May, 2015

• 9 May

  First Islamic Heritage Museum opened for public in Sri Lanka

  

  According to the direction of Ministry of Cultural Affairs and Archaeology Department this four storey building was constructed at the cost of  several million rupees. This museum was opened by former deputy minister and the Batticaloa district parliamentarian M.L.A.M.Hizbullaha. This museum clearly briefs the historical, religious, political, business and rituals of Muslim people thousands of years ago in Sri Lanka. …

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• 9 May

  Moses and God’s Magnificent Power (Part 8)

  

  Pharaoh was angry; his kingdom of fear was built by oppressing the people and holding their hearts and minds captive. All the people of Egypt from the ministers and magicians to the lowly slaves and servants were afraid of Pharaoh’s power and anger, but Moses had exposed a weak spot. Pharaoh worried that his kingdom was about to unravel, however …

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• 7 May

  Pondering on the Qur’an By :- Harun Yahya

  

  In most of the Middle Eastern countries where Muslims are in the majority, most of the people who can be considered as “average citizens” would give this answer: “The Qur’an is the holy book of our religion.” Yet, they know very little about the content of the Qur’an, about what is written in its pages. In fact, the Qur’an is …

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• 6 May

  Gardening: An Islamic Philosophical Architecture – By Klaudia Khan

  

  If heaven, the ultimate reward that we are striving for, is described as “gardens underneath which rivers flow”, then what places on Earth could give us better foretaste of Paradise than gardens? Gardens, and specifically traditional Islamic gardens, are the reflections of heaven on Earth. But they are also much more: they are the places where our minds can rest …

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• 6 May

  Itaewon: where Korea and Islam meet – by Ock Hyun-ju

  

  On a drizzly afternoon in Itaewon, Seoul, people busily walk up and down the hilly street leading to Korea‘s largest Islamic mosque. The 200-meter street looks like any other in the city. But these days, “The Islamic street,” as it is better known as, is frequented by Muslims and is home to shops with Arabic signs and restaurants selling halal …

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• 5 May

  Islamic Finance Today latest issue released

  

  Islamic Finance Today, the exclusive Islamic Banking and Finance Magazine has released its latest April 2015 issue. The magazine which is available for free downloading as a trial offer delivers a mix of exclusive articles by the leading scholars in the field, interviews with prominent personalities, industry trends, news, views and events. This month’s issue features a number of prominent …

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• 2 May

  The former head of Germany’s anti-Islam Pegida movement says ‘sorry’ to Muslims

  

  Only few months ago, nobody would have imagined that one of the most emotional pro-tolerance speeches would one day come from one of Germany's fiercest critics of Islam and immigrants. Yet it was Kathrin Oertel – once the leader of Germany's anti-immigrant Pegida movement, which drew tens of thousands of supporters at its peak – who apologized to Muslims in …

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