Ibn ‘Arabi: The Voyage of No Return (Muslim Personalities Series)
Source of Review: Amazon Book by Claude Addas This is a concise introduction to the life and thought of Ibn ‘Arabi, who is considered as the ‘Greatest of Sufi Masters’. […]
President of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community New York Passes Away After Over 36 Years of Service to the NY Muslim Community
Source: Yonkers Tribune. QUEENS, NY — July 3, 2016 — Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA mourns the passing of the President of its Queens, New Yorkcommunity, Nazir Ahmad Ayaz, who passed away in Manhattan, NY, on July 3, 2016, at the age of 69. From God we are and to God […]
Why do BBC love to interview the view of Ahmadiyya sect about Islam when majority Sunni or Shia followers consider them as deviants and hate them?
Source. BBC The Ahmadiyya community tend to emphasize a certain openness and acceptance to their adopted countries traditions and customs as opposed to the mainstream Islamic sects. In fact, in the United States, an Ahmadiyya mosque is hosting an open July 4th barbecue close to the nation’s capital. In addition, they […]
Racism After Brexit Is ‘Celebratory’ And ‘Englishness’ Is Becoming Exclusively White And Christian, Says Expert
The Huffington Post June 29, 2016 The country has become ‘more racist in terms of its public culture’. 02/07/2016 21:11 | Updated 18 hours ago 1.4 K Louise RidleyAssistant news editor at The Huffington Post UK The UK is seeing a surge of “celebratory racism” after the vote to leave […]
Islam, America and July 4th
Epigraph: “Indeed, Islam rests on the foundation of Tauheed, the oneness of God, oneness of universe and oneness of mankind with liberty and justice. If Quran, the holy book of […]
Is this the dark age of the Muslim world?
Is this the dark age of the Muslim world? ATHAR OSAMA | NIDHAL GUESSOUM UPDATED about 2 hours ago DAWN.com Muslims’ institutes of higher learning are lagging behind in providing quality science and technology education. ATHAR OSAMA | NIDHAL GUESSOUM UPDATED about 2 hours ago It is a well-known fact that 1.6 billion Muslims contribute a disproportionately smaller […]
Strategy for Saudi-Iran War to Come?
REUTERS James B.T. Dickey 06.23.16 A 30-year-old prince disillusioned with the U.S. is running the show in Saudi Arabia—fighting Iran directly and through proxies all over the map. Is there a strategy? Saudi Arabia’s Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the 30-year-old son of the king and ever more obviously the heir […]
The economics of Ramadan: Less work and more pray… …make Muhammad poorer but happier
Economist: The Islamic calendar is lunar, so Ramadan rotates through the seasons. In Egypt, for example, the holy month now falls during the long days of summer. But in 15 years, it will occur in winter, when the days—and, therefore, the fasts—are shorter. The opposite is true for Muslims in southern […]
Why religious persecution can be hard to test
Economist: WHEN a newly arrived migrant seeks asylum on grounds that going home would mean facing religous persecution, how can the host country test the sincerity of that claim? That is a hard question, especially if the migrant has only recently converted to a different faith. It’s also a very […]
Cameroon debates criminalising adultery
Men who commit adultery could be sent to jail under a new law being debated by parliament in Cameroon. The law, which has the backing of President’s Paul Biya’s party, is expected to be approved. Currently, women can be jailed for between two to six moths for having sexual […]
Is this the dark age of the Muslim world?
Dawn.com: It is a well-known fact that 1.6 billion Muslims contribute a disproportionately smaller share to the world’s knowledge. This global community – forming the majority population of 57 countries and spanning virtually every single country of the world – has had only three Nobel laureates in science in the […]
Zakat
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Ever-Merciful Zakat (Obligatory Alms with prescribed rate) Charity towards man, in the widest sense of the word, is the cornerstone of the Islamic society and a constant theme in the Quranic teachings. There are two kinds of charities in Islam: the obligatory […]
Ramadan: It’s time to say goodbye
| Published — Thursday 30 June 2016 All praises be to Allah Almighty that we are in the last days of Ramadan. We are indeed left with only a few days when over a billion Muslims worldwide will be celebrating Eid Al-Fitr to mark the end of the holy month. […]
Grand Mosque illuminates with 2m worshippers on Ramadan 27 night
ARAB NEWS | Published — Sunday 3 July 2016 PRAYERS AT ITS PEAK: Worshippers throng in Makkah to take optimum benefits from the Qiyamul Layl prayer, on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday. (SPA photo) PRAYERS AT ITS PEAK: Worshippers throng in Madinah to take optimum benefits from the […]
Pilgrims consume 35,000 tons of Zamzam water
ARAB NEWS | Published — Monday 4 July 2016 A report revealed that the amount of Zamzam water consumed reached 35,000 tons. (SPA) MAKKAH: Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, who is also chairman of the Central Haj Committee, reviewed a report presented by the adviser to the province, Hisham Al-Faleh, […]
Happy Eid and better days ahead!
Jul 03,2016 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL Eid Al Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, is just around the corner and people are preparing to celebrate the occasion with hope that the days ahead will be better, brighter and safer for the country and for the […]
Confused about the US response to Isis in Syria? Look to the CIA’s relationship with Saudi Arabia
In the 20 years between 1996 and 2016, the CIA and British security and foreign policy agencies have consistently given priority to maintaining their partnership with powerful Sunni states over the elimination of terrorist organisations such as al-Qaeda and Isis Patrick Cockburn @indyworld Friday 17 June 2016 In 1996 the CIA […]
Inside the air base that held out against Isis for two years – and the death and destruction that was left behind
The relief of Isis-besieged Kuweires air base last year after an astonishing two-year hold-out was a major symbolic blow against Isis in Syria. Robert Fisk, the first Western journalist to visit the site, finds tales both of death and defiance Robert Fisk @indyvoices The remains of the Isis fighters still […]
Ramadan: A Source for Conflict Resolution?
Source: Huffington Post, UK By Farhad Ahmad; British Ahmadi Muslim Imam The summer has dawned upon the UK, in all its rain-filled glory, and is expected to be the hottest […]
Arctic Ramadan: fasting in land of midnight sun comes with a challenge
Source: The Guardian BY Ashifa Kassam in Iqaluit In Canada’s Arctic, summers are marked by a bright light that bathes the treeless tundra for more than 20 hours a day. For […]