Allah Almighty wants Muslims to be affectionate and loving
By HARUN YAHYA Published — Friday 2 January 2015 In the verse, “Do not direct your eyes longingly to what We have given certain of them to enjoy. Do not […]
Saudi Arabia: (but not only!) Heavy social media use ‘damaging family ties’
JUBAIL: SULTAN AL-SUGHAIR Published — Friday 2 January 2015 Many here believe that heavy use of social media is harming family life in the Kingdom and can cause psychological problems. […]
Shoura refers birth control issue to king after a second no vote
Source: Arab News: Saudi economists have emphasized the need for population control to preserve the country’s economic resources. “Families have to apply birth control in order to reduce expenses and provide better education and facilities to their children,” said Fadhel Al-Bouainain, an economist. He described the Kingdom’s population growth as […]
Rouhani criticizes west’s intervention in Muslim world
Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan. 2 By Umid Niayesh – Trend: Iranian president Hassan Rouhani has criticized western powers’ intervention in the Islamic countries, the Islamic Republic’s IRNA news agency reported Jan. 2. “Why strangers should be able to make decisions upon the fate of the Muslims?” Rouhani said, criticizing the US […]
Imran Khan marries
Source: TOI KARACHI: Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has secretly married a former BBC anchor Reham Khan in a hush hush wedding, according to media reports. The 62-year-old Imran is believed to have tied the knot last weekend with Pakistani news anchor Reham, 41, who is a divorcee and mother-of-three. She lived in Britain […]
One-a-Day Commandment of the Holy Quran – 339. Commandment – The food of the People of the Book is lawful for you, and your food is lawful for them
339. Commandment – The food of the People of the Book is lawful for you, and your food is lawful for them [5:6] This day all good things have been made lawful for you. And the food of the People of the Book is lawful for you, and your food […]
Best Muslim Scientific Achievements in 2014
Source: OnIslam.net Seems that 2014 was a fruitful year from a scientific point of view for Muslim scientists and Muslim countries. This is a summary review of some of the […]
Dawn Editorial: Words that wound
Source: Dawn. THE past few days have seen criticism against content aired on a recent episode of Geo’s Subah-i-Pakistan programme — hosted by Amir Liaquat — in which clerics invited on the show made several unpalatable accusations against the country’s already stigmatised and persecuted Ahmadi community. Following a show cause […]
Busy doing nothing
Source: ET Those intent on bombing Pakistan back to the Stone Age — the Taliban — must have rubbed their hands with glee at the government response to the slaughter at the Army Public School in Peshawar on December 16. And that response was? Form a committee. Moreover, don’t just form one […]
A New Book: Invocations of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, may peace and blessings of Allah be on him
Epigraph: Indeed, you have in the Prophet of Allah an excellent model, for him who fears Allah and the Last Day and who remembers Allah much. (Al Quran 33:22) Written […]
Abul Ala Maududi: An existentialist history
By Nadeem F. Paracha is a cultural critic and senior columnist for Dawn Newspaper and Dawn.com He tweets @NadeemfParacha To most Pakistanis and to those who have been associated with various […]
The Damnation of Pakistan’s Second Amendment
Posted: 04/09/2014 10:37 BST Updated: 04/11/2014 10:59 GMT HUFFINGTON POST Four million people are discriminated against in a land of 180 million. The Second Amendment of the constitution is devoted to enshrining the legal basis to do so. Thesecond; a religious ruling as constitutional law. It reads: 1- Short title and commencement. […]
Vast 5,000 year-old underground city discovered in Turkey’s Cappadocia region
Vast 5,000 year-old underground city discovered in Turkey’s Cappadocia region The city may be the biggest in the world, officials say JON STONE Wednesday 31 December 2014 PRINT A A A A 5,000 year-old underground city thought to be the largest in the world has been discovered in central Turkey. The subterranean […]
Who is really destroying Sykes-Picot?
Islamic State forces in Iraq and Syria have proclaimed the end of the Sykes-Picot Agreement that carved up the region at the end of the First World War. But who is really destroying it, asks Jeremy Salt in Ankara The Sykes-Picot Agreement was the post-First World War agreement by which Britain and […]
A new Arab disorder
2014 marked a farewell to a turbulent decade, but it could be replaced by an even more chaotic one, writes Salah Nasrawi A map generated by the Islamic State group, with regions renamed to conform to its representation of the ‘caliphate’ They weren’t exactly foreseen by Nostradamus, but the dramatic events […]
Palestinian president backs membership in International Criminal Court
By Ruth Eglash and Carol Morello December 31 at 2:50 PM JERUSALEM — A day after a failed bid at the United Nations to push a Middle East peace settlement, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas signed an appeal Wednesday to join the International Criminal Court — a move that could open the way for filing war […]
Jibran Nasir: The quiet lawyer and activist who is taking on Pakistan’s Taliban
Source: The Independent The Taliban called Jibran Nasir, a charismatic 27-year-old lawyer, on his mobile phone. “If you don’t take your actions back, and if you don’t stop harassing the […]
Syrians on Haj, Umrah visas can stay on
The Kingdom has decided to allow Syrians to stay in the country without iqamas as long as their visit, Haj, or Umrah visas are valid, but they would have to correct their status later. According to the Minister of Justice Mohammed Al-Issa, the ministry would allow Syrians holding these visas […]
UN rejects Palestinian resolution to end Israel’s occupation
Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour, left, goes to shake hands with members after a meeting of the UN Security Council on Tuesday at the United Nations headquarters. The UNSC has rejected a Palestinian resolution demanding an end to Israeli occupation within three years. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 331. Commandment – Eat, then, of that over which the name of Allah has been pronounced and eat not of that on which the name of Allah has not been pronounced
331. Commandment – Eat, then, of that over which the name of Allah has been pronounced and eat not of that on which the name of Allah has not been pronounced [6:119] Eat, then, of that over which the name of Allah has been pronounced, if you are believers […]