Repentance: Islam versus Christianity: A Collection of Articles
Epigraph: And those who, when they commit a foul deed or wrong themselves, remember Allah and implore forgiveness for their sins — and who can forgive sins except Allah? — […]
462. Commandment – Exceed not the limits in your religion
462. Commandment – Exceed not the limits in your religion [4:172] O People of the Book, exceed not the limits in your religion, and say not of Allah anything but the truth. Verily, the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, was only a Messenger of Allah and a fulfilment of His word which He […]
Tablighi Jamaat is the symbol of hard Islam that Brit Muslim have embraced
Clash of Civilisations? Tablighi Jamaat is the big symbol of hard Islam that Muslim Britons have embraced By Khaled Ahmed May 8, 2015 A Pakistani blogger has taken on Samuel Huntington as Muslims fight what looks like a civilisational war. Under the heading “The farce called ‘The Clash of Civilisations’”, […]
Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen: Uglier by the day
Aid agencies fear mass deaths as a Sunni coalition bombs a Shia rebel stronghold May 9th 2015 | Middle East and Africa IF SAUDI Arabia expected praise when it announced a five-day ceasefire in the air campaign it is leading in Yemen, it will be disappointed. As Adel al-Jubeir, the freshly […]
Pope Francis To Send Out Priests To Forgive The ‘Sin’ Of Women Who Have Had Abortions
http://embed.live.huffingtonpost.com/HPLEmbedPlayer/?segmentId=554cfe242b8c2a8eb10011e8&autoPlay=false Source: Huffington Post The Huffington Post | By Carol Kuruvilla Posted: 05/08/2015 7:11 pm Pope Francis is reportedly planning to offer a special pardon of sins to women who […]
Pope Francis To Send Out Priests To Forgive The 'Sin' Of Women Who Have Had Abortions
http://embed.live.huffingtonpost.com/HPLEmbedPlayer/?segmentId=554cfe242b8c2a8eb10011e8&autoPlay=false Source: Huffington Post The Huffington Post | By Carol Kuruvilla Posted: 05/08/2015 7:11 pm Pope Francis is reportedly planning to offer a special pardon of sins to women who […]
Islam: Losing my religion
A small but growing number of Muslims are abandoning their faith May 9th 2015 | From the print edition IDENTIFYING Muslims who have renounced their faith is tricky. Few are open about doing so, even in safe and secular Britain. But among the country’s Bangladeshis and Pakistanis, who overwhelmingly describe […]
Kingmaker Sheikh Ahmad to take first step towards FIFA throne
Manama: When FIFA president Sepp Blatter addresses delegates at the 26th Asian Football Confederation congress on Thursday at least four men watching him are likely to be imagining themselves standing […]
Is Islam compatible with liberal democracy? And can Muslims live in a pluralistic society
Review of Religions: Islam, Democracy, and Khilafat: A Response to The Economist Nakasha Ahmad – USA, Shehzad Ahmad – UK Is Islam compatible with liberal democracy? Can Sharia law be […]
Agents of Provocation
Huff Post: Analysts and researchers have recently begun to study “sacred values” that are basically deeply-rooted ethical or moral precepts that we hold dear regardless of whether they are political, religious or personal. When these values are provoked, even offering incentives to compromise over them is likely to backfire as […]
Muslim-Bashing Can Be Very Lucrative
Source: The Daily Beast Pmela Geller et al. do it? Sure, they believe it. But they get bankrolled to do it—and on a major scale. People keep asking me why does Pam Geller spew so much anti-Muslim crap? Is it part of her work as a pro-Israel activist? Did she […]
Smart car parks to be built in Makkah
MAKKAH — The Makkah Municipality is inviting tenders for the construction of smart car parks in the city’s Al-Ghazza neighborhood in front of Al-Maala Cemetery. The location has been selected to […]
UK: 13 Muslim MPs elected, 8 of them women
A record of 13 Muslim MPs, up from 8 in 2010, have been elected in one of the most unpredictable and extraordinary general elections in Britain. Eight of the Muslim […]
Erekat: Netanyahu’s new government is just another one of extremism and war
PALESTINE NEWS NETWORK: Published on Thursday, 07 May 2015 13:59 PNN/ Ramallah/ Chief Palestinian negotiator and PLO member Dr. Saeb Erekat said, in his first official comment on the new Israeli government formed by Netanyahu, said that it was just another one of war and extremism. In an interview with […]
Erekat: Netanyahu's new government is just another one of extremism and war
PALESTINE NEWS NETWORK: Published on Thursday, 07 May 2015 13:59 PNN/ Ramallah/ Chief Palestinian negotiator and PLO member Dr. Saeb Erekat said, in his first official comment on the new Israeli government formed by Netanyahu, said that it was just another one of war and extremism. In an interview with […]
Saudi divorce rate high: The ‘message’ is clear — stop abusing social media
JEDDAH: P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR Published — Saturday 9 May 2015 Social media networks including Facebook and WhatsApp are playing a big role in increasing the number of divorce cases in Saudi Arabia. According to one report, more than 30,000 divorces take place in the Kingdom every year and 82 […]
461. Commandment – Prohibition of division into sects
Commandment – Prohibition of division into sects [30:32] Set your face to God, turning to Him in repentance, and fear Him, and observe Prayer, and be not of those who associate partners with God — [30:33] Of those who split up their religion and have become divided into sects; every party rejoicing in […]
Video shows Delaware police officer kicking man in head
(CNN) Police in Dover, Delaware, have released dashcam video showing one of their officers kicking a man in the head, allegedly “rendering him unconscious.” Cpl. Thomas Webster was indicted Monday […]
Video: Teen accepted by all 8 Ivy League schools chooses Yale
http://i.cdn.turner.com/money/.element/script/7.0/players/embed.js?videoid=/video/news/2015/04/06/new-york-teen-accepted-ivy-league-schools.cnnmoney Source: CNN Money The New York high school senior who was accepted to all eight Ivy League colleges has made his decision. He’s heading to Yale. Harold Ekeh actually […]
Tableegh-e-Islam Ahmadiyyat in INDIA: 3 Day Successful Marathon Tabligue Program in Kannur, Kerala
Report by Basheer Sahab (Sydney, Australia) 3-Day Successful Marathon Tabligue Program in Kannur, Kerala Payangadi, Kannur: By the grace of Allah, Payangadi Jamaat in Kerala has successfully organized Seeratunnabi Programs at […]