Muslim faithful welcome month of fasting, contemplation
11 Aug 2010: Ramadan, for Muslims the most blessed of all months, received a heartfelt welcome last night in Turkey and across the globe as believers stepped into a holy period of reflection and purification to review their lives in light of Islamic teachings andIs Astrology Permissible in Islam?
13 Apr 2010: Islam, like Christianity and Judaism, condemns fortune-tellers and praise genuine sciences. In The Holy Koran, Surah Al-Maida commands "Forbidden also is to use arrows seeking luck or decision; all that is disobedience of Allah and sin", Quran 5:3. InThe Eternal and Living Reality
17 Mar 2010: The Qur'an is the word of the Ever-living God; it has been sent down to guide man for all times to come. No book can be like it. As you come to the Qur'an, God speaks to you. To read the Qur'an is to hear Him, even to converse with Him, and to walk in HisA glimpse on the history of Makkah
15 Dec 2009: History informs us about what happened during specific points in the past as well as events that have taken place over time and gives us information related to this. Such information may be true or false, and every Muslim is obliged to seek the truth andMukhayriq 'the best of the Jews'
04 Dec 2009: There are many stories that contemporary imams rarely tell their congregations. The story of Mukhayriq, a rabbi from Medina, is one such story. I have heard the stories about the battle of Uhud, one of prophet Muhammad's major battles with his MeccanItalian hostess accepts Gaddafi’s Islam plea
20 Nov 2009: One of the 200 young women invited to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s Rome Islam preaching events this Sunday and Monday has accepted his plea reported Italian daily newspaper Corriere della Sera on Wednesday. Alda Ribeiro told the Milan based newspaperHajj - Beyond Rituals
14 Nov 2009: The concrete pillar stood yonder and as I approached it with a handful of pebbles, I felt a certain stir of emotion. I was brought up on the foundations that there are no idols to be worshipped and that we need no props to reach our Creator, and here IIslamic Affairs Ministry to host 1,000 pilgrims
07 Nov 2009: MAKKAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has ordered the hosting of 1,000 Haj pilgrims from various countries this year as part of a guest pilgrims program supervised by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowment, Call and Guidance. “TheUniversal Lessons of Hajj
01 Nov 2009: Millions of pilgrims from all over the world will be converging on Mecca in the coming days. They will retrace the footsteps of millions who have made the spiritual journey to the valley of Mecca since the time of Adam. Hajj literally means, "toDetermination
24 Oct 2009: Determination is the most significant attribute of a believer. A believer never loses his enthusiasm and devotion. He engages in his struggle only to earn the pleasure of God. That is why, no difficulty proves to be a hindrance to his endeavors. His onlyPilgrimage of Spiritual Awakening
22 Oct 2009: In addition to Islam's spiritual, political, economic and other aspects, the religion is a social phenomenon constructed and understood through the vision and faith of its followers. As social phenomena, Islam and the Muslim community have changed sinceMuftis and Fatwas: Interpreting Islamic Law
13 Oct 2009: In Muftis, Fatwas, and Islamic Legal Interpretation, Muhammad Khalid Masud describes the formative period of Islamic legal scholarship, with a specific focus on the history of ifta'. The first legal rulings were issued by the Prophet in his role asAl-Azhar face-veil ban questioned
07 Oct 2009: Muslim scholars have questioned plans by the head of Egypt's most famous university to ban female students from veiling their faces on its premises and affiliated educational establishments. Shaikh Ali Abu al-Hasan, the former head of the Fatwa Council atMaintaining unity and sincerity in faith
03 Oct 2009: In the name of God, the Lord of Grace, the Ever Merciful This book is bestowed from on high by God, the Almighty, the Wise. It is We who have bestowed on you this revelation from on high, stating the truth. Therefore, worship God alone, sincere in yourOne Nation under One God
27 Sep 2009: On the west lawn of the Capitol in Washington, D.C., facing the steps where President Barack Obama took his oath nine months ago, thousands of Muslims gathered to showcase their oneness as Muslims, Americans and humans in an event devoid of speakers andMuslim Prayers at Capitol Stir Protests
25 Sep 2009: The organizers of a Muslim day of prayer scheduled to take place Friday in front of the U.S. Capitol have come under attack from some conservative Christians. The event, called "Islam on Capitol Hill," is designed to highlight how U.S. Muslims can coexistslashnews
CIA accused of ordering kidnap of former Pakistani spy
The wife of Khalid Khawaja claims that her husband, who was once a confidante of Osama bin Laden, was taken at the request of the American intelligence service as he travelled through Pakistan's lawless tribal belt. On Monday a group calling itself the
Yemen court upholds Israel spy's death sentence
A death sentence for a Yemeni man, Bassam Abdullah al-Haidari, convicted of spying for Israel has been upheld by an appeals court. In March 2009, a state security court sentenced the 27-year-old to death after convicting him of establishing contacts with
Mosque building brings Islamophobia fears to Poland
In a sight familiar in some west European countries but new to Poland, dozens of protesters demonstrated in a Warsaw suburb last weekend against the construction of a mosque. Plans by Poland's tiny Muslim community to build a place of worship and an
Puntland president meets with Ethiopian FM
The president of Somalia's Puntland State government Dr. Abdirahman Mohammed Farole has held meeting with Ethiopian Foreign Affairs Minister Seyoum Mesfin in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. The meeting which was held in Hotel Sharaton, where Puntland