Ghamdi’s Defense of His Quran Commentary And My Respectful Question
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Firstly my apologies, this article can make sense only if you understand Urdu to appreciate the […]
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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
Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad’s Video: True Dreams and Islamic Perspective
Epigraph: Allah is the One who knows what is hidden. He does not disclose it except to a messenger of His choosing. He sends watchers to go in front and […]
Prophet Solomon: ‘My love of fine things is part of my remembering my Lord!’
Epigraph: We gave David Solomon. He was an excellent servant who always turned to God. When well-bred light-footed horses were paraded before him near the close of day, he kept […]
Everything about pluralism and more we can learn from Theologian John Hicks
In light of his Kantian influences, Hick claims that knowledge of the Real (his generic term for Transcendent Reality) can only be known as it is being perceived. For that […]
From the Miracle of Mammalian Placenta and Fingerprints to Afterlife
Epigraph: Surah Qiyamah is a very short Surah. It starts off citing fingerprints to convince humanity about our accountability in Afterlife, and concludes by pointing out the amazing miracle of the mammalian placenta that the All Knowing God, who created this miracle is perfectly capable of recreating humans. Our day […]
What is Wrong with ‘New Atheism?’
… According to the Quran, Allah Created the Universe from Nothing, Merely by His Words, Physicists Now Agree Epigraph: بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ He […]
Dr. Faheem Yunus: Scientific Proofs of the Existence of God (Urdu Speech)
Epigraph: And those who disbelieve say, ‘This Quran is but a lie which Muhammad has forged, and other people have helped him with it.’ Indeed, they have brought forth an […]
Dr. Yasir Qadhi’s Half-Baked Denial of Common Ancestry of Humans with Other Animals Theologically
The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comments: I believe the collection of articles and the book below are an adequate refutation of Dr. Yasir Qadhi, wherever he has gone wrong in […]
Surah Rome: From God’s Creativity or the First Creation to the Second Creation or Afterlife
Epigraph: God brings creation into being; in the end He will reproduce it and it is to Him you will be recalled. (Al Quran 30:11) By Zia H Shah MD, […]
Surah Qaf: The First Creation as the Foremost Proof for Afterlife
Source: TheQuran.Love Commentary by Zia H Shah MD Introduction The Surah very precisely and concisely highlights a very common theme in the Quran of a Creator God, Who has created […]
A British Convert to Islam: ‘I found Qur’an mother of all philosophies’
Epigraph If We had sent this Quran down to a mountain, you [Prophet] would have seen it humbled and split apart in its awe of God: We offer people such […]
UK’s top Catholic bishop urges faithful to lobby MPs to oppose assisted dying
Source: Guardian UK Cardinal Vincent Nichols says proposed bill could change medical duty of care into ‘duty to kill’ The UK’s highest-ranking Catholic bishop has urged churchgoers to lobby their […]
‘Our son died. Now we can use his sperm to have a grandchild’
Source: BBC Geeta Pandey BBC News, Delhi•@geetapandeybbc A couple in India have said they are “delighted” after a court ordered a hospital to hand over the frozen semen sample of […]
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What Do We learn From the Battle of Uhud
Epigraph: Indeed, you have in the Prophet of Allah an excellent model, for him who fears Allah and the Last Day and who remembers Allah much. (Al Quran 33:22) Written […]
God of Abrahamic Faiths saves us from sin and crime?
Epigraph:For those who do not believe in the Hereafter are negative metaphors, while all the best attributes and metaphors are for Allah alone. He is the Mighty, the Wise. (Al […]
Reincarnation of Eastern Religions or Afterlife of the Abrahamic Faiths?
Epigraph Can man not see that We created him from a drop of fluid? Yet– lo and behold!– he disputes openly, producing arguments against Us, forgetting his own creation. He […]
Urdu Drama: Shariah Law, Divorce, Halala and Fundamentalism?
Epigraph: Divorce can happen twice, and [each time] wives either be kept on in an acceptable manner or released in a good way. It is not lawful for you to […]