Islam’s Response to Misconceptions about Sharia Law
WRITTEN BY ANSER AHMAD, ESQ.| NOVEMBER 2018| MUSLIM SUNRISE In the West, Sharia is being portrayed as a source of oppression, violence, and tyranny. This misconception of Sharia stems from […]
US military buys location data of popular Muslim apps: Report
An investigation by the online magazine Motherboard found the US military was procuring location data from several popular apps, including Muslim Pro. One of the companies involved in selling location data says it tracks 25 million devices inside the US every month and 40 million elsewhere [Getty Images] 17 Nov […]
Cultural Understanding and Racial Harmony
by Dr. Ijaz Ahmad Qamar Review of Religions February 1993 This address was delivered at a multifaith symposium held in Winnepeg. The edifice and the whole superstructure of Islamic faith […]
Europe’s terror problem is not Islamic
By Ian Greenhalgh International November 12, 2020 Europe has been experiencing a wave of ‘Islamic’ terrorism for many years now, with the recent attacks in Austria and France being just the latest examples. In my own country of Britain, we have witnessed high profile terror events such as the July […]
Rage against the Raj: Revisiting Jihad in British India
20th March 20201 Ahmadiyya ARC That it moves on is seen to be both the worst and the best quality of time; the best when we want it to pass […]
Austria’s new law on ‘political Islam’ opens door for crackdown on Muslims
ELIS GJEVORI 19 HOURS AGO After a hijab and face veil ban, Austria’s right wing government is set to introduce draconian measures against expressions of “political Islam.” Austria’s right-wing Chancellor […]
HRCP demands state improve its human rights record
From the Newspaper 10 Nov 2020 LAHORE: The general body of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called on the state to improve its human rights record, particularly protect freedom of expression and ensure that charges of sedition and terrorism and the practice of enforced disappearances are not […]
The Amazing Discoveries Scientists Have Made About the Healing Powers of Honey
5th November 2020 Dr. Tauseef Ahmad Khan, Canada Honey: Healing Properties of Honey In a previous article we covered the history of honey, its physiochemical characteristics, and nutritional value. In […]
Unravelling the Truth About Eve: Her Position in History According to Islam
By Nila Ahmad, who lives in the southern United States with her family. Having graduated with an art degree, she has participated in the illustration of children’s books, as well […]
Covid, Race & Islamophobia – Are World Leaders Solving, or Creating More Problems?
Meliha Rafiq Hayat CONTEMPORARY AND SOCIAL ISSUES • DEMOCRACY 9th November 2020 Meliha Hayat, UK As the world has been engulfed by the Covid-19 pandemic, another issue has also risen […]
Al-Azhar Grand Imam calls for int’l legislation to protect Muslims against acts of hate, discrimination
Al Ahram – Egypt’s Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmed El-Tayyeb called for drafting an international legislation that criminalises acts of hate and discrimination against Muslims worldwide. El-Tayyeb’s call came at […]
Ahmadi man, 82, shot dead by gunmen in Pakistan’s Peshawar
A spokesman for Pakistan’s Ahmadi community said he believed Mahmoob Khan was killed because of his faith. Police confirmed the shooting took place, but declined to offer any motive [Courtesy: Anjuman Ahmaddiya] 9 Nov 2020 Gunmen shot and killed an 82-year-old Ahmadi man on the outskirts of Pakistan’s northwestern city […]
The Hejaz Railway: More than a means of transport
BY RABEE AL-HAFIDH OP-ED NOV 10, 2020 On Sept. 1, 1900, on the orders of Sultan Abdulhamid II, the Ottoman authorities started working on a 1,320 kilometer (820.2 miles) railway […]
Muslims’ culturally rooted love for Prophet manifests in his birthday commemorations Previous
The faithful pay their respects at the tomb of Prophet Muhammad at the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah. The culture of love toward the symbol of Islam is found in almost […]
Another Ahmadi-Muslim assassinated in Peshawar, Pakistan
8th November 2020 Another innocent Ahmadi, 82 year old Mahboob Ahmad Khan was fatally shot in Sheikh Mohammadi area of Peshawar today because of his faith. Mahboob sahab was visiting his daughter when unknown assailants shot him at close range, that killed him at the spot. source: https://twitter.com/SaleemudDinAA/status/1325352910046306305/photo/1 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EmSZcjqWMAA035w?format=jpg&name=medium for […]
Attacks in France and Austria bring home Europe’s violent extremism problem
Police officers stand guard by the Notre-Dame de l’Assomption Basilica in Nice after a knife-wielding man killed three people at the church. Two women, below, react to the attack. (AFP) […]
Prof Abdus Salam, an unrecognized genius
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page The Muslim Times has the best collection of articles about Religion and Science By Nasir Rather, Kashmir If Science is the shared heritage of mankind as Prof Abdus Salam rightly believed, so is His own legacy a […]
Al-Andalus revisited: Why the values of the Muslim golden age are more important now than ever before
BY FAISAL J. ABBAS FOR ARAB NEWS Faisal Abbas is the Editor in Chief of the Arab News The scenes of awful terrorist attacks on people in the streets of […]
Muslims’ efforts pay off in Greece as Athens welcomes 1st mosque since Ottomans
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES İSTANBUL EUROPE NOV 03, 2020 Sunni Muslims living in Greece pray on the first day of Eid al-Fitr (Ramadan Bayram) prayers in Piraeus, near Athens, […]
The Islamic Roots of the Modern Hospital
BY: DAVID W. TSCHANZ SOURCE: ARAMCO WORLD OCT 5, 2020 Depicting a scene in the hospital at Cordóba, then in Al-Andalus (Muslim Spain), this 1883 illustration shows the famed physician […]