1st Al-Aqsa Mosque closure since 1967
RT The Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem has been closed to all worshipers for the first time since 1967. Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas called the closure a ‘declaration of war.’ Both […]
Brother’s grief (Ahmadi Muslim Mahmood Butt grieving the loss of his Martyred brother Latif Butt)
Source: berwicknews.starcommunity.com.au A NARRE WARREN-based Ahmadiyya Muslim has expressed his agony after learning of the fatal shooting of his younger brother in Pakistan this month. Latif Alam Butt, 62, was shot […]
Calling a Spade a Spade by Imam Naseem Mahdi
Epigraph: “The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum….” Noam Chomsky, The Common Good […]
Rediscover ‘Islamic principles’ to overcome economic challenges [Khaleej Times, Dubai, United Arab Emirates :: ]
Dubai: Muslim countries need to concentrate on efforts to rediscover Islamic principles and promote regional cooperation in order to successfully overcome economic challenges. This was stated by Malaysian Minister of International Trade and Industry Mustapa Mohamed during a panel discussion at the 10th World Islamic Economic Forum in Dubai. Calling […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 276. Commandment to make over the trusts to those entitled to them
276. Commandment to make over the trusts to those entitled to them [4:59] Verily, Allah commands you to make over the trusts to those entitled to them, and that, when you judge between men, you judge with justice. And surely excellent is that with which Allah admonishes you! Allah is […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 277. Commandment – if thou fearest treachery from a people, throw back to them their covenant with equity
277. Commandment – if thou fearest treachery from a people, throw back to them their covenant with equity [8:59] And if thou fearest treachery from a people, throw back to them their covenant with equity. Surely, Allah loves not the treacherous.
Qur’an lesson for today: – 278. Commandment to be not thou a disputer for the faithless
Courtesy Amjad Tariq Sydney 278. Commandment to be not thou a disputer for the faithless [4:106] We have surely sent down to thee the Book comprising the truth, that thou mayest judge between men by that which Allah has taught thee. And be not thou a disputer for the faithless; […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 275. Commandment to not prove false to your trusts
275. Commandment to not prove false to your trusts [8:28] O ye who believe! prove not false to Allah and the Messenger, nor prove false to your trusts knowingly. [70:33] And those who are watchful of their trusts and their covenants, [12:53] Joseph said, ‘I asked for that enquiry to […]
Honour to an Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth
Source: Neue Presse According to very famous and well circulated newspaper of Frankfurt Germany, Mr Zafarullah Khan has been honoured to be included in the Executive Council of SPD (Social Democrats currently sharing government with CDU) of his area in Frankfurt. He has already been elected as head of […]
PM Cameron presses Pakistan over imprisoned Scot on Blasphemy charges
Herald Scotland: DAVID Cameron has pressed his Pakistani counterpart over the case of a mentally ill Scot shot in the country while in a maximum security prison. DAVID Cameron has pressed his Pakistani counterpart over the case of a mentally ill Scot shot in the country while in a maximum […]
The Tunisian election result isn’t simply a victory for secularism over Islamism
Guardian: A self-styled, secular, modernist party called Nidaa Tounes won against the Islamist Ennahda party in the Tunisian election this week. For many, the subsequent headline – “Secularist party wins Tunisia elections” – will seem more impressive than the fact Tunisia just completed its second genuinely competitive, peaceful elections since […]
One Thousand to Attend Rallying Call for Peace by Caliph in London
LONDON, October 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Western Europe’s largest mosque to host historic symposium A worldwide Islamic Caliph (Khalifa) is to deliver a keynote address at the 11th National Peace […]
Pope Francis has views on science … that are not as revolutionary as you might believe.
Huff Post: Popeular Science Pope Francis has views on science … that are not as revolutionary as you might believe.Photo by Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images On Monday, Pope Francis was speaking […]
Pope Francis Thanks Exorcists For Showing ‘Love For Those Possessed’
Huff Post: ROME (RNS) Just in time for Halloween and against an unspecified “steady increase” of demonic possession, Pope Francis thanked exorcists for showing the church’s “love for those possessed” by the devil. About 300 exorcists from around the world attended a convention in Rome last weekend (Oct. 25-26) and […]
Germany: Germans Kurds Join Fight against ISIS
Bound for Syria: German Kurds Join Fight against Islamic State By Jörg Diehl and Fidelius Schmid DPA Kurds in Düsseldorf, Germany, demonstrate against Islamic State and show their support for besieged Kobani. Young Kurds from Germany are joining PKK’s fight against Islamic State in Syria. Security officials are concerned that tensions […]
Humanitarian crisis: Swiss pledge more funds for refugee crises and Ebola
The government has pledged an additional CHF40 million ($42.2 million) for the victims of the conflicts in Syria and Iraq as well as for efforts to contain the spread of […]
Isis attack on Idlib: Assad’s army leaders ‘slaughtered’ as jihadists nearly take Syrian provincial capital
by Robert Fisk, The Independent Syria almost lost its second city to the jihadists of Isis and Jabhat al-Nusra last night when hundreds of fighters stormed into the provincial capital, Idlib, captured the newly installed governor’s office and began beheading Syrian army officers. By the time government troops recaptured the […]
German Kurds Join Fight against Islamic State
Source: Spiegel DPA Kurds in Düsseldorf, Germany, demonstrate against Islamic State and show their support for besieged Kobani. Young Kurds from Germany are joining PKK’s fight against Islamic State in Syria. Security officials are concerned that tensions between Salafists and Kurds in Germany could rise once they return home. More:
Fed set to end one crisis chapter even as global risks rise
(Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday is expected to shutter its bond-buying program, closing one controversial chapter in its crisis response even as it struggles to manage a full return to normal monetary policy. The Fed is likely to announce at the end of a two-day meeting that […]
Pope Francis Does Believe in Demons. Do You?
Epigraph: And most of them follow nothing but conjecture. Surely, conjecture avails nothing against truth. Indeed, Allah is well aware of what they do. (Al Quran 10:37) Pope Francis Thanks […]