Tag: Islam
Top Kazakh Muslim cleric raps tough religion law
Kazakhstan's top Muslim cleric hit out on Friday at a tough new law on religious activity and warned that the restrictions it imposed on...
France bans street prayers
A French ban on praying in the street came into force, driving thousands of Muslim worshippers in northern Paris into a makeshift prayer site...
Is giving interest forbidden in Islam?
Some prominent scholars such as Javed Ahmed Ghamidi are of the view that while charging interest is haram in Islam, paying interest on loans...
Muslims to observe Juma-tul-Wida with religious reverence
The Muslims across the country, and world over, will observe Jumatul Wida, last Friday of the holy month of Ramzan and Al-Quds Day, with...
Millions of faithful to sit in Aitkaf from tomorrow
Millions of faithful would observe Aitkaf from Sunday night in tens of thousands of mosques while security of mosques has been beefed up in...
Candid chat with Amjad Islam Amjad
Born on August 4, 1944 in Lahore, Amjad Islam Amjad received his primary education from Lahore, graduating from the Islamia College Civil Lines, and...
Imam -e-Ka’aba calls on Muslims to fortify faith
Sheikh Saleh Al-Talib, imam and Khatib at Khana Ka'aba, called on Muslims to fortify their faith in Almighty Allah as a means to wipe...
Islam a mission of peace
“But if the enemy inclines towards peace, do thou (also) incline towards peace.” (The Quran 8:61)
Surely there has come to you from Allah a...
Wayne Parnell converts to Islam
South African fast bowler Wayne Parnell has converted to Islam after a period of personal study and reflection and will celebrate his 22nd birthday...
Bangladesh to retain Islam as state religion: law minister announces
The government in Bangladesh will retain Islam as country's state religion despite pledges by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed to restore the state's secular...
Iqbal’s ‘Preface’ to his ‘Lectures on the reconstruction of religious thought...
Iqbal’s ‘Preface’ to his ‘Lectures on the reconstruction of religious thought in Islam’ is a very compact statement, the point of which is not...
Islam teaches equal application of law, says CJP
Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said Islam has underlined the need to have a society based on equal application of rules...
Christians worry Egypt being hijacked by Islamists
Last January, Nazih Moussa Gerges locked up his downtown Cairo law office and joined hundreds of thousands of fellow Egyptians to demand that President...
Hindu doctor embraces Islam
JHELUM - A Hindu Doctor Raj embraced Islam in Jhelum at the hands of local religious leader Pir Zikria. His Islamic name is Muhammad Aayan Ali.
Talking to the media after embracing Islam, Dr. Muhammad Aayan Ali called it the happiest day of his life. He added that Islamic literature influenced him very much and his friends helped him a lot to be acquainted with it.
"It was my utmost desire to embrace Islam and now 'I am sitting here with my muslim brothers,, he added.
Talking to the media after embracing Islam, Dr. Muhammad Aayan Ali called it the happiest day of his life. He added that Islamic literature influenced him very much and his friends helped him a lot to be acquainted with it.
"It was my utmost desire to embrace Islam and now 'I am sitting here with my muslim brothers,, he added.
Pastor calls for holding Islam ‘accountable’
GAINESVILLE - The US pastor, whose burning of the Holy Quran sparked deadly violence in Afghanistan, has called for immediate US and UN action against its perpetrators, saying the whole religion of Islam must be held accountable.
"Islam is not a religion of peace," Dove World Outreach Center Pastor Terry Jones said in a statement issued after seven foreign UN workers had been killed in Afghanistan by protesters angered by the Holy Quran burning, in the deadliest attack on the UN
"Islam is not a religion of peace," Dove World Outreach Center Pastor Terry Jones said in a statement issued after seven foreign UN workers had been killed in Afghanistan by protesters angered by the Holy Quran burning, in the deadliest attack on the UN
French religious leaders warn against Islam debate
PARIS - The leaders of France's six main religions warned the government on Wednesday against a planned debate on Islam they say could stigmatise Muslims and fuel prejudice as the country nears national elections next year.
Weighing in on an issue that is tearing apart President Nicolas Sarkozy's ruling UMP party, the Conference of French Religious Leaders said the discussion about respect for France's secular system could only spread confusion at a turbulent time.
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Weighing in on an issue that is tearing apart President Nicolas Sarkozy's ruling UMP party, the Conference of French Religious Leaders said the discussion about respect for France's secular system could only spread confusion at a turbulent time.
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40% of Americans link Islam to violence: poll
WASHINGTON - Four in 10 Americans believe Islam is more likely to encourage violence than other religions, up sharply from March 2002, six months after the September 11 attacks, according to a new Pew poll. The figure is lower than July 2004, when a post-9/11 high of 46 percent of respondents said the Muslim faith is more likely than others to foment attacks, but it marks a significant rise from the 25 percent recorded in March 2002 and 35 percent from just seven months ago.
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