Why the Muslim World Needs to Follow Pope Francis?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The broader Sunni Shia conflict, with Saudi Arabia in one corner and Iran in the other, is no […]
Should the Muslims Define the Length of Fast in Ramadan?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The International Space Station (ISS) travels at a brisk 17,100 miles per hour. That means it orbits […]
From the Ismaili Community: What Does Mawlana Hazar Imam Do with the Religious Dues (Zakat/Dasond) given by the Community?
Posted on March 8, 2018 by Ismaili Gnostic EDITORS’ NOTE: This post is originally from the The Essential Ismaili website, which will be taken offline in May 2018. This article […]
Indonesian Government invites 50 ulemas to promote tolerant Islam
The government will bring 50 ulemas from various countries to attend a High Level Consultation of World Muslim Ulemas and Islamic Scholars in Bogor, West Java, which is scheduled to […]
Is He who created the heavens and the earth not able to create the likes of them?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The title of this article is a part of a verse of the holy Quran from Surah Yasin: […]
CNN Town-hall with James Comey: A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership
Suggested Reading Book Review: The Leadership of Muhammad by Prof. John Adair
The Quran Only Means What Our Wisdom and Intentions Dictate: A Progressive Understanding
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The former Christian governor of Jakarta, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, popularly known as Ahok, was sentenced to two years […]
Audio: Be the Miracle for Someone Today
Suggested Reading Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in the Quran A Message of Compassion and Love from the Holy Bible True Fasting: A Message of Compassion and Love from […]
Harvard Press’ Book Review: How Islam Shaped the Enlightenment
Source: The New Republic By Jacob Soll A new book recovers the work of scholars who helped establish greater understanding between religions. In 1698, the noted Arabic scholar and Catholic […]
After the Prophet: The Epic Story of the Shia-Sunni Split in Islam
Book written by Lesley Hazleton, who is a British-American author whose work focuses on the vast and volatile arena in which politics and religion intersect Brief review from Amazon: In this […]
Book Review: The Leadership of Muhammad by Prof. John Adair
Epigraph: Indeed, the Messenger of God is an excellent model for those of you who put your hope in God and the Last Day and remember Him often. (Al Quran […]
Ted Talk: What we can do about the culture of hate
Watch the video in the Ted website or watch it below in the Muslim Times: Additional Reading and Viewing Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in the Quran A Message […]
Only one in four Scots believes in the resurrection
Source: The Sunday Times By Jason Allardyce Exclusive poll shows Scotland fast becoming a secular country, as most no longer accept the resurrection Millions of Scots will enjoy Easter eggs […]
Happy Easter, Let us celebrate and find out: Did Jesus rise in a physical body or a spiritual one?
Epigraph: And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. (1 Corinthians 15:14) Empty Tomb: Did Jesus rise in a physical or a spiritual […]
Resurrection did not happen, say quarter of Christians
Source: BBC April 2017 A quarter of people who describe themselves as Christians in Great Britain do not believe in the resurrection of Jesus, a survey commissioned by the BBC […]
Ted Talk: Intuition a Part of Prophethood?
Your elusive creative genius | Elizabeth Gilbert Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses — and shares the radical idea that, instead of the […]
Today is the Anniversary of Goethe – Was He a Muslim?
Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (/ˈɡɜːrtə/;[1][2][3] German: [ˈjoːhan ˈvɔlfɡaŋ fɔn ˈɡøːtə] ( listen); 28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was […]
Germany: Merkel faces critical test with German integration policies for Muslim refugees
Source: The Washington Times By Austin Davis – Special to The Washington Times BERLIN — Popular anger at her refugee policies cost German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s long-dominant conservative bloc dearly […]
Fundamentals of Establishing Lasting Peace – National Peace Symposium UK 2018
This Symposium is a key event of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community held at the largest mosque in Western Europe and marks the 15th to date. The event promotes a deeper […]
The cliff that revealed Earth’s history
Source: BBC By David Cox A rocky, remote outcrop in Scotland inspired the realisation that the Earth was millions of years old – and led Charles Darwin to his theory […]