Honoring 9/11 victims in our global village!
This is the transcript of my speech given on September 11, 2011 in the Park Church, Elmira, New York — A United Church of Christ Congregation! It was very well […]
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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
Book Review: ‘The Social Animal’ – By David Brooks: His Theory of Human Nature
Posted by Zia Shah “The word of wisdom is the lost property of a Muslim, so that wherever he finds it, he should take it, as he is the most entitled to it!” The Holy Prophet Muhammad … Source / Courtesy NY Times By THOMAS NAGEL Published: March 11, 2011 Readers […]
Religious History of Fasting: How it Establishes the Truth of the Holy Quran!
Credit: Ahmadiyya Gazette USA يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ … “O ye who believe! fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those before you, so that you may guard against evil.” (Al Quran 2:184) This verse was revealed in […]
Islam versus Christianity: Utilitarian purpose of the Islamic teachings
It is said that a teaching of the Bible is that if a person is smitten on the right cheek he should present the left one to the one who smites. This sounds very attractive so long as it is not put into practice. But if an attempt is made to act upon […]
He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner: Case in Point Fireflies
Fireflies or lightning bugs make light within their bodies. This process is called bioluminescence and is shared by many other organisms, mostly sea-living or marine organisms. Fireflies light up to attract a mate. Picture is courtesy of: http://animals.howstuffworks.com/insects/question554.htm Einstein once remarked, “Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.” Human […]
Pornography and sexual addiction
Source: CNN It is hard to ignore how many highly visible men in recent years (indeed, months) have behaved in sexually self-destructive ways. Some powerful men have long been sexually voracious; unlike today, though, they were far more discreet and generally used much better judgment in order to cover their tracks. […]
Tolerance: Cultural side of Islam by Pickthall, the first British Muslim
This is an article by by, Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthal, the first British Muslim. This is taken from a group of lectures given by Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthal in 1925. These were published by The Committee of Madras Lectures on Islam in 1927, under the title Cultural Side of Islam. We have […]
Book Review: The Bible, The Quran and Science
Book by Dr. Maurice Bucaille Book review by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times As I was growing up in Pakistan and studying in King Edward Medical College, Lahore, 1979-1985, enamored by the success of science and technology, I had come to have agnostic and atheistic tendencies. Then I […]
Monotheism: what misplaced awe of the Divine can do to your brain!
(CNN) — Next time Grandma asks why you’re going to the mall on Sunday morning instead of church, tell her you’re going to Apple Chapel. For Apple fans, the brand triggers a reaction in the brain that’s not unlike that of religious devotees, according to a BBC documentary series that […]
Stephen Hawking: ‘There is no heaven; it’s a fairy story!’
May 2011 Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Every agnostic or atheist has to deny accountability and hereafter by definition. If our universe is an accident and that is your world view then Hawking is right. But, if you are amazed at the beauty and organization of our universe […]
From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians
1 2 3 4 A four hour PBS documentary Written and Produced by Marilyn Mellowes William Cran, Senior Producer and Director Air date: April 6, 1998. The documentary puts the early Christianity in the proper context of Judaism. In other words the Jews are in the middle of the discussion […]
Syria’s Umayyad Mosque: A symbol of pluralism
By CHRISTIAN C. SAHNER It’s Friday and the weekly congregational prayer has just ended at the Umayyad Mosque, Syria’s most famous monument. As the faithful exit, they walk past an unassuming bit of masonry on the mosque’s southern wall: a Greek inscription above a blocked doorway, with a most unlikely […]
Majority of Americans Believe the Bible is Literally True and the Word of God
1 2 As the facts about the compilation of the New Testament become better known the Christian apologists will come up with new rationalizations. However, here is the present demographic reality in the words of loonwatch.com: Jews and Christians no longer believe in the inerrant nature of the Bible, unlike the Muslims […]
Myth: The Bible is the Word of God
Source: Huffington Post By Christian Chiakulas; Writer and musician from Chicago What is the Bible? Is it a collection of scriptures written by men, or something more? Conservative Christianity affirms the idea of “Biblical Inerrancy;” that is, the Bible is the literal, Divinely-inspired Word of God. Whether or not they accept […]
Rep. Ellison: Ben Carson’s ‘Said A Lot Of Things That Don’t Make Any Sense’
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Muslim truck drivers refuse to deliver beer, win $240,000 lawsuit
Source: Christian Science Monitor An Illinois jury awarded $240,000 in damages and back pay to two former truck drivers who claimed religious discrimination when they were fired in 2009 after […]
Here’s The Unpalatable Truth About Beef And Hinduism
First posted by Dr. Falak Rahman Source: Huffington Post By M.G.S. Narayanan; Historian, academic, Former Chairman of India Council Of Historical Research The present controversy around beef eating, accompanied by violent […]
My atheism does not make me superior to believers. It’s a leap of faith too
Post originally made by Dr. Falak Rahman Source: The Guardian: By Ijeoma Oluo, who is a Seattle based writer and internet yeller. Her work on feminism and social justice has been […]
If Jesus did not die upon the cross: A study in evidence
This is a small booklet with a very descriptive title, written by an Australian Judge, Ernest Brougham Docker, in 1920. He became a judge of the District Court and chairman […]
Ehrman-Licona Debate: Can Historians Prove Jesus Rose From The Dead
In my view Prof. Bart Ehrman very satisfactorily establishes in this debate that historically we cannot prove Jesus’ resurrection. Here is a 1.5 – 2 hours debate from 2008: There […]