Prof. John Makdisi traces the Islamic Origins of the Common Law
Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times We can read John Makdisi’s magnum opus by ordering the North Carlina Law Review article from a Library or by […]
Prophet Muhammad recognized as a great law-giver by US Supreme court, since 1935
Epigraph: Have We not opened for thee (Muhammad) thy bosom, and removed from thee thy burden, Which had well nigh broken thy back, and We exalted thy name? (Al Quran […]
Sabellianism on the Way to Trinitarianism in the Christian Dogma
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The concept of Trinity developed as a result of negotiation between Monotheism of Judaism and Polytheism of the […]
One Verse That Can Catapult Our Understanding of the Quran in Our Global Age
Epigraph: We did not send you Muhammad, but as mercy for the whole mankind. (Al Quran 21:107/108) Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Some […]
Running Scared of the Most Gracious and the Most Merciful?
Epigraph But whoso does good works, whether male or female, and is a believer, such shall enter Heaven, and shall not be wronged even as much as the little groove […]
2016 Nobel in Physics Shows Again: The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences
The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times 3 Who Studied Unusual States of Matter Win […]
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 […]
Saint Augustine did build a bridge from Christian tradition to Islam!
Epigraph “We think that since God is the author both of his Word the Bible and of this universe, there must ultimately be harmony between correct interpretation of the biblical […]
Ten Raised to Five Hundred Reasons for Our Gracious God
Epigraph: And He (Allah) gave you all that you wanted of Him; and if you try to count the favors of Allah, you will not be able to number them. Indeed, man […]
Umar Farooq and the Treaty of Jerusalem
Source: The Lost History of Islam Original Title: Jerusalem and Umar ibn al-Khattab Jerusalem is a city holy to the three largest monotheistic faiths – Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. Because of its […]
Our Favorite Christian Prayer by Saint Francis, For the Whole of our Human Family
Saint Francis of Assisi (Italian: San Francesco d’Assisi); nicknamed Francesco; 1181/1182 – October 3, 1226)[1][3] was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men’s Order of Friars Minor and the women’s Order […]
Why Did Muhammad Fly to Jerusalem?
Epigraph: Glory be to Him, Who carried His servant (Muhammad) by night from the Sacred Mosque to the Distant Mosque (Prophet Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem), the environment of which We […]
The Smile of God by Joel Osteen
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Joel Osteen has no less than a thousand, half hour wonderful presentations, about positive thinking, hope, optimism and success. […]
Goethe and ISLAM: Religion has no nationality
Source Qantara.De By Melanie Christina Mohr Translated from the German by Ruth Martin Johann Wolfgang von Goethe may have had his reservations about Islam – as he did about Christianity […]
Cataloging 750 verses of the Holy Quran inspiring believers to study nature
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad writes in his book, Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge and Truth: The Quran manifestly acknowledges […]
Cataloging 750 verses of the Holy Quran inspiring believers to study nature
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad writes in his book, Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge and Truth: The Quran manifestly acknowledges […]
A Slight Twist Makes David Attenborough a Great Teacher for God of the Abrahamic Faiths
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Sir David Frederick Attenborough is an agnostic, for he focuses on the question of suffering. If that question […]
Let Man of the Century be Your Guide in Science, Metaphysics and Life
Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times for theology, metaphysics and all things Einstein Einstein was declared to be the man of the century by the […]
Pope John Paul II and Me: ‘Truth Cannot Contradict Truth?’
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times This article is a summary of the address of Pope John Paul II to the Pontifical […]
The Best Ted Talk to understand Democratic & Republican divide in USA
The moral roots of liberals and conservatives Source: Ted Talks Psychologist Jonathan Haidt studies the five moral values that form the basis of our political choices, whether we’re left, right […]