Pilgrims prefer sheep to other animals for Haj sacrifice. ABDULHADI HABTOR Published — Friday 31 July 2015 JEDDAH: Saudi importers of cattle said the Haj season this year will not see an increase in the price of livestock due to the stability of the local market and the available […]
Epigraph: Say, ‘O People of the Book! come to a word equal between us and you — that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with […]
Jul 29,2015 – BY MICHAEL JANSEN JORDAN TIMES Twenty-five years ago Iraq invaded Kuwait following a dispute over Kuwait’s refusal to curb oil exports to raise the price to $20 a barrel and allegations that the emirate was slant drilling into Iraq’s Rumaila oil field. Kuwait also demanded repayment of […]
542. Commandment – O ye who believe! take not My enemy and your enemy for friends, offering them love, while they disbelieve in the truth which has come to you [60:2] O ye who believe! take not My enemy and your enemy for friends, offering them love, while they disbelieve in […]
Analysis STRATFOR.COM JULY 29, 2015 | 09:15 GMT An explosion rocks the Syrian city of Kobani during a reported suicide car bomb attack by Islamic State militants on a People’s Protection Unit (YPG) position, as seen from the outskirts of Suruc, on the Turkey-Syria border, October 2014. (GOKHAN SAHIN/Getty […]
Source: ilmfeed.com The discovery of a Qur’anic manuscript in the University of Birmingham has made headlines worldwide as it is thought to be one the oldest anywhere in the world. Radiocarbon […]
by FRANK JACOBS Maps have many fathers. One of them is the genie of omission. So beware of the map that is too straightforward and simple. It may very well be obscuring something. For also in cartography, this general rule applies: If it looks too good to be true, it […]
541. Commandment – Go forth, light and heavy, and strive with your property and your persons in the cause of Allah [9:41] Go forth, light and heavy, and strive with your property and your persons in the cause of Allah. That is better for you, if only you knew. [2:219] Those who […]
Most people have the erroneous opinion that Coffee comes from Italy when in reality, Yemen is where the ubiquitous brew has its true origins. Along with the first university, and […]
540. Commandment – And strive in the cause of Allah as it behoves you to strive for it [22:79] And strive in the cause of Allah as it behoves you to strive for it. He has chosen you, and has laid no hardship upon you in religion; so follow the faith of your […]
The oldest Qur’ans are actually in Yemen, in danger being bombed By: Juan Cole The discovery of a couple pages [apparently actually 18] of a very old Qur’an (the Muslim […]
By Muhammad Fathi Source: OnIslam.net Monday, 27 July 2015 Corruption is one of the worst predicaments that haunt many countries around the world. The abuse of power, authority and resources by governments and public servants hinders the progress of nations, alienates ordinary citizens and blocks them from […]
The Perlis Fatwa Committee has issued an edict which states that the custody of a child be given to the more suitable parent, regardless of religion. State mufti Datuk Dr […]
539. Commandment – Travel through the earth and see how evil was the end of those who treated the Prophets as liars [3:138] Surely, there have been many dispensations before you; so travel through the earth and see how evil was the end of those who treated the Prophets as liars. [27:52] Then see how evil was the end of their plan! Verily, We […]
FOR BETTER ORAL HYGIENE: Some pilgrims buy miswak to be given as gifts to family and friends back home. ARAB NEWS Published — Monday 27 July 2015 Last update 27 July 2015 2:19 am MADINAH: Millions of visitors coming to Madinah during Ramadan and Eid made sure they visited the […]
Gov’t discusses UNRWA crisis as agency’s coffers ‘almost empty’ By Laila Azzeh , Petra – Jul 27,2015 – Last updated at Jul 27,2015 0 0 googleplus0 0 0 UNRWA’s education services are on the line due to a severe financial crisis (Photo courtesy of UNRWA) AMMAN — Jordan on Sunday […]
Source: RT.com Israeli police have deployed stun grenades to disperse rock-throwing Palestinian protesters, who were trying to prevent Jews from praying on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount on one of their most […]
Can the Middle East tackle Islamist militancy? 25 July 2015 From the sectionMiddle East BBC.COM Arab affairs analyst Magdi Abdelhadi offers a personal view on the difficulties presented by trying to tackle Islamist extremism in the Middle East. If you watch Saudi television, as I sometimes do, you will […]
You can get married as young as nine in Iran but men have to wait till they’re 22 to tie the knot in China On Friday, the Spanish government announced […]
538. Commandment – So go about in the land for four months, and know that you cannot frustrate the plan of Allah and that Allah will humiliate the disbelievers [9:2] So go about in the land for four months, and know that you cannot frustrate the plan of Allah and that Allah will humiliate the […]