Who Created God? John Lennox at The Veritas Forum at UCLA
Suggested reading Trinity: An apple cannot be a rock and a monkey at the same time … Video: The most famous Christian apologist, William Lane Craig, accepts there is no Trinity […]
Zikr Illahi (remembrance of Allah) and the human mind
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Zikr Ilahi means meditating on the attributes of Allah or short verses of the holy Quran or […]
Meditation is For the Whole Day: The Right Recording to Play
Suggested reading Zikr Illahi (remembrance of Allah) and the human mind Meditation is common across many religious groups in the U.S. Doctor’s Orders: 20 Minutes Of Meditation Twice a Day – How […]
Awqaf leaders stress importance of Jerusalem, Al Aqsa to Muslims
King attends ceremony marking Al Israa wal Miraj By JT – Apr 05,2019 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah attends a ceremony marking Al Israa wal Miraj at the […]
Atheism Is Inconsistent with the Scientific Method, Prizewinning Physicist Says
Source: Scientific American By Lee Billings, who is an associate editor for Scientific American. He covers space and physics. In conversation, the 2019 Templeton Prize winner does not pull punches on the […]
Dozens of Muslim volunteers are cleaning America’s national parks during the government shutdown “as an act of faith.”
by Tod Perry Even though Donald Trump has repeatedly trashed Muslim people throughout his political career, a group of young Muslim men have come together to pick up his mess. […]
What’s coming for religion in 2019? Here’s what the experts predict.
(RNS) — This year saw wave after wave of new revelations about the extent of the Catholic Church’s sex abuse crisis. It saw deadly hate crimes, the explosion of state-sponsored persecution against China’s Uighur Muslims, major #MeToo moments in a slew of congregations and faith communities, critical milestones for religious minorities […]
Why the hostility to a US exit from Syria?
Syria is at a point where the western powers must choose whether to cooperate in its future or turn their backs out of resentment for Russia Mary Dejevsky @IndyVoices The […]
America’s New Religions
nymag.com: Everyone has a religion. It is, in fact, impossible not to have a religion if you are a human being. It’s in our genes and has expressed itself in every culture, in every age, including our own secularized husk of a society. By religion, I mean something quite specific: a practice […]
Prophet Solomon’s Love of Horses
Epigraph: We gave David Solomon. He was an excellent servant who always turned to God. When well-bred light-footed horses were paraded before him near the close of day, he kept […]
Did Jesus Predict Muhammad? A Biblical Portal Between Christianity and Islam
Source: Huffington Post By Ian Mevorach; Theologian, Spiritual Leader, Activist There is no better candidate than Muhammad, no one in fact that comes even close, in terms of fulfilling Jesus’s […]
Belief is back: why the world is putting its faith in religion
Source: Guardian By Neil MacGregor, who was the director of the British Museum between 2002-2015. He is the author of A History of the World in 100 Objects and Living […]
Do Christians and Muslims worship the same God?
Source: Catholic News When Christians hear Muslims being called to prayer, they should be happy, for it is their God who is going to be worshipped and served, says Jesuit […]
Nobel peace prize 2018 won by Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad – live updates
Mukwege and Murad recognised for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon in war Long read: The village where dozens of young girls have been raped is still waiting for justice LIVE Updated 6m ago Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad have been announced as winners […]
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi says in hindsight could have handled Rakhine issue better
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2018 Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi speaks at the plenary session of the World Economic Forum on ASEAN […]
Religion: why faith is becoming more and more popular
The Guardian: Faith is on the rise and 84% of the global population identifies with a religious group. What does it mean for the future? How many believers are there around the world? If you think religion belongs to the past and we live in a new age of reason, you […]
Book Release: Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires
Author: Juan Cole, who is a professor of history at the University of Michigan and director of its Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies. A revered public intellectual, […]
None of the Western European countries PEW surveyed do a majority believe in God of the Bible
Epigraph: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
Is God male? The Episcopal Church debates whether to change its Book of Common Prayer.
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer The terms for God, in the poetic language of the prayers written for centuries, have almost always been male: Father. King. Lord. And […]
‘Jesus is Muslim’ billboards stirring controversy among Christians
Epigraph: The Messiah, son of Mary, was only a Messenger; surely, Messengers like unto him had indeed passed away before him. And his mother was a truthful woman. They both […]