World countries support justice despite intimidation
SOURCE: JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL Might does not make right. This was expressed clearly by the vast majority of the world countries when they defied pressure and intimidation and voted at […]
BBC Video: The Big Questions: Is There Life After Death?
Epigraph Is he who prays devoutly to God in the hours of the night, prostrating himself and standing, and fears the Hereafter and hopes for the mercy of his Lord, like him who does not […]
Children force you to be in the moment – we need a bunch of four-year-olds in every old people’s home
Source: Independent By Sappi Khorsandi; @ShappiKhorsandi Children brighten up the place. Especially very little ones with those turns of phrase which you don’t correct because they are too cute. ‘My top […]
BBC Debate: Do we misrepresent Islam?
Suggested Reading Defensive War in the Holy Quran in 600 Words Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in the Quran ‘Islamic Law’: A Myopic Reading of the Quran The Purpose And Context […]
Effect of Abrahamic Faiths, Atheism and Agnosticism on Morality?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times According to a recent Pew Research Center, most U.S. adults now say it is not necessary to believe in God […]
What Does the Quran Mean: O Mankind We Created You From a Male and a Female?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times For more than 1400 years, since the revelation of the Quran, all the Muslims have interpreted the verse, […]
Americans Who Identify As Spiritual Feel More Gratitude And Life Satisfaction
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg A new study released Monday by Public Religion Research Institute in partnership with Florida State University found that Americans who identify as spiritual report […]
Triple talaq: India considers jail for ‘instant divorce’
Source: BBC Husbands who attempt “instant divorce” could be sentenced to three years in prison under draft legislation being considered in India. The traditional practice involves a Muslim man saying […]
Our Favorite Christian Prayer by Saint Francis
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 […]
Know Khadim Rizvi @KhadimRizviReal to Whom Pakistan Government Surrendered
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times I suggest that a few of these videos in Urdu below should give you insight into who we […]
The secret of how good will always prevail – Hamza Yusuf
Suggested Reading Human Rights, the Just Law and the Islamic Law
Surah Al Rahman the Most Comprehensive Approach to Thanksgiving
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated in Canada, the United States, some of the Caribbean islands, and […]
Is “Pluralism” the Next Big Agenda-Setting Term of Art in Global Affairs?
SOURCE: UN Dispatch By: Mark Leon Goldberg on November 17, 2017 (Ottawa, Canada) — Ottawa is a natural home to an outfit called the Global Center for Pluralism. As other […]
Who is a Muslim; Time to Learn from the Christians?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, the Chief Editor of the Muslim Times I bet you that even the most informed Muslims, including the majority of the Muslim […]
Pope reaffirms conscience as heresy debate divides church
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday reaffirmed the “primacy” of using one’s conscience to navigate tough moral questions in his first comments […]
Islamophobia killed my brother. Let’s end the hate | Suzanne Barakat
By Suzanne Barakat · Physician: With a voice amplified by unthinkable personal tragedy, Suzanne Barakat speaks out against bigotry and violence against those society deems “different.” The Muslim Times has […]
AL ALEEM: THE BESTOWER OF TRUE DREAMS
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Revelation has had a very large role to play in human history. The evidence not only comes from […]
Reconciling Muslim Fragmentation with Universal Message of Islam
Source: The Daily Times: OP-ED By Akbar Ahmed, who is an author, poet, filmmaker, playwright, and is the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies, American University in Washington, DC. He formerly […]
Human Rights, the Just Law and the Islamic Law
Source: Muslim Sunrise Fall 2017 By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Human rights have been defined. Yes, they were defined very precisely and agreed upon […]