The anesthesia of familiarity: There should be a Creator of Our Universe
Epigraph Allah is He Who raised up the heavens without any pillars that you can see. Then He settled Himself on the Throne. And He pressed the sun and the […]
Author Dan Brown: Science And Religion Are Partners
Huff Post: by Carol Kuruvilla Author Dan Brown has sparked plenty of intellectual debate during his career as a novelist by exploring the relationship between science and religion. While delivering […]
Washington National Cathedral Plans To Host Muslim Prayer Service
Epigraph: Say, ‘O People of the Book! come to a word equal between us and you — that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with […]
Finding the Living, Loving, Hearing and Talking God of Islam
Epigraph: He who surrenders himself completely to Allah, and is of service to others, he has surely grasped a strong handle. And with Allah rests the end of all affairs. (Al Quran […]
Editorial: Indonesia: A return to Tolerance
Source: Jakarta Post For many Indonesians who were anxious about the direction the country was heading, the words of the new Home Minister Tjahjo Kumolo came like a cool breeze. […]
Evolution: Natural Selection or Divine Choice?
Source: Muslim Sunrise, September, 2014 By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times To grasp the paramount importance of the issue, ‘Natural Selection or Divine Choice,’ we […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s 11th Peace Symposium themed “Khilafat, Peace and Justice” Today
The National Peace symposium, held at the largest mosque in Western Europe, is a key event of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and 2014 marks the 11th symposium to date. The […]
Abou Ben Adhem, A Compassionate Man
Abou Ben Adhem BY LEIGH HUNT Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw, within the moonlight in his room, […]
Cardinal Burke: Catholic Church Under Pope Francis Is ‘A Ship Without A Rudder’
Religion News Service | By Josephine McKenna VATICAN CITY (RNS) American Cardinal Raymond Burke, the feisty former archbishop of St. Louis who has emerged as the face of the opposition to […]
Pope Francis Is Considering Making Marriage Annulments Cost-Free
Source: Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Francis considers eliminating church charges for marriage annulments, revealing he once fired an official who tried to charge thousands of dollars for […]
Britain’s Prince Charles urges religious freedom, tolerance
Epigraph: There should be no compulsion in religion. Surely, right has become distinct from wrong; so whosoever refuses to be led by those who transgress, and believes in Allah, has […]
Western Women Coming to Islam
Epigraph: And say to the believing women that they restrain their eyes and guard their private parts, and that they disclose not their natural and artificial beauty except that which […]
The myth of religious violence by Karen Armstrong
Source: The Guardian By Karen Armstrong The popular belief that religion is the cause of the world’s bloodiest conflicts is central to our modern conviction that faith and politics should never […]
I’m a feminist, and I converted to Islam
By Theresa Corbin Editor’s note: Theresa Corbin is a writer living in New Orleans. She is the founder of Islamwich and a contributor to On Islam and Aquila Style. A version […]
Religion under our Constitution of Pakistan
Source: The Daily Times By Yasser Latif Hamdani The most important reason why it is not supposed to be a theocratic constitution is because it seeks to enable Muslims to […]
Suicide in Russia and How Islam Can Help
Suggested Reading: Islam and Psychology Every Thing You Wanted to Know about Alcohol and Addiction From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Suicide Social aspects[show] Suicide crisis[show] Suicide types[show] Epidemiology[show] History[show] In […]
Pope Francis joins Pope John Paul II in evading conflict between Evolution and Original Sin
Epigraph: “The most formidable weapon against errors of every kind is Reason. I have never used any other, and I trust I never shall.” Thomas Paine, one of the Founding […]
Sweden Gives Recognition to Palestinians
Epigraph: Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be […]
Calling a Spade a Spade by Imam Naseem Mahdi
Epigraph: “The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum….” Noam Chomsky, The Common Good […]
Pope Francis Does Believe in Demons. Do You?
Epigraph: And most of them follow nothing but conjecture. Surely, conjecture avails nothing against truth. Indeed, Allah is well aware of what they do. (Al Quran 10:37) Pope Francis Thanks […]