Haj pilgrims from four countries arrive in KSA
MOHAMMED RASOOLDEEN & RASHID HASSAN/ ARAB NEWS STAFF Published — Monday 17 August 2015 RIYADH: The first batch of Haj pilgrims from Bangladesh, Malaysia, Pakistan and South Africa arrived in […]
Indonesia’s Secret: In the Kingdom of Gentle Islam
By Erich Follath SPIEGEL.DE Nowhere in the world are there more Muslims living in one place than in the Southeast Asian island nation of Indonesia, which will be a guest of honor at the Frankfurt Book Fair this fall. Can a cosmopolitan faith assert itself against Islam? A journey. He […]
Learning process begins right after birth
IBRAHIM B. SYED Published — Friday 14 August 2015 It is true that babies who can barely talk investigate problems with all the zeal and excitement of explorers, make discoveries with the passion and absorption of dedicated scientists. The process of learning starts right after birth. Physical growth stops […]
To feel secure, trust God
HARUN YAHYA Published — Friday 14 August 2015 ARABNEWS.COM From their childhood, people always want to have someone on whom they can truly trust. They feel the need to insure everything they have, because the lower-self always fears that something wicked will befall them. Until they pass from […]
Ahmadiyya Reformation in Islam
By Harris Raja In an article published in the Wall Street Journal entitled Why Islam needs a reformation, Ayaan Hirsi listed five areas of Islam that “require amendment.” Hirsi is […]
Prominent women in the Qur’an
By Fatima Gailani In this article I would like to focus on women mentioned in the Qur’an. My intention is not to prove either the superiority or equality of men […]
557. Commandment – O ye who believe! when you encounter an army, remain firm, and remember Allah much that you may prosper
557. Commandment – O ye who believe! when you encounter an army, remain firm, and remember Allah much that you may prosper [8:46] O ye who believe! when you encounter an army, remain firm, and remember Allah much that you may prosper. [41:31] As for those who say, ‘Our Lord is Allah,’ […]
Man pardons son’s killer on day of execution
ARAB NEWS Published — Friday 14 August 2015 JEDDAH: Hafr Al-Batin city in the Eastern Province woke up to a rare incident of forgiveness on Wednesday. Baddah bin Rashid Al-Sahli chose to forgive his son’s killer only a short time before the sentence of execution was due to be […]
555. Commandment – O ye who believe! fight such of the disbelievers as are near to you and let them find hardness in you
555. Commandment – O ye who believe! fight such of the disbelievers as are near to you and let them find hardness in you [9:123] O ye who believe! fight such of the disbelievers as are near to you and let them find hardness in you; and know that Allah is […]
554. Commandment – Strive against the disbelievers and the hypocrites
554. Commandment – Strive against the disbelievers and the hypocrites [9:73] O Prophet, strive against the disbelievers and the hypocrites. And be severe to them. Their abode is Hell, and an evil destination it is. [66:10] O Prophet! strive hard against the disbelievers and the hypocrites; and be strict against them. Their […]
How Salma Hayek’s New Film ‘Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet’ Brings Together ‘All Religions’
http://embed.live.huffingtonpost.com/HPLEmbedPlayer/?segmentId=55b2c87502a760275e000600&autoPlay=false Award-winning actress and producer Salma Hayek joins a special #WMN to discuss her animated feature film “Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet,” based on Gibran’s best-selling poetry book of the same […]
Islam is part of the West now, live with it
Islam is part of the West now, live with it posted by Harry J. Bentham Tous les arts ont produit des merveilles: l’art de gouverner n’a produit que des monstres. Most arts have produced miracles, while the art of government has produced nothing but monsters. Louis Antoine de Saint-Just One […]
Building the Case for Coexistence with Our Cousins, the Jews
Epigraph: “So you, too, must show love to foreigners, for you yourselves were once foreigners in the land of Egypt.” Deuteronomy 10:19 Holocaust Survivors Condemn Israel for ‘Gaza Massacre,’ Call […]
547. Commandment – Take your precautions; then either go forth in separate parties or go forth all together
547. Commandment – Take your precautions; then either go forth in separate parties or go forth all together [4:72] O ye who believe! take your precautions; then either go forth in separate parties or go forth all together. [34:12] Saying, ‘Make thou full-length coats of mail, and make the rings of a […]
549. Commandment – O Prophet, urge the believers to fight
549. Commandment – O Prophet, urge the believers to fight [8:66] O Prophet, urge the believers to fight. If there be of you twenty who are steadfast, they shall overcome two hundred; and if there be a hundred of you, they shall overcome a thousand of those who disbelieve, because […]
550. Commandment – Only defensive wars are permitted
550. Commandment – Only defensive wars are permitted [22:40] Permission to fight is given to those against whom war is made, because they have been wronged — and Allah indeed has power to help them — [2:191] And fight in the cause of Allah against those who fight against you, but do not […]
552. Commandment – And if they break their oaths after their covenant, and attack your religion, then fight these leaders of disbelief — surely, they have no regard for their oaths — that they may desist
552. Commandment – And if they break their oaths after their covenant, and attack your religion, then fight these leaders of disbelief — surely, they have no regard for their oaths — that they may desist [9:12] And if they break their oaths after their covenant, and attack your religion, then fight these leaders of […]
553. Commandment – Those who believe fight in the cause of Allah and against the friends of Satan
553. Commandment – Those who believe fight in the cause of Allah and against the friends of Satan [4:77] Those who believe fight in the cause of Allah, and those who disbelieve fight in the cause of the Evil One.Fight ye therefore against the friends of Satan; surely, Satan’s strategy is […]
Remember death: Sands of time running out
HARUN YAHYA Published — Friday 31 July 2015 ARABNEWS.COM People, generally speaking, do not want to die. Even at an advanced age, they remain unconcerned about imminence of death. They live as though death is a far distant reality. Almighty God draws attention to this human instinct, saying: “And you […]
551. Commandment – And fight them until there is no persecution, and religion is freely professed for Allah. But if they desist, then remember that no hostility is allowed except against the aggressors
551. Commandment – And fight them until there is no persecution, and religion is freely professed for Allah. But if they desist, then remember that no hostility is allowed except against the aggressors [2:194] And fight them until there is no persecution, and religion is freely professed for Allah. But if they desist, then remember that no hostility […]