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Kazakhstan to Counter Islamic Extremism with Education
Source: silkroadreporters.com Islam entered Kazakhstan during the 8th century when the Arabs arrived in Central Asia, little more than a century after the life and teachings of the Prophet Muhammad. Islam […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 307. Commandment – when it is said, ‘Rise up!’ then rise up (leave the assembly)
307. Commandment – when it is said, ‘Rise up!’ then rise up (leave the assembly) [58:12] O ye who believe! when it is said to you, ‘Make room!’ in your assemblies, then do make room; Allah will make ample room for you. And when it is said, ‘Rise up!’ then […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 308. Commandment – do not commit abomination in your meetingsQur
308. Commandment – do not commit abomination in your meetings [29:30] ‘Do you indeed come lustfully to men and cut off the highway for travellers? And you commit abomination in your meetings!’ But the only answer of his people was that they said, ‘Bring upon us the punishment of Allah […]
Laughter is the best medicine … (well, it is a true one …)
During younger days my wife used to suffer from severe Migraine headaches. When we went to Hajj she prayed that during the Hajj trip Allah may kindly ensure that she will not suffer from any headaches. By the grace of Allah her prayers were accepted and the Hajj trip passed […]
Exasperated Abbas pushes UN end-of-occupation bid
BY MERRIT KENNEDY | AP Published — Saturday 29 November 2014 CAIRO: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Saturday he is moving ahead with a proposed UN Security Council resolution on […]
Learning to love prayers
TAREK GHANEM Published — Friday 28 November 2014 Skipping prayers is unfortunately something common among many Muslims. Many, nonetheless, keep going back to prayers out of fear, and rightfully so, […]
Ecumenical Meeting of Pope Francis, President Erdogan and Patriarch Bartholomew I in the Blue Mosque
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Pope Francis prayed silently alongside a senior Islamic cleric in Istanbul’s Blue Mosque on Saturday, November 29, […]
Kamila Shamsie, Bilal Tanweer shortlisted for South Asia fiction prize
Dawn.com — Kamila Shamsie (L) and Bilal Tanweer are among the five frontrunners for 2015 DSC Prize. Two Pakistani authors are among the five frontrunners for 2015 DSC Prize, one of South Asia’s biggest literary awards, according to the shortlist announced in London on Thursday. The Pakistani writers selected are […]
Israeli Ahmadi Muslim Sheikh Says Attacks on Jews ‘Stain Islam’
Source: Arutz Sheva, Israel Israeli Sheikh, Sheikh Muhammad Sharif Odeh, visits Har Nof synagogue, says terror attacks against Koran. By Ari Yashar Sheikh Muhammad Sharif Odeh, a leader of the […]
Picture of the day: Hijab – A symbol of unity in diversity
Source: twitter.com/Mark Wilson
Jerusalem: IDF Chief Rabbi Rafi Peretz Claims Muslim Worship of Temple Mount is Phony
By Umberto Bacchi November 28, 2014 08:57 GMT Israel’s chief military rabbi claimed that the religious significance of a contested Jerusalem compound to Islam is an invention, as an overwhelming majority of Muslims have no idea what’s actually written in Quran. In comments that are likely to further exacerbate tensions […]
Bollywood Actress Veena Malik Sentenced to 26 Years in Jail For Blasphemy
Time: The actress appeared in a scene that referenced Muhammad’s daughter A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has sentenced film and television star Veena Malik to 26 years in jail after she appeared in a scene that theGuardian describes as “loosely based on the marriage of the Prophet Muhammad’s daughter.” The sentence stemmed from a […]
EU urges Pakistan to push for repeal of blasphemy laws
Source: ET The daughters of Asia Bibi with an image of their mother, standing outside their residence in Sheikhupura on November 13, 2010. PHOTO: REUTERS STRASBOURG, FRANCE: The European Parliament called Thursday on Pakistan to overhaul its blasphemy laws with a view to repealing them, saying they were “increasingly used to […]
Yemen: March into middle ages
The Daily Star The unfolding situation in Yemen looks set to secure the country among the world’s failed states, but in such a way that it will make Somalia appear like Sweden. Even before the Houthi rebels took over the capital Sanaa in September, the country was on shaky ground. […]
700 migrants’ harrowing sail ends
BY NICHOLAS PAPHITIS | AP ARABNEWS.COM Published — Friday 28 November 2014 IERAPETRA, Greece: More than 700 people, most fleeing Syria, were disembarking Thursday on the Greek island of Crete […]
With incentives and brute force, IS subdues tribes
BEIRUT — The Islamic State (IS) group is employing multiple tactics to subdue the Sunni Muslim tribes in Syria and Iraq under its rule, wooing some with gifts — everything from cars to feed for their animals — while brutally suppressing those that resist with mass killings. AP JORDAN TIMES […]
Region’s security hinges on Mideast peace — King
AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Thursday asserted that the Palestinian issue is the core and essence of the conflict in the Middle East, noting that the region will continue to suffer insecurity, instability, despair and an increasing fear of the future unless just, comprehensive and viable peace is […]
Islamic State Lacks Funds to Keep Control of Iraqi, Syrian Territory: Experts
LONDON: Islamic State (IS) militants may ultimately lose the war in Iraq and Syria because they do not have enough money to run the territory under their control, despite holding assets worth more than $2 trillion, international terrorism experts said. The cost of running an entire administration – paying civil […]
Ahmadiyya point of view to be respected.
Ahmadis interpret about the existence of a prophet after Prophet Muhammad. The interpretation is contrary to the interpretation of Sibi Muslims who form the majority of Muslims in Indonesia. This […]