Russians Return to Religion, But Not to Church
Epigraph: I see my community in the land of Russia, as numerous as the grains of sand. Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani Source: Pew Research: Religion & Public Life Project Over […]
The politics of religious liberty: Joining forces for freedom
Economist: PEOPLE can usually recognise an egregious violation of religious freedom when they see one. Take two cases that were mentioned in a recent speech by Barack Obama on freedom of conscience round the world. Kenneth Bae is a Korean-American missionary who has been sentenced to 15 years’ hard labour by the […]
Polygamy in Pakistan
Dailytimes: If husbands are able to care for them rather equally — financially as well as emotionally — and the first wife does agree to the second wife, then why do some people make such a fuss about it? The interpretation of the sacred Quran varies quite significantly within the Muslim […]
Denmark outlaws Jewish and Muslim ritual slaughter as of next week
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Rumi’s Love Quotes Capture The Sufi Mystic’s Divine Passion
By Yasmine Hafiz When it comes to searingly passionate poetry, 13th-century Persian poet Jalaluddin Rumi has no equal. The Sufi mystic’s declarations of love speak across the centuries to strike […]
eDigest: Historic Conference of World Religions Held at Guildhall, London
Epigraph: Those who believe and do good deeds — the Gracious God will create love in their hearts. So We have made it (the Qur’an) easy in thy tongue that thou mayest give thereby good tidings to the righteous, and warn thereby a people given to contention. (Al Quran 19:97-98) […]
Youth in Islam — culture, faith and generation gap
by Khalid Baig, ARABNEWS.com Youth is a period of high energy and great enthusiasm, coupled with an air of invincibility and perpetuity. Like the driver of a fast car, […]
39. Be grateful
39. Be grateful [34:14] …….. ‘Work ye, O House of David gratefully;’ but few of My servants are grateful. [16:79] And Allah brought you forth from the wombs of your mothers while you knew nothing, and gave you ears and eyes and hearts, that you might be grateful. [34:16] There was indeed a […]
Young Australians now crossing over to Islam
An increasing number of young Australian men and women are now crossing over and converting to Islam. Now, A Current Affair 8 minute video, takes you inside the family homes where everything […]
Muslim Woman Discovers Friendly New World When a Winter Scarf Covers Her Hijab
Chicago’s bitter cold temps led to an impromptu social experiment when Leena Suleiman bundled up in a knit scarf and cap. Posted by Dennis Robaugh (Editor) , February 13, 2014 A […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, UK, hosts “Conference of World Religions”
February 12, 2014 BY SHAHINA BASHIR As unrest and violence cover much of the world today, it is a welcome gesture shown by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of bringing together faith leaders to address the issue of how to garner peace in the world. On February 11, 2014, the Conference […]
40. Glorify thy Lord, with His praise, and seek forgiveness of Him
40. Glorify thy Lord, with His praise, and seek forgiveness of Him [110:4] Glorify thy Lord, with His praise, and seek forgiveness of Him. Surely He is Oft-Returning with compassion. [29:64] And if thou ask them, ‘Who sends down water from the sky and therewith gives life to the earth after its death?’, they will surely say, […]
Mass evacuation in Indonesia as Java volcano erupts
Source: BBC Two people have been killed after their home collapsed from the weight of volcanic ash as Alice Budisatrijo reports. Continue reading the main story and watch a video […]
Publisher blames Indian law for Hindu book removal
Epigraph: And if you are in doubt as to what We (Allah) have sent down to Our servant (Muhammad), then produce a Chapter like it, and call upon your helpers […]
UNICEF Ambassador Beckham gives cheer in Philippines typhoon zone
TACLOBAN: Football superstar David Beckhamvisited the Philippines on Thursday to give comfort to survivors of the Asian country’s deadliest ever typhoon — although not everyone was sure of his identity. Hundreds of survivors of Super Typhoon Haiyan rushed out of their tent shelters to welcome the global celebrity, who is nevertheless unfamiliar to […]
European Parliament president’s water remarks irks Israel
JERUSALEM: Israeli newspapers bristled Thursday after the European Parliament president criticized the Gaza Strip blockade and suggested that Israelis received four times more water than Palestinians. The spat erupted […]
How Muslims helped Ireland during the great famine
By: Mehedi Islam Source: http://archiveislam.com/ 160 years ago, during the Great Famine in Ireland, the Ottoman Empire sent £1,000 sterling (about $1,052,000 today) and 3 shiploads of food to Drogheda, […]
Do babies know right from wrong? The Origin of Good and Evil
Editor’s note: Paul Bloom, the Brooks and Suzanne Ragen professor of psychology at Yale University is the author of the new book, “Just Babies” and his work will be featured on […]
Madinah’s history showcased in ‘Letters and Illumination’ expo
The history of Madinah has been illuminated in words and images at a major art exhibition that opened on Tuesday in the city. Entitled “Letters and Illumination,” the exhibition includes […]
The Supreme plan for the Universal regeneration of Islam?
Part 15 of a Review of the Pakistani Government’s “White Paper”: Qadiyaniyyat — A Grave Threat to Islam In 1984 the Islamic government of Pakistan set aside all Islamic injunctions […]