Just Six Numbers: The Deep Forces that Shape the Universe by Martin Rees – review
Epigraph: “The God of Islam is the same God Who is visible in the reflection of the laws of nature and is discernible in the book of nature. Islam has […]
Pope urges dialogue with Islam
Source: Reuters, by Philip Pullella. (Reuters) – Pope Francis urged the West on Friday to intensify dialogue with Islam and appealed to the world to do more to combat poverty and protect the environment. Speaking in Italian, the new pontiff said richer countries should fight what he called “the spiritual […]
Should Psalms be taken out of the Old Testament?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The seventy some books of the Bible got into the canon, sacred collection of books to make […]
In Barrie we talk to each other
Building Bridges in Barrie, Ontario-2 Barrie by the Kempenfelt Bay is not a big town but it is beautiful and best known for its year round activities by the Lake […]
Debate Between Leading Christians and Atheists and How Islam can Help?
Collected by Zia H. Shah MD – Twitter: @ZiahShah1 My Prologue for every recent debate, between the Trinitarian Christians and atheists: Christian apologists want to make a case for Christianity based […]
Quote of the Day: Michael Shermer on Christianity
Michael Shermer makes a fairly provocative yet a correct statement, in my opinion, in the middle of a recent debate: I have a problem with resurrection. So, you believe that […]
Pope Francis Reaches Out To Jews
Source: Huff Post: VATICAN CITY — Like his predecessor, Pope Francis reached out to Rome’s Jewish community at the very start of his pontificate, pledging to continue to strengthen the […]
Saint Francis Of Assisi And Islam
Our Favorite Christian Prayer:http://t.co/4u1oCf5I8i pic.twitter.com/f8UnMW93KX — The Muslim Times (@The_MuslimTimes) January 3, 2015 Source: Huffington Post By Doctor David Liepert, who is a convert to Islam and is an […]
What Muslims want in a new Pope
Source: Huffington Post (RNS) Together, Islam and Catholicism represent about 40 percent of the world’s population, so the estimated 1.6 billion Muslims in the world have more than a passing […]
Reaction from Israel: New Pope Said to Have Good Relations With Argentine Jews
Arutz Sheva: The Roman College of Cardinals on Monday evening elected Jorge Bergoglio, the Archbishop of Buenos Aires, as its new Pope. Bergoglio, who has taken the name Francis I […]
“Narratives of Conversion to Islam in Britain” Cambridge University Study
Source: American University of Sharjah Experts at American University of Sharjah (AUS) and the University of Cambridge presented their insights based on the report Narratives of Conversion to Islam in Britain […]
Has Atheism Become a Religion?
Source: Huff Post, by David Lose. Before you dismiss the question out of hand, consider these four inter-related bits of evidence: 1) As recently reported in the New York Times, military personnel who identify themselves as “Atheists” have requested chaplains to tend to their spiritual needs. As the Times article notes, “Defense Department statistics […]
The Story of Mohammad by Muslim Women in Canada
The Women’s Auxiliary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is pleased to invite you to a spectacular event entitled: “Muhammad (peace be upon him): A Beacon of Light for Humanity”! The […]
Earth’s rotation and axis and blessings of Allah
Epigraph: And among His Signs is this, that He sends the winds as bearers of glad tidings and that He may make you taste of His mercy, and that the […]
Religion in the 21st Century
Source: Huff Post, by Akash Arasu. Recent times have seen an increasing trend in non-affiliation to religion in many parts of the world — in the United States there’s been an increase of nearly 5 percentage points in the past five years. Coupled with this, there has been an increase in atheism, dubbed “New […]
A Cordial invitation to Sir David Attenborough to be a Theist
Epigraph Blessed is He in Whose hand is the kingdom, and He has power over all things;Who has created death and life that He might try you — which of […]
Politics, secrecy play role in selection of religious leaders around world
Source: Toronto Star By: Leslie Scrivener Roman Catholic cardinals will soon gather beneath Michelangelo’s frescoes in the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope to succeed Benedict XVI, who retired in February. Before entering the conclave, the cardinals will have taken a vow of “inviolable secrecy” to never discuss the […]
Faith Isn’t Irrational, But Beliefs May Be
Source: Huff Post, by Peter A. Georgescu. Hindus believe there is a monkey god who travels thousands of kilometers at a single somersault. Catholics believe a woman who had not yet been fertilized by a man became pregnant and gave birth to a baby boy, whose body eventually after his […]
TV host writes: ‘What Islam is for me
….This is how one Muslim woman in Turkey answers the question: …….Everyone is aware of the state of affairs that has become increasingly seen in Western societies in recent years; […]