Inheritance in Islam
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page By Dr. Lutf ur Rehman, Nashville, TN After the death of a person, his belongings are […]
The Muslim Sunrise Publishes a Landmark Volume on Sharia
Editorial by Falah Shams: The word “Sharia” has recently made its way into Webster’s dictionary. The dictionary entry reads as follows: sha·ria noun, often capitalized: the religious laws based on the Koran that […]
Judge strikes down part of Utah polygamy law
By Bill Mears, CNN Supreme Court Producer updated 5:43 PM EST, Sat December 14, 2013 (CNN) — A federal judge in Utah has struck down part of that state’s law banning polygamy, […]
A Large Number of Asians and Africans want Bible Law or the Shariah Law
Create Your Own Visualization on the site, linked here Sources: The World’s Muslims: Unity and Diversity, Tolerance and Tension: Islam and Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa Question Wording: And do you favor or oppose the following? [ASK IF CHRISTIAN:] Making the Bible the official law of the land in our country? […]
Stoning, Flogging and Severing of Limbs to Be Introduced in Brunei
Time: The Sultan of Brunei announced on Tuesday the gradual introduction of harsh Islamic punishments, such as death by stoning for adulterers, severing of limbs for theft and flogging for […]
True Khilafat compatible with Democracy
Epigraph: Indeed, Allah commands you to make over the trusts to those entitled to them, and that, when you judge between men, you judge with justice. And surely excellent is […]
Oklahoma Anti-Sharia Constitutional Amendment Struck Down By Federal Judge
Epigraph: O ye who believe! be steadfast in the cause of Allah, bearing witness in equity; and let not a people’s enmity incite you to act otherwise than with justice. Be always just, […]
Why Muslims celebrate Eid on different days?
Additional reading: Eid Mubarak and What is the Muslim Times doing for You? and: Rumi: The Quran is Like a Shy Bride! Suggested reading: Bringing the Muslims to the Same Day Eid […]
Court Documents Detail a Deadly Family Feud From Brooklyn to Pakistan
Source: NY Times. By MOSI SECRET She fled her husband and her family, sneaking out of her home in Pakistan to take sanctuary in the American Embassy, which then whisked her to a secret hide-out in the United States. The thrilling escape seemed to end the harrowing ordeal of Amina […]
State Dept. Report Says Countries Have Repressed Religious Freedom With Laws
Source: NY Times By STEVEN LEE MYERS WASHINGTON — Countries around the world, including allies of the United States, have used laws on blasphemy and apostasy to suppress political opponents, the State Department said on Monday in an annual report chronicling a grim decline in religious freedom that has resulted in rising […]
UK bill moves to limit power of Sharia Courts
CFP: By David C. Jennings Under the Arbitration Act of 1996, Muslims in the UK were empowered to resolve certain legal matters within their faith in a similar way to […]
Video: Sharia Law in the Eyes of Khalifatul Masih IV, Mirza Tahir Ahmad
MTA Video Documentary: The Life of Hadhrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad (rh) A Man of God (Biography of Hadhrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad) MURDER in the NAME of ALLAH (Book) Shariah Relationship Between Religion and […]
Blasphemy in Islam: The Quran does not prescribe punishment for abusing the Prophet
Source: The Times of India Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Oct 2, 2012, 12.00AM IST In Islam, blasphemy is a subject of intellectual discussion rather than a subject of physical punishment. This concept […]
Secularism debate
Source: Daily Times By Yasser Latif Hamdani: He is a lawyer based in Lahore and the author of the book Jinnah: Myth and Reality. Secularism merely says that as there […]
Islam and Secular State: Negotiating the Future of Sharia- by An Naim
Top university in the world: Harvard University in Boston, USA Publisher: Harvard University Press (March 30, 2010) By Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na‘im: He is Charles Howard Candler Professor of Law at […]
SHARIA LAW AND PUNISHMENT IN ISLAM: LANKAWEB
SHARIA LAW AND THE PUNISHMENTS IN ISLAM Posted on January 23rd, 2013 By A. Abdul Aziz The world today presents a horrific scenario of crime, violence, killing and a determined attempt to destroy the very pillars of social order which sustain peace, tolerance, harmony and human dignity. The lives of […]
The Long Divergence: How Islamic Law Held Back the Middle East, By Timur Kuran
Source: The Independent Reviewed by Ziauddin Sardar Around 300 years ago, the bazaars of the Middle East were overflowing with luxury goods. The commercial centres of the region attracted all variety of fortune seekers, speaking numerous languages. There was nothing to indicate that the region would not continue to be […]
Upright Opinion: Is Saudi Monarchy Islamic?
November 26, 2012 By Saeed Qureshi, who is a senior journalist and a former diplomat. Those who believe that Saudi Arabia has an Islamic system of government are either mistaken or ill-informed. It is outright a monarchy or kingdom that runs counter to the concept of an Islamic state. Even […]
Opposing Sharia Law Is a Defence of the Rights of Muslims
Huffington Post: by Anne Marie Waters: How can we be a multicultural society if we do not accommodate sharia law? That is one of the most common questions I am asked when travelling the UK as spokesperson of the anti-sharia ‘One Law for All’ campaign (www.onelawforall.org.uk). It accompanies ‘why are you […]
4-month reprieve for OFW murder convict
GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN ARABNEWS Friday 16 November 2012 RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has delayed the execution of Filipino migrant worker Joselito Zapanta by four more months, giving his family more time to raise blood money to settle the case with the family of his Sudanese victim. “The father of two children, […]