Riots in Sweden after far-right activists burn Koran
Source: MSN Far-right activists have burned a Koran in the southern Swedish city of Malmo, sparking riots and unrest after more than 300 people gathered to protest. Rioters set fires […]
Friday Sermon Summary 28th August 2020: ‘Uniting the Muslim Ummah’ – Muharram
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih V(aba) 28th August 2020 After reciting Tashahhud, Ta’awwuz and Surah al-Fatihah, His Holiness (aba) said that in this era, according to the promise of God, the Promised […]
Opinion – Nigeria: Islam, blasphemy and the growing religious intolerance
28th August 2020 Taofeek Ajibade, Majlis Ansar Sultan Qalam (MASQ), Nigeria On Monday, 10 August, 2020, the Nigerian society was greeted with the following news: “A Kano Upper Sharia Court […]
Refuting the ‘westernisation’ narrative
Enlightenment in the Islamic world Refuting the ‘westernisation’ narrative In his latest work, essayist and seasoned correspondent Christopher de Bellaigue presents the Islamic world in the 19th century in […]
Goethe and ISLAM: Religion has no nationality
Source Qantara.De By Melanie Christina Mohr Translated from the German by Ruth Martin Johann Wolfgang von Goethe may have had his reservations about Islam – as he did about Christianity […]
Islam & Black Lives Matter – Guidance of the Khalifa
Abid Khan – UK AHMADIYYAT 24th August 2020 His Holiness Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad(aba), worldwide head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. ©Makzhan-e-Tasaweer Abid Khan, UK What is a Jama’at? What […]
Do Ahmadis consider Sunni and Shia Muslims as non-Muslims?
Source: Al Hakam By Tahir Nasser, UK Sunnis and Shias, as well as all other sects in Islam, claim that as Ahmadis (in their view) do not consider the Holy […]
Conversion as Negotiation. Converts as Actors of Civil Society – Ahmadiyya in Africa
by Katrin Langewiesche Anthropology ad African Studies, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, 55122 Mainz, Germany (This article belongs to the Special Issue Religious Conversion in Africa) Download PDF Abstract This […]
Africa’s Muslim Authorities and Ahmadis: Curbed Freedoms, Circumvented Legalities
Muhammad Haron Abstract The Ahmadiyya Community (hereafter Ahmadis) encountered difficulties to freely express their beliefs and creeds in both Muslim majority societies and Muslim minority communities. Since the Ahmadis are […]
Islamic Dream Interpretation: Falling Teeth
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page. Promoted post: Use and Misuse of Surah Nur by the Muslims, Before […]
Islam in West Africa. Introduction, spread and effects
History Textbook West African Senior School Certificate Examination Introduction Authors Online resources The Book For Teachers Quiz Testimonials Funders af 3: Islam in West Africa. Introduction, spread and effects Please […]
The past, present and future of European Muslims – Part II
Muslim men attend Friday prayers near Rome’s ancient Colosseum. PHOTO: A European Muslims need a reconstruction of religious thought, socio-economic integration, and dialogue with non-Muslims Hassan Mirza March 28, 2020 […]
How Islam came to dominate Indonesia
BY SAAD HASAN, for TRT WORLD Unlike other parts of the world, Islam spread in Southeast Asia without a major conquest. It came on ships and boats. It travelled with […]
Can you beat this career? Sir Mohammad Zafrullah Khan
Chaudhry Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan. Former Member of Viceroy’s Executive Council. Former Railway and Communications Minister of India. Former Senior Judge of Federal Court of India. Former President of All India Muslim League. Participated in the Round Table Conferences. In 1937 he represented Viceroy of India and British India at […]
Pakistan: Perils Of The Ahmadi Community – Analysis
The Shahada, the basic creed of Islam and of Ahmadi Muslims being erased by Pakistani police. Photo Credit: Markazan-e-Tasaweer, Wikipedia Commons Source: Eurasia Review By Sanchita Bhattacharya* On August 13, 2020, a 61-year-old Ahmadi man, Meraj Ahmed, was shot dead near his medical store in the Dabgari Gardens area of […]
Religious leaders’ role to confront challenges stressed
Faisal bin Abdulrahman bin Muammar. (SPA) Short Url https://arab.news/5a6uq SPA August 25, 2020 01:03 VIENNA: Faisal bin Abdulrahman bin Muammar, secretary-general of the King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz International Center […]
‘Gothic’ architects brought Islamic world to Europe
Source: Arab News Early Syrian churches, notably the 5th century Qalb Lozeh in Idlib, used many features that were replicated at Notre-Dame. The Muslim Times has the best collection for […]
How China uses Muslim press trips to counter claims of Uighur abuse
The Observer Xinjiang Heavily supervised visits to indoctrination centres present reporters with smiling inmates and tales of cultural acceptance Kate Wong and David Bogi Sun 23 Aug 2020 Security guards […]
China’s treatment of Uighur Muslims is inexcusable – we cannot let the coronavirus distract us from our duty to act
Uighurs in Xinjiang are living in a cycle of deathly fear, writes Shabana Mahmood. What further horrors must the Chinese government visit on these people before the international community takes action? 19 hours […]
The Third Pillar of Islam: Zakat, the Distribution of Wealth
Azhar Goraya THE FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM 22nd August 2020 18 Min Read ©Pixabay Azhar Goraya, Mexico At their heart, all economic systems seek to allocate and distribute resources amongst […]