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 […]
MARRAKESH DECLARATION
In the Name of God, the All-Merciful, the All-Compassionate Executive Summary of the Marrakesh Declaration on the Rights of Religious Minorities in Predominantly Muslim Majority Communities 25th-27th January 2016 WHEREAS, conditions in various parts of the Muslim World have deteriorated dangerously due to the use of violence and armed struggle […]
Does the Qur’an Deny The Truth Of Other Religions?
01/19/2016 Kabir Helminski; Sufi shaikh and author A kind Rabbi, interested in building bridges between Islam and Judaism, recently wrote to me and suggested that I would be destroying my credibility by “trying to whitewash Islam.” I thanked him for taking the time to write and for offering his opinion. […]
Indian Blind woman writes Hindi translation of Holy Qur’an in Braille / Photos
February 11, 2016 – News Code : 734443 Source : Agencies A blind school teacher from India’s Jharkhand state surprised everyone by writing the Holy Qur’an in Braille language. A blind school teacher from India’s Jharkhand state surprised everyone by writing the Holy Qur’an in Braille language. While pursuing her […]
How Would Jesus Read the Difficult Verses of the Qur’an?
02/08/2016 John BartonProfessor (Pepperdine University), African development partner (Kibo Group), interfaith activist Recently, a teenage Muslim in Pakistan cut off his own hand because he believed it caused him to commit blasphemy. At the local mosque, the imam asked for a show of hands of those who do NOT love […]
Sandow Birk’s Fresh Take on the Qur’an
02/12/2016 Michael A. MoodianWriter, educator, nonprofit leader, Southern California native Southern California has a thriving and eclectic fine arts scene, and the husband-wife team of painter Sandow Birk and ceramicist Elyse Pignolet are two of the region’s finest visual artists. Birk and Pignolet are notable for capturing the zeitgeist of […]
The Quran and Extraterrestrial Life
Alislam.org: THE vision of the universe that the Quran presents is poles apart from the one held by the philosophers and sages of all the past ages. At the time […]
‘Violence more common’ in Bible than Quran, text analysis reveals
Source: Independent The Old Testament was found to be more than twice as violent as the Quran An analysis into whether the Quran is more violent than the Bible found […]
Hollywood Actress Emilie Francois, Now a Muslim, Speaks of Social Justice in Islam
Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in the Quran Forty Hadiths or Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad about Compassionate Living The […]
FUNDAMENTAL VERSUS ALLEGORIC: WAR AND PEACE IN ISLAM
By Zia H Shah Permission to take up arms is given to those against whom war is made, because they have been wronged and Allah, indeed, has power to help them. (22:40) Followers of all religions can make tall claims about the beauty of their religions. In view of that, […]
THE HOLY QUR’AN – English translation with short commentary
http://www.alislam.org/quran/tafseer/guide.htm?region=EN Title Contents Foreword Books of Reference System of Translation Chapter 1 Al-Fatihah Chapter 2 Al-Baqarah Chapter 3 Aal-e-`Imran Chapter 4 Al-Nisa’ Chapter 5 Al-Ma’idah Chapter 6 Al-An`am Chapter 7 Al-A`raf Chapter 8 Al-Anfal Chapter 9 Al-Taubah Chapter 10 Yunus Chapter 11 Hud Chapter 12 Yusuf Chapter 13 Al-Ra`d Chapter […]
How do we know that we understand Qur’an correctly?
Source: Arab News By SHAHUL HAMEED Is it really good to get the correct message of Islam and so become a believer? How about those who never received the message […]
Mount Sinai of the Bible and the Quran
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For the Biblical Mount Sinai, and a discussion of its possible locations, see Biblical Mount Sinai. Mount Sinai (Ṭūr Sīnāʼ) Summit of Mount Sinai Highest […]
Islamic State Issues Fatwa On How To Properly Rape Enslaved Women, Girls
The Muslim Times’ Editor’s comments: A Sexual Offender from ISIS: Is the Quran to Blame? Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in the Quran Source: Huffington Post BY JONATHAN LANDAY, WARREN STROBEL […]