The restoration projects that keep Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa in good repair
A picture taken on July 12, 2016 from inside the golden dome of the Dome of the Rock mosque at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem old city, shows the […]
A painful lost year
Mar 09,2021 – JORDAN TIMES – JAMES J. ZOGBY The second week in March marks two devastating anniversaries. On March 11, 2020, Eileen, my beloved wife of 51 years, passed […]
NON-FICTION: PROFILING GOD IN ISLAM
Source: Dawn. Com In 2014, in a bombing raid on the militant group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Jordanian air force pilot Muath al Kasasbeh crashed his plane near Raqqa in Syria. He was promptly captured and ISIS used the social media platform Twitter to crowdsource suggestions on […]
Defying numbers, PTI-backed Sanjrani wins coveted Senate chairman slot
Source: Dawn PTI candidate Sadiq Sanjrani won another term as the Senate chairman on Friday in a blow to the joint opposition — despite the latter having a majority in the Upper House. The opposition challenged the result of the election after it was announced that seven votes cast in […]
DEPORTATION – Not safe in Pakistan
Stefan Simonvon More than 200 Ahmadis from Hessen (Germany) are threatened with deportation to Pakistan. In their home country, they are discriminated against, threatened and feared for their lives as […]
Crown Prince of Jordan cancelled Al Aqsa visit after Israel violated arrival protocols — FM
‘Crown Prince decided to cancel trip to preserve Jerusalemites’ right to commemorate Al Israa wal Miraj freely without Israeli hindrance’ By JT – Mar 11,2021 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — […]
UAE sets up $10bn fund to invest in Israel
The UAE and Israel signed a US-brokered peace agreement in September 2020 that established diplomatic relations between the two countries. (WAM) Short Url https://arab.news/5sstv Fund allocations will derive from government […]
HRC 46th Item 3 General Debate Ahmadiyya Muslims are victims of state-sponsored persecution in Pakistan
Source: HRC The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is perhaps the most obviously persecuted religion in the world today. The Ahmadiyya Muslims are victims of state-sponsored persecution in Pakistan. One of the most recent examples is the target killing of doctor Abdul Qadir on 11 February simply due to the profession of his Islamic faith. Successive […]
Journey of the Holy Prophet to Heaven
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Guidance from the Holy Quran and Hadith – Spiritual journey, not physical In order to […]
Jordan marks Al Israa wal Miraj anniversary
By JT – Mar 10,2021 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Jordan, alongside other countries, on Thursday marks the anniversary of Al Israa wal Miraj, Prophet Mohammad’s nocturnal journey from Mecca […]
Financial Sacrifice Must Be For the Sake of Allah Alone
MAGAZINE: EDITION NOVEMBER 2020 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad – The Promised Messiah and Mahdi (as) Portrait of the Promised Messiah (as) & Imam Mahdi (Guided One), Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad […]
Islam and the Happiness Revolution
https://www.reviewofreligions.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/happiness-small-shutterstock_667724323-1024×654.jpg 9th March 2021 Khalid Safir, UK The Quick, One-Step Guide to Happiness It is often believed that religion teaches you to make your life miserable in exchange for paradise in the next life. That is not true. In Islam, the Holy Qur’an explains ‘But for him who fears to […]
INDONESIA: East Java Nahdlatul Ulama Rejects Alcohol Investment Permit
Translator: Ricky Mohammad Nugraha Editor: Petir Garda Bhwana 2 March 2021 Illustration of Alcoholic Drink or Liquor. REUTERS / Muhammad Hamed TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The East Java Nahdlatul Ulama (PWNU) […]
WHO advises against mandating COVID-19 vaccine to travel
09 Mar 2021 GENEVA: A senior World Health Organization (WHO) official on Monday (Mar 8) said that so-called “vaccine passports” for COVID-19 should not be used for international travel because […]
Faith communities urged to work together to protect women
An elder Catholic woman prays during a mass in Iraq. (AFP/File) Short Url https://arab.news/zz894 BENEDICT SPENCE March 09, 2021 LONDON: Speakers at the Higher Committee of Human Fraternity’s (HCHF) Women’s […]
What could cause a US-China war?
Mar 09,2021 – JORDAN TIMES – JOSEPH S NIE CAMBRIDGE — When China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, recently called for a reset of bilateral relations with the United States, a […]
US opposition to ICC probe undermines its claim to moral leadership
Mar 09,2021 – JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF US officials were quick to oppose the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Fatou Bensouda’s decision to open an investigation into alleged […]
Pakistani Blasphemy Laws : A Human Rights Violation
Muzna Erum March 8, 2021 In Pakistan, a college teacher was sentenced to ten years in jail for a supposed blasphemous lecture presented in class on January 8, 2021. According […]
Ten years of international failure in Syria
Author CHRIS DOYLE March 08, 2021 Syrian and Russian soldiers at a checkpoint near Wafideen camp in Damascus, March 2, 2018. (Reuters) Short Url https://arab.news/zy3j6 Conflicts and wars come in […]
Pope says meeting Shiite cleric ‘good for my soul’
By AFP – Mar 09,2021 – JORDAN TIMES This handout photo released by Ayatollah Sistani’s media office shows Iraq’s most revered Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali Al Sistani (centre) meeting […]