Source: Forbes TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian woman who was blinded by a suitor who threw acid on her face has pardoned her attacker at the last minute, sparing him from being blinded by acid as retribution. More Here…
MAKKAH: The Makkah Royal Clock Tower, the second tallest tower in the world, will start emitting 16 light beams to a height of 10 kilometers Sunday evening to announce the beginning of Ramadan. The loud speakers installed at the top of the tower will carry the sound of adhan (call to […]
By Mohammad Ghazal, The Jordan Times. AMMAN – The holy month of Ramadan begins Monday in Jordan, Chief Islamic Justice Ahmad Hilayel announced Saturday. “Monday will be the first day of the holy month of Ramadan,” Hilayel said yesterday at a routine ceremony held by the Ministry of Awqaf and […]
It is said that a teaching of the Bible is that if a person is smitten on the right cheek he should present the left one to the one who smites. This sounds very attractive so long as it is not put into practice. But if an attempt is made to act upon […]
Rfi: France. By Sarah Elzas Muslims in France are being given the chance to open bank accounts that comply with the rules of Islamic finance. Chabbi Bank – a Morrocan bank with branches in Europe – has started offering French customers sharia-compliant banking… Reference: http://www.english.rfi.fr/france/20110728-islamic-finance-arrives-france
By MD HUMAIDAN | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Many workingwomen do not perform regular daily prayers at their workplaces because of their unwillingness to remove makeup to do ablution. A number of women interviewed by Arab News said it was important to keep their good looks and makeup during their hours […]
By BADEA ABU AL-NAJA | ARAB NEWS MAKKAH: Imams in mosques throughout the Kingdom on Friday welcomed the holy month of Ramadan with an immense sense of piety and reminded their respective congregations to strictly follow the teachings of the Holy Qur’an during the fasting period. In his sermon at […]
By ARAB NEWS QATIF: The Department of Endowments and Heritage in the eastern city of Qatif has decided to ban divorces during the holy month of Ramadan, local Arabic daily Al-Riyadh reported Thursday. The department reportedly held a meeting attended by all marriage officials in the region and told them […]
Credit: Ahmadiyya Gazette USA يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ … “O ye who believe! fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those before you, so that you may guard against evil.” (Al Quran 2:184) This verse was revealed in […]
By ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: To mark the launching of multilanguage Islamic religious programs on Iqraa Global Channel from the first day of Ramadan, the channel will air a special program at 10 p.m. Makkah time Friday. The channel’s Islamic programs will eventually be transmitted in seven world languages. Initially they […]
By Yahoo! Maktoob DUBAI – Work at the UAE federal ministries and departments will be from 9am till 2pm during the holy month of Ramadan, the state news agency WAM said. Meanwhile, the working hours of private sector companies will be reduced from eight to six hours during the Holy […]
By BADEA ABU AL-NAJA | ARAB NEWS MAKKAH: The Mashair Railway will transport more than 500,000 pilgrims during the coming Haj season, according to Haj Minister Fouad Abdul Salam Al-Farsy. The minister made the announcement on Tuesday after a tour of a number of Tawafa establishments to assess arrangements being […]
A documentary film, directed and written by writer-director Yashendra Prasad, based on Jesus Christ’s mysterious stay in Kashmir, has been selected to be screened in the prestigious fourth International documentary and short film festival of Kerala to be held from July 31 to August 4 in Tiruananthpuram. The 52-minute English documentary, The Rozabal Shrine of […]
source.time magazie on line Sometimes the path to spiritual awareness runs through a Turkish suq. Nearly 20 years ago, my wife and I were carpet shopping at Istanbul’s vast Ottoman Grand Bazaar. One salesman, a clean-shaven Muslim youth, invited us to a Sufi do — not one of the whirling-dervish […]
By BADEA ABU AL-NAJA | ARAB NEWS MAKKAH: Technologically advanced and highly hygienic dispensers and filling machines will be used to distribute Zamzam water to worshippers at the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah during Ramadan, an official said on Monday. According to the Umm Al-Qura […]
By ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah urged Muslim scholars on Monday to defend Islam from proponents of deviant ideologies who are trying to destroy the Muslim world through division and sedition. “You scholars should uphold the basic principles of Islam which are principles of […]
By ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has ordered all government departments and other related agencies to provide the highest level of services to Umrah pilgrims in Ramadan, which is likely to begin on Aug. 1. King Abdullah issued the order while chairing the Council […]
25 July 2011 BBC News More than 30,000 Muslims have taken part in an annual gathering in Hampshire to re-affirm their rejection of violence and extremism. Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community from 50 countries held the Jalsa Salana festival at East Worldham, near Alton. During the three-day event, the […]
By BADEA ABU AL-NAJA | ARAB NEWS MAKKAH: Chairman of the Supreme Judiciary Council Saleh Bin-Humaid has warned that current crises in the Muslim world have diverted the attention of followers from more serious issues. “The current crises have taken a dangerous turn diverting the attention of the Muslim Ummah […]
By RODOLFO ESTIMO JR. | ARAB NEWS RIYADH: As part of the observance of the holy month of Ramadan, the Philippine Embassy will hold its 10th Holy Qur’an-recitation contest on Aug. 18. The competition will involve memorization of the verses from the holy book by Filipino children who have studied […]