The Incomparable Divine – The Sacred Art of Islamic Calligraphy
Shazain Baig Islamic History 23rd August 2024 Introduction There is an art in the world which is unlike any other. An art form which combines aesthetics and esoteric expression. An […]
Dale Tuggy and James White Debate: “Is Jesus YHWH?”
Epigraph: O People of the Scripture. do not commit excess in your religion or say about Allah except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, was but a […]
Political Islam: Why the religious conservatism wave is rising in Malaysia but ebbing in Indonesia
In the first of a five-part series on political Islam in Southeast Asia, CNA examines the rise of religious conservatism in Malaysia, why neighbouring Indonesia is seeing a contrasting picture, […]
What’s the Ahmadiyya crisis in Pakistan that’s flaring tensions between judiciary, hardliners
The controversy began with a landmark decision on 6 February, when the Pakistan Supreme Court ordered the release of Mubarak Sani, an Ahmadiyya arrested last year for distributing the ‘Tafseer-i-Sagheer’ […]
Tahajjud: The night prayer
9th August 2024 Lawal Ibraheem Olaniyi, Student, Federal University of Technology, Akure In the stillness of the night, where tranquillity prevails and the beautiful cold blankets the earth, the mercy […]
‘L‘Islam: Croyances et Institutions’: Introduction of Ahmadiyyat by Belgian Jesuit in Lebanon
7th July 2023 Ata-ul-Haye Nasir, Al Hakam Who was Henri Lammens? Henri Lammens was born in Ghent, Belgium, on 1 July 1862. He was a member of the “Society of Jesus” […]
Iman, Islam, ihsan, and the Last Hour
2nd August 2024 alhakam.org عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلّى الله عليه وسلّم بَارِزًا يَوْمًا لِلنَّاسِ، فَأَتَاهُ جِبْرِيلُ فَقَالَ: مَا الْإِيمَانُ؟ قَالَ: الْإِيمَانُ أَنْ تُؤْمِنَ بِالله، وَمَلَائِكَتِهِ، وَبِلِقَائِهِ، وَرُسُلِهِ، […]
Genocide in Gaza: What Victory of Justice, Truth, God and Islam Will Be?
Epigraph: He it is Who has sent His Messenger with the guidance and the Religion of Truth, that He may cause its teachings to prevail over all religions, even if […]
In Search for God at Jalsa Salana
ROR Women’s TeamJALSA SALANA/ANNUAL CONVENTIONS 28th July 2024 Add Comment RoR Women’s Team Community and sisterhood is one of the most important aspects of Jalsa Salana (Annual Convention). The founder […]
Videos: His (Allah) Are the Most Beautiful Names
Epigraph He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
Videos: Examining Afterlife, For, Against, and Ambivalent?
Epigraph And among His Signs is your sleep by night and day, and your seeking of His bounty. In that surely are Signs for a people who hear. (Al Quran […]
Book Review: “The Experience of God: Being, Consciousness, Bliss”(David Bentley Hart)
Review by Charles Haywood (The Worthy House) Although this is a book written by one of today’s most prominent Christian theologians, it is not a Christian book. David Bentley Hart’s purpose is to demolish atheism, not to support Christian revelation. Hart’s core point is that all theistic traditions, including the […]
Allah and the Occident. How Islam Came to Germany
The history of Islam in Germany goes back as far as the 8th century. From the reign of Charlemagne, to Goethe’s literature, to the Turkish guest workers who arrived in the 1950s and 60s and made a home here, the Muslim religion has been a part of German culture for […]
Significance of intentions
19th July 2024 عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللّٰه صلّى اللّٰه عليه وسلّم يَقُولُ: إِنَّمَا الْأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّاتِ، وَإِنَّمَا لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مَا نَوَى، فَمَنْ كَانَتْ هِجْرَتُهُ إِلَى دُنْيَا يُصِيبُهَا، أَوْ إِلَى امْرَأَةٍ ينكحها، فهجرته إلى ما هاجر إليه It was narrated by Hazrat Umar ibn al-Khattab, while he […]
Hamza Yusuf a Great Teacher of Islam: Except for Jinns and Evolution
Epigraph لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌ ۖ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُ There is nothing whatever like unto Him; and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing. (Al Quran 42:11) The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comments The […]
The Islamic New Year Isn’t Celebrated the Way You Might Think
17th July 2024 Add Comment 4 Min Read ©Shutterstock Sarmad Naveed, Canada When you think New Years, you usually think of celebrations. It could be watching the ball drop in New York City on January 1st, lighting firecrackers and the Lantern Festival for Chinese New Year, festive meals for Rosh […]
Shia Muslims hold mourning ceremonies to mark Ashura worldwide
Tuesday, 16 July 2024 6:17 AM Iranians attend the “Tasu’a” (ninth day) mourning rituals to mark the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shia Imam, in the city of Zanjan, on July 15, 2024. (Photo by Tasnim news agency) Millions of Muslims worldwide have commemorated Ashura, a remembrance of the martyrdom […]
Muharram 2024: When is Ashura? Know its History, Significance and more
Ashura, the 10th day of Muharram, is observed every year to commemorate the martyrdom of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hazrat Imam Hussain Muharram 2024 Sudeep Singh Rawat New Delhi 4 min read Last Updated : Jul 16 2024 | Muharram is the first month of Islamic calendar and is considered one of the four […]
Selfless climate actions: A meld of Islam and environmentalism in Indonesia
The South Asian nation with the world’s largest Muslim population is showing the world how religion can be a powerful driver in the movement to protect the planet against climate […]
Why Richard Dawkins Will Not Debate William Lane Craig, And He in Turn Will Not Debate Me?
Challenge by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times William Lane Craig is the best known and perhaps the most effective Christian apologist. I challenge William Lane […]