Every time I see a Cross, I am Reminded …
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times I work in a Catholic hospital and every time I drive to my work, I have […]
Easter and new pope: Good time to renew dialogue
Interior of Hagia Sophia, in the center you can see a painting of Mother Mary and Jesus and those who can read Arabic or Urdu Script can read Allah and […]
Does Matter Matter? Reflections on the Bodily Resurrection of Jesus
Source: Huff Post, by Brandon Ambrosino. Regardless of what actually happened to Jesus’ body on Easter morning, the important point of the resurrection story is that God is the one who renews all things.” As I walked to the A train, I started thinking about my priest’s closing statement to […]
Passover and Easter in Jerusalem
Jews, Christians mark religious festivals in Holy City Haaretz: This year, Passover and Easter fall during the same week, and Jerusalem is awash with pilgrims and worshipers from both religions. […]
Turin shroud makes rare appearance on TV amid claims that it is not a forgery
theguardian:by Lizzy Davies. Cloth seen by Catholics as burial shroud of Jesus, and medieval forgery by scientists, to be shown on TV for first time in 30 years The shroud of Turin is to be shown on television for the first time in 40 years on Easter Saturday as a […]
Shroud Of Turin -New Research Dates Relic To 1st Century, Time Of Jesus Christ
The Huffington Post | By Meredith Bennett-Smith Posted: 03/28/2013 2:51 pm EDT | Updated: 03/28/2013 8:24 pm EDT After decades of speculation, new research suggests that the Shroud of Turin, one of the […]
Lent Reminds me of a Quranic Verse
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Lent is traditionally described as lasting for forty days, in commemoration of the forty days which, according to the Gospels of Matthew, […]
A Muslim Lent Story
In the Islamic tradition, we are reminded, “The best actions are those which are small and consistent.” Those words from the Prophet Muhammad remind us the importance that even the smallest of deeds can have with the right intention. Each of us can pray. Each of us can give. Each of […]
Just Six Numbers: The Deep Forces that Shape the Universe by Martin Rees – review
Epigraph: “The God of Islam is the same God Who is visible in the reflection of the laws of nature and is discernible in the book of nature. Islam has […]
On choosing Popes and Caliphs
Source: Express Tribune By Pervez Hoodbhoy Published: March 22, 2013 A new pope was elected in the Vatican this month on March 13, 2013. Born in Argentina as Mario Bergoglio, he is now the 266th head of the Roman Catholic Church. The pomp and glory, the global publicity, the weeping crowds […]
Pope urges dialogue with Islam
Source: Reuters, by Philip Pullella. (Reuters) – Pope Francis urged the West on Friday to intensify dialogue with Islam and appealed to the world to do more to combat poverty and protect the environment. Speaking in Italian, the new pontiff said richer countries should fight what he called “the spiritual […]
Should Psalms be taken out of the Old Testament?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The seventy some books of the Bible got into the canon, sacred collection of books to make […]
The Myth of Christian Persecution
Huff Post: by Candida Moss. Even the earliest, most ostensibly trustworthy martyrdom stories have been edited and reworked. The authors of these accounts borrowed from ancient mythology, changed the details of events to make the martyrs appear more like Jesus, and made the Roman antagonists increasingly venomous. The motivations of […]
In Barrie we talk to each other
Building Bridges in Barrie, Ontario-2 Barrie by the Kempenfelt Bay is not a big town but it is beautiful and best known for its year round activities by the Lake […]
Debate Between Leading Christians and Atheists and How Islam can Help?
Collected by Zia H. Shah MD – Twitter: @ZiahShah1 My Prologue for every recent debate, between the Trinitarian Christians and atheists: Christian apologists want to make a case for Christianity based […]
Quote of the Day: Michael Shermer on Christianity
Michael Shermer makes a fairly provocative yet a correct statement, in my opinion, in the middle of a recent debate: I have a problem with resurrection. So, you believe that […]
The church that’s opened its doors to Islam
Source: Mail Online, by Helen Lawson. A Scottish church has become the first in the UK to share its premises with Muslim worshippers. St John’s Episcopal Church in Aberdeen now welcomes hundreds of Muslims praying five times a day in their building as the nearby mosque was so small that […]
Britain and Islam
Source: Huff Post, by Matthew Goodwin. Behind a large Christian majority, and excluding the non-religious, the census reveals that Muslims are the second largest religious group, and are also the fastest growing. There are now more than 2.7million Muslims in England and Wales, an increase of over one million since […]
Pope Francis Reaches Out To Jews
Source: Huff Post: VATICAN CITY — Like his predecessor, Pope Francis reached out to Rome’s Jewish community at the very start of his pontificate, pledging to continue to strengthen the […]
Saint Francis Of Assisi And Islam
Our Favorite Christian Prayer:http://t.co/4u1oCf5I8i pic.twitter.com/f8UnMW93KX — The Muslim Times (@The_MuslimTimes) January 3, 2015 Source: Huffington Post By Doctor David Liepert, who is a convert to Islam and is an […]