Thomas Paine: His Second Coming in Islam in the 21st Century
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Thomas Paine was one of the Founding Fathers of USA, in 18th century he was one of the […]
What about Christmas ?
Source / Courtesy: Tariq Souvenir Magazine and Review of Religions CHRISTIANITY: Some Basic Facts Name The word Christian was first used by the Greeks for the followers of Christos, as […]
Confucius: His testimony for one God and against Pauline Dogma
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times As all humans are God’s creation, it stands to reason that God not only guided people in the […]
Islamic theology starts with Deism: Why all Christians and atheists should be Muslims?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Deism (pronounced /ˈdiːɪzəm/, us dict: dē′·ĭzm) is a religious and philosophical belief that a supreme being created the universe, and that this […]
Contrasting the Christian and the Muslim concept of hell
The Islamic concept is that the hell is not eternal and every one who does not believe in Islam is not condemned; mitigating circumstances apply. According to Islam everyone will be judged based on his or her life experiences. The same cannot be said for the conventional view of Christianity, […]
Free Christmas trees for Jerusalem Christians
JERUSALEM, Israel — Israeli authorities are bringing Christmas cheer to the Holy Land. Again this year, the Jewish National Fund distributed Christmas trees to local churches, monasteries, convents, embassies, foreign […]
Photosynthesis: deserving of our awe or ridicule?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times After centuries of research, technology has created solar panels. The plant kingdom has been converting solar energy into […]
Let’s Make a New Way to Get Married and Get the State Out of the Matrimony Business
By Dr. Keith Ablow Source: Fox News com As I have predicted in the past, a new Pew Foundation study of U.S. Census data confirms what I’ve been saying — marriage in America is falling out of fashion. Among those aged 18 to 29, only 20 percent are now married, […]
Polygamous family launches challenge of Utah law
SALT LAKE CITY – Reality TV stars Kody Brown and his four wives say they just want one thing: to be left alone. As authorities investigate them for bigamy, the […]
Latin patriarch eyes ‘unified’ Easter in Christmas address
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Christians in the Holy Land are hoping to agree on joint date to celebrate Easter, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem said on Wednesday in his traditional Christmas address. “We intend to unify the date of Easter,” Fuad Twal, the top Roman Catholic cleric in the Holy Land, […]
Finding a new role for churches: Need for a new message
Reuters:John Lloyd ……….This “hunger to be more serious” is acute now, in Christmas week, when, in the countries of long Christian tradition, the broadcast air is replete with carols, sacred music and invocations to rejoice in a miracle birth. It is a hunger which also contains something of a languorous […]
If life has a purpose and the Bible is not reliable word of God then the Quran is for you!
This article is to collect different debates between Christians and atheists and to catalog the limitations of both in different debates. Idea is to create Islam as a clear third choice for my readers in the West, Islam as presented by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Often the limitations of atheism […]
Orthodoxy and Heresy in Earliest Christianity
This is a very useful book by Walter Bauer originally written in German and translated in English in 1970s. It clarifies the Catholic Church’s propaganda about the early history of Christianity. Some reviews The Reception of Walter Bauer’s “Orthodoxy and Heresy in Earliest Christianity” during the Last Decade Daniel J. […]
The Gospel of Mark: in Search of an Ending!
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times When believing Christians look at any information with the assumption that Jesus died for their sins on the […]
Darwinian Evolution: Islam or Christianity?
It is necessary to the happiness of man that he be mentally faithful to himself. Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving; it consists in professing to believe what one does not believe. It is impossible to calculate the moral mischief, if I may so express it, that […]
Foundation of our morality: Islamic and Judeo-Christian tradition!
If we examine our morality in its extreme situations we may realise that clearly there are religious implications and our morality came from God and perhaps cannot fully exist without God. Our morality is rooted in the prophets of God who revealed to us the absolute standards of our Creator […]
Shroud of Turin: Let the discussions begin
This article starts with a chapter of a book ‘Deliverance from the Cross’ by Sir Zafrulla Khan. It also includes the article on this topic from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and much more. If the Catholic Church believes that it is not the real thing then why hang on to […]
Did Jesus Rise From The Dead: Prof. Bart Ehrman Vs William Lane Craig
All of us have known cases of successful resuscitation, but, none of us has ever known resurrection or anyone rising from the dead. So, rising from the dead is an […]
Christian leaders commend Jordan’s policy on Jerusalem
By Mohammad Ghazal JORDAN TIMES FUHEIS – Christian leaders on Monday hailed Jordan’s efforts to preserve Islamic and Christian sites in Jerusalem. They made their remarks during a meeting His Majesty King Abdullah held with community and religious leaders in the town of Fuheis, 10km west of Amman, during which […]
An Academic Fortress against Islamophobia
Courtesy of: Islamophobia Watch: Documenting anti Muslim bigotry Islam and Muslims are not monolithic. The Muslims come with different theological, political and social views. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community believes in […]