Maulvi Abdul Wahab Adam – An Exemplary Ahmadi
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 […]
Who Is More Likely To Be Ashamed To Be British – Scots Or Muslims?
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 […]
Dissecting The True Meaning Of Ramadan
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 […]
eDigest: BBC Audio: When Islam came to Australia
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: […]
eDigest: Breaking News: Jesus Always Prayed to God the Father, Never to Himself or the Holy Ghost
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. […]
Thousands of Indian Muslims signing up for Iraq
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 […]
Expanded Grand Mosque ready for Ramadan
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 Ramadan begins, local Muslims focus on holy book
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 […]
Ahmadiyah mosque sealed by Ciamis regency ahead of Ramadhan
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, […]
World Cup is against Islam: Scholar
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 […]
Ramadan fast can put Muslims with diabetes at risk
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.
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 […]
COMMENTARY: Muslims don’t own the term ‘Allah’ in Malaysia or anywhere else
(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 […]
His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad: The actions and statements of ISIS run entirely contrary to Islam
“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 […]
Saudi Arabia to expel non-Muslims who disrespect Ramazan
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 […]
Twitter Celebrates Ramadan 2014 With ‘Hashflags’ And Much More
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. […]
Twitter Celebrates Ramadan 2014 With 'Hashflags' And Much More
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. […]
Vatican Admits Most Catholics Reject Its Teachings On Sex
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 […]
Pakistan’s forgotten minorities: Who has given these so-called ‘Muslim clerics’ the authority to arbitrate on issues of belief and disbelief?
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 […]
Pakistan's forgotten minorities: Who has given these so-called ‘Muslim clerics' the authority to arbitrate on issues of belief and disbelief?
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 […]