How Muslims Observe Eid Al-Adha, The Feast Of Sacrifice
Source: Huffington Post Eid al-Adha, also called the Festival of Sacrifice, falls on Monday, Sept. 12, 2016 in North America. It is one of two annual feast festivals Muslims celebrate and […]
U.S. Muslims relieved Eid holiday to fall day after September 11 anniversary
Source: Reuters By Joseph Ax | NEW YORK For weeks, some U.S. Islamic leaders worried that the Eid al-Adha holiday would fall on Sept. 11, raising the possibility that some non-Muslims would misinterpret celebrations occurring on the solemn anniversary of the al Qaeda attacks of 2001. Those fears dissipated on […]
Muslim Holy Day on Sept. 11? Coincidence Stirs Fears
Source: The New York Times By SAMANTHA SCHMIDT Every year, Muslim leaders around the world look to the moon to predict the date for one of their most important holidays, […]
Humanity First Germany and Ahmadiyya Croatia on Qurban Eid
On the eve of Qurban Bajram (Eidul Azha) Humanity First Germany and Ahmadiyya Mission Croatia arranged slaughtering and presenting 300 kg (20 goats) of halal meat with 600 kg rice. Donation came from Humanity First Germany. Food was prepared at Zagreb Dobri Dom kitchens on ID day and almost 4000 […]
More than 2 Million Muslims from 183 Countries- Prepping for the pilgrimage
Economist: WHEN pilots take to the skies over northern Africa next week they will be issued with special instructions and charts. During the haj, air traffic across the continent changes. […]
Eid Mubarak and What is the Muslim Times doing for You?
Epigraph: So go on reminding; surely, reminding is profitable. (Al Quran 87:9/10) By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor Happy Eid to all our readers, from the whole of our Editorial […]
Ebola outbreak: Eid celebrations subdued in West Africa
Celebrations in West Africa for the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha have been badly affected by the Ebola outbreak. Reports from Guinea say public places used for prayers are deserted while religious leaders in Sierra Leone told Muslims not to shake hands or embrace. Meanwhile, a French nurse who got […]
USA: Muslim sect enjoys freedom to worship
Dozens of Ahmadiyya Muslim women adorned in bright overcoats called jilbabs and wearing myriad colorful hijabs kneeled and collectively worshipped their God, Allah, in a harmonized Eid prayer in north […]
Britain may soon have Muslim bank holidays: Parliament petition urges MPs to consider having a day off during Hindu and Islam festivals
Online petition requesting day off for Eid and Diwali has 119,000 signatures Under rules topic has to be debated in parliament once it reaches 100,000 Would be first non-Christian religious holidays to be marked Has angered nationalists who complain St George’s day is ignored An online petition urging politicians to […]
Targeting of Ahmadis continues in Pakistan
Source/Credit: X Index By Zofeen T. Ebrahim As the Muslim festival of Eid ul Adha drew to a close last week, it left a bad taste in the mouth of several Pakistanis when they heard that those belonging to the Ahmadi community were stopped from performing the ritual of animal sacrifice […]
ICNA ADOPTS INNOVATIVE WAYS CLOSER TO AHMADIYYA APPROACH SERVING ISLAM: ICNA NEWSLETTER
It is our open door policy such as the one here at The Muslim Times where there are no barriers in posting news of other faiths and as well as other sects of Islam that makes unique it being a models for everyone to emulate for success. I have been […]
Ahmadiyya Muslims in the press: Business News Ghana
Interfaith discussion aims to build bridgesDaily Pilot The Ahmadiyya Muslim Student Assn. hosted Love for God and for Creation on Oct. 10 to bring together different faiths in an effort to educate the community and … See all stories on this topic » Hundreds attend Muslim festival in BensalemphillyBurbs.com … Chapter of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Men and […]
What an Honor! Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Germany Chosen to speak for Islam
Source: (HR TV Germany) By Zubair Khan Just a day prior to Eid-ul Adhia Festival, the largest TV of Hessen State Germany (HR) telecast the interview of Mr Abdullah Uwe Wagishauser, the National head of Ahmadiyya Muslim […]
Eid Al-adha: What if God Were a Writer Who Couldn’t Stop Revising?
Huff Post: by James Goodman – What I see in Eid Al-adha is something else: a celebration with deep connections to both Christianity and Judaism. The deepest of those connections is the spectacle, past and present, of countless deeply devout people taking a sacred story into their own hands as […]
Eid Al-adha: What if God Were a Writer Who Couldn't Stop Revising?
Huff Post: by James Goodman – What I see in Eid Al-adha is something else: a celebration with deep connections to both Christianity and Judaism. The deepest of those connections is the spectacle, past and present, of countless deeply devout people taking a sacred story into their own hands as […]
WHY SO MANY LATINOS ARE BECOMING MUSLIMS: ICNA
Why So Many Latinos Are Becoming Muslims SOURCE: ICNA NEWSLETTER By Tim Padgett Most Latinos know the country is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month right now. What far fewer Latinos know is that next week marks Eid al-Adha, one of Islam’s most sacred holidays. And yet the two observances are more […]
Twitter Chatter: Ahmadi in Lahore stopped from sacrifice on Eid
Source: Twitter chatter on Sunday 28 October 2012 by Saleemuddin and Imran Jatla. Please add or confirm if someone has more news. As yet unconfirmed reports of an Ahmadi having […]
ISLAM IN THE PRESS: post by H. Koya
Witnesses: Libya consulate attack seemed planned, may have used anti-Islam … Fox News TRIPOLI, Libya – It began around nightfall on Sept. 11 with around 150 bearded gunmen, some wearing the Afghan-style tunics favored by Islamic militants, sealing off the streets leading to the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi. They set up roadblocks […]
Statement — Minister Kenney issues statement to recognize Eid-al-Adha
cic.gc.ca: Ottawa, October 25, 2012 — The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, issued the following statement to recognize Eid-al-Adha: Today at sundown marks the beginning of Eid-al-Adha, one of the most important holidays for Muslims around the world. Also known as the Feast of the Sacrifice or […]
Why I Love Eid ul-Adha
Huff Post: Dr. David Liepert. Islam’s Eid ul-Adha reminds me every year that what we believe about God doesn’t matter as much as whether we believe in God in the first place. I’d like to ask my Muslim, Christian and Jewish brother and sister believers a quick question: Even if […]