By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: The importance of organized distribution of Zakat to fight poverty in Muslim societies and the need to strengthen spirituality and supporting charitable activities were the main messages of iftar parties held by Indian cultural organizations in Jeddah. Zakat, the compulsory alms to […]
Source/Credit: WBEZ 91.5 By Maham Khan As Chicagoans turn their gaze to the sky this weekend they’ll be greeted by the following message: “Give Blood Save Lives Muslims for Life.” The message will be on a banner trailing from a plane, with over a million people watching Chicago’s 53rd annual […]
Source: Qantara Lewis Gropp reviews a documentary that shines the spotlight on two 12th century philosophers – one Muslim, one Jewish – whose messages of positive coexistence resonate very strongly even today, refuting the “Clash of Civilizations” theory Out of Córdoba is a documentary film about the greatest but least known […]
Source: Qantara The epochal transformations in the Arab world offer a historic opportunity for Muslims and Christians in these countries – and especially in Egypt – to establish a new, constitutional foundation for their relations. A commentary by Loay Mudhoon Observers worldwide followed events with a great deal of sympathy […]
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA has launch “Muslims for Life,” a nationwide campaign to honour the victims of 9/11 on its 10th anniversary and uphold the message that Islam values the sanctity of life. During the month of September, it will hold blood drives at all Ahmadiyya mosques and prayer centres in the United […]
Source: Dawn Author: Nilofar Ahmed SOCIAL activism by citizens is often looked upon as a modern-day phenomenon. What is not commonly known is that the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) started his social activism in his youth, much before his declaration of prophethood. The deeds of the Prophet, even before that […]
By BADEA ABU AL-NAJA | ARAB NEWS MAKKAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah on Friday launched the largest expansion of the Grand Mosque in history, which will increase the mosque’s capacity to more than 2.5 million worshippers and cost SR80 billion. Before laying the foundation for the […]
Source/Credit: Hudson New York Islamic mosques are being built more often in France than Roman Catholic churches, and there now are more practising Muslims in the country than practising Catholics. Nearly […]
Whereas, Dr. Floyd E. Clark stays mostly off the subject and indulges in emotional rhetoric to preach to the converted, Ahmed Deedat despite being a Sunni Muslim realizes that Sunni position about Jesus’ crucifixion is not defensible, so he nicely orchestrates all the arguments, which the Founder of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, had written […]
By YOUSUF MUHAMMAD | ARAB NEWS MADINAH: Serving iftar meals to help visitors to the Prophet’s Mosque break their fast is part of the rich tradition of the people of Madinah that dates back to the period of the Prophet (peace be upon him). They lay out hundreds of thousands […]
By BADEA ABU AL-NAJA | ARAB NEWS MAKKAH: As traffic conditions on the already crowded Makkah streets continue to worsen during Ramadan, local people increasingly depend on motorcyclists to reach the Grand Mosque area. The occasion offers a golden chance to young bike owners to earn good money. Ali Jameel, […]
By ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: A charity that paid the blood money to save a Saudi woman from being executed for murdering her husband has given her a furnished house to live in, the Shams newspaper reported on Thursday. The Southern Women Charitable Society in Abha stepped in to secure the […]
By ARAB NEWS DAMMAM: An Alkhobar woman studying in the United States is taking credit for destroying 23 Danish websites that denigrated the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), Al-Madinah newspaper reported on Thursday. Nouf Rashid told the Arabic newspaper she was hacking into Danish websites having references to cartoons […]
Source: Qantara Author: Leila Ahmed Ever since the attacks of 9/11, feminists in the West have increasingly used the theme of the oppression of women in Islam as justification for war and domination. This strategy of using this rhetoric of “saving the women” in the name of “civilization” is an […]
Source / Courtesy: Star Tribune By Imran Hayee ‘It’s a scorching day, aren’t you feeling warm in this?” These polite words touched our ears when my wife and I entered the grocery store on one of the few hot summer days in Duluth. My wife was wearing a head scarf and […]
By ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Over a third of charity activities in the Kingdom take place during the blessed month of Ramadan, a recent study said. Saudis make 34.5 percent of their total annual cash donations in the month of Ramadan, said a study on the charity habits of people in […]
Courtesty: CNN US Road Trip-20 mosques in 20 days during Ramadan Read more Day 12 Missouri 08/13/2011 Source: 30mosques.com Conversations and Cornbread by Aman Ali My knowledge of what Ahmadiyya Muslims believe is limited. But off the bat, let’s clarify some misconceptions you might have about them. Yes, they pray […]
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Hadhrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, the previous head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community explains: Find Part 2 of this talk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8pl9_z4FCKA