Epigraph لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌ ۖ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُ There is nothing whatever like unto Him; and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing. (Al Quran 42:11) The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comments The […]
Defensive War in the Holy Quran in 600 Words By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times When the Holy Prophet Muhammad, may peace be on him, claimed Monotheism […]
Epigraph The disbelievers say: This Quran is naught but a lie that Muhammad has fabricated, and other people have helped him with it. They have, thereby, perpetrated an injustice and […]
17th July 2024 Add Comment 4 Min Read ©Shutterstock Sarmad Naveed, Canada When you think New Years, you usually think of celebrations. It could be watching the ball drop in New York City on January 1st, lighting firecrackers and the Lantern Festival for Chinese New Year, festive meals for Rosh […]
Israeli police scuffle with ultra-Orthodox Jews as they block a main road in Jerusalem during an October 2017 protest against Israeli army conscription. AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File Diterbitkan: Maret 15, 2024 Penulis Just when you think nothing can surprise you anymore in Israeli politics, someone always comes along with a new […]
2024 ELECTION The independent presidential candidate made the remark in a social media post, later saying that he was referring to “possible Saudi involvement” in the 2001 terror attacks. Presidential […]
Source: The Guardian Zarah Sultana International law is clear: we have an obligation to prevent genocide. That is why I have tabled an amendment to the king’s speech Wed 17 […]
l-Gaza war Two-fifths of infantry graduate officer cadets now come from section of Israeli society aligned with far-right parties and settler movement Peter Beaumont and Quique Kierszenbaum in Jerusalem Thu 18 Jul 2024 Israel’s army, for much of its seven decades the country’s pre-eminent secular institution, is increasingly coming under the sway of […]
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov chairs a meeting of the UN Security Council in New York City on July 17, 2024. (REUTERS) Updated 40 sec ago EPHREM KOSSAIFY July 18, 2024 NEW YORK CITY: Speaking on behalf of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday, his chef de cabinet, Courtenay Rattray, […]
HOW THE ISMAILI IMAM TEACHES THE ESOTERIC INTERPRETATION (TA’WIL) OF THE HOLY QUR’AN Posted on April 2, 2018 by Ismaili Gnosis You see, my mission is situated on three levels. Firstly, religious: it concerns […]
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Tuesday, 16 July 2024 6:17 AM Iranians attend the “Tasu’a” (ninth day) mourning rituals to mark the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shia Imam, in the city of Zanjan, on July 15, 2024. (Photo by Tasnim news agency) Millions of Muslims worldwide have commemorated Ashura, a remembrance of the martyrdom […]
Ashura, the 10th day of Muharram, is observed every year to commemorate the martyrdom of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hazrat Imam Hussain Muharram 2024 Sudeep Singh Rawat New Delhi 4 min read Last Updated : Jul 16 2024 | Muharram is the first month of Islamic calendar and is considered one of the four […]
ByZarafshan Shiraz, New Delhi Jul 17, 2024 Muharram 2024/1446 AH: Know the Islamic history and significance behind why Muslim Sunnis fast and Shias observe faaka on Ashura i.e. the 10th day of Muharram This year, Muslims across United Kingdom, Canada, USA and those in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, […]
OSAMA AL-SHARIF July 16, 2024 When the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Karim Khan announced in May that he was submitting an application for arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu and his Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on multiple charges of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity […]
Gettin Jiggy wit Jihad: Does Holy War Have an Esoteric Meaning? (7 min. read) The Spiritual Significance of Struggle (Jihad) in Ismaili Islam KHAYAL ʿALY AND ISMAILI GNOSIS JUL 16 2024 Does jihad, usually understood as Islamic “holy war”, have an esoteric or spiritual meaning? According to Nasir al-Din Tusi, arguably the most accomplished Muslim […]
Epigraph: وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ “We have created the heavens and the earth and all that is between the two in accordance with the perfect truth, […]
The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comment I often agree with Peter Van Inwagen. Here, he defends platonism and I cannot agree with him on this issue. And how can mathematical equations or formulae exist, except in a mind and here we will imply eternal mind of God the Creator. In […]
… … Commentary by Zia H Shah MD Each speaker seems to be opining on the belief system of theists more than others but in the process they also reveal […]
Kenan Malik A drift from Labour has been as much about domestic issues as sectarian politics Sun 14 Jul 2024 Should we celebrate or fear the “Muslim vote”? The success of independent candidates running on pro-Palestinian tickets, four of whom were elected, overturning huge Labour majorities, has led to a debate about […]