Did you pay your Zakat during Ramadan? Zakat: The third pillar of Islam
Charity is not just recommended by Islam, it is required of every financially stable Muslim. Giving charity to those who deserve it is part of Muslim character and one of […]
Syria revolt attracts motley foreign jihadi corps
ALEPPO – A fighter returns to a Free Syrian Army safe house after a shift on the Aleppo frontline, cranks up the volume of the television, lights a cigarette and looks at himself in a broken mirror. “Anyone got hair gel? I look a mess.” Meet Abu Zeid Al Tunsi, […]
Millions offer Juma, Khatm prayers
MAKKAH/MADINAH: ARAB NEWS Saturday 18 August 2012 More than 3 million worshippers offered Juma prayers on the last Friday of Ramadan at the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s […]
A Touching Video about atrocities committed against religious Groups
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Police remove Quranic verses from Ahmadi graves to ‘avert clashes’
Express Tribune: FAISALABAD: A heavy police contingent on Friday, on the demand of a banned organisation, removed Quranic verses and religious texts written on tombstones of Ahmadi graves to save the […]
How your windows could be the future of electricity: Scientists create transparent solar panels out of ‘glass-like’ plastic
Source: Dailymail One of the occasional complaints around solar panels is that they are ‘an eyesore’. Well this may be about to change, after researchers developed a new transparent solar cell which means windows in homes and other buildings can have the ability to generate electricity while still allowing people […]
Manipur Muslim Online Forum (MMOF) appeals to all Northeasterners to maintain peace and Communal harmony.
Source: Kanglaoonline.com Manipur Muslim Online Forum (MMOF) appeals to all Northeasterners, in general, and Manipuris, in particular, to maintain peace and communal harmony. Some vested interests have been mongering rumour of attacks on migrant workers and students from Northeast in South India, especially Karnataka. We have strong faith in universal […]
Brahimi named U.N. – Arab League envoy to Syria
United Nations: Former Algerian Foreign Minister Lakhdar Brahimi on Friday was named as joint U.N.-Arab League special representative for Syria, replacing Kofi Annan as the international mediator tasked with finding […]
Royal Court: Eid Al-Fitr falls on Sunday
Friday 17 August 2012 ARABNEWS Makkah: The Royal Court issued the following statement: ‘According to the two Royal Orders No. 7311/MB dated 24/9/1429 H. and No. 6605/B dated 15/6/1430 H. […]
Ramadan 2012 in Photos as Interpreted by The Atlantic
Source: The Atlantic Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting, will come to a close this weekend…Throughout this ninth month on the Islamic calendar, devout Muslims must abstain from food, drink, and sex from dawn until sunset. The fast, one of the five pillars of Islam, is seen as a time […]
UN leader ‘appalled’ by Mansehra sectarian killing
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By AFP Published: August 17, 2012 UNITED NATIONS: UN leader Ban Ki-moon was “appalled” by the sectarian killing of 20 Shias who […]
UN monitors quit, saying Syrians choose “path of war“
Reuters Friday 17 August 2012 BEIRUT/ALEPPO: Syria’s government and rebels have “chosen the path of war,” a UN peacekeeping chief said as the world body ended its doomed monitoring mission to Damascus and deadlock persists among world powers over how to contain the spreading conflict. Two weeks after former UN […]
King voices Jordan’s rejection of Israeli attempts to Judaise Jerusalem
AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Thursday asserted Jordan’s rejection of Israel’s “repeated attempts to Judaise the history and heritage of the Holy City of Jerusalem” as well as […]
Israel preparing to attack Iran: Report
Credit: TOI LONDON: Israel is preparing for a ground attack on Iran before Christmas, after conducting commando dry runs in the Iraq desert, a media report said. Top military officials in Tel Aviv believe they have until the end of the year to strike at Iran’s nuclear programme, The Sun […]
The sad story of an IT powerhouse called Bangalore
Credit: TOI Students of northeast coming out after the community leaders having peace talk at Jasma Mandir Austin Town, in Bangalore on August 16, 2012. (TOI photo) If you decide to move to Bangalore, you should ask the state’s political bosses a few questions. 1. Will you welcome me even […]
A Saudi overture to Iran
Credit: Asia Times: The US conclusion that the recent summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation delivered a “strong signal” to Syria missed the point. As always in Muslim politics, the subtext of the conference – the increasing threat of sectarian rivalry to the Middle Eastern regimes – was more […]
Pakistan’s real Emergency: 40 Million Malnourished, Illiterate, Thirsty Children
The silence surrounding Pakistan’s most serious threats Michael Kugelman There’s been much discussion lately about the “water kit,” a mysterious contraption that a purported Pakistani engineer insists will enable […]
RUSSIA – Islamic underground sect brought to light by raid.
Raid In Russia Brings Underground Sect To Light by COREY FLINTOFF Listen to the Story EnlargeNikolay Alexandrov/APGumar Ganiyev opens the gates of the compound where members of the Islamic sect he belongs to have lived in seclusion since the early 2000s outside Kazan, capital of the Russian province of Tatarstan, earlier […]
Hate crime legislation
Express Tribune: Farahnaz Ispahani. Pakistan has become a brutal place to live, especially if you are a member of a religious minority. Most observers agree that the country is being swept by a rising tide of hate encouraged by unbridled hate speech. Hate speech is defined as any spoken or physical […]
Several Umrahs on the same journey
Author: Edited by Adil Salahi, Arab News Staff Monday 27 August 2001 Q. How many Umrahs can one offer on the same journey? Is it possible to offer the Umrah on behalf of deceased parents and relatives? If so, where does one start his ihraam? If one’s parents are alive […]