BY AMATULLAH Allah has given a special status to certain days, months, places, and people. The Prophets of God are the most honored among mankind; Makkah is the holiest of all cities; Ramadan is the best month; and the Night of … Continued
Social media has enabled a revival in unique African styles of Koranic recitation, which were once dominated by Middle Eastern traditions and as Isma’il Kushkush reports a voice from Sudan has come to exemplify what the continent has to offer. … Continued
‘Allah has blessed me with so much already, and now he has blessed me with Islam,’ said Jackson. By Omar Suleiman Stephen Jackson, the NBA star who led the Golden State Warriors’ 2007 “We Believe” playoff run, has not stopped moving … Continued
By Matthew Hill, David Campanale and Joel Gunter The men always wore masks, Tursunay Ziawudun said, even though there was no pandemic then. They wore suits, she said, not police uniforms. Sometime after midnight, they came to the cells to … Continued
BY: AHMAD ANSARI In the Qur’an, Allah SWT has commanded the believers to continue reminding others. He said: وَذَكِّر فَإِنَّ الذِّكرى تَنْفَعُ المؤمِنِين “And continue to remind. For certainly reminders benefit the believers.” (Al-Qur’an: 51:55). Providing a sincere counsel to … Continued
BY: MUHAMMAD MUMTAZ ALI We all are still suffering from COVID-19 and its new form. It seems everyone is under the psychology of fear. Fear of death, loss of business, loss of peace. COVID-19 has affected different people in different ways, and … Continued
BY: SHAIK AFZAL The words عَزْمِ الْأُمُورِ (Azmil Umoor) appear in the Qur’an three times. The phrase generally means the best course of action. It could also mean behavior that is worthy of being aspired. In a given situation, the best … Continued
China’s embassy in the United States claimed Uighur women were no longer ‘baby-making’ machines Twitter blocked a tweet on Saturday made by China’s embassy in the United States which claimed that Uighur women were “emancipated” and no longer “baby-making machines.” The … Continued
By Sanya Mansooor, Times Magazine Afnan Salem’s father, a Somali citizen living in Malaysia, has been waiting three years for United States immigration authorities to allow him to come to Ohio to live with his family. But Trump’s severe travel … Continued
Al Nejashi Mosque in Tigray suffered damage during November armed conflict Addis Getachew Tadesse ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia The Ethiopian government vowed Monday to restore the partially damaged Al Nejashi Mosque in the country’s northern Tigray region. The iconic mosque, located … Continued
Charges against the Islamic scholar and academic said to include attending a book fair and visiting detainees in jail By Rayhan Uddin Saudi preacher Yousef al-Ahmad has been sentenced to four years in prison, human rights organisations have confirmed. Ahmad, an … Continued
All requests were received online amid Covid-19 outbreak The Mohammad bin Rashid Centre for Islamic Culture has announced that 3,184 people converted to Islam this year. All the requests for conversion to Islam were received online amid the novel coronavirus disease … Continued
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