As a constitutional kafir I ask, does my religious freedom hurt you this much?
Epigraph: As to those who disbelieve, and hinder men from the way of Allah and from the Sacred Mosque, which We have appointed equally for all men, be they dwellers […]
430. Commandment – Say to the believing men/women that they guard their private parts
430. Commandment – Say to the believing men/women that they guard their private parts [24:31] Say to the believing men that they restrain their eyes and guard their private parts. That is purer for them. Surely, Allah is well aware of what they do. [24:32] And say to the believing women that […]
US Iran Nuclear Agreement
Saudi-Israeli Anti-Iran Nexus By Pervez Hoodbhoy April 4th, 2015 A WAR-TORN world heaved a sigh of relief on Thursday night after success was declared at the Iran nuclear talks in Lausanne, Switzerland. Months of tortuous negotiations have ended for now, while a fuller agreement is to be finalised by the […]
The Day Christ Died (Put on Cross) — Was it on a Thursday or Friday?
Source: Huffington Post James D. Tabor; Author, ‘Paul and Jesus: How the Apostle Transformed Christianity’ Later Christian tradition put Jesus’ last meal with his disciples on Thursday evening and his […]
429. Commandment – Say to the believing men/women that they restrain their eyes
429. Commandment – Say to the believing men/women that they restrain their eyes [24:31] Say to the believing men that they restrain their eyes and guard their private parts. That is purer for them. Surely, Allah is well aware of what they do. [24:32] And say to the believing women […]
What war with Iran would really mean
Fareed Zakaria| The Daily Star When making up their minds about the nuclear deal with Iran, people are properly focused on its details. But to figure out whether an agreement that limits and inspects Iran’s nuclear program is acceptable, one has to consider seriously the alternatives to it – and […]
Looking up Islam in Japan: Professors delegation visit The Ahmadiyya Bait-ul-Ahad Mosque in Tsushima Aichi prefecture
Report by Anees Ahmad Nadeem A delegation of 7 respected professors visits Bait ul Ahad the Japan Moaque for their study and research about Muslims in Japan. The Professors asked questions […]
Islamophobia in China and Pakistan’s vow of silence
Source: Dawn.com Recently, in a country that is decidedly not France, a Muslim man has been sentenced to six years in prison for keeping a beard. I daresay it’s time […]
Reciprocity and respect win in Lausanne
Rami G. Khouri| The Daily Star The agreed parameters of a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on Iran’s nuclear program that were reached Thursday between the Islamic Republic and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council plus Germany represent a monumental achievement that affirms the power of […]
India: Tableegh-e-Islam Ahmadiyyat by Jama’at-e-Ahmadiyya Bangalore
Report by Shahid Parvez, Sec Dawat-el-Allah, Bangalore Tableegh team Bangalore connects with more than 800 people and distributes more than 2000 folders with Jama’ati literature in English, Hindi and Kannada in […]
What It's Like To Be Crucified: Danish Filmmaker Lasse Spang Olsen's Spiritual Journey To The Philippines
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla, Carol.Kuruvilla@huffingtonpost.com Last year on Good Friday, Lasse Spang Olsen was crucified in the Philippines. The Danish filmmaker and stunt performer from Copenhagen raised eyebrows in […]
What It’s Like To Be Crucified: Danish Filmmaker Lasse Spang Olsen’s Spiritual Journey To The Philippines
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla, Carol.Kuruvilla@huffingtonpost.com Last year on Good Friday, Lasse Spang Olsen was crucified in the Philippines. The Danish filmmaker and stunt performer from Copenhagen raised eyebrows in […]
Ahmadiyya Community delegates presented Holy Quran to UP and and Sikkim Governors in Ghuman Village
April 4, 2015 Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Qadian, India, presented a copy of the Holy Quran with English translation to the Mr. Shriniwas Patil Governor of Utter Pardesh in Ghuman village of District Gurdaspur, […]
Qadian: Mushaira on Maseeh-e-Maood Day
مجلس خدام الاحمدیہ حلقہ ناصرآباد قادیان کی جانب سے کل رات 4اپریل 2015 کو قادیان میں مشاعرہ کا انعقاد ہوا۔ جس میں قادیان کے بہت سے شعرا حضرات نے اپنا […]
Islam is simple, don’t make it complicated
Deana Nassar Published — Friday 3 April 2015 The Qur’an says: “We have sent down the Book to you which manifests the truth about all things and as guidance and mercy and good news for Muslims.” (Qur’an, 16:89) It reminded me of a post I read on Facebook recently and […]
What’s Really Driving The Saudi-Led Attacks On Yemen?
Oil. By Catherine Shakdam | April 2, 2015 SANAA, Yemen — On March 25, King Salman decided to engage the Saudi military against the Houthis of Yemen, after the latter marched on Aden, the capital of the former South Yemen, where former President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi had sought refuge after […]
428. Commandment – Punishment for Gay people
428. Commandment – Punishment for Gay people [4:17] And if two men from among you are guilty of it, punish them both. And if they repent and amend, then leave them alone; surely, Allah is Oft-Returning with compassion and is Merciful.
Proxy War in Yemen: Saudi Arabia and Iran Vie for Regional Supremacy
By Dieter Bednarz, Christoph Reuter and Bernhard Zand REUTERS A Saudi Arabia-led coalition continues to bombard Yemen in an effort to stop the advance of an Iran-backed Shiite militia there. The conflict is becoming a proxy war for regional supremacy. The risks to the House of Saud are great. On […]
The Persian Paradox: Iran Is Much More Modern Than You Think
The Persian Paradox: Iran Is Much More Modern Than You Think An Essay by Erich Follath DPA People in the West tend to have a monolithic view of Iran. But there’s a lot more to the country than the mullah-led theocracy, and it often gets ignored. And national pride is alive […]
The Christian tragedy in the Middle East did not begin with Isis. A hundred years on from the Armenian genocide, and a Christian minority is again suffering
By Robert Fisk, The Independent One summer’s day in 1990, I walked into a beautiful Crusader chapel in Keserwan, a gentle mountainside north of Beirut, where an old Catholic Maronite priest pointed to a Byzantine mosaic of – I think – Saint John. What he wanted to show me […]