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By Salma Javid Khan on October 8, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

Canada: Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Mississauga holds an Exhibition on The Holy Quran

Source: https://www.mississauga.com/community-story/7597948-ureport-ahmadiyya-muslim-jama-at-of-mississauga-holds-an-exhibition-on-the-holy-qur-an/ | by The Mississauga News On Tuesday, Oct. 3, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at (community) Mississauga held an open exhibition on The Holy Qur’an in Great Hall, Mississauga Civic Centre. Councillor George Carlson inaugurated the Exhibition at 1 p.m. on behalf of the mayor. Councillor Carlson said that Mississauga welcomes all faiths and […]

By Zia H Shah on October 7, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

UNESCO about Petra in Jordan: Nabateans were the Thamud mentioned in the Quran

Source: UNESCO website: Inhabited since prehistoric times, this Nabataean caravan-city, situated between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea, was an important crossroads between Arabia, Egypt and Syria-Phoenicia. […]

By Zia H Shah on September 24, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

UNESCO: Al-Hijr Archaeological Site (Madâin Sâlih)

Source: UNESCO website Al-Hijr Archaeological Site (Madâin Sâlih) The Archaeological Site of Al-Hijr (Madâin Sâlih) is the first World Heritage property to be inscribed in Saudi Arabia. Formerly known as […]

By Zia H Shah on September 4, 2017 • ( 6 Comments )

New Pakistani bill mandates Qur’an teaching for all students

Source: Premier for the post and Dawn and Hindustan Times in the comment section below By Tola Mbakwe Pakistan’s senate has passed a bill that enforces the compulsory teaching of […]

By Salma Javid Khan on August 2, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

New Zealand: Shakil Ahmad Monir – the first translator of the Holy Quran to Te Reo Māori for Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Passes Away

Source: https://www.maoritelevision.com/news/education/translator-maori-quran-dies | By Leo Horgan, Online News Team The man credited with the first translation the Holy Quran into Te Reo Māori has passed away. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in New Zealand has announced the death of Mr Shakil Ahmad Monir this morning. Born in Monghyr, Bihar province of India in 1932, Mr Monir was a professor […]

By Zia H Shah on July 17, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

Video: Justice, Kindness & Kinship: An Islamic & American Imperative

Epigraph: Indeed, Allah enjoins justice, and the doing of good to others; and giving like kindred; and forbids indecency, and manifest evil, and wrongful transgression. He admonished you that you […]

By Zia H Shah on July 16, 2017 • ( 5 Comments )

A New Commentary of the Holy Quran Emphasizing Compassion, Justice and Human Rights Launched

Source: TheQuran.Love Here are some details from the Homepage and About Us page of the website: The very first verse of the Holy Quran is, “I begin in the name […]

By rabyam on June 23, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

The Divide Over Islam and National Laws in the Muslim World

Source: Pew Research Center Varied views on whether Quran should influence laws in countries BY JACOB POUSHTER As strife in the Middle East continues to make headlines, from the militant […]

By Zia H Shah on June 22, 2017 • ( 3 Comments )

In Defense of the Secular Narrative of the Holy Quran

Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Does the Quran present a theocratic or a secular state? My short answer is ‘a secular state!’ […]

By Zia H Shah on June 22, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

An Invitation to the ‘Real’ Secrets of the Holy Qur’an

Editorial of the Spring 2010 Volume of the Muslim Sunrise Islam has been attacked by many over the last few centuries. Several prejudiced, so called “scholars” have sarcastically and offensively […]

By Zia H Shah on June 21, 2017 • ( 5 Comments )

Justice: The Most Important Quranic Theme

Justice in the Quran from Wikipedia Justice is a central theme in the Qur’an, dictating the traditions of law and how should put into practice. There are two ways in […]

By rabyam on June 21, 2017 • ( 2 Comments )

Shariah Law: The Five Things Every Non-Muslim (and Muslim) Should Know

Source: Huffington Post By Qasim Rashid 1. What does Shariah mean? Shariah is the law of the Qur’an and literally means “A path to life giving water.” In fact, the […]

By Zia H Shah on June 17, 2017 • ( 2 Comments )

A Muslim Lady Speaks of Biological Evolution and Quran in Cambridge University

Dr. Rana Dajani is Associate professor of Molecular Biology in Jordan University. The Muslim Times has the best collection of articles about biological evolution and religion. This provides for the most […]

By Zia H Shah on June 17, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

Evolution rejected by hundreds of millions of Muslims and evangelicals

Source: Vancour Sun By Douglas Todd Creationism, a religious world view that adamantly rejects Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, is on the rise among evangelical Protestants and most of the […]

By Zia H Shah on June 13, 2017 • ( 2 Comments )

Believing in the Blasphemy Laws is ‘the Real Blasphemy’: But, There is No Worldly Punishment

Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times An antiterrorism court in Pakistan has sentenced a Shiite man to death for committing blasphemy in posts […]

By Zia H Shah on June 4, 2017 • ( 3 Comments )

Why Secularism Is Compatible with the Quran and Sunnah — And an ‘Islamic State’ Is Not

Source: Huffington Post By Akbar Ganji — Iranian journalist and human rights activist Introduction Extremist Islamic groups such as ISIS, Boko Haram, al-Qaeda and the al-Nusra Front in Syria, have transformed […]

By Zia H Shah on June 2, 2017 • ( 2 Comments )

Can the Quran be Unjust? Can the Fundamentalists Kill Anyone Who Cheats Them?

Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Can the fundamentalist’s kill those who do not ascribe to their political ideology? How about those who […]

By rabyam on May 16, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

Studying the Koran, and also Einstein

Source: The Hindu BY Jyoti Shelar Jameas, community-run schools of Dawoodi Bohras, offer religious education that embraces and teaches secular worldview When it comes to Muslim religious schools, the word that […]

By rabyam on May 13, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

Anyone who says the Quran advocates terrorism obviously hasn’t read its lessons on violence

Source: Independent By Qasim Rashid Only two groups in our society promote the “Quran teaches terrorism” myth: anti-Muslim pundits and Isis extremists. Both are wrong. This simplistic conclusion ignores that many groups in many […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on May 13, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

This is what the Quran actually says about blasphemy

Source: Independent By Qasim Rashid, who is an attorney and graduate of the Richmond School of Law Blasphemy laws began in Christian countries, and started appearing in Muslim majority countries after […]

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