Is keeping dogs allowed in Islam or not?
Ahmed Shaaban /Dubai Filed on July 29, 2016 According to Islam, a dog may be kept out side the house for useful purposes like guarding, hunting, leading a blind person, […]
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
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 […]
What Every Muslim, Christian and Jew needs to know: The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times After the top constitutional body on Islamic laws in Pakistan recommended ‘a light beating for women’ sparking […]
Qur’an and Hadith on fasting
| Published — Friday 3 June 2016 O you, who believe. Fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become Al-Muttaqun (the pious). (Fasting) for a fixed number of days, but if any of you is ill or on a journey, the […]
Tehran to host Intl. Holy Quran Exhibition
Source: Tehran Times TEHRAN – The 24th International Holy Quran Exhibition, promoting the motto “Toward Understanding the Holy Quran”, will open at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Mosalla today, the first day […]
You don’t need to look much further than the Quran for proof that Islam is a peaceful religion
Source: Independent By Pooyan Fakhraei Contrary to the images of hooded jihadists announcing the end of days, Islam does not promote limitless violence. The so-called Jihadi groups, which consist of extremist […]
Vadodara’s Jama Masjid claims to have world’s largest Quran
Source: Hindustan Times The Jama Masjid in Gujarat’s Vadodara has added another feather to its cap with the claim of having the biggest Quran in the world. The length and […]
Surrendering the Sword of the ‘Sword-Verse’
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Here is the verse that has been called by the critics of Islam as the sword verse: […]
The Divide Over Islam and National Laws in the Muslim World
Source: Pew Research Center BY JACOB POUSHTER As strife in the Middle East continues to make headlines, from the militant group ISIS to Syrian refugees, the Muslim world is […]
Did Jesus Predict Muhammad? A Biblical Portal Between Christianity and Islam
Huff Post: by Ian Mevorack – Theologian, minister, ethicist, and activist; co-founder of Common Street Spiritual Center (www.commonstreet.org). Part 1: The time has come for Christians and Muslims to make peace between our communities. Christians and Muslims already make up more than half of the global population, and these numbers […]
Sir Zafrullah Khan Introducing the Holy Quran to the World
Epigraph: “As often as we approach the Quran, it always proves repulsive anew; gradually, however, it attracts, it astonishes, and, in the end forces admiration.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe […]
God Is Living, So Why Does Religion Treat God As Dead?
Source: Huffington Post By Omar Naseef; Muslim, Writer, Traveller, Author, Foodie, Adventurer There’s a vigorous debate in the United States about the nature of our constitution. Liberals tend to argue that the […]
Pakistan to make learning Quran mandatory in public schools
Source: International Business Times By Vasudevan Sridharan The Pakistani government is poised to make learning Quran compulsory in all public schools. Lawmakers in the country are talking to all parties involved in […]
Why the Quran Protects Against Radicalization: A Rebuttal to USA Today’s Nabeel Qureshi
Source: Patheos.com By Tahir Nasser The dust from the bombs had barely settled in Brussels when the first anti-Islamic articles started appearing in major news outlets. In particular, Christian pundit […]
Understanding the Relationship Between the Quran and Extremism
Source: Huffington Post By Joseph E. B. Lumbard; Assistant Professor of Arabic and Translation Studies, American University of Sharjah o effectively counter the ideologies of strident puritanical groups who lay claim […]
‘I found the message of Islam simple, yet powerful’
An Indian Muslim devotee offers prayers during Eid al-Adha at Jama Masjid in New Delhi, in this October 6, 2014 file photo. (AFP) ARAB NEWS Published — Friday 25 March 2016 Akifah Baxter, a former Christian based in the United States, once strolled through a bookstore in search for guidance […]
Islam teaches good manners and behaviour, so why don’t its followers listen?
http://scroll.in: A recently passed bill by the Punjab Assembly to curb the prevalent violence against women drew an immediate and venomous response from many religious quarters. A well-known political figure ridiculed the men who passed it. Another hurled virulent abuse at the woman who made a documentary against “honour killing” […]
The Bible And Quran Are More Similar Than You May Think
Huff Post: Islamophobia has become frighteningly commonplace in the U.S. There’s a lot of hatred, misinformation and misplaced fear being directed at Muslims and the faith that they follow. And […]
We reap what we sow
ABD AL-AZIZ BIN ABDALLAH Published — Friday 11 March 2016 Allah says: “Whatever of good befalls you, it is from Allah; and whatever of ill befalls you, it is from yourself.” (Qur’an, 4:79) This and other similar verses outline for us an attitude that we should adopt, and that will […]