Jalsa Salana (Annual Convention): A Sign of the Truth of the Messiah
Kaaba: The very First House of God By Malik Samar Imtiaz Approximately 2000 years BC, Allah the All Knowing had prophesied Hajj when He had revealed Himself to the Prophet […]
Turkey: Army will not get involved in politics
Source: BBC Turkey’s military has said it does not want to get involved in “political arguments”, amid a major political corruption scandal. The crisis has forced Prime Minister Recep Tayyip […]
“STORY OF LAND OF PERSECUTION”
Posted on December 25, 2013 by misbah24 SOURCE: “There happen to be a land full of peace and prosperity, filled with love and blossoming flowers of brotherhood. But sudden dense clouds of persecution took all over the atmosphere and then hailstorm of hatred destroyed the peace leaving all around the […]
Jesus Christ: Was The Savior Buried In Kashmir, India?
Jesus may have even met some well-known Indian historical figures from that period, including Raja Gopananda of Kashmir and King Shalivahana. Source/Credit: International Business Times By Palash Ghosh | on December 24 2013 The birthday of Jesus Christ, who many believe is the son of God and the Savior, is […]
122nd annual convention of Ahmadiyya Muslims to begin from Friday
Yudhvir Rana, TNN Dec 26, 2013, 02.00PM IST THE TIMES OF INDIA AMRITSAR : The 122nd Annual Convention (Jalsa Salana) of Ahmadiyya Muslims would begin at international headquarter of Ahmadiyya Muslims at Qadian in Gurdaspur district on 27 December. More than twenty five thousand of Ahmadiyya Muslim delegates from all […]
Airports in Japan striving to become friendlier to Muslims
TOKYO — International airports in Japan are striving to become friendlier to Muslims amid a steep increase in visitors from the Islamic world following the Japanese government’s relaxation of regulations for issuing visas. An increase in private prayer rooms for Muslims, who pray five times a day, and availability of […]
Do you get phone calls from nowhere? About a year ago, I began to recieve a wonderful series of calls from America and London
by Robert Fisk, The Independent, UK My Lebanese mobile phone has long been the victim of gremlins who would surely make Edward Snowden lick his lips. For months, I have received calls from Canada which registered on my receiver to a series of non-existent numbers with the direct-dial code of […]
Edward Snowden deserves to be the person of the year
December 27, 2013 12:41 AM By Eugene Robinson The Daily Star STORY SUMMARY I want to say Pope Francis, but I’ve got to go with Edward Snowden. The spiritual leader of 1.2 billion Roman Catholics and a whistle-blowing fugitive from American justice have just one thing in common: impact. Francis, […]
Blood game
STORY SUMMARY At the same time, the labeling of the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization is an inflammatory and dangerous move which will only further enflame the situation. While it is evident that the Muslim Brotherhood, and affiliated groups, have been involved in some of the recent acts of […]
Islam abhors terrorism
Islam is a religion of peace and forbids killing of people in the name of religion. Muslims follow a religion of mercy, and forgiveness, and the vast majority have nothing […]
Japan’s ‘Tree Town’ sculptors make living art
SOSA, Japan: With a deft clip here and a gentle tug there, Makoto Ishibashi sculpts trees with the skill of an artisan whose work is far more than just a job. The heir to a centuries-old family business, he creates masterpieces that can turn a pine tree into a work […]
122ND Qadian Jalsa Salana (Annual Convention) Commences December 27
QADIAN, 26th December (Ch.Maqbool Ahmad): The 122nd Annual Convention (Jalsa Salana), of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, is going to be held in its international Headquarter at Qadian Dist: Gurdaspur, on the 27th […]
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood declared ‘terrorist group’
Source: BBC The military-backed interim Egyptian government has declared the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group after blaming it for a deadly attack on a police HQ earlier this week. The group, whose candidate Mohammed Morsi won the presidential poll last year before being deposed by the military, had already been […]
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood declared 'terrorist group'
Source: BBC The military-backed interim Egyptian government has declared the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group after blaming it for a deadly attack on a police HQ earlier this week. The group, whose candidate Mohammed Morsi won the presidential poll last year before being deposed by the military, had already been […]
Dialogue or Debate: Are Ahmadis and Sunnis Brothers in Faith?
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The Muslim Sunrise Publishes a Landmark Volume on Sharia
Editorial by Falah Shams: The word “Sharia” has recently made its way into Webster’s dictionary. The dictionary entry reads as follows: sha·ria noun, often capitalized: the religious laws based on the Koran that […]
eDigest: Refuting William Lane Craig’s: ‘The Birth of God’?
Epigraph: And thou shalt assuredly find those who say, ‘We are Christians,’ to be the nearest of them in love to the believers. That is because amongst them are savants and monks and because they are not proud. (Al Quran 5:83) A painting of Nativity scene Refuting William Lane […]
Religious edicts broaden the scope of the Syrian conflict
Majid Rafizadeh December 26, 2013 The 32-month-old Syrian civil war is publicly (and more conspicuously) turning into two concentric circles of tension – domestically and regionally. The mainstream media has more than adequately concentrated on the first dimension, linked to the geopolitical balance of power and military capabilities of the […]
Message to the commentators at The Muslim Times
From the editors: Our comment feature is fully functional again. Feel free to comment. The comments are moderated, though. Our ‘spam-filter’ had gone on strike, for the last two days and at one time, we had 18,500 comments, mostly spam of course, to moderate. Consequently we had a little problem […]