Qur’an

Issues in Focus: Alcohol Abuse

Fazal Ahmad – UKContemporary Issues•Vices 15th June 2026 © Shutterstock Fazal Ahmad, London, UK Ill-Effects of Alcohol On the streets of most major cities across much of the world every evening, there is the sad evidence of the effects of alcoholism in terms of violence, abuse, and other antisocial behaviour. There are […]

Muslim World League launches Arabic language initiative for Qur’an memorizers in Southeast Asia

Previous 1 / 4 The secretary-general of the Muslim World League, Sheikh Mohammed Al-Issa, inaugurated the Fourth Forum of the ASEAN Scholars Council in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, on Monday, which brought together senior Islamic scholars and muftis from across Southeast Asia. (Supplied) 2 / 4 The secretary-general of the Muslim […]

Anxious souls: The Quran’s diagnosis of anxiety

Daniyal Mahmood Ahmad11th June 2026 Image: Library/AI Generated The restless heart Over 359 million people suffer from anxiety all over the world. But this is not a modern illness. Fourteen centuries ago, the Holy Quran identified the restless nature of the human soul: اِنَّ الۡاِنۡسَانَ خُلِقَ ہَلُوۡعًا “Verily, man is born impatient […]

Night of Power

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For the Spider Robinson novel, see Night of Power (novel). Night of PowerLaylat al-Qadr, ليلة القدر (Arabic) Reading the Quran is a key observance of Laylat al-Qadr Official name Arabic: ليلة القدر Also called Night of the unprecedented, Precious Night, Night Of Decree or Night of Determination[1] Observed by Muslims Significance The […]