The Shia-Sunni Schism is about Politics, Not about Islam
Written by Dr. Abdul Alim: Since the execution of the Shia Cleric Al-Nimr over the weekend, and the subsequent tensions that have worsened the relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran, […]
The ‘road to righteousness’ at Qadian
Tribune India: You wouldn’t know where Qadian is unless you know what it stands for. For the record, the town’s streetlights are switched off because the Municipal Committee owes Rs 26 lakh to the power utility. It has irregular water supply for its over 40,000 residents. And its lone government […]
The Year 2016 and our Responsibilities by Khalifa Of Islam
Alislam.org: Today is the first day of the New Year and the year is starting with the blessed day of Friday. It is tradition to wish each other a Happy New Year, as such people are sending messages of good wishes to Hazrat Khalifatul Masih and they would be wishing […]
Muslims Spread Truth About Islam in Time’s Square on New Year’s Eve
by Selena Hill (staff@latinpost.com) In effort to combat misconceptions about Islam, a group of Muslim men hit the streets to spread a message of love and peace in the heart of New York City on New Year’s Eve. Salaam Bhatti, a 29-year-old estate planning attorney from Queens, NY, spent Thursday […]
What should we teach about Islam?
waqarahmedi.wordpress.com: What a roller coaster of a year 2015 was – especially if you teach about religion. The frenzied debate about free speech post-Charlie Hebdo, spate of ISIS terror attacks and, yes, Donald Trump, propelled classroom practitioners like me into relentless action. But these things and more also made us rethink […]
New Zealand: New Year’s Day clean up planned by Muslim youth
Bashir Khan December 31, 2015, 11:59 am The Youth Association of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community NZ, will gather its members from across Auckland, and continue its annual tradition of the New Year’s Day clean up. The location chosen for this year’s event, in liaison with City Parks Services, is the […]
US Muslim Group Launches Campaign to Reclaim the Meaning of ‘True Islam’ from Extremists
Source: Newsweek BY LUCY WESTCOTT ON 12/30/15 AT 9:04 PM The “True Islam” campaign, created by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA, aims to correct misconceptions about the religion and unite […]
My muslim faith rejects terrorism
Source: Sentinel and Enterprise By SABAHAT AHMED member of the Women’s Auxiliary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Fitchburg Chapter Currently, I identify as a Muslim, but have to wonder, if I […]
Discrimination against Ahmadis: Institutionalizing hate in the name of love
The Nation: The recent hateful protests by business owners demanding Ahmadi citizens to wear identification publicly have been a real eye-opener to anyone oblivious to intolerance in the Pakistani society. The protest was directed against Punjab police for removing hateful and derogatory signs from a shop warning Ahmadis to refrain […]
Four Reasons Why Quran’s Charter of Human Rights Goes Beyond the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
For The Muslim Times by Dr. Abdul Alim: On December 8, 2015 King Abdullah of Jordan spoke to Charlie Rose about the possibility of a Third World War. On December […]
Tucson Muslims travel to San Bernardino Islamic conference
Written By Sam Salzwedel CONNECT TUCSON – Representatives from the local Ahmadiyya Muslim Community are in San Bernardino County for an Islamic conference. Umer Shahid is from Pakistan and now lives in Tucson. He said he has noticed more discrimination since the terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino. “Ahmadiyya […]
It’s suicide bombing: Evidence from Ahmadiyya mosque spot, autopsy suggest dead youth was bomber
Daily Star: Three people were injured during Juma prayers in a suicide bomb attack in this mosque on Friday. Police cordon off the Ahmadiyya mosque at Bagmara of Rajshahi to conduct investigations as curious onlookers crowd the scene. Photo: Banglar Chokh It was a suicide attacker who blew himself up […]
ISIS Violates The Consensus Of Mainstream Islam By Persecuting Christians
Huff Post: In central Syria, Daesh (“ISIS”) recently destroyed an ancient monastery and a church. This, after abducting several Christians, in what has become the group’s long scourge on humanity. While global Muslim leaders have categorically condemnedDaesh, Daesh continues to insist their acts are permitted — even commanded — by […]
My Hijab is both Islamic and Unforced
December 26, 2015 by Qasim Rashid 1 Comment By Mansura Minhas Richard Dawkins recently called upon Muslim women to shun their Hijabs as a show of solidarity with the victims of Paris attacks. Dawkins is an anti-theist, wholly ignorant to Islam. Thus, his case against the Hijab fits perfectly well […]
ISIS claims attack on Ahmadi mosque in Bangladesh
A member of Bangladeshi bomb disposal unit prepares to detonate homemade explosives seized from a building during a raid on a building where members of a banned Islamist group were detained in Mirpur area, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015. (AP) AFP, DhakaSaturday, 26 December 2015 The Islamic State of […]
Jinnah, Islam, Secularism and Pakistan: Resolving Contradictions
By Dr. Abdul Alim for The Muslim Times: On the eve of Christmas and the day before the birth anniversary of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan Yesterday I […]
Suicide bomber attacks Ahmadi mosque in Bangladesh, injures four
Dec 25, 2015 15:45 IST Dhaka: A bomb exploded Friday at a mosque of the minority Ahmadi Muslim group in Bangladesh’s northwestern town of Bagmara leaving the suspected suicide bomber dead and four other people injured, police said. Police said the bomb blast occurred when the small Ahmadiya Muslim Jamaat […]
Srinagar’s shrines and Kashmiri politics have been intertwined for centuries
RELIGIOUS SPACES Shrines in the Valley are much more than just spiritual retreats. Chitralekha Zutshi · Today · 12:30 pm Photo Credit: Tauseef Mustafa/AFP Tucked away on the edge of a forest in a corner of the Lolab Valley lies a makeshift shrine, now in a state of disrepair. Next […]
Events moving towards World War III: Ahmadiyya Muslim community
Chandigarh: The Ahmadiyya Muslim community has warned that events across the world in recent times were moving towards a third World War. “The world is passing through very turbulent times. The similarities to the period just before the Second World War continue to be cited and it seems clear […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim community’s annual convention at Qadian
Chandigarh, Dec 24 (PTI) Followers from more than 30 countries are expected to participate in the 124th ‘Jalsa Salana’, the three-day annual convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, at its headquarters in Qadian town of Punjab’s Gurdaspur district from December 26 to December 28. Community representatives Maulana Hamid Kausar, […]