Otherizing
Epigraph: “Has the story of Abraham’s honored guests reached thee? When they entered upon him and said, ‘Peace!’ he said, ‘Peace!’ They were all strangers. And he went quietly to his household, […]
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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 Compliment in Disguise: Pakistan Government has Banned the Muslim Times
By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor As of 7th of June, 2013, the Muslim Times has been banned in parts of Pakistan. When the readers try to log in, […]
Eternal Hell: A Dilemma for ‘Loving’ Trinitarian God of Christianity
The Muslim Times’ Editor’s comments: Contrasting the Christian and the Muslim concept of hell Discussion of Hell From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: This article is about the theological or philosophical afterlife. For other uses, see Hell (disambiguation). See also: Hell in Christian beliefs, Harrowing of Hell, and Hades Medieval illustration of Hell in the Hortus deliciarum manuscript of Herrad […]
Buffalo, NY Conference Live Today: Reconciling Suffering and Existence of God
Epigraph: “From the war of nature, from famine and death, the most exalted object which we are capable of conceiving, namely, the production of the higher animals, directly follows. There […]
Worldwide Ahmadiyya Leader: Humility a Pre-requisite in Spiritual Matters
Source: Alislam.org “And seek help with patience and Prayer; and this indeed is hard except for the humble in spirit, Who know for certain that they will meet their Lord, […]
Amazon launches first online shopping site in India
Source: BBC Online retailer Amazon has launched its first shopping website in India. The company took its first steps into the Indian market in February 2012 when it launched Junglee.com, a site which allowed customers to compare prices online but not purchase items directly. It will initially only sell books, […]
Queen Elizabeth II in Hijab
Source: CNN February 6, 1952: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip on board the destroyer Crusader, bound for Victoria and the first leg of their Commonwealth tour. On the same […]
Video: The oldest Qur’an in China goes on Display
http://player.cntv.cn/standard/cntvOutSidePlayer.swf?v=2.0.2013.05.13.3 A 700-year-old handwritten copy of the Qur’an has gone on display in northwest China. This holy book of Islam was falling apart when first discovered. But thanks to careful […]
PM Sharif’s convoy stopped to let Army chief pass
Author: Shahzad Raza Source: Dawn As Pakistan witnessed a historic democratic transition, many in the county have started to believe that the days of military supremacy are over. But not on the roads, at least not yet. As Nawaz Sharif, along with his family, […]
Stop religious discrimination, drone attacks: Debutant MNAs
Source: Dawn Author: Shahzad Raza “I agree that declaring Ahmedis as non-Muslims was a wrong decision. State had nothing to do with the religion of people,” commented Alizeh Iqbal Haider, referring to Quaid-e-Azam’s most famous speech of August 11, 1947. Read More
There’s proof: Sunscreen reduces skin aging
By Caleb Hellerman, CNN updated 1:06 PM EDT, Tue June 4, 2013 (CNN) — It turns out sunscreen does more than protect you from cancer and painful sunburns — it offers a boost to simple vanity. A new study finds that regular sunscreen use protects against photoaging: the wrinkling, spotting and loss of elasticity […]
Al-Furqan Summer Class 2013 starting from June 6th
Alfurqan administration is honored to announce the start of English Translation Class in Summer of 2013. The details of the class is as follows: Basic Translation of the Holy Qur’an […]
Tony Blair Says ‘There Is A Problem Within Islam’ After Woolwich Attack
The Huffington Post | By Cavan Sieczkowski Posted: 06/03/2013 2:40 pm EDT In a column for the Daily Mail, former British prime minister Tony Blair stated “there is a problem within […]
Noah’s Ark Theme Park, The Quran or the Bible?
Epigraph: And as to the people of Noah when they rejected the Messengers, We drowned them, and We made them a Sign for mankind. And We have prepared a painful […]
Alislam-eGazette Publishes a Landmark Volume on Separation of Mosque-Church and State
Epigraph: “O ye who believe! be steadfast in the cause of Allah, bearing witness in equity; and let not a people’s enmity incite you to act otherwise than with justice. Be […]
Who Wrote The Bible and Why It Matters
Source: The Huffington Post By Bart D. Ehrman: Author, ‘Forged: Writing in the Name of God—Why the Bible’s Authors Are Not Who We Think They Are’ Apart from the most […]
Mary: Mother of God or Jewish Mother of Seven?
Epigraph: And relate the story of Mary as mentioned in the Book. When she withdrew from her people to a place to the east, and screened herself off from them, […]
‘There’s just no rest’ as new twisters kill 5 in tornado-traumatized Oklahoma
Union City, Oklahoma (CNN) — The full scale of the destruction wrought by five new tornadoes that plowed through the Oklahoma City area will only be apparent in the light of day Saturday. The fresh twisters Friday evening killed at least five people, less than two weeks after a monstrous tornado […]
Will mammoths be brought back to life? Liquid blood find fuels cloning hopes
By Nick Thompson, CNN (CNN) — Remember when woolly mammoths roamed the planet? No? Well don’t worry if you missed the last ice age — scientists have moved one step […]