Source / Courtesy: Muslim Sunrise By Lubna Roohi Malik The Holy Qur’an lays out three basic states of man. These three states separate man from animals and spiritual men from moral men. These three states are: the natural state, the moral state, and the spiritual state. Man begins in the […]
Albert Einstein said, “The further the spiritual evolution of mankind advances, the more certain it seems to me that the path to genuine religiosity does not lie through the fear of life, and the fear of death, and blind faith, but through striving after rational knowledge.” “I do not feel […]
By Zia H Shah MD If one tries to genuinely understand or conceptualize the dual or hybrid nature of Jesus rationally, one is likely to be led to the truth, away from Trinitarian faith to Unitarianism, be it Christianity, Judaism or Islam. Jesus is a man and God the father […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Abstract In logical terms Jesus cannot be man and God at the same time. Like a man cannot […]
By ASSOCIATED PRESS FERGUS FALLS, Minnesota: A goat that apparently didn’t want to be part of a Minnesota Nativity scene has headed for greener pastures. The 3-year-old Angora goat was […]
By: Laiq Ahmed Atif, President Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Malta Some time ago, during a discussion with friend, we came to know of a woman from Australia, who’s sole mission was […]
By: Laiq Ahmed Atif, President Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Malta Each year, with the start of December, many discussions, publications, activities are directly focused on the topic of ‘Christmas’; in brief, Christmas becomes the talk of the town. Streets become brighter with different lights and decorations; homes, shops and offices are […]
Jesus’ heartfelt prayers in the garden of Gethsemane, a garden at the foot of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, most famous as the place where, according to Biblical texts, Jesus and his disciples are said to have prayed the night before Jesus was put on cross, tell us that […]
Book by Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) and Marcello Pera Reviewed and refuted by Dr. Naseer Tahir This book is a compilation of a dialogue between his Holiness Pope Benedict […]
By Dr. Naseer Tahir Daoism, also known as Taoism is an organized religious tradition that has been evolving in China, Korea and Japan for last two thousand years. It […]
HISTORY BY DR ABDUL MAJID SIRAJ ………….. Christians call Jesus the Son of the Father and for Muslims Jesus is called the Son of Mary. Muslims believe in the virgin […]
Source / Courtesy: The Huffington Post By Kirsten West Savali Growing up in an African Methodist Episcopal household as a child (A.M.E. shout out to Richard Allen!), the annual Christmas […]
The Roman Senate deified Augustus on September 17, 14 CE less than a month after his death. He was now divine not only for his ancestry and adoption but in […]
Allah created mankind and took it upon Himself to guide them, as He says in the Qur’an, “Surely, it is for Us to provide guidance.” (92:12) Guidance and Law were given to every nation of the world through His Messengers, “And for every people there was a Messenger” (10:47). “And […]
This article was originally published in the summer 2011 volume of the Muslim Sunrise. The Holy Prophet Muhammad, may peace be on him, said and it is common knowledge among the Muslim circles, “In the Latter Days, the sun shall rise from the West.” The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community believes that this […]
Jerusalem patriarch calls for Mideast reconciliation AFP |Jordan Times BETHLEHEM — Tens of thousands of Christians were flocking to Bethlehem on Saturday to celebrate Christmas following a year of political […]
Source: http://www.simpletoremember.com/vitals/Christmas_TheRealStory.htm A. The Origin of Christmas Tree Just as early Christians recruited Roman pagans by associating Christmas with the Saturnalia, so too worshippers of the Asheira cult and its offshoots were recruited by the Church sanctioning “Christmas Trees”.[7] Pagans had long worshipped trees in the forest, or brought them […]
Source: http://www.simpletoremember.com/vitals/Christmas_TheRealStory.htm (a Jewish website) A. Roman pagans first introduced the holiday of Saturnalia, a week long period of lawlessness celebrated between December 17-25. During this period, Roman courts were […]
Source/Credit: Examiner.com As Bill O’Reilly dedicates his air time on FOX News to the “War on Christmas”, the question one may ask is, ‘what do non-Christians do on Christmas?’ While O’Reilly and other conservative media gurus are complaining about whether or not it is alright for a sales person at […]
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Tens of thousands of tourists and Christian pilgrims packed the West Bank town of Bethlehem for Christmas Eve celebrations Saturday, bringing warm holiday cheer to […]