5 Things You Didn't Know About Easter
The Huffington Post | By Carol Kuruvilla For Christians, Easter is a celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ — and arguably the most important date on the religious calendar. […]
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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
True Fasting: A Message of Compassion and Love from the Old Testament
“Shout it aloud, do not hold back. Raise your voice like a trumpet. Declare to my people their rebellion and to the descendants of Jacob their sins. For day after […]
US ‘miscalculated’ on Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank: Albright
Source: China Daily Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright talked about the US-China relations at the Center for Strategic & International Studies on Tuesday in Washington. Dong Leshuo/China Daily “I […]
US 'miscalculated' on Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank: Albright
Source: China Daily Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright talked about the US-China relations at the Center for Strategic & International Studies on Tuesday in Washington. Dong Leshuo/China Daily “I […]
Surveilling UK Muslims ‘cradle to grave’
US & CANADA Surveilling UK Muslims ‘cradle to grave’ New report details ‘McCarthy-like’ police surveillance and discrimination against the Muslim community. Simon Hooper | 26 Feb 2014 Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg was arrested on terrorism-related offenses on Tuesday [Reuters] London, United Kingdom – Muhammad still does not know […]
HUMAN RIGHTS : UK parties target ‘extremism’ as election approaches
HUMAN RIGHTS UK parties target ‘extremism’ as election approaches Critics say the UK’s home secretary is using Muslims as a ‘political punchbag’ in a bid to shore up right-wing support. Simon Hooper | 28 Mar 2015 London, United Kingdom – The British government has been accused of declaring “political […]
Google announces budget-priced Chromebits and Chromebooks
Source: BBC Google has announced new Chrome-powered computers, which are set to target budget-conscious consumers and schools. The range includes a new type of device called the Chromebit, which looks like […]
How does Islam stand up to Science?
The Holy Qur’an is the revealed word of God. Every word of the Holy Qur’an is the literal word of God without any intervention or corruption made by man. It was revealed 1500 years ago to give the final spiritual, physical and material teachings for the whole of mankind. Since […]
Arkansas Governor Asks Lawmakers to Recall Contentious Religious Freedom Bill
Source: NY Times: LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Gov. Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas on Wednesday called on the state lawmakers to recall or amend legislation billed as a religious freedom measure to make it mirror a federal version passed in 1993. Mr. Hutchinson, a Republican, said he understood how divided the […]
Canada: Ryerson Ahmadiyya Muslim Students Association tackles Islamophobia
Not a day goes by without the mention of ISIS on a news channel,” Khan said. “The media validates ISIS by referring to them as an Islamic State. As a […]
Jihad means Holy war: “A statement, not a fact!”
Today, the word ‘Jihad’ has become a popular justification for horrible deeds such as suicide bombing, beheading and killing in general among some so called Muslims. But what is Jihad? I will get back to that later but it ISN’T the common definition: ‘Holy war’ . Islam never support killing […]
[Urdu Article] Naseehato’n ka Guldasta (48) by Imam Shamshad A. Nasir
Kindly click on the images to zoom them, Jazakallah. Imam Shamshad Nasir Masjid Bait-ul-Jaamay, 2 S 510 IL Rte 53, Glen Ellyn, IL. 60137 Phone: 630-790-4100 | Fax: 630-793-4100 Mobile: […]
Greece: Superb Muslim stories that continue to inspire humanity
Source: Translated from a Greek News website Atta-Ul Naseer, Imam & National President, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Greece The Absolute antithesis of Islamophobia 8:23 – Monday, March 30, 2015 Superb Muslim stories […]
Palestine officially joins International Criminal Court
Source: The Independent THE NETHERLANDS: Palestine formally joined the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday, opening the door to the prosecution of Israelis for war crimes amid a stalled peace process. […]
Supreme Court Preserves New York Ban On Worship Services In Schools
Epigraph: There should be no compulsion in religion. Surely, right has become distinct from wrong; so whosoever refuses to be led by those who transgress, and believes in Allah, has […]
'Difficult issues' remain as Iran nuclear talks go beyond deadline
By Elise Labott and Jethro Mullen, CNN Updated 5:50 AM ET, Wed April 1, 2015 Lausanne, Switzerland (CNN) International talks to reach a preliminary agreement on Iran’s nuclear program have run […]
‘Difficult issues’ remain as Iran nuclear talks go beyond deadline
By Elise Labott and Jethro Mullen, CNN Updated 5:50 AM ET, Wed April 1, 2015 Lausanne, Switzerland (CNN) International talks to reach a preliminary agreement on Iran’s nuclear program have run […]
April Fool
Source: Abid Ahmad Assalamo Alaikum, The Promised Messiah (as) said: ‘April fool is such a bad custom that it is considered civilised to speak lies’. (Noorul Quran No 2 Ruhani Khazain Vol 9 page 408). It is also described in Encyclopedia Britannia as ‘All Fools Day’. This is a tradition […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Halesowen building bridges connecting Churches
Source: halesowennews.co.uk MEMBERS of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Halesowen visited a Stourbridge church to build bridges of peace between the two religions. They also remembered the victims of extremism in […]
Muslim man sentenced to six years in prison for keeping a beard.
Source: Dawn Recently, in a country that is decidedly not France, a Muslim man has been sentenced to six years in prison for keeping a beard. I daresay it’s time we have a polite talk about Islamophobia with our good neighbor in the north. In the Muslim dominant region of […]