Terrorism Can be Defeated Only by the Golden Rule and Not by Bullets or Tanks
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the […]
How science polishes our understanding of the Quran
By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The second last verse of Surah Ha Mim Sajdah reads, “We will show them Our Signs in the universe and also […]
Book Review: The Final Blueprint for the 21st and 22nd Century
Book “Islam and Human Rights’ by Sir Zafrulla Khan Reviewed by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Sir Zafrulla was a polymath and the first Foreign Minister of […]
The Story of Adam and A Progressive, Metaphorical Reading of the Quran
Surah Al Baqara (The Cow): Section 4: Adam and Eve Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times 2:30. Call to mind, when your Lord announced […]
Book Review: Peace of Mind by Zia H Shah MD
Epigraphs: He is the First and the Last, and the Manifest and the Hidden, and He knows all things full well. (Al Quran 57:3) And every one has a goal […]
If Solomon Was Alive, What Would He Do Today?
Epigraph: Whatever is in the heaven and in the earth glorifies Allah. (Al Quran 61:1) Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The conventional dates […]
The holy Quran and the Water Stores of Our Planet
Epigraph: And We sent down water from the sky according to measure, and We caused it to stay in the earth—and surely it is We Who determine its taking away. […]
The Holy Quran and the Camels of the Americas
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times If my articles are boring to you, it may be that you need to read more of them, […]
Urdu Dialogue: Orthodoxy or Rationalism?
Additional reading The Muslim Times has the best collection to overcome sectarian divide among the Muslims Reason or Orthodoxy: Which One Should Rule? The Taliban Rule: Do Muslims Prefer Camels Over […]
Selma: A Movie, Every Black, Brown and White Person Will Enjoy
Epigraph: O mankind, We have created you from a male and a female; and We have made you into tribes and sub-tribes that you may recognize one another. Indeed, the […]
Urdu debates: Futility of Implementation of Shariah Law: To be or not to be?
Suggested Reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times to make Pakistan a genuine constitutional democracy I stand for secularism, human rights and interfaith tolerance in every country […]
The Single Quranic Verse that Can Convince You about Evolution
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Allah has advised us to read the Quran on a daily basis. (Al Quran 17:78/79) This is […]
Fasting and Prayers above the Arctic Circle, in Alaska, Russia, Norway and Sweden
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The sun sets for the last time over Barrow, Alaska. On the 18th of November, 2016 at […]
‘Islamic Law’: A Myopic Reading of the Quran
The commentary written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The article, the Quran as source of Islamic Law, by Ahmad Muhammad al-Tayyib This is my […]
The Qur’an: A Very Serious Book for Those Who Have Knowledge And Our Collections
Book Review: The Bible, The Quran and Science Book by Dr. Maurice Bucaille Book review by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times As I was growing up in Pakistan […]
My gift to 1.8 billion Muslims this Ramadan: A better understanding of the Quran
Shaikh Hamza Yusuf on Jinns: Powerful Men or Demons? Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The above audio is a presentation by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf about […]
The Muslim Times: The Saladin of the 21st century, taking on Richard the Lionheart
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Enjoy and learn the history of the third crusade in the above documentary of epic proportions. However, as […]
If Jesus was Divine, Who did he worship?
Epigraph: And when Allah will say, “O Jesus, son of Mary, didst thou say to men, ‘Take me and my mother for two gods beside Allah?’”, he will answer, “Holy […]
Book Review: To overcome the sectarian divide, first we need to learn it
Handbook of Islamic Sects and Movements Editors of the volume: Muhammad Afzal Upal and Carole M. Cusack Book reviewed by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times I read […]
Quantum Theory – Sign of a Personal God
Epigraph: Eyes cannot reach Him but He reaches the eyes. And He is the Incomprehensible, the All-Aware. (Al Quran 6:103/104) He is the First and the Last, and the Manifest […]