Islam
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Sayyed Nasrallah: Hezbollah fights will never be limited to Lebanon’s border
Delivering a speech during Hezbollah televised ceremony which marks the third Ashura night, Sayyed Nasrallah stressed that assuming one’s responsibilities in helping all the human beings, regardless of their affiliations, is obligatory according to the Islamic values, adding that geographical and political borders must never be a barrier in this regard.
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Muslim pilgrims perform last Hajj ritual in Makkah
According to the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA), after completing the major pillar of Hajj, the pilgrims descended Thursday from Mt. Arafat to the plain of Muzdalifah, where they spent the night, before heading in the morning to Mina, east of the holy city of Makkah.
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Twitter account of Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker Wilders among those hacked
The politician, anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders, said Thursday that he was informed by Twitter that his account was compromised by a hacker, who posted tweets on his account and sent false direct messages, or DMs, in his name.
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Islam for non-Muslims – Chinese Imam in Hong Kong on a mission to explain his religion
The result is a book in Chinese, Understanding Islam. Yang says what sets Islam apart from other religions is the fact it touches all parts of a believer’s life.
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Muslim world has to unite against forces trying to create divide amongst their ranks: Masood Khan
During a meeting with Prof. Dr. Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, Director General Islamic Research Institute, International Islamic University in Islamabad, he said that the Muslim world has to unite against forces trying to create a divide amongst their ranks.
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Islam’s most important annual holiday, Eid ul-Adha, will be celebrated this year
While its exact start date is not yet known, some astronomers have suggested it will arrive at the end of next month, on July 31.
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Europe must 'stop treating Islam as a security threat'
European governments, opinion leaders, and policymakers "must stop" treating Islam as a security threat and Muslims as potential criminals, a top Turkish government official said.
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Chairman of the Serbian Muslim Scholars Community Leader:
Interreligious dialogue plays an important role in proximity of religions
According to Public Relations Department of Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO), Iranian Ambassador to Belgrade Rashid Hasanpor along with Iranian Cultural Attaché to Serbian capital, Mahdi Shirazi on Monday June 15 visited the Baberakli Mosque in Belgrade and held a meeting with the Chairman of the Serbian Muslim Scholars" Community Leader, Mufti Sead Nesvovich.
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Indonesia's Muslims to skip Hajj this year
"The government has decided to cancel the Hajj 2020 as the Saudi Arabian authorities failed to provide certainty,” said Fachrul during a press conference in Jakarta.
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Iranian Cultural Attaché to Uganda:
Islam is the greatest supporter of workers rights
According to public Relations Department of Islamic Culture and relations Organization (ICRO), the Iranian Cultural Attache to Uganda in his written comment published on the occasion of Labor Day has said those people working in various production, industrial and service sectors are doing a sacred job adding that workers are so praised in Islam that the Holy Prophet has kissed the scarred hands of the laborer and said that such hands will never be exposed to fire of the hell.
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Wife of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.)
According to a number of sources, Khadija was born in 565 A.D. and died one year before the Hijra (migration of the Holy Prophet and his followers from Mecca to Medina) in 623 A.D. at the age of 58.
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Ramadan 2020 coincides with crucial moments in coronavirus fight
The ninth month of the Islamic world's lunar calendar marks the occasion when Allah revealed the Quran to the Prophet Muhammad, while fasting is one of the five fundamental pillars in Islam.
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Ramadan under lockdown is encouraging Muslims to talk about the way they worship
There’s been an increased focus on Ramadan in 2020 as mosques have been shut down thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. This means that the month-long daytime fast experience has moved from being something institutionalised to an individual thing. For non-Muslims it’s a chance to see Islam less as a monolith and more as a diverse collection of people who are Muslims.
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UK MP fasting to better understand Islam
Paul Bristow, Conservative MP for Peterborough in Eastern England, announced his decision via video on Twitter.
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Birth Anniversary of Hazrat Ali Akbar (A.S.):
The Day of Youths
"That is the good news Allah gives to His servants who have faith and do righteous deeds! Say (O Prophet to mankind), ‘I do not ask you any reward for it (enlightening minds with Islam) except love of [my] nearest of kin..."
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Ayatollah Khamenei:
The Islamic Republic of Iran has been developed from the Prophet's teachings
Be’that and divine revelation clarified certain truths for the people. It clarified some truths for humanity. If humanity and various human societies believe in these truths and commit themselves to them, they will attain a good life.
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Filipino woman can’t hold back tears as she embraces Islam in Turkey
The 32 year-old woman who had visited Turkey five year ago for holiday, fell in love with hotel staff member Mustafa Demir who now became her husband.
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'Walk For Peace' from London to Mecca: A British Muslim's story
In an attempt to put on full display to the world that Islam is indeed a religion of peace, British national Farid Feyadi, 40, has undertaken a journey of thousands of miles to reach Mecca from London – entirely on foot.
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Rouhani, cabinet renew allegiance with Imam Khomeini
Rouhani and his cabinet commemorated the great founder of the revolution, and the late Chairman of the country’s Expediency Discernment Council Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani, reciting fatiha and laying a wreath on their tombs.
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Egypt's Sisi to open Al-Azhar's Int'l Conference on renewal of Islamic thought Monday
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi is set to open Al-Azhar's International Conference on the Renewal of Islamic Thought on Monday, presidency spokesman Bassam Rady told state run MENA agency.
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Calgary students battle Islamophobia during Islam awareness week
It’s all part of United Islam Awareness Week, an event that runs from Jan. 20 to 24 and is designed to dispel Islamophobia.
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General Suleimani: The creator of the axis of resistance
In an interview with the website, the Islamic Resistance Commander highlighted some of General Suleimani’s jihadi life characterized by calm and great accuracy.
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Islamic propagation Sec-Gen condoles death of Italian Shia community leader
In a message of condolences, Ayatollah Reza Ramazani noted that Luigi de Martino was the religious leader of the Islamic Shia community following Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) Infallible Household.
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Muslim youths urged to help counter Islamophobia in Malaysia
The Youth KL Summit is a prelude to the KL Summit 2019 from Dec 18 to 21 to be chaired by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre here.
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Sheikh Zakzaky, great model for freedom -seekers: AQR chief custodian
Briefed by the family of Zakzaky over his health, Hoj. Marvi said: “The question of Zakzaky is a main concern for the Islamic Republic of Iran and Leader Ayatollah Khamenei”.
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'I moved to Cambridge and rediscovered Islam': one woman's heartwarming story of acceptance
After moving to Cambridge this year, the community she has found here has inspired her to look again at the faith she took for granted in Pakistan - where it was a fact of life among much of the population.
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What can the Muslim world do to save the Uighurs and Islam in China?
I arrived in Urumqi on Aug. 16. From Aug. 17 to Aug. 19, we attended several lectures by Communist Party officials regarding the history, religion and human rights practices in Xinjiang. In these sessions, Chinese officials like Xu Guixiang and Ma Pinyan delivered the white paper on Xinjiang, issued by the Chinese government.
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Hundreds of Indonesian Muslims attend Jakarta 212 rally
Rally-goers carried banners and later stood in prayers in areas surrounding the park.
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Europe's first 'Eco Mosque' opens for prayers in Cambridge
“Join us at Cambridge Central Mosque’s Community Open Day! Program includes: Guided Tours, Arts & Crafts, Islamic Science Exhibition, Bazaars, Children’s Activities,” the mosque wrote in a tweet.
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Young British converts to Islam via cyberspace
Declaring his faith and his motive, Ali Moore said: “I was introduced to Islam via my Muslim friends at the university, and I was keen to research more about this religion.”