If Religion is about Spiritual Salvation, Why do We Need Queen Bees?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Catholic Church does not allow women priests and hardly any Muslim group or sect allows for women […]
Meditation is common across many religious groups in the U.S.
Source: Pew Research Center BY DAVID MASCI AND CONRAD HACKETT In popular culture, meditation often is associated with Eastern spirituality and its secular offshoots, such as mindfulness. But substantial shares of Americans of […]
Defining what it means to be religious
Source: Jordan Times By James J. Zogby Ever since we learned that 80 per cent of self-described “born-again” Christians supported Donald Trump’s candidacy for president, there has been a discussion […]
The Serenity Prayer: One of the Best Prayers
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page. Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years […]
Video: Hamza Yusuf & Tony Blair – Religious Tolerance
Suggested reading Demystifying ISIS for Trump and Others: Religion or Politics? A Collection of Articles Demystifying Prophethood, Theocracy, Democracy and Dictatorship Is There Coercion in Islam and Christianity? Is There Freedom of Thought […]
Hindu nationalists warn Christian missionary schools they celebrate Christmas ‘at their own risk’
Source: The Telegraph BY Rahul Bedi, new delhi 21 DECEMBER 2017 • 10:20AM A Right-wing Hindu revivalist organisation has warned Christian missionary schools in northern India that they celebrate Christmas at “their own risk” as […]
Reza Aslan’s ‘God: A Human History’
Source: The New York Times By EMMA GREEN A word of advice to the religiously curious: Don’t trust any history of God that has only 171 pages of text. Reza Aslan’s […]
Interfaith dialogue: Similarities in Islam and Hinduism
Similarities in Beliefs and Practices between Hinduism and Islam By S. Arshad, New Age Islam, 09 December 2017 The general perception of the Muslims is that Hinduism and Islam are poles apart. The basis of this perception is the external differences in the way of worship in both the religions. […]
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 […]
How can we build the Third Temple together?
Source: Muslim Sunrise Spring 2017 Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times In a recent interview President Trump said about his son in law, […]
“The Ahmadis of Islam: A Mormon Encounter and Perspective” by Garth N. Jones
The Ahmadis of Islam DIALOGUE: A JOURNAL OF MORMON THOUGHT, Volume 19, Number 2 Original PDF: The Ahmadis of Islam The Ahmadis of Islam: A Mormon Encounter and Perspective Garth N. […]
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 […]
The Purpose And Context Of The Qur’an
Source: Huffington Post By Omar Naseef, an American Muslim The Qur’an – like all other texts – can only be properly understood by understanding the purpose of its author and […]
At an Extremist Rally Near Nation’s Capital, Armed Jihad Glorified, ‘Infidels’ Condemned
Kashif N Chaudhry, Contributor Physician, Writer, Human Rights Activist 11/21/2017 Extremist Clerics Meet in Northern Virginia, Glorify Armed Jihad, Label America “Land of the Infidels” & Condemn Muslims who ‘Reject Jihad.’ American Muslims are often asked to apologize for religious extremism carried out in the name of Islam. I believe […]
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 […]
One-in-Five U.S. Adults Were Raised in Interfaith Homes
Source: Pew research center Roughly one-in-five U.S. adults were raised with a mixed religious background, according to a new Pew Research Center study. This includes about one-in-ten who say they […]
Japan: Bait-ul-Ahad, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosque invites all to commemorate its 2nd Anniversary
By Anees Ahmad Nadeem, Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Japan Bait-ul-Ahad – The Japan Mosque opens its doors to public to commemorate its 2nd Anniversary “Trips to the Mosque easing Japanese people`s fears of Islam”, Imam Anees Ahmad Nadeem The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Japan is inviting fellow Japanese to come and visit […]
Everything wrong with Theresa May’s ridiculous assertion that we should feel proud of the Balfour Declaration
Let’s remember what the document actually said in 1917 – and consider what the Israeli ambassador to the UK said this week Robert Fisk @indyvoices Thursday 2 November 2017 11:00 […]