A letter from Jerusalem Christians to Pope Francis I
SOS message from Jerusalem Christians to Pope Francis I Your Holiness Pope Francis “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them,…”Matthew 19:14 Our Lord Jesus said […]
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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
His only crime was being an Ahmadi
Source: ET Ashir is just two-years-old. Yesterday, he was witness to the most horrific tragedy anyone can imagine. His father – a 50-year-old doctor – was brutally murdered in Pakistan. His crime: He belonged to the Ahmadiyya community. Dr Mehdi Ali was a US-trained cardiologist on a medical mission to […]
ENERGY POLICY : Closer cooperation for Switzerland and UAE
swissinfo.ch May 26, 2014 – 20:20 The energy ministers of Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday in Bern, pledging cooperation between the two […]
Armenia invites Turkish leader to ‘genocide’ anniversary
STORY SUMMARY Armenia on Tuesday invited Turkey’s leader to events next year marking the 100th anniversary of World War I-era massacres that Armenians say amounted to genocide, despite Ankara’s fierce rejection of the term. Relations between the two countries have long been soured by disputes over the massacres, in which […]
Hundreds rush Spanish border
STORY SUMMARY Several hundred African migrants have charged a barbed-wire border fence in Spain’s North African enclave of Melilla with many managing to get across, but dozens of others were […]
“خلافت دائمی ہو گی” Urdu Poem by Arshi Malik
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Attacking minorities
Source: Express Tribune Intimidation and threats faced by the minority Ahmadiyya religious community from extremist groups often take a violent turn. On May 26, a cardiac surgeon Dr Mehdi Ali, who happened to be a member of the Ahmadiyya community, was shot dead in Chenab Nagarallegedly because of his faith. Reports […]
Pickerington doctor killed by gunmen in Pakistan
Source: The Columbus Dispatch By Earl Rinehart What is a son to feel when his father is slain for the offense of providing free medical care to the poor in his native land? Abdullah Ali considered the question. “I am disappointed,” the 16-year-old calmly said. Not anger or vengeance. Disappointment in […]
Yes, There Is a War On Women and #YesAllWomen
Huff Post: by Rev. Dr. Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite— The war on women is literally a war and it is going on all around us, all day long and all night long, all the time; it is a war of epidemic proportions. It is a war fought on the bodies of […]
Controlling Muslim husband who forced wife to convert to Islam and wear a hijab before he killed her while she was pregnant is jailed for 17 years
A husband who strangled to death his pregnant wife two weeks after police arrested him for threatening to kill her with a hammer was sentenced to life imprisonment today. Mohammed Badiuzzaman, 34, pleaded guilty to murdering mother-of-three Sabeen Thandi at the Old Bailey earlier this month. Before the killing he […]
Sudanese ‘apostasy’ woman sentenced to death: Meriam Yahya Ibrahim gives birth in prison
A Sudanese woman who was sentenced to death for ‘apostasy’ after marrying a Christian man has given birth in prison. Meriam Yahya Ibrahim gave birth to a girl in the early hours of Tuesday morning in the hospital wing of a prison in Omdurman, Bloomberg has reported. The 27-year-old doctor, whose father was […]
Pakistan woman stoned by family outside Lahore court
A Pakistani woman has been killed by her relatives outside Lahore High Court for marrying against their wishes. Police said 30-year old Farzana Bibi died on the spot after being attacked with bricks and sticks. READ MORE…
“ইসলাম-ই আমাদের ধর্ম” – আহমদীয়া মুসলিম জামা’তের পবিত্র প্রতিষ্ঠাতা হযরত মির্যা গোলাম আহমদ, প্রতিশ্রুত মসীহ্ ও ইমাম মাহ্দী (আ:)
ইসলাম-ই আমাদের ধর্ম নিখিল বিশ্ব আহমদীয়া মুসলিম জামা’তের পবিত্র প্রতিষ্ঠাতা হযরত মির্যা গোলাম আহমদ কাদিয়ানী (আ.) বলেন: “আমাদের ধর্ম বিশ্বাসের সারাংশ ও সারমর্ম হলো- লা ইলাহা ইল্লাল্লাহু মুহাম্মাদুর রাসূলুল্লাহ্। এ পার্থিব জীবনে আমরা যা বিশ্বাস করি এবং আল্লাহ্ তা’লার কৃপায় ও তাঁরই প্রদত্ত তওফীকে যা নিয়ে আমরা এ নশ্বর পৃথিবী […]
INDIA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Shimoga Hosts A Successful “Blood Donation Drive”
From information by Mir Azam Zikriya, Sec-Ishaath & Qaid Majlis Khuddam Ul Ahmadiyya SHIMOGA, KARNATAKA-INDIA The Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat SHIMOGA, KARNATAKA, INDIA, in association with The Rotary blood Bank […]
The triumph of Love over Hatred In Pakistan: Dr. Mehdi’s Ennobling Sacrifice
Written for The Muslim Times by Dr. Abdul Alim Sometimes there is such mix of intense happiness and sadness in our hearts that it is indescribable and indistinguishable from each other. With some sad-happiness (if there is a word like that), in the core of my heart I know Dr. […]
eDigest: Breaking News: An Ahmadi Doctor is Martyred in Rabwah
Epigraph: And We will try you with something of fear and hunger, and loss of wealth and lives, and fruits; but give glad tidings to the patient, who, when a misfortune overtakes them, say, ‘Surely, to Allah we belong and to Him shall we return.’ It is these on whom […]
Geo TV apologizes to Pakistan Army, ISI
Source: TOI ISLAMABAD: Jang group-owned Geo TV network has apologized to Pakistan Army, the powerful spy agency ISI and its chief for leveling allegations against them over an assassination bid on leading anchor Hamid Mir. In a published apology on Monday in English daily ‘The News’ and Urdu newspaper ‘Jang’, […]
Worship Requires Service to Humanity
Review of Religions: Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmadaba then took to the podium to deliver his keynote address. After reciting Tashhahud, Ta’awwuz, and Bismillah, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vabasaid: “All distinguished guests – peace and […]
Martyr Dr. Mehdi Ali: A Life Well Lived
Mehdi Ali was the youngest son of Choudhary Farzand Ali Sahib who was one of the pioneers of Rabwah and was close friend with Hazrat Musleh Maood (Razi Allah Anhu). […]
Robert Fisk: Our addiction to the internet is as harmful as any drug
Robert Fisk: Our addiction to the internet is as harmful as any drug – and what passes for comment these days is often simply foul abuse – The focus on ‘surfing’ rather than proper reading has impoverished literature Read more: http://www.themuslimtimes.org#ixzz32uU3DMzd Something is rotten in the state of technology. I […]