Mecca Belongs To All Muslims, and Saudi Arabia Shouldn’t Be Allowed To Control It By Haroon Moghul, September 25, 2015, Petroleum and the Pilgrimage The two combined give Saudi Arabia the chance to punch well above its weight, affording one of the world’s most regressive regimes the chance to exercise an […]
Reuters International SEP 28, 2015 – 12:56 By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin and Noah Browning DUBAI (Reuters) – For regional adversaries at loggerheads over the crises in Iraq, Syria and Yemen, the disaster at the haj is unlikely to be a game changer in the contest between Iran and Saudi Arabia, merely […]
597. Commandment – So let not death overtake you except when you are in a state of submission [2:133] The same did Abraham enjoin upon his sons — and so did Jacob — saying: ‘O my sons, truly Allah has chosen this religion for you; so let not death overtake you except when […]
598. Commandment – stand before Allah submissively [2:239] Watch over Prayers, and the middle Prayer, and stand before Allah submissively. [3:44] ‘O Mary, be obedient to thy Lord and prostrate thyself and worship God alone with those who worship.’ [3:18] The steadfast, and the truthful, and the humble, and those who spend […]
599. Commandment – Bear thou witness that we are obedient [3:53] And when Jesus perceived their disbelief, he said, ‘Who will be my helpers in the cause of Allah?’ The disciples answered, ‘We are the helpers of Allah. We have believed in Allah. And bear thou witness that we are obedient. […]
An enthusiastic group of runners from Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Vaughan participated in the 11th annual Run for Vaughan. Participants hit the road on the pathways, snaking around Canada’s Wonderland […]
Agenda World Economic Forum: by Sri Mulyani Indrawati — In the 1990s very few countries had laws protecting women from violence, now 127 do partially because the world is more aware of the human and economic cost of mistreating women. In 100 countries around the world, women are barred from […]
H&M features its first Muslim model in a hijab as she claims women who cover their heads are usually ‘ignored’ in fashion world A 23-year-old Muslim woman has become the […]
Source: PEW Research Center BY CARYLE MURPHY 14 COMMENTS Pope Francis has publicly urged Catholics to receive the sacrament of penance and reconciliation, or confession, reminding them that “we are all […]
16 September 2015 Last updated at 21:18 BST A couple who survived a close encounter with a humpback whale while kayaking have spoken of how they “thought [they] were going […]
If Russia is able to help recapture the city it would be an epic symbol of their new ambitions in the Middle East Robert Fisk @indyvoices Sunday 27 September 2015 18:37 BST ” For Obama and Cameron, a Russian-assisted recapture of Palmyra would be a humiliating lesson” Photograph: A still from […]
By Ariel Edwards-Levy; Reporter, The Huffington Post Most think it’s unfair to oppose a candidate based on their religion — as long as it’s Christianity. When Republican presidential contender Ben Carson touched […]
The controversy surrounding the niqab, or full-face covering, worn by some Muslim women is not going away soon. This controversy ironically has come to reflect more what it means […]
Baitul Futuh Mosque, London fire: official statement ● SATURDAY, 26 SEPTEMBER 2015 Earlier today, Saturday 26 September 2015, at approximately 12pm (BST), a fire suddenly broke out in one part […]
http://tellmamauk.org/: “Love for All, Hatred for None“, is the motto of the Ahmaddiya community globally. It is a community that is openly persecuted in Pakistan where the State structures are built to discriminate against them after the dictator Zia Ul Haque introduced stringent laws into the country as a way of […]
Tribune: A convoy of the son of the Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz prompted the stampede that killed hundreds of pilgrims in Mina on Thursday, Iran’s Press TV reported. Citing a report published in a Lebanese daily, Press TV claims the convoy of Prince Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud played […]
Global Citizen: by Anna Strindberg — I come from a very, very tiny village in the Southern part of Sweden. About 14% of the population around my village voted for a party with right wing and xenophobic roots last time there was an election, to mine and many people’s dismay. […]
Canada’s two main opposition leaders have accused the prime minister, Stephen Harper, of trying to win votes by pushing a ban on Muslim women’s face coverings during citizenship ceremonies. Harper’s Conservatives, locked in a tight race with the New Democrats and the Liberals ahead of an election on 19 October, […]
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is in danger of jumping the gun after ordering that English be replaced with Urdu as Pakistan’s new official language, following a supreme court landmark verdict seeking the change Read more…….http://gulfnews.com/news/asia/pakistan/pakistan-remains-tongue-tied-over-switch-to-urdu-1.1584819
London: A huge fire today broke out at a mosque in south London. Fire crews were called to tackle the blaze at the Baitul Futuh mosque in Morden just after midday. More than 58 firefighters […]