INSTANCES of suicide or self-killing have been known throughout recorded history. It was known and discussed in the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations; it has been noted in the Jewish and Christian faiths and is mentioned in the classical Hindu books. Suicide or hara kiri is part of the ancient […]
by Tun Khin President of the Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK HUFFINGTON POST Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s interview with the BBC during her visit to the UK, has shocked many of her admirers. Despite being repeatedly pressed to do so, she repeatedly avoided giving a clear unequivocal condemnation of the […]
A recent article in the Journal of Medical Ethics challenged the right of Muslim doctors to refuse to examine patients of the opposite sex. Robert Card reported cases of conscientious […]
by Joop Koopman Media & communications consultant Maronite Bishop Elias Sleman heads the Eparchy of Latakia in the north of Syria, a region that so far has been spared the violence of the country’s civil war, which may come as a surprise to many in the West who imagine the […]
A topical film covering the ground-breaking global Muslim-Christian inter-faith initiative, ‘A Common Word’ will premiere during this year’s Cambridge Festival of Ideas on Monday, 28 October. Professor David Ford OBE, […]
Aijaz Zaka Syed Published — Thursday 3 October 2013 ARABNEWS Ali ibn Abi Talib, the fourth rightly guided Caliph of Islam, is noted for both his courage and timeless wisdom. In fact, there’s a whole collection of his thoughts titled Nahj Al Balagha (Pinnacle of Eloquence). There’s a line from […]
Religion News Service | By Richard S. Ehrlich Posted: 09/25/2013 10:23 am EDT (RNS) Pakistan’s constitutionally mandated Council of Islamic Ideology told the government anyone who wrongly accuses a person […]
Cairo, Egypt, Sep 23, 2013 / 01:03 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis has indicated respect “for Islam and Muslims” in a letter to the head of the main cultural institution of Sunni Islam, marking the end of Ramadan. Ahmed el-Tayeb, grand imam of al-Azhar University, perhaps the highest authority in […]
Religion News Service | By Omar Sacirbey Posted: 09/21/2013 8:08 am EDT Huff Post: (RNS) Islamophobic or empowering? Those are among the reactions to a new Diesel jeans ad featuring a heavily tattooed, white woman wearing a redesigned, denim burqa. The slogan next to her: “I Am Not What I Appear To […]
SALMAN AL-OADAH ARABNEWS Published — Friday 13 September 2013 The Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) provides the means to achieve the noble purpose for which God created the human being. I remember meeting a young man in the sacred mosque of Makkah once during the month of […]
BANGKOK POST Published: 10 Sep 2013 at 10.49 Secularism, good governance, and mutual dialogue are paths towards peaceful and harmonious coexistence in multi-cultural societies, a Muslim prince from Chennai in […]
DR. HAZEM SAID & MAHA EZZEDDINE ARABNEWS Published — Friday 6 September 2013 Abdullah ibn Salam (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: “When the Prophet (peace be upon him) […]
Bangladesh indicts 4 for postings on Islam DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A court in Bangladesh’s capital indicted four bloggers Sunday for their allegedly inflammatory writings about Islam and its Prophet … bigstory.ap.org/article/bangladesh-indicts-4-postings-islam
A new revert blogger, by the name of Marjana, chronicles his experience of keeping fasts in Ramadan. Being a Muslim for the first year I was a little bit afraid before my very first fasting in Ramadan. As I was a person, who had never fast before it was difficult […]
FARHANA BEHJAT Arabnews Friday 19 July 2013 Ramadan is a holy month in which each of us gets opportunity to make the best out of it. A chance to earn as much reward and good deeds as we want from Allah, and to ask for forgiveness of our sins. A […]
The Huffington Post | Yasmine Hafiz The Masjid Al-Haram is an iconic image for millions of Muslims who dream of making the once-in-a-lifetime Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, but its silhouette […]
Epigraph: And We gave knowledge to David and Solomon, and they said, ‘All praise belongs to Allah, Who has exalted us above many of His believing servants.’ (Al Quran 27:16) […]
Blessings of Ramadan Summary of Friday Sermon delivered by the Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community October 7th, 2005 (NOTE: Alislam Team takes full responsibility for any errors or miscommunication in this Synopsis of the Friday Sermon Back home from his European tour Huzuraba delivered Friday sermon at Bait ul […]
MARIAM ALIREZA ARABNEWS Wednesday 10 July 2013 Before I begin, I would like to wish you all a blessed month of Ramadan. As this month of fasting is very special, […]