What does Islam teach about justice?
By Khalid Baig Neither love nor hatred can be allowed to compromise justice. There is one word that captures the essence of all Islamic laws and all Islamic teachings; one […]
Karena Virginia Learnt about Modest Dressing After Unwanted Sexual Touching by Trump
Woman accuses Trump of touching her breast outside U.S. Open in 1998 Source: Yahoo News Another woman came forward Thursday accusing Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump of “inappropriate sexual conduct” […]
To become productive, practice of fasting has become recently popular
Source: BBC Intermittent fasting has become a popular way to keep the waistline under control, but could it also help you put in the best day of your workweek?The age-old […]
In the name of freedom, porn is trashing our lives
Source: RNS By Tahir Nasser (RNS) After last month’s spectacle of armed policemen forcibly undressing a Muslim woman on a beach in Nice, France, I wrote a column titled “When did modesty become a dirty word?,” arguing the positive, Islamic case for modesty of dress and behavior for men and […]
Pope endorsement softens stance on divorced Catholics
Source: The Guardian By Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Rome Pope Francis has issued a remarkable endorsement of major changes in the way priests approach Catholics who are divorced and remarried, in a […]
There’s just one country other than the Vatican where divorce is illegal — and some want to change that
Source: Los Angeles Time What do you do when you find yourself in an unhappy marriage but live in a country where there is no divorce? You go on Facebook […]
UK: Halala centers are exploitation of Muslim women
Promoted post: Urdu Drama: Shariah Law, Divorce, Halala and Fundamentalism? LONDON: The issue of divorce among Muslim women has taken a dangerous turn because clerics are out to exploit them […]
What Every Muslim, Christian and Jew needs to know: The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times After the top constitutional body on Islamic laws in Pakistan recommended ‘a light beating for women’ sparking […]
Seven Reasons Why European Agnostics and Atheists Should Consider Islam
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times A recent article in Huffington Post, by Jack Sommers, Assistant News Editor, Huffington Post UK, Christians Outnumbered […]
Is The Morality of Islam Suitable for the Modern World, or Antithetical to It?
Source: Huffington Post By Kabir Helminski; Sufi author, activist, translator of Rumi & Yunus Emre, @KabirHelminski Let us rephrase the question: can a morality suitable for the modern world be […]
Vatican Recognizing Divorce, 1400 Years after Islam Did
Epigraph: One of the 114 chapters of the Quran is named divorce; it is number 65. Pope Francis Pushes Church to be More Open to the Divorced Source: Time By […]
Fasting Diets Are Gaining Acceptance
Source: The New York Times Mark Mattson, a neuroscientist at theNational Institute on Aging in Maryland, has not had breakfast in 35 years. Most days he practices a form of […]
Gambling related problems: An international repository
Epigraph: They ask thee concerning wine and the game of hazard (gambling). Say: ‘In both there is great sin and also some advantages for men; but their sin is greater […]
Powerball lottery – and the Islamic view
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page. Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy Source: […]
As School Shootings Become ‘Routine’ in America, the Quran Provides Solutions
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and of infinite value. Killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Derived from Al Quran 5:33) Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief […]
Marriage and Annulment: When Will the Catholic Church Leave the Catholics Alone?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Many in the contemporary world think of marriage and divorce as a personal matter between the husband […]
Pope Francis makes Catholic divorce easier
Source: BBC Pope Francis has unveiled reforms intended to make it easier for Roman Catholics to divorce and remarry within the Church. The radical reforms allow access to procedures free […]
The West Needs Islam: Because Ashley Madison Revealed 38 Million Cheating Spouses
Epigraph: And lawful for you are chaste believing women and chaste women from among those who were given the Book before you, when you give them their dowries, contracting valid […]
Pope: Keep door open to divorced Catholics who remarry
Source: MSN By FRANCES D’EMILIO, Associated Press VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis declared on Wednesday that divorced Catholics who remarry and their children deserve better treatment form the church, and […]
Sam Harris and William Lane Craig debate: Is Good From God?
Epigraph: And by the soul and its perfection — And He revealed to it what is wrong for it and what is right for it — He indeed truly prospers […]