80% mosques in Punjab violate govt-Ulema agreement on Taraweeh
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and saving one is like saving the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: Dawn ISLAMABAD: A survey has shown that more […]
Editorial: It is inflammatory for Tariq Jameel to claim that women should be blamed for a global pandemic
Source: Dawn WELL-KNOWN cleric Maulana Tariq Jameel has made a disturbing assertion that Covid-19 has been unleashed on humanity because of the ‘wrongdoing of women’. During a televised prayer, the maulana condemned […]
Kaaba on the First Day of Ramadan
Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times about Fundamentalism in all Abrahamic Faiths: ‘God Created the Virus. But Now He Has Lost Control.’ ‘God is with […]
Pakistan Calls Off Limits On Mosque Attendance In Time For Ramadan
Source: NPR By Diaa Hadid, who chiefly covers Pakistan and Afghanistan for NPR News. She is based in NPR’s bureau in Islamabad. There, Hadid and her team were awarded a […]
Muslims try to keep Ramadan spirit amid virus restrictions
By SAMY MAGDY and LEE KEATH BAHTIM, Egypt (AP) — Every year during Ramadan, the Light of Muhammad Mosque sets up long tables on the street and dishes up free […]
Pakistan’s 20 Point Program for Congregational Prayers in Ramadan
President Alvi outlines plan agreed with ulema on congregational prayers during Ramazan Source: Dawn By Javed Hussain President Arif Alvi on Saturday announced that congregational and Taraweeh prayers would be […]
Ramadan prayers banned at Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque due to virus
Apr 16, 2020 – swissinfo.ch JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque compound will be closed to Muslim worshippers throughout the holy fasting month of Ramadan due to the coronavirus epidemic, […]
‘God Created the Virus. But Now He Has Lost Control.’
Source: New York Times Pakistan’s government is dithering in the face of the epidemic because it’s not sure what to fear the most. By Mohammed Hanif, (@mohammedhanif), who is the […]
Did God Speak to the Fundamentalists of All Abrahamic Faiths Over the Weekend?
Virginia bishop who preached ‘God is larger than this dreaded virus’ dies of COVID-19. Source: USA Today He vowed to keep preaching “unless I’m in jail or the hospital,” A […]
‘God is with us’: Many Muslims in Pakistan flout the coronavirus ban in mosques
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Sabir Durrani says he offers prayers almost every day at a mosque in the central Pakistani city of Multan. He says that often a dozen or more […]
Maulana Abdul Aziz, 6 others booked for violating govt order
The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comment: What is common between the fundamentalists of all the Abrahamic and other faiths is denial of evidence and scientific observations and an insistence on […]
Ultra-Orthodox Israeli town of Bnei Brak under lockdown
The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comment: What is common between the fundamentalists of all the Abrahamic and other faiths is denial of evidence and scientific observations and an insistence on […]
When Not Going to Jumma is a Huge Blessing
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times At the time of writing of this article, five states in USA have closed all schools and many […]
Indonesia targets ‘virus’ of religious radicalization
Source: Arab News Vice President Ma’ruf Amin shares concern over former Indonesian Daesh members who want to return home There are 600 former jail inmates under observation of national counterterrorism agency BNPT JAKARTA: The Indonesian government has decided not to repatriate hundreds of citizens who joined Daesh in a bid […]
Who’s Afraid of Arabic Numerals?
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Did Jerry Falwell’s personal photos violate Christian sexual codes?
(RNS) — The news that Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. allegedly sought out President Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen to help prevent the release of some embarrassing personal photos has […]
Video: Why I converted to Islam — Timothy J Winter of Cambridge University
Source of Videos: BBC Radio TJ Winters; Shaykh Zayed Lecturer in Islamic Studies Director of Studies, Wolfson College Dean, The Cambridge Muslim College Email: tjw31@cam.ac.uk Office Phone: 01223 763022 Download as vCard […]
Notre Dame’s restoration is a chance to make a symbolic stand against the new rise of religious hatred
Notre Dame is a metaphor of sublime beauty, of course, but also of the ugliness of human bigotry Alexander Seale In the crypt of Notre Dame cathedral, there is a […]
Book Review: Extremism Is Riyadh’s Top Export
Source: Foreign Policy Saudi Arabia is fighting for a dangerous monopoly on Islamic thought By Farah Pandith, who is the former (and first) Special Representative to Muslim Communities a the […]
‘Duck Dynasty’ Star Makes Bonkers Claim: You Don’t Need Health Care, Just Jesus
Epigraph: The most formidable weapon against errors of every kind is Reason. I have never used any other, and I trust I never shall. Thomas Paine Source: Huffington Post “I […]