Editorial: Loudest Voice Not Always the Right One
Protecting the minority is the backbone principle of Indonesia. Otherwise, it’s only a matter of time before we see the demise of our country. Jakarta Globe: French philosopher Michael Foucault […]
A vigilante state & society
Dawn: DO you judge a society by how it treats its mighty or its vulnerable? What do you call a state that serves the powerful and not the weak? What distinguishes a civilised society from a jungle if survival of the fittest is the rule in both? What is the […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 135. If you are kept back, then make whatever offering is easily available
135. If you are kept back, then make whatever offering is easily available [2:197] And complete the Hajj and the ‘Umrah for the sake of Allah: but if you are kept back, then make whatever offering is easily available; and do not shave your heads until the offering reaches its […]
Qur'an lesson for today: 135. If you are kept back, then make whatever offering is easily available
135. If you are kept back, then make whatever offering is easily available [2:197] And complete the Hajj and the ‘Umrah for the sake of Allah: but if you are kept back, then make whatever offering is easily available; and do not shave your heads until the offering reaches its […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 137. And whoever among you is sick or has an ailment of the head, should make an expiation either by fasting or almsgiving or a sacrifice
137. And whoever among you is sick or has an ailment of the head, should make an expiation either by fasting or almsgiving or a sacrifice [2:197] And complete the Hajj and the ‘Umrah for the sake of Allah: but if you are kept back, then make whatever offering is […]
Qur'an lesson for today: 137. And whoever among you is sick or has an ailment of the head, should make an expiation either by fasting or almsgiving or a sacrifice
137. And whoever among you is sick or has an ailment of the head, should make an expiation either by fasting or almsgiving or a sacrifice [2:197] And complete the Hajj and the ‘Umrah for the sake of Allah: but if you are kept back, then make whatever offering is […]
Can Narendra Modi and Nawaz Sharif Deliver?
By Saeed Qureshi The good neighborly relationship between India and Pakistan could not be brought about for seven decades. Can Narendra Modi and Nawaz Sharif resume the peace process initiated jointly by Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif way back in 1999? That historic […]
How Islamic inventors changed the world
Epigraph: You are the best people raised for the good of mankind; you enjoin what is good and forbid evil and believe in Allah. And if the People of the […]
While we persecute you
Epigraph: And seek help with patience and Prayer; and this indeed is hard except for the humble in spirit, Who know for certain that they will meet their Lord, and that to Him will they return. (Al Quran 2:46-47) Source: The Daily Times By Aisha Fayyazi Sarwari It is savagery […]
“خُونِ ناحق بہت پی چکی یہ زمیں” Urdu Poem by Arshi Malik
Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in the Quran A Message of Compassion and Love from the Holy Bible […]
[Urdu Article] “Aur Ye Hai Mera Pakistan” by Imam Shamshad A. Nasir
Kindly click on the images to zoom them. Imam Shamshad A. Nasir Shamshad A. Nasir is imam of the Baitul Hameed Mosque, Chino, California. Imam Nasir currently serves as […]
Take me home: Why An Ahmadi Muslim Cannot return to Pakistan
TFT: Mir Nasar Ahmad has finally submitted to the idea that a return to Pakistan is a foolish dream I have a high paying job in the Middle-East. I am paying almost no taxes and buying petrol cheaper than water for my luxury car. I have not been mugged here, […]
No one knows if this religious leader is dead or meditating
global post: by Timothy Mcgrath — His family says he’s dead. His followers say he’s meditating. Either way, Shri Ashutosh Maharaj is in a commercial freezer and there’s $170 million at stake. His Holiness Shri Ashutosh Maharaj, a wealthy religious leader in the Punjab city of Jalandhar, is either dead or […]
A Short History of Blasphemy
BBC: Why is blasphemy such a big issue in Pakistan? It’s constantly in the headlines – BBC Urdu’s Amber Shamsi tracks the history of blasphemy in Pakistan while satirist Mohammed Hanif breaks down how one can or can’t blaspheme in Karachi. Mixtape: Togo BBC Afrique’s music journalist Ata Ahli Ahebla spins another […]
India gang-rape: Victims’ relative calls for public hanging of attackers
http://www.cnn.com/video/api/embed.html#/video/world/2014/05/30/pkg-udas-india-gang-rape-hanging.cnn By Harmeet Shah Singh and Faith Karimi, CNN updated 6:29 AM EDT, Sat May 31, 2014 Katra village, India (CNN) — Mourners sat on mud floors at a village in […]
Abbas designates PM to head new Palestinian unity Cabinet
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday asked Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah to head a new national unity government which will bring together the feuding Hamas and Fateh parties. The announcement satisfies a five-week deadline following the groups’ reconciliation pact on April 23, but the two sides […]
Instilling religious values in politics must for peace
HARUN YAHYA Published — Saturday 31 May 2014 Throughout its history, Middle East — the land of the prophets — has been the starting point of peace and harmony envisaged in the divine revelations. People learned to coexist as a result of the preaching of prophets in this part of […]
Fatwa Against Honor Killings Declared By Pakistan Ulema Council Of Muslim Leaders
Epigraph: On account of this, We prescribed for the children of Israel that whosoever killed a person — unless it be for killing a person or for creating disorder in […]
Five Muslims among Forbes’ list of 100 most powerful women
Pakistan Today: Five Muslim women have made it to Forbes’ list of the 100 most powerful women published online on Wednesday. Prime Minister of Bagladesh Shiekh Hasina Wajid has been […]