A Message of Compassion and Love from the Holy Bible
Epigraph: “Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner, for you were foreigners in Egypt.” (Exodus 22:21) Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times I have […]
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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
A Journey from Christianity to Islam: First Ecumenical Council to Vatican II (325 CE – 1965 CE)
Suggested reading: The Best Collection to Introduce Islam to the Fellow Christians Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Every tragedy has a silver lining. The […]
Blessed Are the Meek, For They Will Inherit the Twitter
Epigraph: “So go on reminding; surely, reminding is profitable.” (Al Quran 87:10) Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times In the Sermon on the Mount, […]
What is the Muslim Times doing for You?
Epigraph: So go on reminding; surely, reminding is profitable. (Al Quran 87:10) By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor Happy and a prosperous new year to all our readers, from the […]
Video: Protester Leaves National Anti-Muslim Rally, Learns About Islam, Visits Mosque
First posted in the Muslim Times by Dr. Falak Rahman Christian Bigot Protesting ‘Violent Islam’ Gets Hugs – Invited Into Mosque (VIDEO) AUTHOR: ANTIPHON FREEMAN OCTOBER 11, 2015 2:15 PM […]
Book Review: Islam Without Extremes by Mustafa Akyol
Epigraph: Thus, have We made of you an Ummat justly balanced, that ye might be witnesses over the nations, and the Messenger a witness over yourselves. (Al Quran 2:144) Source: […]
A Sexual Offender from ISIS: Is the Quran to Blame?
Epigraph: This day all good things have been made lawful for you. … And lawful for you are chaste believing women and chaste women from among those who were given the Book before you, when you give them their dowries, contracting valid marriage and not committing fornication nor taking secret […]
World’s 500 Most Influential Muslims Highlights Muslim-American Influence
The list is compiled by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Center, a Jordanian think tank. Religion News Service By Julie Poucher Harbin Posted: 10/12/2015 04:42 PM EDT | Edited: 10/12/2015 05:19 PM EDT (RNS) As in past years, there continue to be more Muslims from the United States than any other […]
‘Shariah’ in Malaysia
By Aston Paiva, who is a lawyer in the firm Bon Advocates in Kuala Lumpur. He specializes in administrative and constitutional law particularly in disputes involving religious freedom, freedom of expression, and equality and non-discrimination. His writings on issues affecting democracy, governance and human rights in Malaysia can be found in print […]
Challenging Wilders: The Pen indeed and not the Axe!
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The title of the first chapter of Geert Wilders’ recent book against Islam, Marked for Death: Islam’s War Against the West and Me, is provocative enough to merit attention: the Axe versus the pen. By citing some violent […]
No, Pamela Geller, the Qur’an Is Not Anti-Semitic
Epigraph: Allah forbids you not, respecting those who have not fought against you on account of your religion, and who have not driven you forth from your homes, that you be kind to them and act equitably towards them; surely Allah loves those who are equitable. Allah only forbids you, […]
BBC Debate: Should Britain Become a Secular State?
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BBC debate on: EU strategy on the North Africa refugee boats crises
BBC The Big Question was in Oxford to debate the EU strategy on the North Africa refugee boats crises. Nic Conner- The Bow Group’s Social and Home Affairs Research Fellow: […]
In Defense of Defensive War Permitted in the Holy Quran
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times When the Holy Prophet Muhammad, may peace be on him, claimed Monotheism in the polytheistic society of Mecca they turned against him and he and his followers had to face persecution for 13 long years. He migrated to […]
Defensive War in the Holy Quran in 600 Words
By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times When the Holy Prophet Muhammad, may peace be on him, claimed Monotheism in the polytheistic society of Mecca they turned against […]
The Hundred-word Eulogy for the Prophet Muhammad
Source: Wikipedia Originally posted in the Muslim Times by Dr. Abdul Alim, the Muslim Times’ Editor for Islam The Hundred-word Eulogy (百字讃 bǎizìzàn) is a 100-character praise of Islam and […]
Now the truth emerges: how the US fuelled the rise of Isis in Syria and Iraq
Posted originally by Abdul Alim, the Muslim Times’ Editor for Islam Epigraph: We (Allah) prescribed for the children of Israel that whosoever killed a person — unless it be for […]
In the wake of Turkey Bombings: It’s not the religion that creates terrorists, it’s the politics
Epigraph: Killing one innocent is like triggering a genocide. Derived from Al Quran 5: 33) Originally Posted by Dr. Amtul Q Farhat, the Muslim Times’ Editor for Canada It’s not […]
Book Review: Shlomo Sand: ‘I wish to resign and cease considering myself a Jew’
Source: The Guardian Collected for the Muslim Times by Rafiq A. Tschannen During the first half of the 20th century, my father abandoned Talmudic school, permanently stopped going to synagogue, […]
Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in the Quran
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times As only the Islamophobes, who hate Islam or those Muslims, who want to enforce Shariah Law, of […]