Blogs Posts in Islam category; 179 blog posts

Reflecting on Islam

I’m taking this time after Islam Awareness Week to reflect. Undoubtedly, we still live in an America suspicious of Muslims and in a city with police commissioners with a mission to make Muslims feel uncomfortable, according to recen [...]

Posted On : Feb, 20 2012 | Comments : 0

Journey from Hinduism to Islam

It was the night of 26th Ramadan 1415 H corresponding to March 27, 1995 when one of my friends called me and told me about a Hindu priest, Ravi Shankar. He wanted to learn more about Islam, but was afraid of getting involved with unsuitab [...]

Posted On : Feb, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Rare literature on Islam, Hinduism in Tipu's collection

The National Archives of India has catalogued these manuscripts for the use of academicians and scholars and seven volumes of the acquired documents will be released by Vice President Hamid Ansari tomorrow. The catalogues from Persian [...]

Posted On : Feb, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

Algeria: Misunderstanders of Islam ransack church, dismantle...

International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that armed men raided a church in Ouargla, Algeria on Wednesday tearing down the gate to the church’s compound and damaging the iron crucifix on the church’s roof. The Prote [...]

Posted On : Feb, 15 2012 | Comments : 0

The History of Islam

In order to understand Islam, it is helpful to appreciate the environment where it was birthed. Pre-Islamic Arabia was centered between two once-great empires in decline (Byzantine and Persian). It was "a land of traders and raiders& [...]

Posted On : Feb, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation Congratulates Muslim...

On the advent of Eid Al Mawlid (the Birth of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), the Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu has addressed the following message to the Muslim world: This is an occa [...]

Posted On : Feb, 07 2012 | Comments : 0

Pakistan/Islam-Medias: NYA for launching Islamic channel

ISLAMABAD, 12 Rabi Al-Awwal/4 Feb (IINA)-President National Youth Assembly (NYA) Hanan Ali Abbasi has represented Pakistan in an international conference of youth hosted by the government of Iran, and suggested solutions to the troubles f [...]

Posted On : Feb, 05 2012 | Comments : 0

Islam promotes peace

Islam promotes peace The media these days often mentions the word ‘Islamic terrorism’. Islam is a religion that strongly denounces terrorism. Killing innocent human beings is forbidden in Islam so the media should stop using [...]

Posted On : Jan, 23 2012 | Comments : 0

"Proof that Islam is the truth''[1] : Proof of Islam

Now before of course we actually go into the main topic itself I would like to spend a little bit of time dealing with what may seem to be periphery issues but they are very important. I want to talk about what is proof, what is faith, wh [...]

Posted On : Jan, 10 2012 | Comments : 0

Islam and the concept of ‘Ibaadah’ (worship 2)

May prayers and my service of sacrifice,my life and death, Are (all) for Allah: The Cherisher of the whole world. Q6:162. Worship or devotion is the main bond between the Lord and the servant. In Islam, every living creature most espec [...]

Posted On : Jan, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

Islam - Elevation of Women's Status

The topic that I was asked to discuss here at McGill University is the elevation of the status of women in Islam. Many, upon hearing the title of this lecture, might assume it to be an oxymoron because the prevalent idea - at least in the [...]

Posted On : Dec, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

2011: Islam redeemed, and by God, we came a long way

The year that is about to pass is historical for Islam for the reason that a much-derided faith has proved to be capable of being all that it was thought incapable of. An awakening that swept the Arab world ended up re-inventing Islam in [...]

Posted On : Dec, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Moderate Islam, Pop Culture, and the 'All-American Muslim' B...

I think Jonah Goldberg is making excellent sense with his assessment of the ‘All-American Muslim’ controversy we discussed yesterday: Pop culture is designed, basically, to create an impression of what is and isn’t mains [...]

Posted On : Dec, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Will Islam Preclude Democracy From Gaining Ground in the Mid...

The last year has been one of ongoing political tumult throughout the Middle East, and it is not easy to predict when and how the uproar will end. The transition from decades of authoritarian rule to a new era of democratic governance is [...]