Information from Shahid Parvez, Bangalore/Bengaluru Assalaamu Alaikum Dear All, If you could read the above, then you know the language “KANNADA”, which is spoken by about 40 million people mainly concentrated in […]
Report by: Shahid Parvez Masha’Allah, Al’humdulillah! Book Stall of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Bangalore awarded the Stall with the Best Speaker among Spiritual Stalls at the “Science and Technology Exhibition” organized […]
theguardian: by Ola Perczynska — When 14-year-old Deumaya from Gorkha district in Nepal, talked about getting married, she said: “I met my husband in the village. He is two years older than me. It was a love marriage – we were in love. We went to another village and stayed […]
47. Take Allah as thy Guardian [73:10] He is the Lord of the East and the West; there is no God but He; so take Him as thy Guardian. [17:3] And We gave Moses the Book, and We made it a guidance for the children of Israel,saying, ‘Take no guardian beside Me, [39:42] Verily, We […]
51. Fear God [3:176] It is Satan who only frightens his friends; so fear them not but fear Me, if you are believers. [2:41] O children of Israel! remember My favour which I bestowed upon you, and fulfil your covenant with Me, I will fulfil My covenant with you, and Me alone […]
52. Turn to Allah in sincere repentance [66:9] O ye who believe! turn to Allah in sincere repentance. It may be that your Lord will remove the evil consequences of your deeds and make you enter Gardens through which rivers flow, on the day when Allah will not abase the Prophet nor those […]
Slate.com: Five tiny uninhabited islands slumber in the Pacific Ocean a short distance from Taiwan, China, and Japan. The Japanese call them the Senkaku Islands. The Chinese call them the Diaoyu Islands. Japan controls the islands, but China wants them. While international law favors Japan, it would be a mistake […]
by Rami Khouri Daily Star, Lebanon Story Summary Much analysis and posturing is taking place these days about the “framework accord” that the United States government will soon put on the table as its conception of a fair, comprehensive and permanent peace agreement between Israelis and Palestinians.A bilateral negotiation between […]
by Rula Samain | Feb 25, 2014 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The day Pope Francis arrives in Jordan on May 5 marks the peak of many months of “hard work and planning” coordinated between private and government agencies preparing for his visit and guests coming to the Kingdom from […]
Hani Hazaimeh arabnews Published — Tuesday 25 February 2014 For the past few years, the issue of the so-called “Jordanian option” as an alternative country for the Palestinians has been one of the most heated discussions among the elites in the desert kingdom. Being a destination of […]
JEDDAH: IBRAHIM NAFFEE Published — Wednesday 26 February 2014 ARABNEWS.COM Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh called upon Saudis to give their Zakat to Syrian refugees as the Kingdom […]
Epigraph: “Love of your country (patriotism) is a part of your faith.” The Holy Prophet Muhammad Source:TOI NEW DELHI: Fatwa issued by Muslim clerics cannot be forced upon people and […]
Source: indcatholicnews.com An interfaith delegation from Indonesia, co-hosted by Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK, has begun a week of advocacy in the UK to coincide with […]
Source: Carawan By Dr Aslam Abdullah, who is the Director-Imam of the Islamic Society of Nevada. He also teaches Islamic Studies at University of Nevada Las Vegas, OLLI program and is the chief editor of the Detroit-based weekly newspaper Muslim Observer The Islamic world is being riven apart between the theology […]
Epigraph: There should be no compulsion in religion. Surely, right has become distinct from wrong; so whosoever refuses to be led by those who transgress, and believes in Allah, has […]
WSJ: Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono leaves office this year, and already assessments of his legacy are ramping up. He has most often been described as, among other things, a force for religious moderation in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority democracy. The reality is different, however. He has presided over […]
STORY SUMMARY February 25, 2014 12:22 By Brooke Anderson Keeping kids close to home normally means peace of mind for parents. Not so these days in Lebanon, where increasingly frequent […]
Pluralism was once the hallmark of the Arab world, so the exodus of Christians from the Middle East is painful to one Islamic scholar ‘It is a tragedy and a blow to the basic pride of Arab Islamic civilisation’ Tarif Khalidi is a big, bearded bear of a man, the […]
By Tufail Ahmad New Indian Express During the 1930s through the forties, Muhammad Ali Jinnah was the toast of Muslim politics in India, but it was Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first education minister of independent India, who had a substantive vision for human progress. Azad’s real name was Abul […]
National Editorial THE NATIONAL February 24, 2014 Updated: February 24, 2014 18:11:00 It is difficult to form a clear picture of the dynamics of the Syrian conflict on the ground, especially when it comes to the different jihadi groups that are fighting the regime and, more recently, each other. […]