Opening the Human Heart, Opening the Qur’an: The Fatiha
Source: RNS The Qur’an opens not with the story of creation, but with the opening. The beginning of the Qur’an is not: “In the beginning Allah created the heavens and […]
How Muslims can fight Islamic extremism
Source: Toronto Sun By Luqman Ahmed An imam with the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Canada. He currently works with the Muslim Community in Quebec. We woke up Tuesday morning to yet another horrific terrorist attack at the hands of ISIS radicals — this time the target was the airport and a […]
Jihadists Don’t Understand the Qur’an
Source: Time An understanding of true Islam can help stop terrorist acts ISIS extremists and anti-Islam activists fundamentally ignore and misrepresent the Qur’an. It should come as no surprise that after suffering beatings for nearly a year as a ISIS hostage, freed French journalist Didier Francois reported: There was never […]
‘I found the message of Islam simple, yet powerful’
An Indian Muslim devotee offers prayers during Eid al-Adha at Jama Masjid in New Delhi, in this October 6, 2014 file photo. (AFP) ARAB NEWS Published — Friday 25 March 2016 Akifah Baxter, a former Christian based in the United States, once strolled through a bookstore in search for guidance […]
Bangladeshis Protest Against Ending Islam as State Religion
Source: Voice Of America DHAKA, BANGLADESH—Thousands of Muslims rallied in Bangladesh’s capital on Friday to denounce a court petition seeking to remove Islam as the country’s official state religion. About […]
The true Islamic response to the Brussels attacks
Source: RNS (RNS) Daesh (the preferred Arabic name for the group that calls itself the Islamic State) has attacked Turkey five times since October, leaving nearly 200 dead and hundreds […]
Moderates are losing the fight to save Islam from racists and extremists
Source: Quartz The alarming exploitation of the Brussels attacks for political purposes shows how urgent it is to take back the discourse around Islam and Muslims from racists and extremist populists like Donald Trump and Marine Le Pen. Instead of leaving the field wide open for the big-mouthed bigots and […]
Video: The True Meaning of ‘Allahu Akbar’
Source: Huffington Post By Princess Ameerah Al-Taweel; Humanitarian, public speaker and businesswoman The phrase “Allahu Akbar” is commonly used by Muslims to remind themselves of God’s vastness and power. It […]
Japan: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community saddened by bombings in Brussels
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Japan offers its sincerest condolences to the Belgium nation. Imam Anees Ahmad Nadeem National President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama`at Japan said: “We are deeply troubled to hear about the back to back attacks in Brussels Belgium . It is appalling and utterly disgraceful that anyone would […]
Observance of Islam is a way to defeat extremism
Source: The National By Dr HA Hellyer An associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute in London, and a non-resident senior fellow at the Rafik Hariri Centre for the Middle […]
Is President Barack Obama’s perspective on Islam mistaken?
Barack Obama’s perspective on Islam is mistaken Source: The National By Dr HA Hellyer, who is an associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute in London, and a non-resident senior […]
Hopes of Religious Freedom in Former Soviet Union Fall Short
Source: Huffington Post Early in its existence, the Soviet Union turned Vladimir Lenin’s dictum that “religion is the opium of the people” into official policy. Atheism was what Lenin wanted […]
Women’s empowerment in Islamic system of life
DR. HASEEB AHMED Published — Friday 18 March 2016 The prevailing idea of a woman’s place in Islam is that women are deprived of freedom and equality. This is the result of either ignorance about Islam or the biased propaganda of anti-Islamic ideology and a prejudiced media. The fact is […]
Leader of World Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to Address London Conference on how Muslims can Contribute to Peace and Cohesion
LONDON, UK (PRWEB UK) 17 MARCH 2016 A worldwide Muslim leader will deliver the keynote address at the National Peace Symposium in London on March 19 and reassert the role […]
The Last Sermon of Prophet Muhammad
The Farewell Sermon Source: Bhatkallys.com Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) delivered his last sermon (Khutbah) on the ninth of Dhul Hijjah (12th and last month of the Islamic year), 10 years after Hijrah (migration […]
THE TOP TEN MYTHS ABOUT ISLAM
Source: Siasat Ever since the Muslims swept out of Arabian Peninsula to establish the Islamic Empire there have been myths and misconceptions surrounding the Islamic way of life. Nearly 1500 […]
Muslims, Protestants and Jews share common concerns in 2016 election
Source: RNS (RNS) This election season, Muslims face a slate of Republican candidates who demand curbs on immigration and compete over how tough they’d be on Islamic terrorism, if elected. […]
Muhammad(sa) – The Liberator of Women
Review of Religions: Mirza Bashir-Ud-Din Mahmud Ahmadra (1889–1965) was the second Successor of the Promised Messiahas and he was the Second Worldwide Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. He became the Khalifah of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community at the young age of 25 and steered and nourished it to its […]
Freedom of religion, civic rights were important components of a ‘Muslim nation’
Source: Phys.org Prophet Muhammad believed that freedom of religion and civic rights were important components of a ‘Muslim nation,’ according to a Rice University analysis of the prophet’s covenants with Christians. The researcher argues that the covenants can be used to develop a stronger democratic partnership between Muslims and Christians […]
Texas festival apologizes after Muslim Olympian told to remove hijab
Source: RNS (Reuters) Organizers of the South by Southwest (SXSW) arts festival have apologized to U.S. Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad after a volunteer said she must remove her Muslim headcovering to […]