AL ALEEM: THE BESTOWER OF TRUE DREAMS
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Revelation has had a very large role to play in human history. The evidence not only comes from […]
Islamic Dream Interpretations: Seeing a Snake in a dream
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 […]
Ibn Sirin: Islamic Dream Interpretation: Seeing ‘river’ in your dream
A New Commentary of the Holy Quran Emphasizing Compassion, Justice and Human Rights Launched https://t.co/AHTev2hfQo via @wordpressdotcom — TheMuslimTimes (@TheMuslimTimes2) July 17, 2017 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Suggested Reading by the Muslim Times: […]
Allah burdens not any soul beyond its capacity
Friday Sermon: Allah burdens not any soul beyond its capacity May 29th, 2009 Huzur cited verse 287 of Surah Al Baqarah. The translation reads: ‘Allah burdens not any soul beyond its capacity. It shall have the reward it earns, and it shall get the punishment it incurs. Our Lord, do […]
True Dreams
” Oh, Allah, bless my sleep and grant me true dreams, dreams that are beneficial to me and dreams that remain in my memory. “ According to the German Orientalist Dr. Annemarie Schimmel in her book “Die Traeume des Kalifen” the above prayer was recited by Hadhrat Aisha, wife […]
A PLACE BETWEEN TWO PLACES: The Quranic Barzakh
The Quranic Barzakh By George Archer Previous product Next product Picture of A Place Between Two Places For believers in a resurrection of the body, there arises the question of what happens after death but before the Last Day: the intermediate state. For most Muslims, the intermediate state is the […]
Adhan – The Call to Prayer
February 2017 Maulana Ataul Mujeeb Rashed – UK “حَيَّ عَلَى الْفَلاح” “حَيَّ عَلَى الصَّلاة” “O ye people, hasten to join the [congregational] prayer! Hasten because this is the real and […]
Abu Zayd Al Balkhi: The 9th Century Psychologist Centuries Ahead of His Time
by Tamim Mobayed Abu Zayd al-Balkhi was a 9th century Muslim polymath, whose writings touched on subjects as varied as geography, medicine, philosophy, theology, politics, poetry, ethics, sociology, grammar, literature and astronomy. Born in 849 CE (235 AH) in the Persian village of Shamisitiyan, within the Balkh (from which he gets […]
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Rumi
There’s more to this Sufi mystic than meets the eye. 01/27/2017 Carol Kuruvilla Associate Religion Editor More than seven centuries after his death, Rumi’s poetry still has the capacity to fascinate his readers. The 13th century Sufi theologian and poet Jalal al-Din Mohammad Rumi is one America’s best-selling poets. His […]
Arabic translators did far more than just preserve Greek philosophy | Aeon
BY ARIF ALI POSTED ON JANUARY 16, 2017 In European antiquity, philosophers largely wrote inGreek. Even after the Roman conquest of the Mediterranean and the demise of paganism,philosophy was strongly associated with Hellenic culture. The leading thinkers of the Roman world, such as Cicero and Seneca, were steeped in Greek […]
Ibn Khaldun has a Message for us
Source: The Daily Sabah By İBRAHIM KALIN @ikalin1 Ibn Khaldun, one of the greatest minds in the Islamic intellectual tradition, who wrote more about history, culture, society, civilization and political power than […]
This Tiny Desert Community Preserves Islam’s Literary Treasures
Bloomberg: In a remote desert region of Mauritania, one of Islam’s holiest cities, Chinguetti, is home to families guarding thousands of ancient manuscripts dating back to the 13th century. They are […]
Ahmadiyya Croatia and International Book Fair Interliber Zagreb-2016
By Zubair Khan By the grace of Almighty, from last three years Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Croatia participates in Croatian International Book Fair known as Interliber. It is organised in famous Exhibition halls of Croatian capital city of Zagreb. Spread over two very big halls, hundreds of exhibitors enact their stalls […]
The first theory of evolution is 600 years older than Darwin
Source: The Vintage News Nasīr al-Dīn Tūsī Nasīr al-Dīn Tūsī was a Persian polymath and prolific writer: An architect, astronomer, biologist, chemist, mathematician, philosopher, physician, physicist, scientist, theologian and Marja Taqleed. He was […]
Q&A with Khalifatul Maseeh | Truth about Apostasy in Islam
Source: http://www.youtube.com/TrueIslam Narrated by Kashif Chaudhry with references from Answers by Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad (ra) Khalifatul Masih 4th A video made by Abdul shafi Bharwana, Officially Incharge of Social Media Wing, Sierra Leone; Missionary in Sierra Leone; Lecturer in Jamia Ahmadiyya, Sierra Leone; Vice President, Majlis Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya, Sierra Leone; Editor […]
Smithsonian to host 1st major US Quran exhibition
Source: Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Quran, revered by Muslims, is the centerpiece of a first-of-its-kind exhibition in the United States as the Smithsonian displays exquisitely decorated manuscripts from one of the top Quran collections. The Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery announced Tuesday that “The Art of the Qur’an: […]
Islamic world had extraordinary effect on medieval philosophers: Charles Taliaferro
Islamic world had extraordinary effect on medieval philosophers: Charles Taliaferro Tehran Times Social Desk TEHRAN —“Muslim world had made such extraordinary headway in mathematics, algebra, medicine, and the sciences in general, it was inevitable that its philosophical contribution needed to be taken seriously by medieval philosophers,” Charles Taliaferro tells the […]
Al-Azhar University
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia “Al-Azhar” redirects here. For other uses, see Al-Azhar (disambiguation). Al-Azhar University جامعة الأزهر (الشريف) Jāmiʻat al-Azhar (al-Sharīf) Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo Egypt Type Public Established 970~972 – madrasa 1961 – university status Religious affiliation Sunni Islam President Usama al-Abd Location Cairo, Egypt 30°02′45″N31°15′45″ECoordinates: 30°02′45″N 31°15′45″E […]
Iranian calligraphers seeking registration of nastaliq on UNESCO list
Iranian calligraphers seeking registration of nastaliq on UNESCO list Tehran Times Art Desk TEHRAN — Iran’s Association of Calligraphers is collating information about nastaliq for a file to provide the usual preliminaries for registration of the genuine style of Persian calligraphy on UNESCO’s List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of […]
Book Review: Basics of Islamic Religious Education
Basics of Religious Education $20.00 Complied by Br. Sheikh Abdul Hadi Fifth Edition, 2008 Description: The original was published in 1993 and very quickly became the standard handbook for imparting Islamic religious education and training to young and old alike. The present edition has been substantially revised and brought up […]