French convert who drove 7,000 km for Umrah now king’s guest for Haj
JEDDAH: P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR A French pilgrim who recently converted to Islam and drove 7,000 km in his car with his wife to perform Umrah is now in Makkah as […]
Barcode to help locate Mina tents
JEDDAH: P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR Published — Friday 3 October 2014 Saudi authorities are planning to introduce a barcode system for Mina tents to help stranded pilgrims identify their tents with the assistance of Google maps. “A technology has been already developed for this purpose,” said Mohammed Al-Ruwaished, head of the […]
Over 2 million prepare for Haj climax
MINA: HANI HAZAIMEH & SIRAJ WAHAB Published — Friday 3 October 2014 In scenes of devotion seen nowhere else on the planet, over two million pilgrims, wrapped in seamless white […]
Turkish lawmakers OK military action against ISIS
Gaziantep, Turkey (CNN) — Turkish lawmakers voted Thursday to authorize military force against ISIS in Syria and Iraq, joining a growing international coalition against the Islamist militants as they continued […]
A Tribute to the Holy Prophet Muhammad
Epigraph: “If greatness of purpose, smallness of means, and outstanding results are the three criteria of human genius, who could dare to compare any great man in modern history with […]
ISIS threat calls for Muslim leadership
Source: oregonlive.com | By Harris Zafar President Obama has presented his strategy for dealing with the menace known as ISIS, which has continued to perpetrate some of the most heinous acts imaginable – […]
Ireland set to call referendum on blasphemy laws
Source: The Guardian By Henry McDonald in Dublin Tuesday 30 September 2014 Atheists and secular campaigners have welcomed the Irish government’s decision to hold a referendum that may abolish Ireland’s blasphemy laws. […]
150 years after Geneva Convention set out to protect civilians, things are worse for them than ever
Ambika KandasamyOctober 2, 2014 00:30 This Swiss diplomat says it’s time to rethink how we protect people in war. Thousands of Syrian refugees are streaming over the Turkish border this week after their towns were overrun by Islamic State militants. And millions more are enduring a brutally violent civil war, […]
Humanity First Jordan: Students in the Mafraq Pre-School receive Winter Jackets
In Jordan also soon the weather will change and get cooler. Not known by some outside of the region is that Jordan can have very cold weather and even snow. The snow usually lasts a few days, but the cold season with occasional rain can last from November to April. […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 248. Commandment to be patient with admirable patience
248. Commandment to be patient with admirable patience [70:6] So be patient with admirable patience. [52:49] So wait patiently for the judgment of thy Lord; for assuredly thou art before Our eyes; and glorify thy Lord with His praise when thou risest up from sleep; [8:47] And obey Allah and […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 249. Commandment to be patient, surely the promise of Allah is true
249. Commandment to be patient, surely the promise of Allah is true [30:61] So be thou patient. Surely the promise of Allah is true; and let not those who have no certainty of faith make light of thee. [40:56] So have patience. Surely the promise of Allah is true. And […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 250. Commandment to exhort one another to be steadfast
250. Commandment to exhort one another to be steadfast [3:201] O ye who believe! be steadfast and strive to excel in steadfastness and be on your guard and fear Allah that you may prosper. [90:18] Again, he should have been of those who believe and exhort one another to perseverance […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 251. Commandment to fulfil the covenant
251. Commandment to fulfil the covenant [17:35] And come not near the property of the orphan, except in the best way, until he attains his maturity, and fulfil the covenant; for the covenant shall be questioned about. [5:2] O ye who believe! fulfil your compacts. Lawful are made to you […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 252. Commandment to fulfil the covenant of Allah
252. Commandment to fulfil the covenant of Allah [16:92] And fulfil the covenant of Allah when you have made; and break not the oaths after making them firm, while you have made Allah your surety. Certainly, Allah knows what you do. [2:41] O children of Israel! remember My favour which […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 253. Commandment to fulfil the oath of allegiance
253. Commandment to fulfil the oath of allegiance [48:11] Verily, those who swear allegiance to thee indeed swear allegiance to Allah. The hand of Allah is over their hands. So whoever breaks his oath, breaks it to his own loss; and whoever fulfils the covenant that he has made with […]
UK: Why Muslim Women Are Speaking Out Against The Islamic State
Why Young Muslim Women Are Speaking Out Against The Islamic State On The Streets Of London By Radhika Sanghani 24 Sep 2014 Young British Muslim women are sick of not being heard. With the regular news updates of the horrors committed by the Islamic State, and stories about British women […]
The myth of religious violence: Karen Armstrong
Guardian: we watch the fighters of the Islamic State (Isis) rampaging through the Middle East, tearing apart the modern nation-states of Syria and Iraq created by departing European colonialists, it may be difficult to believe we are living in the 21st century. The sight of throngs of terrified refugees and the savage […]
Australia will segregate Muslim women in parliament. We are gripped by ‘security’ madness
Guardian: Burqa and niqab-wearing women will now be confined in a segregated enclosure, should they wish to view parliamentary proceedings in Canberra. Normally an innocuous viewing area for school children, […]
The ‘halal’ curriculum
Dawn: There is no limit to folly when ideology takes over. Radicalised middle-aged men will again determine the curriculum of primary schools in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Also read: Verses on jihad in syllabus: KP to rectify ‘mistake’ These men are not informed by training in early childhood education or children psychology, […]
Cerro Rico: Devil worship on the man-eating mountain
The 500-year-old mines of Bolivia’s Cerro Rico mountain produced the silver that once made the Spanish empire rich. Now riddled with tunnels, the mountain is a death trap for the men and boys who work there – and who pray to the devil to keep them safe. In a dingy […]