[Urdu Artcile] Naseehato’n ka Guldasta (16) by Imam Shamshad A. Nasir
Kindly click on the images to zoom them. Imam Shamshad A. Nasir Shamshad A. Nasir is imam of the Baitul Hameed Mosque, Chino, California. Imam Nasir currently serves as the […]
An Australian Plane Picks up Signal from Blackbox of Malaysian Flight
(CNN) — Investigators got new information that may help them narrow the possible whereabouts of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 as details emerged Thursday that shed light on the doomed flight’s […]
eDigest: A challenge for Dawkins: Where did carbon come from?
Epigraph Whatever is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Allah; and He is the Mighty, the Wise. (Al Quran 57:2) Hydrogen burning in the center of a massive stars occurs at a temperature of approximately 40 million Kelvin, as compared to 10 million Kelvin in the center of […]
Greece Dives Back Into the Bond Market
ATHENS — Europe’s leaders have been preaching austerity for years, arguing that only deep budget cuts will revive the economy and inspire the necessary confidence among investors. Now, they have symbolic proof, as Greece returns to the capital markets with plans to begin selling long-term bonds on Thursday. The deal […]
Essence of True Love for Allah: Sermon by Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (ATBA)
Alislam.org; In today’s Friday sermon Hazrat Khalifatul Masih gave a discourse on love of God with reference to the writings and pronouncements of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace). […]
Papyrus Referring to Jesus’s Wife Is More Likely Ancient Than Fake, Scientists Say
NY Times: A faded fragment of papyrus known as the “Gospel of Jesus’s Wife,” which caused an uproar when unveiled by a Harvard Divinity School historian in 2012, has been tested by scientists who conclude in a journal published on Thursday that the ink and papyrus are very likely ancient, […]
Jordan, Russia ‘seeking solution to Syria crisis’
His Majesty King Abdullah is received by Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of their talks in Moscow on Wednesday (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin that focused on bilateral ties and means to develop them at […]
Five Spiritual Mysteries: #2 Why Does God Let Bad Things Happen?
Huff Post: by Deepak Chopra — In every spiritual tradition, different as they are, God is taken to be the moral compass for human beings. He may or may not be a punisher. He may or may not sit in judgment, watching and weighing our every move. He may or […]
Indonesia: Ahmadis, Shiites cast votes in hope for change
Source: thejakartapost.com In Sidoarjo, East Java, the Sampang Shiites also cast their votes near their displacement camp. A number of police and military personnel were deployed to the location for security reasons. “Eveything is good. There’s no problem,” Sidoarjo Police chief Adj. Comr. Marjuki said as quoted by tempo.co. Sixty-seven Shia […]
Indonesia: Displaced Ahmadiyah in Mataram cast votes
Source: thejakartapost.com We hope the elected people’s representatives will embrace all people without differentiating them based on ethnic, religious or racial background. Seventy-one displaced Ahmadiyah at Wisma Transito in Mataram, West […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Association to hold a ‘Holy Founder’s Day’ in Burton
Source: burtonmail.co.uk A MUSLIM group will hold a day of outreach activities to create a ‘bond of brotherhood’ in Burton. The town’s branch of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association will hold a ‘Holy Founder’s Day’ with a question and answer session from 11.30am on Sunday, May 4. The event, which will also […]
Qasmi, “The Ahmadis and the Politics of Religious Exclusion in Pakistan”
Source: clrforum.org Next month, Anthem Press will publish The Ahmadis and the Politics of Religious Exclusion in Pakistan by Ali Usman Qasmi (Lahore University of Management Sciences). The publisher’s description follows. ‘The Ahmadis […]
Bill Clinton on Snowden: An ‘imperfect messenger’
Posted by CNN’s Leigh Ann Caldwell (CNN) – Former President Bill Clinton weighed in on Edward Snowden, calling the controversial National Security Agency leaker an “imperfect messenger.” Clinton said Snowden’s […]
Up to 20 people stabbed at Pennsylvania high school
(CNN) — A male sophomore went on a stabbing spree at his Pittsburgh-area high school early Wednesday, an emergency management agency spokesman said. At least 20 students at Franklin Regional […]
Holy sites in Saudi sacrificed for skyscrapers
Nick Ames , April 9th, 2014 Development in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, is coming at the cost of the loss of some of the most important sites of […]
Holy sites in Saudi sacrificed for skyscrapers
Nick Ames , April 9th, 2014 Development in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, is coming at the cost of the loss of some of the most important sites of […]
The First Muslim-American Scholar: Bilali Muhammad
An unfortunate misconception among today’s American Muslim community is that Islam has only been present in America for less than 100 years. Many American Muslims are children of immigrants who came to the United States from the Middle East and South Asia in the mid-nineteenth century, and thus wrongly assume […]
Indonesia’s Islamic parties surprise with strong showing in election
by kanupriya kapoor AND randy fabi Indonesia’s Islamic parties surprise with strong showing in election il JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s Islamic political parties are poised to grab a larger-than-expected share of the vote in Wednesday’s general election, indicating a loyal following in the world’s most populous Muslim nation despite a […]
eDigest: World War I — Drawing parallels from a century ago
Epigraph Permission to fight is given to those against whom war is made, because they have been wronged — and Allah indeed has power to help them — Those who have been driven out from their homes unjustly only because they said, ‘Our Lord is Allah’ — And if Allah did […]
Missing Malaysia plane: Search ‘regains recorder signal’
Source: BBC Teams searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane have reacquired signals that could be consistent with “black box” flight recorders. An Australian vessel heard the signals again on […]