Course brings Jewish and Muslim women together
The Canadian Jewish News: A new weekly course is bringing together Jewish and Muslim women to study each other’s spiritual texts and the roles of women in these religions. Shari […]
More Jews praying on site also sacred to Muslims
Israeli police and Muslim officials say the prayers at the Temple Mount-Al Aqsa mosque site are a provocation. Others call them a basic human right. By Edmund Sanders, Los Angeles […]
Eid at Al Aqsa Mosque Jerusalem
Over 50,000 Muslims pray at Al-Aqsa for Eid (AFP) JERUSALEM — More than 50,000 Muslim worshippers flooded Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City for prayers on Friday, the first […]
Hajj 2012: Muslims Embark On Pilgrimage To Mecca
Huff Post: Each year millions of Muslims embark on the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, making it one of the largest pilgrimages in the world today. The five-day hajj pilgrimage takes place from eighth to the 12th of Dhul Hijjah, the final month of the Islamic lunar calendar. In 2012, the hajj pilgrimage is […]
Israel Reports on Hajj
Haaretz: Millions of Muslims converge in Mecca ahead of hajj pilgrimage Muslims believe the rituals, which begin Thursday and end Monday, trace the footsteps of the prophets Abraham, Ishmael and […]
Pilgrims to perform Wuquf Arafat today
MINA: The Hajj pilgrims will perform the most vital pillar of Hajj, i.e. Wuquf-e-Arafat (Stay at Mount Arafat) today (Thursday), Geo News. Mufti-e-Azam will deliver Hajj sermon in Masjid-e-Nimra. Hundreds […]
One Father, Three Legacies
Study of Patriarch Abraham; the book reveals what interpretations of Abraham’s life unite the three religions, and which ones divide them. Source; The Jewish week by Steve Lipman Concurrent with […]
Recruiting the four Horsemen of Neo-atheism into Cavalry of Islam
Prologue First something about the big picture, the Christian apologists want to make a case for Christianity based on laws of nature and science, by showing that there ought to […]
5,700 km in 314 days: Bosnian Haji crosses 7 countries on foot
Sarajevo, ARABNEWS Tuesday 23 October 2012 A Bosnian pilgrim who left last December on pilgrimage to Makkah by foot arrived in the holy city after passing through seven countries including […]
Gambia: Tahir Ahmadiyya Muslim Senior School Celebrates 24th Foundation Anniversary
BY ALIEU CEESAY, 22 OCTOBER 2012 Tahir Ahmadiyya Muslim Senior School in Mansakonko, Lower River Region (LRR), on Wednesday celebrated the school’s 24 years of existence. The school, which was […]
Journey of Man: A Genetic Odessy
By Spencer Wells DNA is more than 99% similar among all humans, so all claims for discrimination, like caste system, polygenetic theory of human origin or some people being the ‘chosen people’ are only self indulgence. There is very little difference in the intellectual abilities of different races or families. […]
Indonesia: Religious harmony is a must, but how?
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Headlines | Sat, October 20 2012, 11:52 AM President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono underlined the importance of the roles played by leaders and religious figures in solving various conflicts taking place across the country. “As the head of state, I invite and urge leaders and religious […]
List of non-Arab Sahaba
Source: Wikipedia The list of non-Arab Sahaba includes the non-Arabs among the original Sahaba(r.a.) of Muhammad(s.a.s). Muhammad had many followers from amongst the Arabs, from many different tribes. However, he also had many non-Arab Sahaba, from many different ethnicities. Some of these non-Arabs were among the most beloved and loyal […]
Muslims are least likely to have extramarital sex- Study
The study was inspired by Adamczyk’s earlier work where she observed the differences in HIV/AIDS infection rates between Christian- and Muslim-majority nations in which residents in Muslim-majority nations had lower […]
Thwarting Religious Cleansing in the Muslim World- The Example of Dr. Abdus Salam
Thwarting Religious Cleansing in the Muslim World By Farahnaz Ispahani & Nina Shea October 16, 2012 5:33 P.M Physicist Mohammad Abdus Salam was the first Pakistani and the first Muslim to win a […]
Indian Govt, RBI mull ways to introduce Islamic banking
Source: Live Mint Central bank asked to examine the possibility of making interest-free model part of India’s Rs.75 trillion banking system Reserve Bank of India governor D. Subbarao said last week that the apex bank was holding talks with the government on how existing laws can be restructured or amended […]
World Bank and IDB sign Islamic finance deal
Source: MenaFn (MENAFN – Arab News) The World Bank and Islamic Development Bank have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set out a framework for collaboration between the two parties and lend support to global, regional and country efforts in the development of Islamic Finance. World Bank Managing Director […]
NawaiWaqt: سب سے بڑا شاتم ِرسول
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NawaiWaqt: ختم نبوت کانفرنس زندہ باد
Know your nemesis: عالمی مجلس تحفظ ختم نبوت کے تحت ہر سال ہونے والی آل پاکستان سالانہ ختم نبوت کانفرنس کا سب سے بڑا فیض اور ثمر یہ ہے کہ […]
Can Islamic finance provide salvation for the banking sector?
Source: The Bull.com.au By Jikon Lai, University of Melbourne Islamic finance has grown and expanded rapidly in recent years. It was recently announced that, following in the footsteps of some of its European neighbours, Germany will soon have its first Islamic bank — which is ironic if you think about […]