The first mosque founded in England, which has stood as a derelict shell for many years, has been refurbished and reopened to Merseyside’s 20,000 Muslims. But how did it come […]
The first mosque founded in England, which has stood as a derelict shell for many years, has been refurbished and reopened to Merseyside’s 20,000 Muslims. But how did it come […]
Dawn: LOST amidst the hysteria and hyperbole of domestic events are often the real, ugly stories. The case of more than 1,500 Pakistani asylum seekers in Sri Lanka and nearly 300 refugees in Sri Lanka recognised by the UNHCR is one such story that is playing out at the moment […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Source / Credit: Ahmadiyya Gazette USA يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ […]
The World Cup’s knockout stage is set to begin on Saturday just as millions of Muslims prepare to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan, an observance commemorating the initial revelations of the Quran to Muhammad. Religious doctrine requires that practicing Muslims fast from dawn until sunset. Could star Muslim players like France’s […]
Source: The Daily Caller By Qasim Rashid: Spokesperson, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, USA We’ve all heard the old adage – those who don’t learn from the lessons of history are doomed to repeat it. With the rise of ISIS, the world is at such a crossroads once again, except this time the […]
Friday Sermon: Maulvi Abdul Wahab Adam – An Exemplary Ahmadi Sermon Delivered by Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad at Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Today the Friday sermon was a tribute to […]
Huff Post: by Jessica Elgot — Scottish people are more likely than Muslims to say they are not proud to be British, a new poll has found, but the research also showed some non-religious Brits still believe that Muslims should not celebrate their religion openly. Sixty-three per cent of British […]
Huff Post: by Chris Branch — http://embed.live.huffingtonpost.com/HPLEmbedPlayer/?segmentId=53ac6cee78c90a7cef00012a&sid=577&showPlaylist=true&autoPlay=true Most non-Muslims have a general idea of what Ramadan is: fast during the day, eat and drink at night, repeat for a month. As Ramadan starts this weekend for most Muslims, HuffPost Live hosted a roundtable discussion about Ramadan in the modern world […]
Epigraph: He it is Who has sent His Messenger (Muhammad), with guidance and the Religion of truth, that He may make it prevail over all other religions. And sufficient is Allah as a Witness. (Al Quran 48:29) Lead post collected by Fareed Rehman, London, UK Audio: When Islam came to Australia Source: […]
Epigraph: O People of the Book, exceed not the limits in your religion, and say not of Allah anything but the truth. Indeed, the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, was only a Messenger of Allah and a fulfilment of His word which He sent down to Mary, and a mercy from Him. […]
NEW DELHI: Thousands of Muslims in India have signed up to defend Iraq’s shrines and, if need be, fight militants in the country where the civilian death toll from the Sunni insurgents’ advance is estimated at least 1,300. Denouncing the militants of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant […]
JEDDAH: IRFAN MOHAMMED Published — Friday 27 June 2014 The second phase of the massive ongoing expansion project inside Makkah’s Grand Mosque is almost complete, with the first floor area […]
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 […]