By ADIL SALAHI, ARABNEWS The Qur’an says that it is better than a thousand months, and that it is perfect peace. It occurs once a year, but it is certain to take place. Therefore it is an occasion that must not be missed. What night are we talking about? It […]
By BADEA ABU AL-NAJA | ARAB NEWS MAKKAH: Education Minister Prince Faisal bin Abdullah commended the services of scouts for pilgrims and visitors at the Grand Mosque during Ramadan. He said the concept of scouts was inspired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah’s endeavors in the services […]
By BADEA ABU AL-NAJA | ARAB NEWS MAKKAH: The Grand Mosque library is considered one of the most important libraries in the world, its manager Muhammad Bajoudah said. He did not know when exactly the library was established but he believed it to be before the year 160 AH, over […]
BY John Doyle AND Helen Kennedy Source: DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS Wednesday, August 24th 2011, 2:56 PM Source Bebeto Matthews/AP NYPD security camera, upper left, situated above a mosque on Fulton St., in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. The NYPD has been spying on New Yorkers with the help of the CIA, […]
By Francis X. Rocca, Religion News Service, Huffington Post VATICAN CITY (RNS) A few weeks after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Pope John Paul II invited Muslim leaders to an interfaith prayer summit in Assisi, Italy, the site of a dramatic interfaith peace gathering he had hosted 15 years earlier. In […]
… Compelling New Evidence that the eighteen ‘missing’ years of Jesus’ life, unaccounted for in The Bible, were spent mastering His mind under some of the greatest Rishi’s, Yogi’s and Swami’s of India. And even more mind blowing, there is also significant evidence that Jesus lived to be around 100 years […]
Source; Windsor Star A Toronto-based youth association is hoping to dispel misconceptions about Islam and the Qur’an by hosting an open house in Windsor this week.The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association Canadas met with Canadians across the county over the last few months to promote peace, condemn terrorism and raise awareness […]
By ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Plans are under way to publish literally the largest book on the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), which is expected to weigh 1,600 kg and contain 420 pages, each page with dimensions of four by five meters. The book, according to Shams Arabic daily, is […]
Source/Credit: Mysuburbanlife.com Glen Ellyn, IL — Today was the kickoff for the “Muslims for Life” campaign at the Baet-ul-Jaamay Mosque in Glen Ellyn. The campaign is a nationwide initiative created by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to bring a message of peace and sanctity of all human life. “Terrorists have painted […]
By AFRA NAUSHAD, LIFE.STYLE@ARABNEWS.COM Haji Noor Deen Mi Guangjiang is a Chinese calligrapher extraordinaire who has been producing Chinese-Arabic calligraphic art for over a decade. Born in 1963 in Yucheng, Shadong province of China, Haji Noor Deen was the first Chinese national conferred with the honorable Certificate of Arabic Calligrapher […]
By BADEA ABU AL-NAJA & MD RASOOLDEEN | ARAB NEWS MAKKAH/RIYADH: The Grand Mosque in Makkah is filled to the brim with worshippers these days as hundreds of thousands of pilgrims have come from all over the world to perform Umrah and attend taraweeh and qiyamullail prayers, seeking the blessings of Lailat Al-Qadr (night of power). The Civil […]
And create not disorder in the earth after it has been set in order, and call upon Him in fear and hope. Surely, the mercy of Allah is near unto those who do good. (Al Quran 7:57) Source/Credit: Frederick News Post Originally published on August 8, 2011 By Aamna Bhatti I […]
Source/Credit: AFP RIO DE JANEIRO — “As-salam aleikum!” Omar greeted worshippers as he entered Mesquita da Luz, Rio’s first mosque where he had just broken his Ramadan fast at dusk. Those are some of the only words Omar knows in Arabic, and he quickly continued his conversation in Portuguese with […]
Source/Credit: Deseret News “Riba means interest in Islam, and it has been forbidden,” says Husain, whose debt-free family is an anomaly in America, where the average household has, by some estimates, more than $15,000 in credit card debt and a mortgage of more than $150,000. “Several times it has been […]
Source/Credit: Herald Citizen COOKEVILLE — A crowd of more than 100 peaceful protestors gathered outside the courthouse last night with signs saying “We love Muslims” and “All religions believe in justice,” among many others, showing their opposition to the Tennessee Freedom Coalition’s showing of what they call a highly […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times August 21, 2011 The Bible is ambivalent about alcohol at best, while the Holy Quran gives a clear […]
The whole concept of religion is based on the belief in the existence of a Supreme Being, worthy of being worshipped – the Being known as God. If there is no God, we would have to admit that religion is little more than a philosophy. In fact, we would have […]
What was the covenant that Allah gave to the Prophet Abraham and how has it played out for his two sons Ishmael and Isaac in the last 4000 years? If the promises and prophecies have come true over the last 4 millennia then there is every reason to believe that they […]
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 […]