigating circumstances apply. According to Islam everyone will be judged based on his or her life experiences. The same cannot be said for the conventional view of Christianity, […]
PML-N’s help sought to down government
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Irfan Ghauri Published: December 23, 2011 ISLAMABAD: While its leader has gone out of his way to openly reject any military intervention, […]
A foreigner makes a deposit in a Swiss Bank
The teller asks him: “How much do you want to deposit”. The customer whispers: “Three million Swiss Francs”! The teller answers: “You do not need to whisper. Poverty is no shame in Switzerland.”
A Man of God: Mirza Tahir Ahmad
This is the story of an astonishing man. He leads a holy war of words to unite all the world’s religions under Islam. God speaks to him directly he says […]
Islamic Concept of the Soul
Source: Dawn Author: Nilofar Ahmed THE mystery of life and death can be explained in the Quranic framework by understanding that the soul gives life to the body and that the body dies as soon as the soul leaves it. The foetus in the womb, in spite of being biologically alive, […]
Spain lends Jordan 12 million euros to enhance water supply
Projected $250m World Bank loan to support state budget — Hassan Reported by Omar Obeidat JORDAN TIMES AMMAN – Spain on Thursday agreed to provide Jordan with 12 million euros in soft loans to help develop the water sector in the northern region. The loan agreement, signed by Minister of […]
Hamas agrees to join PLO
By AGENCIES CAIRO: Hamas has agreed to join the Palestine Liberation Organization — a key step toward unifying the long-divided Palestinian leadership. Hamas’ leader Khaled Meshaal on Thursday joined a […]
Pilgrimage to Rumi: May It Be Love
Omid Safi, Huffington Post A few days ago I stood with a few thousand people, huddled inside Rumi’s shrine, celebrating the 738th anniversary of his passing on to the Beyond. […]