Ramadan begins for the world’s 1 billion Muslims
Source: cantonrep.com Ramadan marks the time when Muslims believe the first verses of the Quran, Islam’s holy book, were revealed to the Prophet Muhammad by the Angel Gabriel in 610. Today […]
Ramadan begins for the world's 1 billion Muslims
Source: cantonrep.com Ramadan marks the time when Muslims believe the first verses of the Quran, Islam’s holy book, were revealed to the Prophet Muhammad by the Angel Gabriel in 610. Today […]
UK: Halesowen Ahmadi Muslims to take part in mass anti-extremist rally pledging loyalty to Queen & country
Source: halesowennews.co.uk YOUNG Halesowen Muslims will be taking part in a mass anti-extremist three-day rally in Surrey to pledge loyalty to Queen and country. Members of the Ahmadiyya Youth Association, based at the […]
Chino: Ahmadiyya Mosque preparing for Ramadan bids farewell to Imam Shamshad Nasir
Source: sbsun.com CHINO >> Ahmadiyya Muslims gathered at the Baitul Hameed Mosque on Friday afternoon for their weekly prayer and service. But the service was a bit different than others in […]
Nigeria: Release Chibok girls, Ahmadiyya women plead
Source: mydailynewswatchng.com The women’s wing of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at, Nigeria, Lajna Imaillah, Nigeria (Women Servants of Allah) has appealed to members of the Boko Haram sect and their allies to release […]
Ghana: Parliament eulogises late Maulvi Wahab Adam
Source: ghanaweb.com Wikipedia page for Maulvi Dr. Abdul Wahab Adam: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Wahab_Adam Parliament on Tuesday paid glowing tribute to the late Maulvi Dr. Wahab Adam, the Ameer in-charge of Ahmadiya Muslim Mission in Ghana, who […]
Africa: Maulvi Mohammed Bin Salih Appointed Acting Ameer Of Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission In Ghana
Source: news.ayekoo.com The Head of the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, Hazrat Mirza Masroor, has appointed Maulvi Mohammed Bin Salih as acting Ameer and Missionary in charge of the Ahmadiyya Mission in […]
Sri Lanka shuts door on Pakistan
Source: m.timesofindia.com NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka has banned visas on arrival for Pakistanis after investigations showed that jihadist groups targeting India were using Sri Lanka as a transit point. Lanka is […]
Indonesia: For first time, displaced Ahmadiyah receive aid from govt
Source: thejakartapost.com For the first time since taking refuge at Wisma Transito in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), dozens of Ahmadi children received donations of Rp 800,000 (US$66) from the Social Affairs Ministry ahead of Ramadhan holy month. “We are thankful because this aid will help meet children’s school needs,” Syahidin, […]
Finally, we know which country is the most useless
global post: by Jess Zimmerman — Sure. we can measure objective things like infant mortality rates and alcohol use until our almanacs are bulging. But who’s going to have the guts to compile a weirdly arbitrary infographic ranking which countries do the most for the world, and which ones we could really […]
Pope Francis jokes ‘woman was from a rib’ as he avoids vow to reform church
theguardian: by John Hooper — In his first interview with a female journalist since his election to the spiritual leadership of the world’s 1.2 billion baptised Catholics, Pope Francis dodged a string of questions about whether he intended raising the status of women in his church and made a joke about women […]
Pope Francis jokes 'woman was from a rib' as he avoids vow to reform church
theguardian: by John Hooper — In his first interview with a female journalist since his election to the spiritual leadership of the world’s 1.2 billion baptised Catholics, Pope Francis dodged a string of questions about whether he intended raising the status of women in his church and made a joke about women […]
ISIS declares creation of Islamic state in Middle East, ‘new era of international jihad’
RT: SIS jihadists have declared the captured territories from Iraq’s Diyala province to Syria’s Aleppo a new Islamic State – a ‘caliphate.’ They removed ‘Iraq and the Levant’ from their […]
ISIS declares creation of Islamic state in Middle East, 'new era of international jihad'
RT: SIS jihadists have declared the captured territories from Iraq’s Diyala province to Syria’s Aleppo a new Islamic State – a ‘caliphate.’ They removed ‘Iraq and the Levant’ from their […]
Cavalli offends Sufi moslems all over the world with his new logo
A sultry ad for a perfume created by Roberto Cavalli has touched a raw nerve with followers of Islamic Sufism, who claim the Italian design house has inappropriately used a symbol sacred to practitioners of their mystical faith. Commercials for the scent Just Cavalli, featuring the scantily clad daughter of […]
Ramadan is an opportunity to learn about Islam
One of the humbling things about getting older is realizing how much I don’t know. Take today, for example. A very important religious observance began at dawn. Do you know what it is?The answer is Ramadan, a month of fasting that is one of the Five Pillars of Islam. READ […]
Arabs, it’s time to call a spade a spade
Arab countries have been going through a downward spiral on a number of levels over the past few years. Take the recent U.N. report on the numbers and conditions of refugees around the world released on June 20, World Refugee Day. According to the report, the number of refugees stands […]
Algeria face dilemma over Ramadan fasting in World Cup knockout stage
Muslim players in World Cup teams who have qualified for the last-16 round in Brazil face a thorny question on Sunday when much of the Islamic world will start observing the holy month of Ramadan with a dawn to dusk fast. The question is trickiest for Algeria , who faces […]
eDigest: Religious History of Fasting: How it Establishes the Truth of the Holy Quran
Epigraph: O ye who believe! fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those before you, so that you may guard against evil. (Al Quran 2:184) Lead article […]
eDigest: Fasting is good for body and soul
Epigraph: And when My servants ask thee [Prophet Muhammad] about Me, say: ‘I am near. I answer the prayer of the supplicant when he prays to Me. So they should […]