Jesus in India Exhibition in Canada
Epigraph: “And We (Allah) made the son of Mary and his mother a Sign, and gave them refuge on an elevated land of green valleys and springs of running water.” (Al […]
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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
Ted Talk: Faith versus cultural traditions in Islam
The Muslim Times is promoting secularism in every country of the world Journalist Mustafa Akyol, from Turkey, talks about the way that some local cultural practices (such as female circumcision […]
MTA Conference 2013 with Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (Khalifa of Islam)
Alislam.org Reaching the Corner of the Earth with message of Peace from Promised Messiah and Mehdi
Our Collection about Separation of Mosque-Church and State
In the Muslim Times we have a category, ‘Separation of Mosque-Church and State,’ which is under ‘Law and Religion,’ tab in the menu below the picture of the Mosque of […]
Is a new fiqh possible?
Source: Dawn.com By AHMAD RAZA ISLAMIC fiqh is divided in two broad domains of legal studies. The part which deals with theoretical and conceptual foundations of Islamic law is known as usul-al-fiqh. The other part is concerned with concrete interpretations and applications necessitated by the changing historical and social circumstances of […]
The Constitution of Medina: Islamic-Secular and Pluralsitic-First Ever in the World
The constitution of Medina and not the Magna Carta was the first ever constitution describing a pluralistic society. In this article, I will collect the description of the constitution from […]
Ramadan Fasting Challenged By Summer Heat
Source: The Huffington Post Salt Lake Tribune | By Peggy Fletcher Stack Every day. For a month. From sunup to sundown. No food. No water. No sweat? No, plenty of sweat, especially this year. With Utahns baking under energy-sapping, forehead-dripping, water-chugging temperatures, the state’s Muslims are swearing off that liquid […]
Diet soda may do more harm than good
Source: CNN Diet soda drinkers have the same health issues as those who drink regular soda, according to a new report published Wednesday. Purdue University researchers reviewed a dozen studies published in past five […]
Creationism versus Evolution: Conflict or Concordance?
Epigraph: “It was not by accident that the greatest thinkers of all ages were deeply religious souls.” Max Planck (1858-1947) Source: Muslim Sunrise By By Hassan Khan In recent years, the creationism […]
Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson Introduces Legislation to Recognize the Beginning of Ramadan
Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson Washington, DC – (Tuesday, July 9, 2013) – Yesterday evening, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson introduced a resolution in honor of the commencement of the Muslim holy month of […]
Book Review: The Wrong Kind of Muslim
Universal Declaration of Human Rights Book by Qasim Rashid, USA Reviewed by Dr. Naseer Tahir, Rochester, USA On a Saturday morning, after Fajr salat, I started reading this book. I could […]
The Holy Quran in the Eyes of the Messiah, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani
Epigraph: And if all the trees that are in the earth were pens, and the ocean were ink, with seven oceans swelling it thereafter, the words of Allah would not be exhausted. […]
Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya UK holds 41st National Ijtema
Source: Press release The three-day National Ijtema of Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya UK (Annual Gathering of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association) concluded on 7th July 2013 with a faith inspiring address […]
Bassem Youssef: Islam Is Being Hijacked By Those Who Have Power
http://pshared.5min.com/Scripts/PlayerSeed.js?sid=281&width=560&height=345&playList=517756335 The Huffington Post | By Hunter Stuart Speaking on HuffPost Live with host Ahmed Shihab-Eldin on Wednesday, Egyptian comedian Bassem Youssef said that Islam was being hijacked by people in power who were trying to strip it of its spirituality. “Anybody who is using religion to control you, they consider themselves a better […]
Biography: Hadrat Malik Saifur Rahman
A wonderful biography has been published last month in USA to celebrate the services and unique scholarship of Hadrat Malik Saifur Rahman , who was Principal of Jamia Ahmadiyya Rabwah, Pakistan and also Mufti Silsila Aliyya […]
Test Tube Baby as cheap as £170, doctors claim
Source: BBC By James Gallagher: Health and Science reporter, BBC News The cost of in vitro fertilization (IVF) can be cut dramatically from thousands of pounds to around £170 to […]
President Obama’s Speech about the Muslim Heritage and the Muslim World, in Cairo, in 2009
Text from NY Times The following is a text of President Obama’s prepared remarks to the Muslim world, delivered on June 4, 2009, as released by the White House. I […]