Source: Huff Post, by Richard Schiffman. God is not on anyone’s side. Or, rather, God is on the side of Truth. And Truth is not the exclusive possession of any particular group or political ideology. There have been some fascinating studies about the effects of meditation in recent years. Buddhist […]
Source: AMSA: London: On the 7th of March 2013, the London Metropolitan Islamic Society (ISOC) and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Students Association (AMSA) had planned to host a debate on the topic […]
HRW: Feburary 28, 2013: Glossary Ahmadiyah An Islamic religious revivalist movement, founded in Qadian, Punjab, originating with the teachings of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835–1908). In Arabic, Ahmadiyah means “followers of Ahmad” and adherents are sometimes called “Ahmadis.” It began its presence in the Indonesian Sumatra Island in 1925. It was […]
The Columbus Dispatch: Under a banner reading “Love for All, Hatred for None” and with fliers calling the Muslim prophet Muhammad a messenger of peace, a local Muslim community is working to counter images of their faith as hateful and violent. The effort by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Groveport […]
Epigraph: And among His Signs is this, that He sends the winds as bearers of glad tidings and that He may make you taste of His mercy, and that the […]
The News: by Harris Khalique: In medieval Europe, heretics were burnt alive, rebels were quartered and their body parts were sent to the remote corners of the country, those who believed that the earth revolved around the sun were admonished and threatened. The Christian church held sway over kings, queens […]
On March 4, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) will launch the 2013 Online Film Festival, showcasing 25 films from independent filmmakers. The Festival, featuring award-winning films with a wide array of styles, perspectives and subject matter, will run from March 4 to March 22 and can be accessed via the PBS […]
Northern Lights Source: BBC By Paul Rincon: Science editor, BBC News website Russian scientists have claimed the discovery of a new type of bacterial life in water from a buried […]
Myth Index: ■murdered Jews ■permitted to lie ■marriage to A’isha ■terrorism and Jihad ■apostasy and blasphemy ■Caravan raids ■idol worship ■Idolaters’ annihilation ■Reconciliation rejection ■Abu Talib’s Protection For answers to these ‘myths’ please click on this website: http://www.muhammadfactcheck.org/
Mar 7, 2013 – 18:42 By Mark Hosenball and Daniel Trotta WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors unsealed an indictment against a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden on Thursday that charged him with conspiracy to kill Americans, after U.S. government sources said he was arrested overseas and brought to New […]
Epigraph: “Indeed, we have granted thee (Muhammad) a clear victory, That Allah may cover up for thee thy shortcomings, past and future, and that He may complete His favor upon […]
OF THE 99 beautiful names of Allah, it is Ar-Rahman and Ar-Rahim that we use most frequently in our prayers and du’aa. Ar-Rahman and Ar-Rahim are both derived from the same Arabic root word, rahma, meaning “mercy, compassion.” Pickthall translates Ar-Rahman, Ar-Rahim as “the Beneficent, the Merciful,” and Yusuf Ali […]
Britons and other Westerns increasingly converting to Islam Over time, the Priest may allow saying prayers the Islamic way in the Church and it may become socially acceptable. This all depends on the manners and behaviour of a person after he or she had further improved and developed his or […]
It took over a century for the main stream Muslims – as seen here- to catch up with the true meaning of Jihad. The first to expound the true meaning was the 20th Century Imam Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. The Muslims are slowly coming together on the true meaning as […]
The Muslim Times Editor for Pakistan Credit: wluml.org Source: PI Online “A controversy erupted this week in Saudi Arabia when some scholars suggested that the top religious organization in the Kingdom, […]
Source: Hiffinton Post Hugo Chavez had a friend in Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who apparently held the Venezuelan leader in such high regard that he believes he will “return on […]
US Department of State, Office of Global Women’s Issues: These women are as follows: 1. Malalai Bahaduri First Sergeant, Afghan National Interdiction Unit (NIU), Senior Instructor, Afghanistan First Sergeant Malalai […]
U Alberta study: An overwhelming majority of Albertans believe dying adults should have the right to request to end their life, according to new research from the University of Alberta. […]
…… not the prime minister’s biological children, but they all were the creation of his spirit, students of his views and pupils of his government’s policies. These Israeli skinheads are […]
Source: the revealer – a daily review of religion and media By Saba Imtiaz The Akram family’s house looks like any other in Nawabshah, a city in Pakistan’s Sindh province. […]