Epigraph: “The extinction of race consciousness is one of the most outstanding moral achievements of Islam.” Arnold Toynbee Source: On Faith By Elizabeth Evans Successful movements for women’s ordination and […]
By Ludovica Iaccino The insurgence of the Islamic State, previously known as Isis, is causing hundreds of deaths in Iraq and Syria. The killings perpetrated by the militants, who recently posted online videos in which they beheaded two American journalists, have prompted many people worldwide – including several Muslim institutions – to publicly condemn […]
Huff Post: by Gary M. Burge — Are Muslims violent? Yes. Are Jews and Christians violent? Yes. The problem is not one’s religious affiliation. The problem is spiritual: There is something bent inside each of us that inspires us to distort the higher values of the faith we profess. I […]
Epigraph: O mankind, We have created you from a male and a female; and We have made you into tribes and sub-tribes that you may recognize one another. Verily, the […]
Vaughan Citizen Sep 4, 2014 te 0 0 UPDATED: Controversial Islamic project proposal nixed by Vaughan councillors Community project quashed Nick Iwanyshyn The Islamic Shia Ithna-Asheri Jamaat of Toronto (ISIJ) applied to build two 17-storey residential towers, 61 townhouses and retail spa ce on its 11-hectare property at 9000 […]
Epigraph: O ye who believe! be steadfast in the cause of Allah, bearing witness in equity; and let not a people’s enmity incite you to act otherwise than with justice. […]
Epigraph: O ye who believe! be steadfast in the cause of Allah, bearing witness in equity; and let not a people’s enmity incite you to act otherwise than with justice. […]
The family of US journalist Steven Sotloff have spoken publicly for the first time since a video of his beheading was released by militants. They said that the reporter gave his life to covering the suffering of people in war zones, but was “no hero”. Mr Sotloff “tried to find […]
The family of US journalist Steven Sotloff have spoken publicly for the first time since a video of his beheading was released by militants. They said that the reporter gave his life to covering the suffering of people in war zones, but was “no hero”. Mr Sotloff “tried to find […]
Review of Religions: August 2014 Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih II(ra) Hazrat Mirza Bashir-Ud-Din Mahmud Ahmadra (1889–1965) was the second Successor of the Promised Messiahas and he was the […]
Summary SUMMARY by David Ignatius, The Daily Star, Lebanon Talk about America’s decline is usually wrong. But how else would you describe a country that, in a world of exploding tensions, is unable to confirm dozens of ambassadors to foreign posts because of partisan political squabbling? The State Department […]
Kindly click on the images to zoom them, jazkallah. Imam Shamshad A. Nasir Shamshad A. Nasir is imam & missionary-in-charge of the Baitul ul Jaam’e Mosque, Glen Ellyn Cell Phone: 909-636-8332 | Email: Shamshadanasir@gmail.com
Source: faithstreet.com I read with interest Salam Al-Maryati’s recent piece for OnFaith titled “Takfirism: The Key to Understanding ISIL.” While well intentioned, Marayati inaccurately relegates the practice of “takfir” to a problem of […]
Source: faithstreet.com I read with interest Salam Al-Maryati’s recent piece for OnFaith titled “Takfirism: The Key to Understanding ISIL.” While well intentioned, Marayati inaccurately relegates the practice of “takfir” to a problem of […]
Source: eastvalleytribune.com | arizona.newszap.com A blood drive to be held Sept. 13 in Chandler is part of a fourth-annual national Muslim campaign to collect 13,000 pints of blood to help save 39,000 lives. […]
10 Things You Can’t Say in Canada You might think Canadians are polite and easygoing but that’s only because you’ve never said any of these 10 things in front of them. Here’s how to make any Canadian turn as red as a maple leaf. By Daniel Reid Next Photo: Thinkstock […]
10 Things You Can’t Say in Canada You might think Canadians are polite and easygoing but that’s only because you’ve never said any of these 10 things in front of them. Here’s how to make any Canadian turn as red as a maple leaf. By Daniel Reid Next Photo: Thinkstock […]
An estimated $1tn (£600bn) a year is being taken out of poor countries and millions of lives are lost because of corruption, according to campaigners. A report by the US-based anti-poverty organisation One says much of the progress made over the past two decades in tackling extreme poverty has been […]
An estimated $1tn (£600bn) a year is being taken out of poor countries and millions of lives are lost because of corruption, according to campaigners. A report by the US-based anti-poverty organisation One says much of the progress made over the past two decades in tackling extreme poverty has been […]
http://www.cnn.com/video/api/embed.html#/video/world/2014/09/02/newday-labott-u-s-somalia-operation.cnn Mogadishu, Somalia (CNN) — A suspected U.S. drone strike targeted senior leaders of Al-Shabaab in southern Somalia, but it’s not clear if the leader of the Islamic militant group […]