In a gesture of solidarity with Palestinians, Masjid Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia here was officially established as the ‘adopted mosque’ of Masjid al-Aqsa in Palestine – the third holiest site in Islam...
Read More »An Islamic Center Opens in Texas
Muslim Space is an Austin-based nonprofit that launched Sunday. As a community organization, it serves to provide an inclusive space for all self-identifying Muslims in the Austin area, and it plans to host a variety of faith-based, service-based and social programs...
Read More »London’s Halal Economy is Primed for Global Footprint
In the West, London is the engine for much of Europe’s Islamic economy activity, with several start-ups launched every month in the sought-after segments of modest fashion, premium halal food and halal cosmetics...
Read More »Twelver Shiism: Unity and Diversity in the Life of Islam, 632 to 1722
The book “Twelver Shiism” provides a historical account of the development of this sect, from the conflicts over the successors of the Prophet Muhammad following his death in 632 to the fall of the Safavid dynasty in 1722...
Read More »Sheikh Isa Qassim Returns Home Arrest after Surgery
Supporters say a prominent Shiite cleric, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, who lost his citizenship and remains under house arrest in Bahrain has returned home after undergoing surgery...
Read More »A Critique of ISIS’s Brutal Thought
The brutal inhuman acts of ISIS and Takfiris in coldblooded murder of civilians (including children, women, elderly, etc.) is totally incompatible with recommendations of Prophet Mohammad (pbuh & hp) and by no means a...
Read More »Pope Tawadros II Rejects Meeting with US Vice President
The head of Egypt's Coptic Church, Pope Tawadros II, has called off a meeting with US Vice President Mike Pence scheduled to be held in the capital Cairo later this month in protest at Washington's recognition of Jerusalem al-Quds as...
Read More »God in the Courtroom: The Transformation of Courtroom Oath & Perjury between Islamic & Franco-Egyptian Law
In "God in the Courtroom" Guy Bechor investigates the concept of making God a witness in legal proceedings, examining to what extent the courtroom oath in Egyptian civil law is "Islamic." Comprised of an introduction and five chapters, the book addresses the oath from a philosophical, historical, and comparative perspective, from the perspective of...
Read More »Dar al-‘Ilm Seminary Opens in Najaf +Pics
The Dar al-ilm project was originally a religious seminary founded by the late Grand Ayatollah Khoei in 1973 in Najaf. The former Iraqi regime demolished the seminary in 1990 which is the basis of this new project that has been re-established on a land area of 3320m from the shrine of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as)...
Read More »Muslim Ummah Should Combine its Efforts for al-Quds: Ayatollah Sistani
Iraq’s top Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has condemned a controversial decision by the United States to recognize Jerusalem al-Quds as the “capital” of Israel, saying the occupied city must return to its Palestinian owners...
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