As her daughters were growing up, Ahila Wisel often turned to the Quran, Islam’s holy book, to teach them life lessons. If they were fighting, she’d point out a story about forgiveness. Other times, she would offer them a lesson about giving to the poor or a passage showing that […]
Source: The Jakarta Post The Ciamis regency administration in West Java banned members of the Ahmadiyah community from undertaking religious activities at Nur Khilafat Mosque in Ciamis on Thursday morning, […]
With the start of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, users of social media were exasperated by a fatwa (religious edict) describing the event as haram (against Islam). An Egyptian scholar appeared in a video clip circulated on social media to announce that soccer matches are haram. He claimed […]
Tears ran down the cheeks of an elderly Asian man sitting in his hospital bed during Ramadan last year as he sought reassurance from Muslim chaplain Siddiq Diwan because he could not participate in the annual religious month-long fast. “I know I am ill and do not have to fast, […]
ARAPROSDOKIANS… are figures of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected; frequently humorous. (Winston Churchill loved them) 1. Where there’s a will, I want to be in it. 2. The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it’s […]
(RNS) If a Muslim reads a Catholic newspaper in the Malay language and sees the word “Allah,” he might mistake it as a reference to the Quran and become a Christian […]
“The actions and statements of ISIS, who pretend to represent Islam run entirely contrary to Islam,” says His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad. As ISIS gains new territory and funds with […]
RIYADH: Saudi authorities threatened on Thursday to expel non-Muslim foreigners who eat, drink or smoke in public during Ramazan, which begins this weekend. The interior ministry urged non-Muslims to “respect the feelings of Muslims by refraining from eating, drinking or smoking in public places, streets and at work”. “They are […]
The Huffington Post | By Yasmine Hafiz Ramadan 2014 is upon us and Twitter is joining in the celebrations this year with special icons, instant iftar times, and an interactive map. […]
The Huffington Post | By Yasmine Hafiz Ramadan 2014 is upon us and Twitter is joining in the celebrations this year with special icons, instant iftar times, and an interactive map. […]
Source: The Huffington Post | By Nicole Winfield VATICAN CITY (AP) – The Vatican conceded Thursday that most Catholics reject its teachings on sex and contraception as intrusive and irrelevant and […]
Telegraph.co.uk: by Imam Abdul Quddus Arif — Early on a Monday morning last month (May 26), I was awoken by a very distressing text message which read ‘an Ahmadi doctor has been martyred outside of Bahishti Maqbara [an Ahmadi Muslim cemetery in Rabwah, Pakistan]’. I did not know who this […]
Telegraph.co.uk: by Imam Abdul Quddus Arif — Early on a Monday morning last month (May 26), I was awoken by a very distressing text message which read ‘an Ahmadi doctor has been martyred outside of Bahishti Maqbara [an Ahmadi Muslim cemetery in Rabwah, Pakistan]’. I did not know who this […]
GERMAWA CAMP, Iraq — Amsha’s family decided to leave the northern Iraqi city of Tal Afar after shelling one night killed their neighbour as he used his outdoor toilet. The 24-year-old now lives in a tent with the other eight members of her family at the Germawa camp in the […]
Algeria have done it. For the first time in their history they have reached the knock out phase of the World Cup, where they will face the team that denied them that opportunity thirty-two years and one day ago. But their moment of triumph was marred by controversy, with Russia’s […]
161. When thou recitest the Qur’an, seek refuge with Allah from Satan the rejected [16:99] And when thou recitest the Qur’an, seek refuge with Allah from Satan the rejected.
161. When thou recitest the Qur’an, seek refuge with Allah from Satan the rejected [16:99] And when thou recitest the Qur’an, seek refuge with Allah from Satan the rejected.
To My Old Master In August of 1865, a Colonel P.H. Anderson of Big Spring, Tennessee, wrote to his former slave, Jourdon Anderson, and requested that he come back to work on his farm. Jourdon — who, since being emancipated, had moved to Ohio, found paid work, and was now […]
To My Old Master In August of 1865, a Colonel P.H. Anderson of Big Spring, Tennessee, wrote to his former slave, Jourdon Anderson, and requested that he come back to work on his farm. Jourdon — who, since being emancipated, had moved to Ohio, found paid work, and was now […]
A’ouzo billahi min-aash-shaitan-ir-rajeem (I seek refuge with Allah from Satan, the accursed) Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Ever Merciful) Dear reader: Peace be with you and the mercy and blessings of God. I’m here to distribute those treasures which were buried for thousands of years. […]