Holy Prophet Muhammad’s Letters to various Kings
Comment by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times One of the best Western movie about the life of Prophet Muhammad is the Message, which you can see […]
Rare scene: Abu Sufiyan’s (staunch opponent of Islam) Praises Prophet Mohammad (saw)
A small intro of Abu Sufyan: Sakhr ibn Harb (Arabic: صخر بن حرب), more commonly known as Abu Sufyan (1 September 560 – 1 August 652), was the leader of […]
Prophet Mohammad (saw)’s Emphasis on Dialogue and Reasoning
Source: IranRadioIslam: Salaam friends and welcome to the second and concluding part of our special feature on the Emphasis of Prophet Mohammad (SAWA) on Dialogue and Reasoning for the promotion […]
Gender-segregation partitions draw mixed reaction
JEDDAH: FADIA JIFFRY ARABNEWS Saturday 2 February 2013 A new ruling issued by Saudi Labor Minister Adel Fakeih and approved by Abdullatif Al-Sheikh, the head of the Commission for the […]
Expert: End gap between Islamic and manmade legal systems
RIYADH: ABDUL HAMEED AL-ANSARI ARABNEWS Friday 1 February 2013 There is a conflict between Shariah authorities and non-Shariah legal experts in areas such as legal studies, methodology and execution of law in Kingdom, according to Ahmed Al-Saqih, a Saudi legal expert. He stressed the need to close the widening gap […]
Worship: The essence of true humility
Aisha Stacey ARABNEWS Friday 1 February 2013 God created human beings to worship Him and a practicing Muslim, in essence, should be able to worship God in every second, every […]
Part blood money paid by KSA spares Filipino from death (and further imprisonment)
RODOLFO ESTIMO JR. | Arab News Friday 1 February 2013 RIYADH: Filipino expats in the Kingdom expressed gratitude late yesterday following a Saudi government decision to shoulder the unpaid balance […]
Sons of Saudi women married to foreigners get privileges
Ibrahim Naffee ARABNEWS Wednesday 30 January 2013 JEDDAH: Expatriate fathers who married Saudi women have expressed their happiness over the implementation of the Cabinet’s decision to grant their sons Saudi citizenship privileges. They said this decision will help them in gaining access to health, education and social services consecrated to […]
Names and attributes of God — an Islamic point of view
Dr. Jaafar Sheikh Idris ARABNEWS Friday 25 January 2013 Prior to the modern age very few people disputed the fact that the world has a creator. This fact was for […]
Forced into extinction
Source: The Economist: LIKE much that moves in Twitter-mad Saudi Arabia these days, it started with a single message. A lady in Dammam, the hub of the oil industry on the kingdom’s Gulf coast, tweeted a complaint from a local shopping mall. Agents of the Committee for the Promotion of […]
Surah Al-Asr warns mankind of fleeting time
“If people deliberate this Surah (Al-Asr), it suffices them.” — Imam Ash-Shafii The importance of holy Surah like Al-Asr lies in the fact that it delineates the perfect all-embracing system […]
Saudi reform may be slow, but it can be meaningful
Story Summary A week ago, Saudi Arabia saw something that people in the kingdom often talk about but rarely witness – a potentially important political reform. Saudi King Abdullah announced on Jan. 11 that 30 women would join the kingdom’s Shura Council, a 150-person consultative body, and that women henceforth […]
Remains of ancient castle found
The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) unearthed recently an ancient castle dating to the first century of Hijra (7th-8th centuries) in the Madinah province. SCTA’s archaeological excavation division […]
US Engineer in Saudi Accepts Islam: Lanka Today
US engineer converts to Islam in Saudi Stuart says he liked seeing people kiss the head of the elderly Published Sunday, January 20, 2013 Stuart Elby (SUPPLIED) A US technology engineer in Saudi Arabia converted to Islam, saying he was impressed by the way people kissed the head of their seniors. […]
KSA gives $ 1.88 m for Rohingya resettlement
RIYADH: ARAB NEWS Monday 21 January 2013 Saudi Arabia yesterday announced a contribution of $ 1.88 million toward UNHCR’s humanitarian program in Myanmar providing shelter to Rohingyas in Rakhine state. A memorandum of understanding to this effect was signed by Yousef Al-Bassam of the Saudi Fund for Development and Imran […]
Saudi activist defends pro-women stance
Manama: A Saudi activist has rejected claims that she had insulted the companions of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) by supporting moves to empower women politically. Suheila Zain Al Abideen Al Hammad had come under attack from Saleh Al Fawzan, a conservative religious scholar, after she said that the Prophet’s companions took […]
Saudi clerics protest king’s empowerment of women
Riyadh: A group of hardline clerics protested outside the royal palace in Riyadh against the king’s decision to appoint 30 women to the kingdom’s top advisory body, a YouTube video posted on Wednesday showed. The footage of Tuesday’s demonstration showed clerics protesting what they said were “dangerous changes in the […]
Best Muslim Friedly-Holiday Destinations around the Globe
By Akhyari Hananto Indonesia has been named the sixth best Muslim-friendly holiday destination in the world, in a new survey released on Wednesday that listed Malaysia in the top position. […]
Arab ministers back media strategy to fight terrorism
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Thursday 17 January 2013 Arab information ministers have endorsed a media strategy presented by the Kingdom to combat terrorism, Culture and Information Minister Abdul Aziz Khoja announced yesterday. He was speaking to reporters after meeting with his Egyptian counterpart Salah Abdul Maqsoud in Cairo. The minister said […]
Madinah governor known for his humanitarian work
RIYADH: GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN ARABNEWS Tuesday 15 January 2013 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah appointed Prince Faisal bin Salman as governor of Madinah yesterday. Prince Faisal, who […]