61. And utter not thy prayer aloud, nor utter it too low, but seek a way between [17:111] Say, ‘Call upon Allah or call upon Rahman; by whichever name you call Him, His are the most beautiful names.’ And utter not thy prayer aloud, nor utter it too low, but seek a way between. [20:109] On that […]
AP | Mar 06, 2014 | 23:09 JORDAN TIMES inShare ROME — World diplomats worked Thursday to try to help Libya create a stable government and more secure environment amid the violence and growing political tensions that have festered since Muammar Qadhafi’s regime crumbled in 2011. The meeting of foreign […]
Toronto Ezra Levant’s trial echoes a time when Canada’s radical Muslim activists were taken seriously Jonathan Kay | March 7, 2014 | Last Updated: Mar 7 3:45 PM ET More from Jonathan Kay | @jonkay Peter J. Thompson/National Post/FilesCanadian Islamic Congress lawyer Faisal Joseph (center) with law students Naseem Mithoowani (left) […]
Salon.com: As we head into a new year, the guardians of traditional religion are ramping up efforts to keep their flocks—or, in crass economic terms, to retain market share. Some Christians have turned to soul searching while others have turned to marketing. Last fall, the LDS church spent millions on billboards, bus […]
ET: KUALA LAMPUR: A Malaysia Airlines flight carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew members went missing over the South China Sea on Saturday, presumed crashed, as ships and planes from countries closest to its flight path scoured a large search area for any wreckage. Vietnamese state media, quoting a senior naval […]
Guardian: Darren Aronofksy’s Noah could be banned across large swaths of the Middle East and parts of north Africa for contravening Islamic rules on the depiction of prophets, according to the […]
News courtesy: Mir Azam Zikriya, Qaid Majlis, Shimoga District, Karnataka A very successful Ahmadiyya Book Stall by Jama’at-e-Ahmadiyya Soraba, Karnataka was arranged at Marikamba Jatra (Festival Gathering). About 12,000 literature and […]
Huff Post — While the debate over the hijab as a symbol of personal choice versus oppression is nothing new, that one can be fashioned as an artistic, creative expression is bringing a fresh perspective to the dialogue. Didn’t expect the hijab to be stylized? Take a look at British artist […]
Source: BBC Related Stories Q&A: Erdogan and the illicit recordings Turkish PM fury at ‘fabricated call’ Clashes at Istanbul internet protest Turkey’s PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his government could […]
The American economy added 175,000 jobs last month, a pace that was better than economists had expected and well above the anemic job gains recorded in December and January. Still, the latest figures for hiring were down from the average of 189,000 over the past 12 months and fell a […]
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 […]
Lead article written by Dr. Abdul Alim, the Muslim Times’ Editor for Islam EU leaders have few options at Ukraine crisis meeting as Crimean parliament votes to secede Crimean parliament […]
Huff Post: Religious freedom (or the lack thereof) in Pakistan cannot be emphasized enough. Due to the preposterous demeanor of Pakistan’s self-righteous right-wing, many in the world today are aware of Pakistan’s notorious blasphemy problem. Much frustration has been expressed on liberal Pakistani blogs and through international media outlets — especially […]
Reuters | Mar 06, 2014 | 23:14 5 inShare Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani attends the Gulf Cooperation Council summit at the Bayan Royal Palace in Kuwait City, on December 10, 2013 (AFP file photo) DOHA — Qatar will not bow to demands from […]
JT | Mar 06, 2014 | 23:06 AMMAN — Jordan along with regional groups in the UN expressed their rejection and concern of Israeli illegal practices in Jerusalem, particularly the ongoing debate in the Knesset on a bill to impose Israel’s control over holy sites in the Old City. The […]
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http://www.cnn.com/video/api/embed.html#/video/bestoftv/2013/01/11/exp-lustig-sugar-dangers.cnn By Jacque Wilson (CNN) — The World Health Organization wants you to stop eating so much sugar. Seriously. In draft guidelines proposed this week, WHO is encouraging people to consume less than […]
Women’s Rights Worldwide — “Thank Heaven for Little Girls” – The lyrics to Maurice Chevalier’s most enduring song describe an idyllic view of little girls and the women they become. There is much in our art and literature that romanticizes girls and women and the role they play in our […]
theguardian: by Andrew Wilson — Russia may be tightening its grip on Crimea, with little resistance to date, but they have yet to face the Crimean Tatar factor. There are 266,000 Crimean Tatars in Crimea, over 13% of the local population. They are Sunni Muslim, traditionally pro-Ukrainian, and much better […]
Mosque of Madinah, first built in 1 AH Lead post collected by Zia H Shah MD , Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Five US Cities, Five Conferences about Muhammad Messenger of Peace, Today Epigraph: And We (Allah) have sent thee (Muhammad) not but as a mercy for all peoples. (Al […]