The Oldest Qur’an Controversy
The oldest Qur’ans are actually in Yemen, in danger being bombed By: Juan Cole The discovery of a couple pages [apparently actually 18] of a very old Qur’an (the Muslim […]
Video: Muslims in Moscow Work to Break a Stereotype
The New York Times: Dozens of women dressed in colorful hijabs and floral dresses gathered under gray skies recently in the garden of a four-star hotel here for a charity […]
15 Anti-Corruption Hadiths
By Muhammad Fathi Source: OnIslam.net Monday, 27 July 2015 Corruption is one of the worst predicaments that haunt many countries around the world. The abuse of power, authority and resources by governments and public servants hinders the progress of nations, alienates ordinary citizens and blocks them from […]
Iran unlikely to spend most of its post-sanctions funds on militants, CIA says
By BRIAN BENNETT A secret U.S. intelligence assessment predicts that Iran’s government will pump most of an expected $100-billion windfall from the lifting of international sanctions into the country’s flagging economy and won’t significantly boost funding for militant groups it supports in the Middle East. Intelligence analysts concluded that even […]
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam’s Remarkable List of Achievements and Awards
The Logical Indian — Abdul Kalam will remain one of the finest human beings to have ever lived. He lived an illustrious and successful life, and his legacy will continue to inspire people around the world in the coming years. Below is a list that tries to do justice to […]
India Mourns the death of its former president Abdul Kalam
One of India’s most popular presidents, Abdul Kalam, died Monday after he collapsed during a lecture to business management graduate students in the northeastern city of Shillong. The 83-year-old Kalam, who was president from 2002 to 2007, was affectionately called the “missile man,” “scientist-patriot” and “people’s president” of India. Many […]
Celebrating Centenary: YEAR 2015 marks the centenary of the establishment of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at in Sri Lanka
Source: lankaweb.com PRESS RELEASE AHMADIYYA MUSLIM JAMA’AT – SRI LANKA This year (2015) marks the centenary of the establishment of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at – Sri Lanka. Sinhala Translation with Arabic Text […]
Perlis Islamic council in Malaysia issues landmark edict
The Perlis Fatwa Committee has issued an edict which states that the custody of a child be given to the more suitable parent, regardless of religion. State mufti Datuk Dr […]
539. Commandment – Travel through the earth and see how evil was the end of those who treated the Prophets as liars
539. Commandment – Travel through the earth and see how evil was the end of those who treated the Prophets as liars [3:138] Surely, there have been many dispensations before you; so travel through the earth and see how evil was the end of those who treated the Prophets as liars. [27:52] Then see how evil was the end of their plan! Verily, We […]
India: Terrorist attack in Gurdaspur, Lashkar-e-Tayiba behind this
Gurdaspur, July 27: Dressed in army uniform, three gunmen opened fire at a police station in Gurdaspur. The gunmen who were said to be carrying AK-47 rifles, first opened fire on a Punjab state road transport bus before attacking the police station. Seven persons including three civilians and four police […]
The Need to Renew Religious Discourse
Review of Religions; For a long time, we as a Community (the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community), have warned others about the corrupt and criminal ideology that is taught in the so-called colleges of Islamic Shariah law, an ideology which is also disseminated through religious lectures and Friday sermons. These Mullahs – […]
Madinah’s miswak sellers do good business
FOR BETTER ORAL HYGIENE: Some pilgrims buy miswak to be given as gifts to family and friends back home. ARAB NEWS Published — Monday 27 July 2015 Last update 27 July 2015 2:19 am MADINAH: Millions of visitors coming to Madinah during Ramadan and Eid made sure they visited the […]
Gov’t (of Jordan) discusses UNRWA crisis as agency’s coffers ‘almost empty’
Gov’t discusses UNRWA crisis as agency’s coffers ‘almost empty’ By Laila Azzeh , Petra – Jul 27,2015 – Last updated at Jul 27,2015 0 0 googleplus0 0 0 UNRWA’s education services are on the line due to a severe financial crisis (Photo courtesy of UNRWA) AMMAN — Jordan on Sunday […]
Musharraf features in ‘six greatest personalities’ in Indian textbook
Pakistan Today — Former Pakistani dictator Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf might not be among the most liked persons in India and Pakistan but a school textbook in an Indian state has listed him as one of the ‘greatest personalities’ of the region. A book for Grade III at a private […]
The Holy Quran’s Translation in Sinhalese to be Launched This Week
Source: A. Abdul Aziz; Press Secretary Sinhalese (/sɪnəˈliːz/), known natively as Sinhala (සිංහල; singhala [ˈsiŋɦələ]),[3] is the native language of the Sinhalese people, who make up the largest ethnic group in […]
Women Rights: One of the Muslim Times’ Core Values
Epigraph: “But whoso does good works, whether male or female, and is a believer, such shall enter Heaven, and shall not be wronged even as much as the little hollow in the […]
Palestinians clash with Israeli police near Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem (VIDEO)
Source: RT.com Israeli police have deployed stun grenades to disperse rock-throwing Palestinian protesters, who were trying to prevent Jews from praying on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount on one of their most […]
Can the Middle East tackle Islamist militancy?
Can the Middle East tackle Islamist militancy? 25 July 2015 From the sectionMiddle East BBC.COM Arab affairs analyst Magdi Abdelhadi offers a personal view on the difficulties presented by trying to tackle Islamist extremism in the Middle East. If you watch Saudi television, as I sometimes do, you will […]
Age you can legally get married around the world
You can get married as young as nine in Iran but men have to wait till they’re 22 to tie the knot in China On Friday, the Spanish government announced […]
538. Commandment – So go about in the land for four months, and know that you cannot frustrate the plan of Allah and that Allah will humiliate the disbelievers
538. Commandment – So go about in the land for four months, and know that you cannot frustrate the plan of Allah and that Allah will humiliate the disbelievers [9:2] So go about in the land for four months, and know that you cannot frustrate the plan of Allah and that Allah will humiliate the […]