Sa’id Ibn al-Musayyib reports: The Arabs knew from the men of scriptures and soothsayers that a Prophet named Muhammad would be raised. So anyone of the Arabs who came to know it, named his son, Muhammad, in the hope of receiving prophethood. Muhammad Ibn Ishaq reports: Muhammad Ibn Khuza’i Ibn Huzabath, […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Shamsul Islam / Abdul Manan Published: March 31, 2012 FAISALABAD / LAHORE: Master Abdul Qudoos, a well known Ahmadi school teacher was allegedly tortured […]
The famous bullet holes left in Delft’s Prinsenhof following the 1584 murder of Prince William of Orange by a Catholic Frenchman are authentic, recent forensic research suggests. An exhibition at Delft’s Prinsenhof on the reconstruction of the murder opens today. William of Orange, also known as the “Father of the Fatherland”, […]
It is with great sadness that the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat confirms that on 30 March 2012 a well-known and much loved Ahmadi Muslim, Mr Master Abdul Qudoos Ahmad (43), died […]
Jakarta Globe: Indonesia’s Floating Paradise: The River Markets of South Kalimantan Thousands of Indonesians travel to Thailand each year to see the renowned Damnoen Saduak Floating Market. Little do they […]
Haaretz: Where is Mandela when we need him? This is the time to leave the ghetto on the one hand, and the alienation on the other, and move toward a […]
Pakistan Today: By Qudsia Aklaque: So many Pakistanis are delighted that our criminal neglect of Dr Abdus Salam, Pakistan’s only Nobel laureate, is not continuing. Pakistan’s premier academic institution, Lahore […]
The Sunnah mosque in The Hague has suspended Sheikh Fawaz for at least three weeks for allegedly insulting board members and disturbing a meeting. In an interview with Radio Netherlands Worldwide, Fawaz al-Jneid voiced anger and frustration. Sheikh Fawaz is known for his extreme opinions. In the past, he said […]
Many well-known spots in the Netherlands switched off their lights for an hour on Saturday evening for Earth Hour. Several cities including Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht and Groningen turned off the lights of some of their characteristic monuments. The seventh edition of Earth Hour was joined by a record 147 […]
(AGI) Bamako – Tuareg rebels have encircled the army garrison in Timbuktu in Mali. Timbuktu is the only city in the north of the country not yet conquered by the rebels in the offensive launched after the military coup of 22 March. The MNLA, the main Tuareg separatist group, issued […]
One day, a local man climbed up a rather tall tree. Shortly thereafter, however, as he tried to make his way back down, he soon discovered that the trip down might not be as easy as the trip up. In fact, try as he might, he simply could not figure […]
Source: TAGESANZEIGER, ZURICH,Switzerland (google translate, please excuse the grammar). The long approach is a major obstacle to an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities dar. The government in Jerusalem has […]
By REUTERS ARABNEWS. ISTANBUL: Turkey’s ruling party pushed through a school reform act yesterday that provoked brawls among parliamentarians and mass protests by secular Turks and teachers, who said the […]
By MANSOUR AL TURKY AL ANAZI ARABNEWS Kingdom of Saudi Arabia plays a big role in the international society. This is because of the blessings of God on this country. The most important factors that grant Saudi Arabia this vital position are the existence of the Two Holy Mosques which […]
Starbucks is coming under fire from vegans for using ground-up bugs to color its Frappuccinos, but the use of cochineal insects is actually quite common in the food industry. In fact, cochineal […]
Globalpost.com: LONDON, UK – Far-right groups from across Europe are holding a rally in Denmark in a bid to set up “an anti-Islamic alliance” across the continent. A police spokesman told […]
AFP: DHAKA: Police in Bangladesh said on Saturday they had arrested two school teachers on suspicion of staging a drama containing blasphemous remarks about the Prophet Mohammed. The school’s Muslim […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By AFP / Web Desk Published: March 31, 2012 ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Saturday revealed that police had foiled a plot to attack […]
Source: CNN Author: Mohammed Tawfeeq Najaf, Iraq (CNN) — An Iraqi woman who died in California after a brutal beating was laid to rest in her native country Saturday. Shaima Alawadi, 32, was taken off of life support last week after being found unconscious in her living room in San […]
Source: Al-Arabiya News A 12-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy have been killed in an acid attack in Afghanistan, an official said Saturday, with witnesses claiming it was because of their friendship in what is an ultra-conservative country. The bodies were discovered on Friday in wasteland in the Esfandi area […]