Forest-burning is a sin, says Indonesian fatwa
Source: BBC Indonesia’s highest Islamic authority has said it is a sin for people to deliberately burn forests to clear the land for growing crops. Illegal slash-and-burn farming has devastated […]
Top Saudi Cleric Says Iran Leaders Not Muslims As Hajj Row Mounts
Epigraph: Believers, be the supporters of justice and testify to what you may have witnessed, for the sake of God, even against yourselves, parents, and relatives; whether it be against the […]
The Bible And The Quran Are Pretty Similar When It Comes To Justice
Source: The Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla Associate Religion Editor Justice is a central theme in many faith traditions. For centuries, religious texts and teachings have given believers moral instruction on […]
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad: Genuine Justice cannot be established without creating a link with God
Source: Press Release The 50th Jalsa Salana (Annual Convention) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the United Kingdom concluded on Sunday 14 August 2016 with a powerful and faith-inspiring address by the World Head […]
Vice President of Uganda Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi commends the Ahmadiyya Muslim community worldwide for their quest for peace, tolerance and love for humanity
Source: newvision.co.ug He pledged Government commitment to work with the Ahmadiyya Community The vice president Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi in a meeting with Ahmadiyya global Leader Hazrat Mira Masroor Ahmed during the Ahmadiyya convention in Hampshire United Kingdom. Vice President Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi has commended the Ahmadiyya Muslim community worldwide for their […]
Permissible to have sex slaves in Islam: UK imam
Source: ET Ali Hammuda PHOTO: DAILY MAIL In a rather shocking claim, a British Muslim cleric has said it is ‘permissible’ under Islam to have sex slaves. Ali Hammuda, an imam at a Cardiff mosque, explained a series ofHadiths (sayings of Prophet Muhammad PBUH) saying one of them could be interpreted […]
Q&A with Khalifatul Maseeh | Truth about Apostasy in Islam
Source: http://www.youtube.com/TrueIslam Narrated by Kashif Chaudhry with references from Answers by Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad (ra) Khalifatul Masih 4th A video made by Abdul shafi Bharwana, Officially Incharge of Social Media Wing, Sierra Leone; Missionary in Sierra Leone; Lecturer in Jamia Ahmadiyya, Sierra Leone; Vice President, Majlis Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya, Sierra Leone; Editor […]
KKK does not represent Christians, nor does ISIS represent Muslims
Source: Lancaster Online BY ELIZABETH EISENSTADT-EVANS Tempted to make generalizations about a world population of 1.5 billion Muslims? Please think twice, says Georgetown University professor Jonathan Brown. “There are going […]
Why a Saudi award for televangelist Zakir Naik is bad news for India’s Muslims
Scroll.In: Of the thousands of videos featuring superstar Muslim televangelist, Zakir Naik, a particularly interesting one is where he talks about another superstar, Shah Rukh Khan. On a set which looks like a cross between that off a late-night talk show and a 1980s discotheque, Naik speaks rather admiringly of […]
Why religious persecution can be hard to test
Economist: WHEN a newly arrived migrant seeks asylum on grounds that going home would mean facing religous persecution, how can the host country test the sincerity of that claim? That is a hard question, especially if the migrant has only recently converted to a different faith. It’s also a very […]
Pakistani clerics declare transgender marriages legal in Islam
The Telegraph: by Mohammad Zubair Khan, islamabad and Andrew Marszal, new delhi — Paro, a transgender woman in Pakistan, wears bridal dress to celebrate her birthday CREDIT: MOHAMMAD ZUBAIR KHAN Fifty top Pakistani clerics have issued a religious decree declaring that transgender people have full marriage, inheritance and funeral rights […]
Israeli rights group accuses military of whitewashing soldiers’ abuses
By Reuters – May 26,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinian mourners carry the bodies of Maram Abu Ismail, 23, and her brother Ibrahim Taha, 16, who were shot dead by Israeli forces last month at the Qalandiya checkpoint after attempting to carry out a stabbing attack, during their funeral in the […]
We need an immediate suspension of British military sales to Saudi Arabia
IBTimes: For over a year now, the British government has flatly rejected claims that the Saudi Arabian-led coalition has violated the laws of war during its conflict in Yemen, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Although the British government supplied nearly £3 billion worth of weapons and equipment to the […]
Scottish Muslim groups fail to attend Ahmadi anti-extremism event
Guardian: Ahmadi Muslims in Scotland have launched an anti-extremism campaign following the death of the Glasgow shopkeeper Asad Shah, despite the failure of other prominent Muslims to attend the event. Representatives of the Glasgow Central Mosque and the Muslim Council of Scotland were invited to attend the launch alongside other […]
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Women’s empowerment in Islamic system of life
DR. HASEEB AHMED Published — Friday 18 March 2016 The prevailing idea of a woman’s place in Islam is that women are deprived of freedom and equality. This is the result of either ignorance about Islam or the biased propaganda of anti-Islamic ideology and a prejudiced media. The fact is […]
When will Pakistan’s clergy celebrate our women?
Dawn: The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has once again decided to dampen the celebration of empowerment in the country — this time by claiming that the Punjab government’s Women Protection Act is against the lawand that some clauses are not in compliance with the Shariah. The council has also […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Malta & KSU hold a successful Peace Symposium on Shariah & State
Source: ahmadiyyamalta.org The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Malta & KSU held a successful Peace Symposium on Shariah & State on March 2, 2016, at the University of Malta. In this symposium Dr. […]
Cardinal O’Malley: We have a moral and ethical responsibility to report abuse
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Catholic clergy have a “moral and ethical responsibility” to report sexual abuse, the cardinal tasked with reforming the Vatican’s approach to sexual crimes said after criticism of the Holy See. Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley sought to reaffirm the church’s position on reporting abuse in his role as head of […]
MARRAKESH DECLARATION
In the Name of God, the All-Merciful, the All-Compassionate Executive Summary of the Marrakesh Declaration on the Rights of Religious Minorities in Predominantly Muslim Majority Communities 25th-27th January 2016 WHEREAS, conditions in various parts of the Muslim World have deteriorated dangerously due to the use of violence and armed struggle […]