The seemingly limitless powers of Ayatollah
Nov 01,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Reza Aslan RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA — The nationwide protests in Iran over women’s rights and abuses by the religious morality police have once again shined […]
The only thing standing between you and your Quran is your own teacher
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Do you know the Supreme Leader of Iran and do you know what is the population […]
Eid-Ul-Adha: Ahmadiyya leader calls for peace
2h ago | Source: GNA Alhaj Maulvi Mohammed Bin Salih, the Ameer and Missionary-in- charge of the Ahmadiyya Muslime Mission has called on Ghanaians to continue to pray for lasting peace in the country. “Let us pray for the President and all members of his team that Allah may protect […]
Palestinian President Abbas Declares End to Agreements With Israel, U.S.
The move comes in response to the possible West Bank annexation promised by the Netanyahu government, which was also condemned by U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden Palestinian President […]
How Can the Muslims Stop Worshiping the Jinn?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times There is a very interesting dialogue recorded in Surah Saba in the holy Quran that will happen between […]
Muslims treated differently by newspapers, says press watchdog
Fleet Street regulator will issue guidance to editors on ‘difficult’ issue next year Patricia Nilsson in London December 30 2019 The portrayal of Islam and Muslims in the British press […]
CNN: Who speaks for American Muslims?
Who speaks for American Muslims? The short answer is, no one. No individual or group can claim to speak for this country’s nearly 3.5 million Muslims, a diverse and dynamic […]
Book Review: The Leadership of Muhammad by Prof. John Adair
Epigraph: Indeed, the Messenger of God is an excellent model for those of you who put your hope in God and the Last Day and remember Him often. (Al Quran […]
Muslim heritage: Malika III: Shajarat Al-Durr
By: Tom Verde Our third story is that of Shajarat al-Durr, the first woman to sit upon an Egyptian throne since Cleopatra, nearly 1,300 years before. Art direction for the […]
Branches of Shia Islam: Ismailis, Twelvers, and Bohras
BY ISMAILIMAIL POSTED ON AUGUST 23, 2017 The Shi‘i Ismaili Muslims, better known today as the Ismailis, make up the second largest branch of Shi‘i Islam after the Twelvers (Ithna ‘Ashariyyah). Shi‘i Muslims believe that the Prophet Muhammad’s divinely-ordained spiritual authority and divinely-inspired knowledge continues in members of his family, beginning […]
Unity is Strength
Muslim Leaders of today should reflect on this article: Editorial, Review of Religions, July 1993 Unity is strength! The fundamental message of Islam is the Unity of God and the […]
The mental and spiritual fragmentation of the Muslim world
İBRAHIM KALIN@ikalin1 Illustration by Necmettin Asma The Muslim world has to recover from its state of impoverishment and rebuild its intellectual and moral habitat. While being firmly anchored in its own tradition and roots, it has to approach the world with the perspective of an open horizon The Muslim […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Students Organization Texas works with interfaith organizations to build interfaith relationships
Source: http://dailytexanonline.com/2017/03/09/interfaith-communities-come-together-with-strength-in-numbers BY HANNAH PLANTOWSKY Interfaith communities come together with strength in numbers Though the anti-Muslim flyers stapled across the West Mall and the vandalism of the Texas Hillel building were clearly intended to frighten, religious leaders on campus have come together in showing mutual interfaith support. “There is a really […]
UK: World Leaders Converge At Ahmadiyya’s Annual Convention; Discuss Peace, Unity and Harmony
Source: thegazellenews.com World Leaders Converge At Ahmadiyya’s UK Jalsa; Discuss Peace, Unity By Jumu’ah Abiodun, Gressehall Road, London World leaders across the globe converged at the 50th Jalsa Salana (annual gathering) in United Kingdom (UK) as they discuss peace and unity among others issues. The gathering which took place at Oakland […]
Women Rulers of the Arab and Muslim World: Khayzuran and Zubayda
TOM VERDE JANUARY 20, 2016 By Tom Verde, originally published as ‘Malika I: Khayzuran & Zubayda‘ on Aramco World From Indonesia to Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan to Nigeria, Senegal to Turkey, it […]
Saudis pay allegiance to their ‘cardboard king’
Following the death of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, two videos have emerged showing Saudis pledging allegiance to their new ruler – by shaking hands with cardboard cutouts of King Salman and the two heirs to the throne. Actors standing behind the life-sized cutouts extend their arms to shake hands with […]
Imam’s killing in China may be aimed at making Muslim Uighurs choose sides
BEIJING – The murder of a state-backed imam in China’s Xinjiang region underscores an escalation in 18 months of violence and could be part of a bid by extremists to persuade moderate Muslim Uighurs to turn against Beijing’s controlled current of Islam. The targeting of Uighur officials or religious leaders has […]
China says Islamist militants kill pro-Beijing imam in Xinjiang
Three suspected Islamist militants armed with knives and axes killed the imam of China’s biggest mosque in the western region of Xinjiang on Wednesday, the authorities said, days after a knife-wielding gang attacked state buildings in the same region. MORE…
The new generation of Muslim American leaders
When widespread criticism arose from President Barack Obama’s gratuitous lecturing of Muslims at a White House iftar, about Israel’s right to defend itself as unarmed civilians in Gaza died by the hundreds, it signalled a generational shift in Muslim American leadership. This year’s White House iftar could have proceeded uneventfully like the many others […]