Richard Dawkins: I can’t be sure God does not exist
Source: The Telegraph He is regarded as the most famous atheist in the world but last night Professor Richard Dawkins admitted he could not be sure that God does not […]
A Historic Debate: Does the Universe have a purpose?
Epigraph: Allah has created the heavens without any pillars that you can see, and He has placed in the earth firm mountains that it may not quake with you, and […]
Spiritual Lessons in Reflecting upon Nature: Metaphors that guide us to higher spirituality
By Zia H Shah The article was published in the spring volume of Muslim Sunrise, the oldest Muslim publication in USA: http://muslimsunrise.com/ Human knowledge is a collection of metaphors and […]
Solomonic wisdom needed to establish Separation of Mosque-Church-Synagogue and State
By Zia H Shah MD Fresco of the Judgment of Solomon (Courtesy: Wikipedia) The Judgment of Solomon refers to a story from the Hebrew Bible in which King Solomon of […]
A Cordial invitation to Sir David Attenborough to be a Theist
First of all I want to thank Sir David Attenborough for all the great documentaries he has produced about nature, animal and plant kingdom. I have watched most if not […]
Struggling with the question of belief? Homer Simpson’s got the answer | Julian Baggini
The Springfield philosopher shows us that the issue of God’s existence or non-existence is of little importance Source: Julian Baggini · guardian.co.uk Having argued last week that prayer provides benefits for believers that are not available for atheists, I was interested to come across an academic paper by Tim Mawson […]
For Christians, To be Born Again in Islam!
The Muslim Times team is announcing a new website. lslamForWest.org is the official website of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to present Islam to the Christian, agnostic and atheist readers in […]
Book of the week: Muhammad: Seal of the Prophets
Montgomery Watt calls Muhammad, one of the Greatest sons of Adam. The expression, seal of the Prophets means the Greatest Prophet! According to Karen Armstrong, “Mahound’s fictional status in the […]
The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences
This is the title of a very famous article in mathematics by Eugene Wigner. The article and its title reminds me of the verses of the Holy Quran that Dr. […]
The rise of atheism in Pakistan
Counter-extremism expert, Ghaffar Hussain catches up with ‘Hazrat Nakhuda’ – founder of the ‘Pakistani Atheists and Agnostics Facebook’s Group. Written by Ghaffar Hussain An increasing number of young Pakistani’s are […]
Deism and 750 verses of the Holy Quran
By Zia H Shah MD Deism (pronounced /ˈdiːɪzəm/, us dict: dē′·ĭzm) is a religious and philosophical belief that a supreme being created the universe, and that this can be determined […]
A watershed moment for China: Islam or Christianity?
By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Like it or not, but Islam and Christianity have been two missionary religions, which have been struggling to win […]
Recruiting the four Horsemen of Neo-atheism into Cavalry of Islam
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, an 1887 painting by Victor Vasnetsov. Christopher Hitchens died on December 15, 2011. My condolences to his family and friends. From here on any blunt […]
Deism, Liberal Protestantism or Natural Religion
To look for common thread between the Christian and the Muslim tradition one should start at Deism. One should start with President Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Payne. There will be a lot in their views that a Muslim and a Christian could agree to and from there one […]
For many, ‘Losing My Religion’ isn’t just a song: It’s life
Source/Credit: Canada.com When Ben Helton signed up for an online dating service, under “religion” he called himself “spiritually apathetic.” Sunday mornings, when Bill Dohm turns his eyes toward heaven, he’s just checking the weather so he can fly his 1946 Aeronca Champ two-seater plane. Helton, 28, and Dohm, 54, aren’t […]
What is Morality?
Source / Courtesy: Muslim Sunrise By Lubna Roohi Malik The Holy Qur’an lays out three basic states of man. These three states separate man from animals and spiritual men from moral men. These three states are: the natural state, the moral state, and the spiritual state. Man begins in the […]
Unity of God and superiority of Islam
By: Laiq Ahmed Atif, President Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Malta Some time ago, during a discussion with friend, we came to know of a woman from Australia, who’s sole mission was […]
Without Roots: The West, Relativism, Christianity, Islam?
Book by Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) and Marcello Pera Reviewed and refuted by Dr. Naseer Tahir This book is a compilation of a dialogue between his Holiness Pope Benedict […]
DAOISM: MONTHEISM, TRINITY, OR POLYTHEISM?
By Dr. Naseer Tahir Daoism, also known as Taoism is an organized religious tradition that has been evolving in China, Korea and Japan for last two thousand years. It […]
Examining Christianity: In Light of other Religious Traditions, Nature and Science?
Allah created mankind and took it upon Himself to guide them, as He says in the Qur’an, “Surely, it is for Us to provide guidance.” (92:12) Guidance and Law were given to every nation of the world through His Messengers, “And for every people there was a Messenger” (10:47). “And […]