Dr. Mehdi Ali Qamar Laid to Rest in Maple Cemetery in Canada
Vaughan, Ontario June 4, 2014 Courtesy: Zakaria Virk, the Muslim Times’ Editor for Canada Dr. Mehdi Ali Qamar was killed in Rabwah Pakistan, by anti-Ahmadiyya forces. He had gone there […]
Taliban Release Video Showing Handover of U.S. Soldier
Source: NY Times: The video released Wednesday showed the transfer of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl to American troops, providing a direct look at a moment that has prompted relief in some quarters but has drawn sharp criticism in Afghanistan and Washington. More:
Jonathan Kay: The murder of Dr. Mehdi Ali Qamar symbolizes Pakistan’s descent into self-annihilation
Tomorrow, Dr. Mehdi Ali Qamar — the Canadian/American doctor who was assassinated last month in front of his wife and child, while he was performing a humanitarian mission in Pakistan — will be buried at Maple Cemetary in Vaughan, Ont. His funeral has become a major rallying point for members […]
Obama to Putin: ‘Provocation will cost Russia’
Source: CNN U.S. President Barack Obama warns Russia against further “aggression” in Ukraine as fighting intensifies in the east of the country. More:
Obama to Putin: 'Provocation will cost Russia'
Source: CNN U.S. President Barack Obama warns Russia against further “aggression” in Ukraine as fighting intensifies in the east of the country. More:
Morocco Tackles Radical Islam
I’m sitting at lunch with Ahmed Abbadi at lunch in Rabat, Morocco. He bears a mild resemblance to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. His English is precise, and he is […]
Cameron has backed himself into a corner,
Source: Spiegel As such, it very much looks like Cameron has backed himself into a corner, left with no leverage to convince Merkel to change course. Tory members of the European Parliament have, to be sure, threatened to invite Germany’s euro-skeptic AFD party to join their group in European Parliament […]
eDigest: Church of England Standing Up for Minorities and All Races
Epigraph: O mankind, We have created you from a male and a female; and We have made you into tribes and sub-tribes that you may recognize one another. Indeed, the most honorable among you, in the sight of Allah, is he who is the most righteous among you. Surely, Allah […]
Bid to rape Indian judge at her ‘high security’ home
Daily Times: ALIGARH – India, already labeled dark spot by an unending stream of horrific rape cases, has to face one of its most embarrassing moments when an attempt has been made a day before to rape an additional civil judge in her ‘well-protected’ home in the high-security Judge’s Compound in […]
Hunger to bite more Americans, Muslim group warns
Washington Post: Correction: The name of AMYA President Bilal Rana was previously misspelled. The number of Americans suffering from hunger is expected to rise after a cut in food stamp […]
Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community arrives in Germany
Alislam.org: The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad arrived in Germany on 2June 2014. The Khalifa (Caliph) travelled from London by road […]
Thousands expected at funeral for Canadian doctor slain in Pakistan
Toronto Sun: TORONTO – The body of a Canadian doctor slain for his religious beliefs in Pakistan has arrived in Canada for burial. Grieving loved ones are expected to join members of Canada’s Ahmadiyya Muslim community on Wednesday morning to lay to rest Dr. Mehdi Ali Qamar, a 50-year-old cardiologist who was […]
Apostasy Laws and Blasphemy in Islam – Islamic or Not?
Source: Patheos.com By Ro Waseem In January 2011, the governor of Punjab, Salman Taseer, was gunned down by one of his own security guards over a controversial move — opposing the blasphemy […]
Circumcision linked to lowered prostate cancer risk
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Something about being circumcised may offer men a degree of protection from developing prostate cancer later in life, suggests a new study from Canada. Researchers suspect […]
Qur’an lesson for today: Do not shave your heads until the offering reaches its destination
136. Do not shave your heads until the offering reaches its destination [2:197] And complete the Hajj and the ‘Umrah for the sake of Allah: but if you are kept back, then make whatever offering is easily available; and do not shave your heads until the offering reaches its destination. […]
Qur'an lesson for today: Do not shave your heads until the offering reaches its destination
136. Do not shave your heads until the offering reaches its destination [2:197] And complete the Hajj and the ‘Umrah for the sake of Allah: but if you are kept back, then make whatever offering is easily available; and do not shave your heads until the offering reaches its destination. […]
Qur’an lesson for today: When you pour forth from ‘Arafat, remember Allah at Mash’ar al-Haram
134. When you pour forth from ‘Arafat, remember Allah at Mash‘ar al- Haram [2:199] It is no sin for you that you seek the bounty of your Lord. But when you pour forth from ‘Arafat, remember Allah at Mash‘ar al- Haram; and remember Him as He has guided you, although, […]
Qur'an lesson for today: When you pour forth from 'Arafat, remember Allah at Mash'ar al-Haram
134. When you pour forth from ‘Arafat, remember Allah at Mash‘ar al- Haram [2:199] It is no sin for you that you seek the bounty of your Lord. But when you pour forth from ‘Arafat, remember Allah at Mash‘ar al- Haram; and remember Him as He has guided you, although, […]
Urgent need of flood affectees in one village of Croatia partly met by Humanity First and Ahmadiyya
By Zubair Khan While providing the relief items to the flood affected people of village Racinovci in Eastern Croatia, the residents expressed the dire need for generators and driers. Reacting to this urgent demand, the Humanity First Germany provided the financial support to buy 14 sets (generator and drier). With kind […]
Jonathan Kay: The murder of Dr. Mehdi Ali Qamar symbolizes Pakistan’s descent into self-annihilation
National Post: by Jonathan Kay — Tomorrow, Dr. Mehdi Ali Qamar — the Canadian/American doctor who was assassinated last month in front of his wife and child, while he was performing a humanitarian mission in Pakistan — will be buried at Maple Cemetary in Vaughan, Ont. His funeral has become […]