Ban of Quran Translation Overturned
The Moscow Times: The Krasnodar Regional Court overturned a local court’s decision to ban a widely read Russian translation of the Quran on Tuesday, quieting fears of unrest among the […]
Ireland: Government to consider removal of blasphemy law
http://www.breakingnews.ie: Removing the offence of blasphemy from Irish law will be discussed by the Convention on the Constitution this weekend. Academics and legal experts will give presentations at the two-day event, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Inventor/multimillionaire/filmmaker Dr. Maurice Kanbar host to Dr. Koya
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yE8xrwormwo/UeEsaenxzpI/AAAAAAAACJ8/R2wAwnhcWT8/s400/Kambal%20001.JPG SAN FRANCISCO-Recently San Francisco-based Jewish Multimillionaire, inventor and filmmaker Dr. Maurice Kanbar gave a surprise lunch invitation to Dr. Hanif Koya editor/publisher of the FIJI SUN USA. Considering it as an honor, Koya accepted the invitation and met for a lunch at the Perry s at San Francisco Square. […]
BRITISH WOMEN CONVERTING TO ISLAM: THE GUARDIAN
Converting to Islam: British women on prayer, peace and prejudice Around 5,000 British people convert to Islam every year – and most of them are women. Five of them talk about prejudice, peace and praying in car parks Ioni Sullivan: ‘In my heart, I began to consider myself a Muslim.’ […]
Prayer Alone Heal Mental Illness, Say One Third Of Americans In LifeWay Research Poll
The Huffington Post: A recent study by LifeWay Research has found that a “third of Americans – and nearly half of evangelical, fundamentalist, or born-again Christians – believe prayer and […]
Why Even the Non-Religious Should Try Religious Fasting
Huff Post: by Nikhil Bump. Physiological effects aside, fasting is more than just the physical act of refraining from food. At its core, fasting is discipline of broadening and strengthening, not withholding and waning. It is exercise for our spiritual muscle. As our Jewish brothers and sisters celebrate their High […]
Rosh Hashanah 2013: The Jewish New Year Explained
Huff Post: Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is celebrated in 2013 from sundown on Sept. 4 to nightfall on Sept. 6. The Hebrew date for Rosh Hashanah is 1 Tishrei 5774. Though Rosh Hashanah literally means “head of the year,” the holiday actually takes place on the first two days of the Hebrew month of Tishrei, which […]
Ancient African Religion Finds Roots In America
Huff Post: by Christopher Johnson. In the suburbs of Seattle, an ancient West-African religion is gaining followers. Yoruba, from the Yoruba people of Nigeria, has been spreading across the U.S. for the last 50 years. The religion is particularly popular with African-Americans who find it offers a spiritual path and […]
‘Faith And Violence Are Incompatible’-Pope Francis
Huff Post: by Pope Francis called for peace in Egypt during his Sunday address in St. Peter’s Square with a prayer: “we continue to pray for peace in Egypt together, Mary Queen of Peace pray for us” The Catholic leader also took the opportunity to condemn those who would resort […]
Understanding a Billion Muslims: Ten Days, Ten Deeds
The Huffington Post: By Faheem Younus, Who can decipher the mind of a terrorist? In the post 9/11 America, there is a dollar-spending, ink-spilling, competition between the government and the […]
Why did Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian claim to be ‘reincarnation’ of all prophets?
Source: youtube.com Q1 @ 1:35 May a Muslim buy a product that is made out of leather of pigs? Q2 @ 8:38 Usage of the name Allah in Churches? Q3 @ 14:30 In a Hadith it is […]
If the Holy Spirit is a Person of His Own, Then Why Isn’t He Sitting on Heaven’s Big Throne?
Epigraph: Say, ‘O People of the Book! come to a word equal between us and you — that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with Him, […]
The God I Don’t Believe In
Huff Post: Rabbi Richard A. Block. The most refined condensation of Jewish thinking about God is found in our liturgy, whose prayers address a personal God with whom we can communicate, collectively and individually. When all is said and done, there are three Jewish prayer themes: Wow! Help! and Thanks! […]
It’s a mistake to separate faith from development
theguardian: by Sophie Ayling. Religious groups the world over have been trying to improve the welfare of poor communities long before such work became a branch of international development. However, with the ascent of secular enlightened thinkers and later Marxist doctrine, faith-based organisations have been viewed with scepticism because of […]
The Prophet’s Ascension: To See the Face of God and Return to Humanity
Huff Post: One of my friends undertook a lengthy and difficult journey this week, from Tennessee to Cincinnati, there to Frankfurt, to Istanbul, to Jordan, then a 14-hour wait at a checkpoint, before arriving in Jerusalem. In Jerusalem he headed straight for the Aqsa mosque at 3 a.m. Why would […]
Condemn Injustice, Not Islam
Huff Post: Qasim Rashid: In her recent Wall Street Journal op-ed, atheist and anti-Islam activist Ayan Hirsi Ali finally admits, “In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing and the Woolwich murder, […]
Twenty Ahmadis Supposedly embrace Sunni Islam in West Java
The Jakarta Globe: About 20 members of the beleaguered Ahmadiyah sect in Tasikmalaya, West Java, supposedly embraced Sunni Islam on Monday and declared their devotion to Indonesia’s most popular religious […]