The Prophets – as told in the Holy Quran by Marina Ismail tells the stories of the lives and times of all the 25 Great Prophets of Islam from Adham (Adam) to Muhammed (OWBP), as revealed in the Holy Quran. The Holy Quran relates the stories of these Prophets and Messengers; their good character, their piety and their trust in Allah. …
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Sri Lankans among 500 Most Influential Muslims
Three prominent Sri Lankans have been named among the topmost influential Muslims of 2010 in a recently released publication The 500 Most Influential Muslims 2010 edited by Dr. Joseph Lumbard and Dr Aref Ali Nayed. Among them is M.I.M. Rizvi Mufti, the head of All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama (ACJU), an organization that plays an active role as the Islamic religious …
Read More »Reading can be fun, By Idris Tawfiq
Before you begin to object by saying you're not the reading type, just hold on for a minute. You're reading this article, aren't you? Reading can't be all that bad. Or do you think it's just for clever, bookish types who don't have much of a life? Well, let's just take a moment to try and explain. Reading not only …
Read More »Yemeni officials free suspect in Al Qaeda bomb plot, By Laura Kasinof
Hanan Al Samawi's lawyer and fellow students say she has no links to Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), which is being blamed for Friday's thwarted attempt to mail bombs to Chicago synagogues. Yemeni men pass by the house Sunday in which female computer engineering student Hanan al-Samawi lived. Yemeni police arrested Samawi on suspicion of mailing the bombs …
Read More »Friday’s terror nonsense US Intelligence Trades On Fear, By Yvonne Ridley
We are in the grip of yet another so-called terror plot designed to terrify the wits out of everyone. Anyone of a nervous disposition was sent in to a tailspin of panic over the increasingly dramatic news coverage … this manifested itself in a tsunami of 911 calls in America which paralysed parts of New York, Maine and Philadelphia for …
Read More »Treating elders with respect and dignity
British Muslim doctor’s shocking findings and message to youth worldwide : Recalling his experience after working in numerous hospitals in Britain, this Muslim doctor had this to state: “I have been asked to share my experiences of the elderly as a doctor or more importantly as a young Muslim doctor, working in today’s modern and fast paced world. When I …
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