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 […]
Trump says Islam hates us; but, the Holy Quran says …
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times “I think Islam hates us,” Trump told CNN’s Anderson Cooper, deploring the “tremendous hatred” that he said […]
Holy Quran made of Stone Paper attracts attention at Paperworld Middle East 2016
UAE GDN Online Desk The Parax Paper stall featuring samples of the first copies of the Holy Quran printed on stone paper, was the centre of attraction on the second day of Paperworld Middle East at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. The revolutionary and environmentally-friendly stone […]
The Bible And Quran Are More Similar Than You May Think
Can you tell the difference? Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla; Associate Religion Editor Islamophobia has become frighteningly commonplace in the U.S. There’s a lot of hatred, misinformation and misplaced […]
Greek newspaper distributes the Holy Quran
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 Source: […]
Study finds Bible angrier, more violent than Quran
By Noha Medhat A startling new study of the Christian and Islamic texts has revealed that violence and anger are more common in the Old and New Testaments than in […]
Prince Sultan Qur’an memorization competition to be held in Jakarta
SAEED AL-KHOTANI Published — Wednesday 17 February 2016 ARABNEWS.COM RIYADH: The annual Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Competition for the Memorization of the Holy Qur’an and the […]
The truth about Muslims and sex slavery – according to the Quran, rather than Isis or Islamophobes
Source: Independent By Mariam Hakim Monday 15 February 2016 17:12 BST There are references to sex slavery in the Quran – but when you read them in context, the meaning […]