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What is the proper manner according to the Sunnah of shaking hands when greeting someone? Should one hand or both hands be used? I heard that there is a hadith in Sahîh al-Bukhârî that both hands should be used. Is it wrong or an innovation to opt for the customary way of ...

The International Business Times has reported that two unnamed officials from the Angolan embassy in Washington DC have expressed surprise and confusion about claims of a ban on Islam in their country. A statement from the embassy said: "The Republic of Angola...it's a...

First Muslim guest at the World Council of Churches, a professor from Al Azhar is struck by the mutual respect and willingness to listen shown by Christian delegates. He would like to see Muslims behave this way. As am ambassador of Islam, he calls on Muslims to "open...

A stone cannot learn to rise up to the sky even if you were to toss it into the air a thousand times. Likewise, a flame from a campfire cannot descend into the ground. Habits are part of the automatic actions of our everyday lives, though we are conscious of them. They are like a...

A MUI spokesman calls on resorts and hotels to set aside space for worship to preserve the island's purity and Muslim traditions, which are being threatened by an influx of tourists from Java. A guidebook will be shortly released showing how to build the perfect 'mushola'.

Sheikh Salman al-Oadah has been ranked as the 16th most influential Muslim in the world, the highest ranking he has yet received in The Muslim 500 since its inaugural volume back in 2009.

The clashes at the Muaharram left at least 80 dead and over a hundred injured, even if official toll speaks of ten dead. The army remains in a state of alert. Bishop of Islamabad : "Prayers for peace in the country." Member of Parliament accuses Pakistani government: security only guaranteed by army.

A large number of faithful paid homage and offered Fateha for their forefathers and other late relatives by visiting graveyards in the city throughout the day on the 10th of Muharram. Keeping in view the religious importance of Ashura, the faithful laid floral wreath and put...

A mosque is raising money to support victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. At Friday prayers on November 22 Noor-ul-Islam mosque in Leyton High Road is acting as a collection point for the Islamic Relief charity....

Ashura, one of the most important Islamic anniversaries, means the tenth in Arabic. It is held on the tenth day of the first month of the Islamic calendar. The Sunni Muslim believe that Ashura is an auspicious day, and it is a day for remembering the important activities of...

The World Head and Fifth Khalifa of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad delivered an historic address at New Zealand’s National Parliament in Wellington on 4 November 2013.

A dictionary on the topic of "Islamophobia" hads recently been published in France. It catalogues words, phrases and expressions used by French politicians, writers and artists which pertain directly to the discourse of Islamophobia.

The exhibition, "Nur: Light in art and science in the Islamic world," is sponsored by the energy company Abengoa and has gathered 150 pieces from collections such those of the Bodleian Library at Oxford University and private collectors from around the world. ...

Just a day prior to Eid-ul Adhia Festival, the largest TV of Hessen State Germany (HR) telecast the interview of Mr Abdullah Uwe Wagishauser, the National head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. It is almost half an hour interview. During the conversation many...

On Day 3 of Haj, nearly 1.6 million pilgrims returned to the tent city of Mina from Muzdalifah, on the plains a few kilometers from Mount Arafat, where they spent the night praying and collecting pebbles for the symbolic ritual of stoning the devil. At the break of dawn, pilgrims started ...

In the same way that ingrained habits have control over individual people, customs regulate the thoughts and behavior of communities, and become integrated into the collective and individual identities of the members of society.

The death of several hundred migrants off the Italian island of Lampedusa this month has focused international spotlight on the broader, complex questions of EU policies regarding immigration and integration.

The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat and Fifth Khalifa addressed a congregation of more than 4,000 at Sydney’s Baitul Huda Mosque on 6th October 2013 as he delivered the concluding address at the 29th Jalsa Salana, Australia. “In this era, with the advent of the Promised essiah,’...

On 28 September 2013, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (Jamaat), His Holiness and Fifth Khalifa, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad held an audience with more than twenty Indonesian guests representing various media, educational institutions and think-tanks at the...

With its hypnotic rituals, ancient mysticism and a touch of intoxicated madness, Sufism is a non-violent form of Islam which has been practiced in Pakistan for centuries – a powerful antidote to extremism in places such as the province of Sindh.

Easy to read hand written font in popular Yassarnal Quran style with English translation of Hadhrat Maulvi Sher Ali (ra) published by Islam International Publications. iOS universal app with retina display support.

Muslim countries will have to focus their action on programmes and activities aimed at entrenching the culture of dialogue and the respect of cultural specificities and cultural diversity in consolidating human rights, understanding and concord between cultures; encouraging...

First and foremost, the Quran tells us: “And you will surely find that of all people, they who say: ‘We are Christians’ are closets to felling affection for those who believe. This is because there are priests and monks among them, and because they are not arrogant.” The Quran teaches...

In the early development of Islamic Law, two broad schools developed, one was the “School of Hadith” exemplified by the early jurists of Western Arabia and later by Mālik, and then by al-Shāfiʿī and Ahmad b. Hanbal. The other was the “School of Opinion” exemplified by...

Then, when the Muslims finally entered Mecca in victory, they did so peacefully. They took the city without fighting or bloodshed. Then the Prophet stood among the Meccans, who feared reprisals for the years of persecution they had...

I stress the need for serious and open dialogue on a national level, This must take place without the imposition of any conditions or dictated terms. It is not dialogue when the topic of discussion is severely restricted and where I am threatened that I must ...

The photo, which has been circulated around the internet, shows over 20 Islamic men, wearing traditional Islamic dress, holding hands in a line in front of a large Catholic cathedral. The men are reportedly protecting the Catholic Church from ...

Islamic paintings decorating the inside a bustling 17th Avenue S.W. coffeehouse are not only spurring quiet discussion, but also quite a stir. The art, which depicts Arabic calligraphy and mosques, is being featured at Waves Coffee House.

Muslims around the world are celebrating the Eid Al Fitr festival, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Worshipers gathered in mosques in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim country, to begin the celebrations Thursday. Saudi Arabia, home to Islam's ...

The election of Argentine Pope Francis, the 266th Bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic Church, deserves both our congratulations and our reflection for the future of Muslim-Christian coexistence and dialogue.