LAST DAYS OF THE PROPHET At last the day drew near which every human being must face. The Prophet’s work was done. All that God had to reveal to him for the benefit of man had been revealed. The spirit of Muhammad had infused new life into his people. A […]
Until recently I thought that only Christianity had a big problem with enlightenment and science and that I have examined in many of my Google-knols, but, now I am becoming increasingly aware that the medieval Muslim scholars do not fair any better. What do I mean? Firstly, let me address […]
By ANDREW QUINN | REUTERS ARABBEWS DUSHANBE: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Tajikistan on Saturday that efforts to crack down on religious freedom might backfire and increase sympathy for radical views that could threaten stability in the Central Asian country. Clinton, who met Tajik President Imomali Rakhmon on […]
By BADEA ABU AL-NAJA | ARAB NEWS MAKKAH: On Sunday more than 100,000 pilgrims were sent to Madinah in convoys consisting of 2,600 buses. The South Asian Tawafa Establishment achieved this with the collaboration of the traffic department, the United Car Syndicate responsible for pilgrims’ transportation and transport companies. Close […]
(By: Laiq Ahmed Atif) “Relate of your dead only that which is good, and refrain from speaking ill of them.” Death is an integral part of life and death is as real as life. Nothing is so certain as the fact that for all of us there will come a […]
By MD RASOOLDEEN | ARAB NEWS RIYADH: Shoura Council Chairman Abdullah Al-Asheikh has said Saudi Arabia, under the leadership of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, is keen on providing emergency assistance to deserving people throughout the world. The chairman was addressing delegates at the 125th Assembly of […]
By BADEA ABU AL-NAJA | ARAB NEWS MAKKAH: The 176 gates of the Grand Mosque will be able to tell worshippers if the mosque is full or not using a traffic light system, director of the department of doors at the Presidency of the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques […]
In a bid to revive Islamic philosophy, the University of Sierra Leone Muslim Jama’at has started a school tour in order to encourage students of various secondary schools to make either the Muslim Jama’at or SLEFES their first point of call when seeking entry into the university. The University of […]
By ADIL SALAHI ARABNEWS When people embark on the journey of pilgrimage, they often ask which method is better. Since both the Umrah and the pilgrimage are duties, people should do both duties on the same journey. There are three methods to complete this: The two duties are joined together, […]
By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEW JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia sought to discourage Saudis and expatriates from performing pilgrimage this year without valid Haj permits with an intensified public awareness campaign through the media.The country’s grand mufti also said it was unlawful to do Haj without permits. “Helping pilgrims to […]
Age of the Promised Messiah(as) One example of an attempt by the opponents of the Ahmadiyya Jama’ah to discredit Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Al-Qadiani(as) is to purport that he received false, or fabricated, revelations regarding the age of his death. Here the opponents say that whilst the Promised Messiah(as) […]
by CLARISSA ROHRBACH The Mahmud Mosque invites on the weekend Swiss of any belief to discover Islam at a lecture at the Zurich Volkshaus. Imam Sadaqat Ahmed explains why this enlightement is necessary. Tagblatt of the City of Zurich: Sadaqat Ahmed, what do you want to achieve with this function? […]
So said Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the Founder of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Have you any notion what was the strange event that occurred in the desert country of Arabia when hundreds of thousands of the dead were revived within a brief period and those who had been misguided through generations put on […]
By MUHAMMAD AL-SULAMI | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Three men allegedly belonging to the Turki Al-Dandani terror cell told judges at a criminal court in Riyadh on Monday that preachers who issued takfiri (branding opponents “infidels”) religious edicts and encouraged youths to take part in jihad in Afghanistan should be arrested and brought to […]
Source of video / Courtesy: BBC Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times This is an hour and a half movie or documentary about […]
The international leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (Hudhur) said that although the community in Holland is small, it should realise its responsibility. The objective is not fulfilled by a few people doing the work. The unfortunate person who has been using unrestrained, brazen stance against Islam and the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace […]
By MD AL-SULAMI | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Options other than prison time are to be considered when judges pass sentences on minor crimes, Justice Minister Muhammad Al-Eisa said on Saturday while opening a forum on modern trends in alternative punishments in Riyadh. “The modern trend in criminal law is to […]