UN secretary-general appeals to Israel to scrap annexation plan

Guterres expressed his hope for new negotiations, with the final aim being the long-proposed two-state solution.

Media synergy needed to promote Ahl al-Bayt’s teachings: AQR official

Speaking at the joint meeting of cyberspace and social working group of Iran’s holy shrines, Razavikia referred to the observance of synergy and exchanging media experiences among different holy shrines as the pivotal theme of the national gathering held in Imam Reza (AS) holy shrine.

Amnesty International to TripAdvisor: Remove listings in Israeli settlements

With a sharp increase in settlement expansion underway, and persistent attacks on Palestinians and their properties by some Israeli settlers, it is more important than ever that companies do not further legitimize settlements by doing business in them.

Exclusive: 'Rohingya issue, not Muslims v/s Buddhist paradigm'

Born in a Burmese Buddhist family, Zarni said a campaign of ignorance was manufactured in his country through schools, mass media, and Buddhist organizations against Rohingya, which eventually culminated in the genocide.

Melbourne Imam helps spread COVID message

Dr Bekim Hasani is the former Imam at the Albanian Mosque in Carlton North and works closely with Muslim communities across the state.

Ahkam (Islamic laws)

Disapproved (makrūh) transactions

Black Lives Matter: Hundreds protest in Berlin against racism

police spokesman estimated around 1,100 people took part.

Hadith of the day:

Deserting a believer for [more than] three days [is not allowed]

PPS Report: 95% of Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons subjected to torture

The Israeli occupation authorities utilize physical and psychological methods of torture against Palestinian prisoners and detainees. According to the report, 95% of detainees and prisoners are subjected to torture, from the moment of their arrest, throughout interrogation, as well as in prison.

PLO: Israeli withholding of slain Palestinian bodies, immoral

In a statement, the PLO’s Executive Committee called on all relevant international organizations to pressure the Israeli government to release those corpses, from what the PLO described as the ‘Numbers Graveyard’.

Prayers resume at a distance at St. John's mosque in Canada

Syed Pirzada, president of the Muslim Assoication of Newfoundland and Labrador, says volunteers prepared for more than two weeks to be ready for when prayers could start up again.

India grants thousands citizenship rights in Kashmir to dilute Muslim population

The certificate, a sort of citizenship right, entitles a person to residency and government jobs in the region, which till last year was reserved only for the local population.

‘Victoria's Muslim community concerned it's fielding blame for coronavirus spike

Recent media reporting is creating “division, hatred and fear” and has unfairly laid the blame for Melbourne’s coronavirus spike on Muslims, according to the Islamic Council of Victoria.

Ayatollah Khamenei: If the Iranian nation does its duty, the "maximum pressure" policy will be a punch to the U.S.

The recent actions of the Judiciary in “reviving public rights” are truly pleasing. Prosecutors must try their best to defend the rights of the people. These rights include prosecuting those who harm the environment and confronting the unnecessary shutdown of manufacturing firms."

Zionist warplanes strike Gaza, Hamas voice determination to confront annexation

Security sources in Gaza told there were strikes in the area of Khan Yunis, at the southern tip of the Palestinian territory of two million inhabitants.

F&Q:

Why Pray in Arabic?

Tawhid is the basic root and branches of religion and turning towards one Qibla in appointed time, in a specific language is the sign of Unity.

Singapore mosques resume Friday prayers after 15-week suspension

A Bernama survey around the Sultan Mosque in Kampung Glam today found that a few of the staff were seen ready to receive congregants at Gate 3 of the mosque before the Zuhur prayer call (Azan Zuhur).

Ahkam (Islamic laws)

Recommended (mustaḥabb) acts of buying and selling

India rejects Muslim bloc's stand on Jammu and Kashmir

“Our position is consistent on this matter and has no ambiguity. OIC has no locus standing in matters strictly internal to India, including that of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir,” said Anurag Srivastava, spokesperson for India’s Ministry of External Affairs.

Mosque near Mumbai serves as free Oxygen centre for COVID patients

The facility was set up by the local chapter of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH), Movement for Peace and Justice as well as Shanti Nagar Trust at Makkah Masjid in Shanti Nagar area in East Bhiwandi, which has recently seen a spike in COVID cases. The facility currently has five beds with oxygen cylinders attached with them to assist the patients facing difficulty in breathing. Additionally, JIH has also started a free-of-cost service to provide oxygen cylinders to patients at their homes.

Muslim woman arrested at black lives matter protest, her hijab forcibly removed

Alaa Massri was arrested at a protest June 10, according to the Miami Police Department, and charged with battery, resisting an officer with violence and disorderly conduct. After her arrest, Massri was taken to the Miami-Dade Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, where she says she was asked to remove her hijab for a booking photograph, her lawyer Khurrum Wahid told CNN.

Leeds Imam says reopening of mosques will play huge role in 'hope and healing'

Announcing the easing of lockdown restrictions, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday that places of worship will be able to reopen, with weddings of up to 30 people allowed.

Hadith of the day:

Forsaking [one's brother] for more than three days

Palestinian civilian shot and killed by IOF at checkpoint in Bethlehem

The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) stresses that the Israeli military used disproportionate force, especially considering the fact that the victim posed no real threat to the troops’ lives in light of the heavy fortifications at the checkpoint. This incident is yet another example of Israel’s systemic policy of shooting Palestinian civilians in a direct manner and as an immediate reaction.

Hamas: Annexation decision a ‘declaration of war’ that Israeli enemy will regret

“The Resistance considers the annexation of the West Bank and the Jordan Valley as a declaration of war against our people and we will make the enemy regret that decision,” said the spokesman for Al-Qassam Brigades Abu Obaida.

UN Aid Chief: Yemen ‘will fall Off cliff’ without new funds

Mark Lowcock told a closed Security Council meeting Wednesday that COVID-19 is spreading rapidly across Yemen and about 25% of the country’s confirmed cases have died — “five times the global average.”

F&Q:

Why Should We Do Taqlid (Follow A Mujtahid) In Religious Problems?

Boosting quantity and quality of medical services, a priority for AQR: deputy custodian

In a visit to Razavi Hospital, Mostafa Khaksar Qahroudi, the deputy custodian of Astan Quds Razavi, lauded medical staff of the country for rendering services to coronavirus patients, saying: “Given the current situation, AQR is obliged to take steps toward removing problems and boosting safety and health of the people, and the medical and pharmaceutical centers of Astan Quds Razavi are doing their best to that end.”

Israeli troop given derisory sentence for the unlawful killing of a Palestinian fisherman

A suspended sentence ranging from two months to two years, and a demotion in rank were added by the court, which convicted the troop on the charges of “disobeying an order leading to a threat to life or health”, per article 72 of Israeli Martial Law (1955) and “negligence and reckless endangerment”, per article 341 of Israeli Penal Law (1977).

Coventry's churches, mosques and temples announce re-opening measures

No singing, stewards in PPE and praying from a distance are set to be the new normal as places of worship plan to re-open their doors to congregations from July 4.