Transmission of Islamic science to Europe & Renaissance
By Zakaria Virk, Toronto, Canada Muslim scholars of Baghdad had translated scientific works from Greek, Pahlavi, Syriac, & Sanskrit into Arabic in the eighth and ninth centuries. Similarly […]
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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
Jābir ibn Hayyān or Geber – The Einstein of the Eighth Century in the Writing of George Sarton
The Muslim Times’ Editor’s comment George Sarton in his legendary Introduction to the History of Science, attributes each half century of scientific progress to one scientist, who set the tone by his leadership. He assigns the second half of the eighth century to none other than Abu Mūsā Jābir ibn Hayyān of Geber. Each of […]
Jābir ibn Hayyān or Geber: The Einstein of the Eighth Century
Promoted post: The Best Documentation of Muslim Heritage: Science and Islam, Jim Al-Khalili’s – BBC Documentary The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comment George Sarton in his legendary Introduction to the History of Science, attributes each half century of scientific progress to one scientist, who set the tone by his leadership. He […]
Tracking Unitarianism in Christianity – Unitarian Christian Association
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Unitarian Christian Association is a relatively small fellowship of Christians who feel an affinity with traditional Unitarianism and Free Christianity. The association is based in the United Kingdom and has formal links with the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches,[1] the Non-subscribing Presbyterian […]
Tracking Unitarianism in Christianity – General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches (GAUFCC) is the umbrella organisation for Unitarian, Free Christian and other liberal religious congregations in the United Kingdom. It was formed in 1928, with denominational roots going back to the Great Ejection of 1662. Its headquarters […]
Tracking Unitarianism in Christianity – Non-subscribing Presbyterian Church of Ireland
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Non-subscribing Presbyterian Church of Ireland derives its name and its liberal and tolerant identity from early 18th century Presbyterian ministers who refused to subscribe at their ordination to the Westminster Confession, a standard Reformed (Calvinist) statement of faith; and who formed, in 1725, the […]
The Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing But the Truth about St. Patrick
Source: The Huffington Post By Greg Tobin: American Author So, who is St. Patrick, anyway, and why do we like him so much? Well, first, who he is not: he is not the benign figure wearing a green bishop’s miter holding a shamrock and casting the snakes from the shores […]
Are there more US black men in prison or college?
Source: BBC By Wesley Stephenson Are there more black men in prison than in college in the United States? It’s an oft-repeated claim that there are more black men in […]
Henri de Boulainvilliers: A French Biographer of the Prophet Muhammad
French Muslims may want to know a hero from a few centuries ago, who did some ground work for them, however, imperfect: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Henri de Boulainvilliers (born October 21, 1658 in Saint-Saire, Normandy; died January 23, 1722 in Paris) was a French writer and historian. Educated at thecollege of Juilly, he served […]
Professor Emeritus Katharina Mommsen: ‘Goethe – The Muslim’
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy Collected by Dr. Abdul Alim, the Muslim Times’ Editor for Islam Written by Dr. Katharina […]
Pope Benedict XVI and Pope John Paul II and Islam, through Pictures
In an effort to improve inter-religious relations, in late 2006 Pope Benedict XVI visited the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, where he joined Muslim clerics in silent prayer A closer […]
Belfast Telegraph: ‘World Muslim leader congratulates Pope Francis and the Catholic Church’
His Holiness, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad Collected by Adam Walker, UK Source: The Belfast Telegraph World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat and Fifth Successor of the Promised Messiah, His […]
The World Muslim Leader Congratulates Pope Francis I and the Catholic Church
London: The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (Jamaat) issued a Press Release today. It would like to offer its congratulations to the Roman Catholic Church and its members across the world upon […]
The Myth of ‘Free and Fair’ Elections in Pakistan
Source: George Town Journal of International Affairs By Amjad Mahmood Khan Imagine if members of the Mormon or Catholic communities were forced to declare that they were “non-Christian” in order to cast a ballot in the 2012 U.S. elections. In a few months, Pakistanis will take to the polls to […]
Introducing Islam to Pope Francis
We, at the Muslim Times, extend a hearty congratulations to Pope Francis on his election. Until some of the books and writings of Pope Francis I become available, we want […]
Pope Francis I from Wikipedia
I chose to freeze the page on the day of his election for the benefit of posterity. From Wikipedia Francis (Latin: Franciscus, Spanish: Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio on 17 December 1936) is the 265th[1] and current pope of the Catholic Church, elected on 13 March 2013. In that role he is both the leader of the Church andSovereign of the Vatican City State. […]
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Argentina has been elected as Pope Francis I
Epigraph: “Say, ‘O People of the Book! come to a word equal between us and you — that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with Him, […]
White smoke from the chimney: New Pope chosen by cardinals
BBC White smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel chimney has announced to the world that cardinals gathered inside have elected a new Pope to head the Catholic Church. Crowds in […]
Valerie Harper: ‘We’re all terminal’
http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/apps/cvp/3.0/swf/cnn_embed_2x_container.swf?site=cnn&profile=desktop&context=embedwww&videoId=bestoftv/2013/03/13/exp-pmt-valerie-harper-were-all-terminal.cnn&contentId=bestoftv/2013/03/13/exp-pmt-valerie-harper-were-all-terminal.cnn Valerie Harper (born August 22, 1939)[1] is an American actress known for her roles as Rhoda Morgenstern on the 1970s television series, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and its spin-off, Rhoda, and later as Valerie Hogan on Valerie.
I Love Muhammad!
By Dr. Lutf ur Rehman, Nashville, USA The Muslims not only love the Holy Prophet Muhammad, but also love Jesus as a noble prophet. Actually the name of Jesus appears […]