The Father of Algebra: Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times There are about 750 verses in Quran urging Muslims to make use of reason to understand nature and […]
‘You have violated the Quran’: UK judge’s rebuke of tube bomber
Source: Al Jazeerah Justice Haddon-Cave invokes Islamic theology in condemnation of Ahmed Hassan, who carried out September tube bombing. A British judge has invoked Islamic theology in the sentencing of […]
Dr. Jeffrey Lang About the Quran from an Atheist’s Perspective
Source: Quora and Youtube Dr. Jeffrey Lang is an Associate Professor of Mathematics at the University of Kansas, one of the biggest universities in the United States. He started his religious journey […]
Commentary of Surah Al Balad: The City of Makkah
Source: TheQuran.Love Introduction This is an early Makkan surah when the Muslims were being severely persecuted there, yet it has a grand prophecy that Islam will prevail in the very same city […]
Commentary of the Surah Anbiyya: The Prophets — They Make One Community
Source: TheQuran.Love Introduction Once again the two fundamental teachings of the Quran that this surah emphasizes are Monotheism and our accountability in Afterlife, the two beliefs shared by the three […]
This is what the Quran actually says about blasphemy
Source: Independent By Qasim Rashid Blasphemy laws began in Christian countries, and started appearing in Muslim majority countries after British imperialism. But if we go back to the Quran, we can […]
Morgan Freeman’s Video On Purpose of Life and Futility of Materialism
Epigraph: And as to those who disbelieve, their deeds are like a mirage in a desert. The thirsty one thinks it to be water until, when he comes up to […]
Video: Asteroid Twice the Size of the Statue of Liberty Heading Toward Earth
Suggested reading Cataloging 750 verses of the Holy Quran inspiring believers to study nature The U.N. is forming an international asteroid defense team Meteors: Establish the truth of the Holy Quran
Eternal Damnation of the Non-Believers and the Merciful God of the Holy Quran?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times In the feisty dialogue, in the above video between the most famous atheist, Prof. Richard Dawkins and Mehdi […]
I was an Isis sex slave. I tell my story because it is the best weapon I have
Source: The Guardian By Nadia Murad Nobel peace prize winner Nadia Murad describes her extraordinary journey from suffering at the hands of Islamic State to human rights campaigner The slave market […]
What Should be the Punishment of Salman Rushdie?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times What prompted me to bring back a decades old subject was that Pew Research Center picked up an […]
The Holy Quran and the Circadian Rhythms and Shift Work
Epigraph: أَلَمْ يَرَوْا أَنَّا جَعَلْنَا اللَّيْلَ لِيَسْكُنُوا فِيهِ وَالنَّهَارَ مُبْصِرًا ۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ “Do they not see that We made the night that they may rest therein […]
Inside a Millennial Women’s Quran Study Group
Source: Time By Lucy Feldman | Photographs by Miranda Barnes for TIME A few minutes past 3 p.m., after Henna Qureshi and Adeela Khan take a moment to pray, they settle on a living room […]
Hamza Yusuf on Jinns: Powerful Men or Demons?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The above audio is a presentation by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf about Jinns. I have too much respect for him to […]
Is God Alive or Dead: A Metaphor for the Scriptures from the US Constitution?
A growing share of Americans (55%) say the Supreme Court should base its rulings on what the Constitution “means in current times,” rather than what it “meant as originally written.” […]
The Top Six Results for Googling: ‘Compassion in the Quran’
About 2,250,000 results (0.34 seconds) Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in the Quran – The … Oct 29, 2013 – The Holy Quran talks about One God and one human family. Here, I […]
The Quran And the Bible and the Wars?
Finding Peace Within the Holy Texts Source: NY Times Nov. 17, 2015 By David Brooks It’s easy to think that ISIS is some sort of evil, medieval cancer that somehow […]
Translating Quran for today
By Chicago Tribune By Laleh Bakhtiar, who is a former lecturer at the University of Chicago. Her translation of the Quran from classical Arabic to contemporary English After spending 40 […]
Quran does not cause terrorism and is no more violent than the Bible, expert says
Source: Independent By Lizzie Dearden; @lizziedearden “The source of the problem is the Quran itself…anyone who reads it either leaves it or becomes a terrorist.” That claim, made on a […]
The Quran Gives Principles of Justice, But No Judicial System
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Supreme Court of USA during the time of President Obama made several decisions in favor of […]