Video: Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time by Karen Armstrong
Additional Reading Nominating Karen Armstrong for Literature Nobel Prize
The earliest biography of Muhammad, by ibn Ishaq / ibn Hisham
Abu Muhammad ‘Abd al-Malik bin Hisham (Arabic: أبو محمد عبدالمالك بن هشام), or Ibn Hisham edited the biography of Muhammad written by Ibn Ishaq.[2] Ibn Ishaq’s work is lost and is now only known in the recensions of Ibn Hisham and al-Tabari.[3] The earliest biography of Muhammad, by ibn Ishaq / ibn Hisham early_life khadija revelation the_helpers night_journey permission_to_wage_war hijra medina the_qibla rajam the_trinity badr uhud banu_nadir aisha_sufwan the_trench banu_qurayza pilgrimage khaybar pilgrimage_of_retaliation conquest_of_mecca hawazin byzantium last_illness INTRODUCTION It […]
A Wonderful Description of the First Revelation of the Prophet – by an Agnostic Biographer
Mohammad -“The First Muslim” by Lesley Hazelton Lesley Hazleton tells the dramatic life story of Muhammad, the founder of Islam, in her biography “The First Muslim.” Watch an interview with […]
Pope John Paul II’s Canonization: The Making of a Miracle
Pope John Paul II’s Canonization: The Making of a Miracle By Alexander Smoltczyk SPIEGEL.DE Meridith Kohut / DER SPIEGEL Pope John Paul II will be canonized in April. […]
Thein Sein Orders Commission, Court to Draft ‘Protection of Religion’ Law
irrawaddy.org: RANGOON — Burma President Thein Sein has ordered a new commission and the country’s highest court to draft a proposed so-called “protection of race and religion” law, which could include a controversial measure to restrict interfaith marriage, according to lawmakers. A petition signed by about 1.3 million people has called […]
The Islamic Solution to Stop Domestic Violence
Source: The Huffington Post By Qasim Rashid: Author, ‘The Wrong Kind of Muslim’ Critics incorrectly allege that Islam commands husbands to beat their wives, often citing the Quran verse 4:34. Unfortunately, like […]
Practical tips for parenting children
Practical tips for parenting children Dr. Aisha Hamdan Published — Friday 7 March 2014 Last update 7 March 2014 3:54 am | | A A LATEST STORIES IN ISLAM IN PERSPECTIVE Why not give faith a chance? I always felt for a higher truth Muslims must live by Qur’an […]
Why not give faith a chance?
Why not give faith a chance? Raya Shokatfard arabnews.com Published — Friday 7 March 2014 Last update 7 March 2014 3:54 am After searching nearly all religions of the world, Islam appeared to be the only pure and pristine religion that pointed humans directly to […]
King of Jordan meets Kerry on Mideast peace
King meets Kerry on Mideast peace Jordan Times | Mar 08, 2014 | 23:18 AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Friday reiterated Jordan’s higher interests, especially those pertaining to final-status issues of the Middle East peace process, according to a Royal court statement. The King made the statement […]
Libya threatens to bomb North Korean tanker if it ships oil from rebel port
Reuters | Mar 08, 2014 | 23:03 5 inShare The entrance to Zueitina oil terminal is seen in Zueitina, about 120km west of Benghazi July 18, 2013 (Reuters photo) TRIPOLI — Libya threatened on Saturday to bomb a North Korean-flagged tanker if it tried to ship oil from a rebel-controlled […]
Ukraine signs $10 billion shale gas deal with Chevron
By Pavel Polityuk and Richard Balmforth KIEV Tue Nov 5, 2013 9:11am EST Editor’s comments: This News is from November 2013. I just thought to bring it up so that the readers can see ‘what all the fuss is about’ … (L-R, front) Chevron Exploration and Production Europe Derek […]
China’s female imams carrying on ancient Islamic tradition
By China correspondent Huey Fern Tay Updated Thu 6 Mar 2014, 1:52pm AEDT Video: China’s female Imams (Newsline) Photo: Ge Caixia leads a group of women in China’s Henan province (ABC) Map: China China isn’t the heartland of Islam, but it is the only country in the world to have […]
Has Blackwater been deployed to Ukraine? Notorious U.S. mercenaries ‘seen on the streets of flashpoint city’ as Russia claims 300 hired guns have arrived in country
Unidentified armed men seen on the streets of Donetsk in east Ukraine Russian diplomat claims 300 mercenaries had arrived in Kiev this week Mercenaries in the region could give Putin […]
Symposium on the Life of Muhammad (pbuh) on March 16 at the BAARNY Center, Jamaica, NY
Source: Ahoban.org All are cordially invited to attend a special symposium on the Life of Holy Prophet (sm) for American Bengali Community What: An interactive symposium on the Life of Holy Prophet (sm) Where: BAARNY Center 172-11 Hillside Ave, Jamaica, NY 11432 When: Sunday March 16, at 5:30PM Who: Bangla […]
50 Powerful Women Religious Leaders To Celebrate On International Women’s Day
Huff Post — International Women’s Day falls on March 8 and is a day for honoring the achievements of women around the world. As the globe moves further in the direction of gender equality, women have assumed leadership roles in countless fields. These religious women are bishops, theologians, doctors, activists, advocates, […]
Ibn Hisham: The Earliest Extant Biography of the Prophet Muhammad
Epigraph: “If greatness of purpose, smallness of means, and outstanding results are the three criteria of human genius, who could dare to compare any great man in modern history with […]
US ‘top ten lies’ list, Russia fires back
Source: TOI RUSSIA: Russia’s ministry of foreign affairs was not amused by the unorthodox statement from the US State Department under the title “President Putin’s Fiction: 10 False Claims About Ukraine,” which purported to rebut a series of assertions by Vladimir Putin in the eye-catching format of a top-10 list. The foreign […]
eDigest: Want to Know about Women in Islam: Three Conferences in Canada this Weekend
Epigraph “But whoso does good works, whether male or female, and is a believer, such shall enter Heaven, and shall not be wronged even as much as the little hollow in the […]
Silent protest on April 17
Source: TOI LONDON: Pakistani teenage rights activistMalala Yousafzai, who survived a Taliban assassination attempt in 2012, will go silent for 24 hours on April 17 to show solidarity with children whose voices are silenced. “It’s our turn to affect a positive change, to stand up for equality and to empower […]
Tatarstan’s President Signs Cooperation Agreement With Crimea
Tatarstan’s President Rustam Minnikhanov (right) in Simferopol on March 5. March 05, 2014 The president of Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov, and the pro-Russian prime minister of Ukraine’s Crimea, Serhiy Aksyonov, have signed an agreement on cooperation. Minnikhanov told journalists after the signing ceremony […]