7 Remarkable Things About Khadija, Wife of the Prophet of Islam
Source: Huffington Post | By Yasmina Blackburn I often get into debates with people about women in Islam. How we dress. How we don’t dress. What we think or don’t think […]
The perils of our hopeless Arab youth
Summary BY RAMI G. KHOURI Millions of primary and secondary school-age youth have never entered a school, and millions more are in danger of dropping out. It shows that more than 21 million children and young adolescents across the Arab world are either out of school or at risk of […]
Saudi Arabia ends Yemen air campaign
The Saudi-led coalition’s campaign has lasted almost a month A Saudi Arabia-led coalition has ended its bombing campaign against rebels in Yemen, Saudi state television has said. The coalition’s Decisive Storm campaign had achieved its military goals, the report said. A new operation would be called Restoring Hope, focusing […]
The world must care more for Syrian refugees
by Lakhdar Brahimi Summary Over the past four years, Syria has been the scene of terrible suffering and savagery. The war has claimed more than 200,000 lives and devastated Syria’s social and economic fabric. The international community has been unable – and, to some extent, unwilling – to stop the […]
444. Commandment – O ye who believe! you also should invoke blessings on him and salute him with the salutation of peace
444. Commandment – O ye who believe! you also should invoke blessings on him and salute him with the salutation of peace [33:57] Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet. O ye who believe! you also should invoke blessings on him and salute him with the salutation of peace. [37:80] ‘Peace be upon Noah among the […]
‘Female Sovereigns in Islamic States’
Dr. Milena Rampoldi, the translator of ‘Female Sovereigns in Islamic States’ from Turkish to English, tells the tales of the great women in Islamic history. From Maldives to India, Rampoldi […]
443. Commandment – Verily you have in the Prophet of Allah an excellent model
443. Commandment – Verily you have in the Prophet of Allah an excellent model [33:22] Verily you have in the Prophet of Allah an excellent model, for him who fears Allah and the Last Day and who remembers Allah much. [49:8] And know that among you is the Messenger of […]
Swiss jihadist frees wife and child
HELD CAPTIVE Swiss jihadist frees wife and child By swissinfo.ch and agencies APR 19, 2015 – 15:30 The mother and child were let go near the border town of Reyhanli (Keystone) A woman and her young child, held in Syria for several months by her Swiss-Turkish husband, have been released. […]
‘We’re here despite Israeli occupation’
Khalil Hanoun, left, with Abdul Salam Tasluq MADINAH: YUSUF MOHAMMED Published — Monday 20 April 2015 Last update 20 April 2015 12:37 am As convoys of pilgrims flock from around the world to perform Umrah in Madinah, the journey for some can be more difficult than others. Palestinian pilgrim, Khalil […]
442. Commandment – Some more commandments about Prophet’s wives
442. Commandment – Some more commandments about Prophet’s wives [33:29] O Prophet! say to thy wives, ‘If you desire the life of this world and its adornment, come then, I will provide for you and send you away in a handsome manner. [33:30] ‘But if you desire Allah and His Messenger and […]
441. Commandment – There is no blame on them (Prophet’s wives) in this respect (Pardah)
One-a-Day Commandment of the Holy Quran – 441. Commandment – There is no blame on them (Prophet’s wives) in this respect (Pardah) Amjad Tariq Sydney 441. Commandment – There is no blame on them (Prophet’s wives) in this respect (Pardah) [33:56] There is no blame on them in this respect with regard to their fathers […]
440. Commandment – And when you ask them (the wives of the Prophet) for anything, ask them from behind a curtain. That is purer for your hearts and their hearts
440. Commandment – And when you ask them (the wives of the Prophet) for anything, ask them from behind a curtain. That is purer for your hearts and their hearts [33:54] O ye who believe! enter not the houses of the Prophet unless leave is granted to you for a meal […]
Islam is simple, don’t make it complicated
DEANA NASSAR The Qur’an says: “We have sent down the Book to you which manifests the truth about all things and as guidance and mercy and good news for […]
Preparing for final journey
A.S. HALAWANI Published — Friday 17 April 2015 When you pass away, do not worry about your dead body as fellow Muslims will take good care of it; they will take off your clothes, wash your body up, and wrap it in a clean white shroud; they will take […]
Editorial: Education black hole Daily Star, Lebanon
The Daily Star The release of a report this week on conditions in the Middle East is unlikely to gain much attention from global media outlets – probably because the words “extremism” or “ISIS” aren’t in the title. But the announcement by UNICEF and UNESCO that 21 million children in […]
IRAQI ODYSSEY : ‘Nostalgia as a weapon against fundamentalism’
By Islah Bakhat APR 17, 2015 – 11:00 1959: A year after the Iraqi monarchy was overthrown, Samir (still a little boy, the second from the right) and his family picnic outside Baghdad with some friends. An image from a revolutionary era (Dschoint Ventschr) In Iraqi Odyssey, film director Samir […]
Tajikistan: No Hajj, No Hijab, and Shave Your Beard
In a Muslim-majority country, state control of religious expression tightens. Technically, freedom of religion is enshrined in the constitution of Tajikistan. But in reality, religious practice–at least for members of […]
439. Commandment – And it behoves you not to cause inconvenience to the Messenger of Allah, nor that you should ever marry his wives after him
439. Commandment – And it behoves you not to cause inconvenience to the Messenger of Allah, nor that you should ever marry his wives after him [33:54] O ye who believe! enter not the houses of the Prophet unless leave is granted to you for a meal without waiting for its appointed time. […]
In the new Middle East, a dangerous vacuum has emerged
| The Daily Star Joschka Fischer The “new” Middle East is now on daily display. Unlike the old Middle East, whose fate was determined by the dominant Western powers (the United Kingdom and France after World War I, and the United States from the 1940s until recently), the new one […]
436. Commandment – As to elderly women, who have no desire for marriage — there is no blame on them if they lay aside their outer clothing without displaying their beauty
436. Commandment – As to elderly women, who have no desire for marriage — there is no blame on them if they lay aside their outer clothing without displaying their beauty [24:61] As to elderly women, who have no desire for marriage — there is no blame on them if […]