Forty Hadiths or Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad about Compassionate Living
Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The world appears to be a more dangerous place since September 11, 2001, more so than any time that […]
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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
Debate: Islam, Christianity or Atheism?
Epigraph: And We are gradually revealing of the Qur’an that which is a healing and a mercy to the believers; but it only adds to the loss of the wrongdoers. (Al Quran […]
Video: Shaykh Hamza Yusuf condemns Pakistan’s decision to declare Ahmadiyya non-Muslims
Hamza Yusuf (born 1960)[6] is an American Islamic scholar,[3][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] and is co-founder of Zaytuna College.[14][15] He is a proponent of classical learning in Islam and has promoted Islamic sciences and […]
Religious leaders come together to boost community cohesion following Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris
Source:The Huddersfield daily Examiner. Religious leaders came together on Saturday to help tackle prejudice and discrimination. Head of local religious groups from the Hindu, Christian, Sikh and Islamic communities met at the Baitul Tauhid Mosque in Fartown to discuss what could be done to foster better community relations. The special […]
Prophet’s grandson Hussein honoured on grounds of Israeli hospital
Source: TOI ASHKELON (ISRAEL): About 50 Shia Muslim pilgrims settle down to chant and prostrate themselves in worship near an ancient tomb. Not an unusual scene in the Middle East, but this shrine is located on the grounds of an Israeli hospital known mainly for treating the casualties of conflict […]
Video Debate: Is the Bible Still Relevant Today?
Epigraph: And We are gradually revealing of the Qur’an that which is a healing and a mercy to the believers; but it only adds to the loss of the wrongdoers. […]
NPR Audio to Show: Many Religious and Political Debates are Similar to Vaccination Debate
The Psychology Behind Why Some Kids Go Unvaccinated http://www.npr.org/v2/?i=383724467&m=383724468&t=audio As the country grapples with a growing outbreak of measles, Morning Edition delves into what works and what doesn’t — and […]
Breaking Down President Obama’s Point About Christian Crusades and Islamic Extremism
Piece authored by Jay Michaelson for Religion News Service. For more Religion News Service stories visit their site here. NEW YORK (RNS) The conservative Twitterverse is all riled up because […]
Video: The Big Questions Debate: Is Islamism the biggest threat to the modern world?
Additional Reading For the Muslim Times’ collection on Islamophobia
Video: The Big Questions: Should the British stop tolerating intolerance?
Suggested Reading The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Islam! Islam in UK
Distinguished Member of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Passes Away After Over Sixty Years of Service
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Video: Debate: Should human rights always outweigh religious rights?
The Muslim Times is promoting secularism in every country of the world, for our collection of articles on this theme.
65% of Saudi Arabia secondary schoolgirls smoke
Source: Arab News: The number of smokers among Saudi secondary schoolgirls reached 65 percent, while the rate among intermediate schoolgirls stands at 45 percent, a recently-published survey said. The survey, conducted by the Faculty of Medicine at the Jeddah-based King Abdulaziz University, said the phenomenon poses a real threat to […]
ISIS– Largest, Richest $2Billion Terror-Based Enterprise
Source:bizshift-trends.com ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ) is the world’s largest, richest terrorist organizations, ever. It’s a self-sustaining enterprise that runs mainly on extortion and crime networks, hostages, oil, donations… According to Martin Chulov; ISIS has grown from a ragtag band of extremists to perhaps the most […]
‘A deficit of common sense’
Source:Dawn KARACHI: While challenges such as terrorism and religious extremism were among the country’s major concerns, there was a “deficit of logic and common sense in governance” that was compounding such issues, senior lawyer and human rights activist Asma Jahangir said here on Saturday. She was addressing a panel discussion […]
US Senate Resolution Proposes to Repeal Blasphemy Laws Internationally
Source: sputniknews.com According to US Senator Jim Inhofe, a new US Senate resolution urges the United States to work toward repealing existing blasphemy laws internationally. WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — A new US Senate […]
Daily Inspiration: One in the Sight of God
Source: syracuse.com | Safeta Cerimovic By InterFaith Works of Central New York This feature is coordinated by The Post-Standard and InterFaith Works of CNY. We are progeny of the same Father. The Prophet […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Commends President Obama’s Prayer Breakfast Remarks
Source: ahmadiyya.us Supports President’s call to remain united against all religious extremism The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA commends President Obama’s powerful remarks against extremism at the annual prayer breakfast. In recognizing […]
Are marriages stronger when one spouse is dominant?
The Telegrapgh: by Roger Dobson — Researchers claim married couples are more likely to have a stable relationship when either the husband or wife asserts dominance Having a dominant spouse in a marriage may give the partnership greater stability and lead to more children, researchers claim. A study found that […]