DR. HAZEM SAID & MAHA EZZEDDINE ARABNEWS Friday 21 June 2013 ABU Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Allah will say on the Day of Judgment, “Son of Adam, I was sick but you did not visit Me.” ‘My Lord, […]
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Sunday 23 June 2013 Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal and Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, head of the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques, yesterday emphasized the need […]
JEDDAH: AFIFA JABEEN QURAISHI Sunday 23 June 2013 Eating 22 live scorpions or making the largest Kabsah dish may seem frivolous tasks but such are the unique feats that an increasing number of Saudis are embarking on to establish themselves for posterity in the pages of the Guinness World Records. […]
OLGA KHAZANJUN 21 2013, The Atlantic At first, it causes a fever and mild cough. In a few days, full-blown pneumonia sets in and it moves on to wreak havoc […]
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Thursday 20 June 2013 Over 8,000 men and women workers have been deployed to prepare for Ramadan at the two holy mosques, said Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, […]
Petra | Jun 19, 2013 | AMMAN — Saudi Arabia has reduced by 20 per cent the number of pilgrims from Muslim countries who will be allowed to perform the Hajj (the greater Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca) this year, in light of expansion work taking place at the Grand Mosque […]
MADINAH: ARAB NEWS Tuesday 18 June 2013 The Haj Ministry has issued 4,727,960 Umrah visas, of which 4,068,387 foreign pilgrims have already arrived in the Kingdom. Mohammad Al-Bijawi, director of […]
Monday, 17 June 2013 Samar Fatany ALARABIYA Misinterpretations of Shariah (Islamic) laws are preventing Saudi women from benefiting from their legal inheritance. Many women today are robbed of their endowment rights because of cultural norms and tribal customs that go against the teachings of the Holy Qur’an and the Sunnah. […]
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JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Monday 17 June 2013 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah yesterday congratulated Hassan Rowhani on his election as the new president of Iran, while welcoming […]
JEDDAH: P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR ARABNEWS Sunday 16 June 2013 In an unprecedented move aimed at preventing congestion and stampedes and ensuring safety of the guests of God, Saudi authorities have […]
Saudi Arabia: Islamic scholars, legal experts and aid workers exchange views 12-06-2013 News Release 13/105 Kuwait (ICRC) – A three-day workshop on the rights and obligations of humanitarian workers within the scope of international humanitarian law and Islamic jurisprudence concluded in Jeddah today. Approximately 75 aid workers, representatives of non-governmental […]
by Ramzi Baroud My friend Hanna is Syrian and also happens to be Christian. The latter fact was rarely of consequence, except whenever he wished to boast about the contributions […]
We Created Al Qaeda to Fight the Soviets in Afghanistan Jimmy Carter’s National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski admitted on CNN that the U.S. organized and supported Bin Laden and the […]
IBN TAYMIYYAH ARABNEWS Friday 14 June 2013 Allah the Most High, said: “But if we let man taste the good favors after poverty and harm have touched him, he is […]
JEDDAH: IBRAHIM NAFFEE Friday 14 June 2013 ARABNEWS Private companies who have not legalized the work status of their expatriate employees are planning to lay them off due to fears of expected raids by labor authorities. Some 3 million expatriate workers are threatened with redundancy. Many of these companies do […]
islamforwest.org: Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Epigraph: There should be no compulsion in religion. Surely, right has become distinct from wrong; so whosoever refuses to be led by […]
Daily Times: The Mecca of today is different from old times, much more business-oriented and driven by money. It looks more like a commercial hotspot instead of a Divine residence Muslims disagree on almost everything. From the timing of their prayers or fasts to insignificant nuptial details, on every issue […]
BY TAFLINE LAYLIN – GREEN PROPHET Despite having enough solar power to energize the planet for the next 20 centuries, Saudi Arabia has instead reaped the benefits of its oil […]
RIYADH: ARAB NEWS Tuesday 11 June 2013 The Kingdom has decided to give Syria’s opposition National Coalition the right to process applications of Syrians wishing to perform Haj to Makkah, […]