Alchemy in Islamic Times
01 Dec 2011: On 8 June, A.D. 632, the Prophet Mohammed (Peace and Prayers be upon Him) died, having accomplished the marvelous task of uniting the tribes of Arabia into a homogeneous and powerful nation. In the interval, Persia, Asia Minor, Syria, Palestine, Egypt,Preparing for The Realities of Marriage
07 Oct 2011: How ludicrous would it be for a person to hold a grand opening for a new business then leave for vacation the next day or go to a job interview without having read the job description? Equally absurd is the way many people get married each year withoutRamdan: A Month of Longing
01 Aug 2011: The blessed month of Ramadan is here again. Hundreds of millions of Muslims will fast for a month. They will abstain from eating or drinking from dawn to dusk. They will stand for hours in prayers each night to remember their Lord and express theirRamadan Fast and Taqwa
15 Jul 2011: The Quran prescribes fasting for believers in these words, “O you who believe, the fasts have been enjoined upon you as they were enjoined upon those before you, so that you may have taqwa” (2:183). Hence, the intent and effect of fasting as describedFrom Hate to Love - Story of Adiy ibn Hatim
10 Jul 2011: In the ninth year of the Hijrah, an 'Arab king made the first positive moves to Islam after years of feeling hatred for it. He drew closer to faith (iman) after opposing arid combating it. And he finally pledged allegiance to the Prophet, peace be on him,Slaughter Ban Angers Dutch Muslims, Jews
05 Jul 2011: AMSTERDAM – The Dutch parliament voted Tuesday, June 28, in favor of a proposed ban on the ritual slaughter of animals, to the anger of Muslim and Jewish minorities in the European country. "We are absolutely disappointed," Rabbi Moshe Stiefel in theIslamophobes seduced by Crusader myth
11 Nov 2010: The Muslims were bloodthirsty and treacherous. They conducted a sneak attack against the French army and slaughtered every single soldier, 20,000 in all. More than 1,000 years ago, in the mountain passes of Spain, the Muslim horde cut down the finestIntention of Hajj
08 Nov 2010: The significance of Hajj as a pillar of Islam is quite evident from the reward this act of worship brings to its performer. As has been reported from the Messenger of Allah , the person performing the Hajj is forgiven and purified as if he/she is aHajj for Human Dignity and Unity
08 Nov 2010: Abu Uthman al-Sabani al-Shafii (d 449) in his book Kitab ul Maitain narrates Prophet Muhammad as saying, "towards the end of the time, four main groups of people will flock around the Kaaba to perform Hajj: The powerful rulers to have fun or to enjoy theMedical Issues and Qur'an
04 Nov 2010: Most of us are intrigued by the connection between contemporary medicine and the holy Muslim book, the Qur'an, especially the analysis of hadiths and scientifically proven facts. There are a lot of misinterpretations and misconceptions between medicineMuslim 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 andChina-Indonesia Islamic Culture Expo & Art Show 2010 Concludes in Jakarta
26 Jul 2010: China-Indonesia Islamic Cultural Expo and Art Show 2010 was concluded in Jakarta on Sunday night, after five-day-long activities in Surabaya and Jakarta. At the closing ceremony, Chen Guangyuan, director of China Islamic Association, said that the eventInterest, Usury and Islam - Lessons from Islamic and Ethical Finance
03 May 2010: The notion of the moral economy is intrinsic to all the major faiths, each of which has placed ethical boundaries on the behavior of those active in the market. The ten commandments of the Jewish Torah or Christian Old Testament laid down an ethicalTracing the footsteps of Tariq Ibn Ziyad
28 Apr 2010: Every year millions of visitors flock to Spain to access its unique heritage of cultural & language knowledge. It requires years to learn all about Spain but who can forget the year 711 when a mysterious figure landed on the straits of modern dayIs 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. Inslashnews
Major quake shakes eastern city of Van
A 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Turkey yesterday, triggering the collapse of buildings and killing many people, according
to officials and experts. At least 50 people were taken to the single hospital in the city of Van, Anatolia news agency said,
The wretched scandal of Gaza
Past bombed suburbs and scrubland stands the house on the frontier of hell. Once, Abdullah Wahdem's home was a pleasant villa set
in the citrus groves of northern Gaza. Now its cream stucco frontage is pitted by the bullets and artillery salvos that
From Hate to Love -
Story of Adiy ibn Hatim
In the ninth year of the Hijrah, an 'Arab king made the first positive moves to Islam after years of feeling hatred for it. He
drew closer to faith (iman) after opposing arid combating it. And he finally pledged allegiance to the Prophet, peace be on him,
Microsoft Bing in search deal with China’s
Baidu
Microsoft has signed a deal with China’s top search engine, Baidu, to provide the site with censored web search services in
English. Baidu, which dominates 83 per cent of the local market and whose success is built on its Chinese language services, said
