January, 2015

• 11 January

  A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR SRI LANKA

  

   A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR SRI LANKA  We at Sailan Muslim Foundation congratulate His Excellency Maithripala Sirisena on his victory at this historic election as the President of the Democratic Republic of Sri Lanka. We wish him all success in his mission to take our beloved motherland on the path to peace and prosperity and to revive the cherished democratic values …

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• 11 January

  Charlie Hebdo Killings – A Time for Reflection

  

  We at the Sailanmuslim Editorial are deeply saddened by the cold-blooded massacre of journalists working for French Publication Charlie Hebdo. Here we publish a brief article on the topic of terrorism in the name of religion by editor Asiff Hussein. The recent attacks on French publication Charlie Hebdo and the related carnage that took place in Paris is a cause …

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• 11 January

  Best Muslim Scientific Achievements in 2014 (OnIslam’s Top 10 Science Articles in 2014)

  

  Seems that 2014 was a fruitful year from a scientific point of view for Muslim scientists and Muslim countries. Our Holy Book the Qur'an condones and encourages the acquisition of science and scientific knowledge, and urges humans to reflect on the natural phenomena as signs of God's creation. Muslims believe that doing science is an act of religious merit, even …

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• 9 January

  Spread of Islam in Kanem and Bornu Empires By :- Sadiq Salawudeen

  

  Kanem and Bornu were two ancient Islamic empires mainly populated by the ethnic majority, the Kanuri. The empire was located in modern-day Nigeria, covering a vast expanse of areas including Lake Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Libya. An area of more than 300,000 square miles. The empire was amalgamated and separated in different times but this never stopped its link to …

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• 9 January

  A Perfect Woman (3)

  

  `A’ishah's character is nowhere best expressed than in her firm and resolute attitude in facing one of the greatest of all trials she ever faced in her life: the false accusation of adultery. When confronted with the situation she became extremely saddened and depressed and yet she never cowered or stooped low. Instead, she firmly stood her ground trusting in …

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• 8 January

  8 Great Inventions Created by Muslims

  

  When thousands of “patriotic Europeans” took to the streets once again in Dresden to protest “the Islamisation of the West,” their actions were the result not only of resentment and fear, but also of ignorance. Luckily for us, our central European culture has benefited from Islamic influences for thousands of years. If, on Monday evening in Dresden, one of the …

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• 8 January

  A Brief Tour Through the Quran

  

  Despite its grandeur and majesty, the Qur’an does not evoke a sense of distance or strangeness, but rather affinity with the divine words because of their familiarity with human nature, its needs, its fears, its pains, and its desires. (Indeed, We (Allah) have created the human, and We know what his own self whispers to him. And We are nearer …

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