By ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: To mark the launching of multilanguage Islamic religious programs on Iqraa Global Channel from the first day of Ramadan, the channel will air a special program at 10 p.m. Makkah time Friday. The channel’s Islamic programs will eventually be transmitted in seven world languages. Initially they […]
By Yahoo! Maktoob DUBAI – Work at the UAE federal ministries and departments will be from 9am till 2pm during the holy month of Ramadan, the state news agency WAM said. Meanwhile, the working hours of private sector companies will be reduced from eight to six hours during the Holy […]
By BADEA ABU AL-NAJA | ARAB NEWS MAKKAH: The Mashair Railway will transport more than 500,000 pilgrims during the coming Haj season, according to Haj Minister Fouad Abdul Salam Al-Farsy. The minister made the announcement on Tuesday after a tour of a number of Tawafa establishments to assess arrangements being […]
A documentary film, directed and written by writer-director Yashendra Prasad, based on Jesus Christ’s mysterious stay in Kashmir, has been selected to be screened in the prestigious fourth International documentary and short film festival of Kerala to be held from July 31 to August 4 in Tiruananthpuram. The 52-minute English documentary, The Rozabal Shrine of […]
source.time magazie on line Sometimes the path to spiritual awareness runs through a Turkish suq. Nearly 20 years ago, my wife and I were carpet shopping at Istanbul’s vast Ottoman Grand Bazaar. One salesman, a clean-shaven Muslim youth, invited us to a Sufi do — not one of the whirling-dervish […]
By BADEA ABU AL-NAJA | ARAB NEWS MAKKAH: Technologically advanced and highly hygienic dispensers and filling machines will be used to distribute Zamzam water to worshippers at the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah during Ramadan, an official said on Monday. According to the Umm Al-Qura […]
By ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah urged Muslim scholars on Monday to defend Islam from proponents of deviant ideologies who are trying to destroy the Muslim world through division and sedition. “You scholars should uphold the basic principles of Islam which are principles of […]
By ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has ordered all government departments and other related agencies to provide the highest level of services to Umrah pilgrims in Ramadan, which is likely to begin on Aug. 1. King Abdullah issued the order while chairing the Council […]
25 July 2011 BBC News More than 30,000 Muslims have taken part in an annual gathering in Hampshire to re-affirm their rejection of violence and extremism. Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community from 50 countries held the Jalsa Salana festival at East Worldham, near Alton. During the three-day event, the […]
By BADEA ABU AL-NAJA | ARAB NEWS MAKKAH: Chairman of the Supreme Judiciary Council Saleh Bin-Humaid has warned that current crises in the Muslim world have diverted the attention of followers from more serious issues. “The current crises have taken a dangerous turn diverting the attention of the Muslim Ummah […]
By RODOLFO ESTIMO JR. | ARAB NEWS RIYADH: As part of the observance of the holy month of Ramadan, the Philippine Embassy will hold its 10th Holy Qur’an-recitation contest on Aug. 18. The competition will involve memorization of the verses from the holy book by Filipino children who have studied […]
By JOUD AL-AMRI | ARAB NEWS Published: Jul 21, 2011 23:10 Updated: Jul 21, 2011 23:26 JEDDAH: Though Shariah is clear in its preservation of the rights of all people, some men exploit their wives’ ignorance of such rules to make money when divorcing them. Divorce is legal for both men […]
Do not forget this fact that these baseless libels and false accusation of infidelity against Shia Muslims would be greatly in favor of Israel and the United States, because such actions lead to Shia’s hatred toward Wahhabism The letter is posted:2011-05-07-09:37 In his name, the most high Dear Sheikh In […]
Cologne’s central mosque suffered many critics before its construction began in 2009. It’s now almost finished and is being hailed as a new artistic and social vision for the predominantly Christian city. Cologne’s new central mosque has already endured years of criticism – and it’s not even finished […]
GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN | ARAB NEWS RIYADH: A Saudi-Spanish consortium has emerged as a frontrunner among bidders to win an $8 billion contract to build a high-speed rail network linking Makkah, Jeddah and Madinah. “The Saudi Railways Organization (SRO) has already invited the consortium to its headquarters in Dammam to discuss […]
By Mohammad Ghazal, Jordan Times AMMAN – Inconsistency in determining the start of lunar months, particularly Ramadan, casts doubt on the credibility of astronomy, according to Mohammad Odeh, chairman of the Islamic Crescents Observation Project (ICOP). “There are different approaches among countries in determining the start of the lunar month. […]
Every Christian and Muslim, who is knowledgeable about commentary or exegesis of the scriptures, knows that verses cannot be interpreted in isolation and are understood in the context of their neighboring verses and ultimately in the context of the whole of the scripture. This poses a very special problem for the […]
About 600,000 Muslims live in Italy legally but it is hard to estimate the large numbers of illegal aliens. Most of these Muslims come from countries in the 10/40 Window, particularly Tunisia, Libya and Albania. Many speak the Italian language well, attending schools and working in factories throughout the country […]
By MD RASOOLDEEN | ARAB NEWS RIYADH: With two weeks to go before the holy month of Ramadan, attractive weekend Umrah packages starting from SR100 are being offered by travel operators in the capital. The beginning of the Umrah season on June 29 this year coincided with the summer holidays, […]
By MAHA AKEEL, LIFE.STYLE@ARABNEWS.COM This book answers the question: What has the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), recently renamed as the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, done in the past 40 years of its existence? It courageously addresses some existential questions of its relevance and place in today’s complicated, interconnected […]