Today many people are familiar with the term ‘Jihad’ but most of them don’t know its exact meaning. “Jihad” is an Arabic word which holds significant importance to the Muslim world. Today this word is very commonly misused. Terrorists such as Al-Qaeda and Taliban have wrongly illustrated the true meaning of ‘Jihad’. They are spreading terrorism around the world within western countries and Muslims countries, under the claim that they are doing jihad for the sake of Allah. In Arabic, the word “Jihad” means striving oneself, but according to the religious context of the Qur’an and the Prophet’s (PBUH) narrations, it expresses the struggle against one’s evil inclinations or the exertion for the sake of Islam and the...

Many young people do not want to look like they are from the Stone Age with the Islamic clothing they wear. This is their translation since the modern world makes them think that they are not suitable for society and they need to change the way in which they dress. This is a sin before Allah, and punishable – especially when revealing your body to the entire world. A true Muslim knows that the Quran does not permit women and men to show their body parts, or to invest in ungodly behavior that undermines them as Muslims and humans. Before choosing any clothing or activity, it is important to seek guidance through prayers and to seek advice from Islamic teachers on the choice of clothes to wear.In Islam, modeling is only allowed...

Organizations using fear and anger to spread negative messages about Muslims have moved from the fringes of public discourse into the mainstream media since the Sept. 11 attacks, according to new research by a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill sociologist.Titled, "The Fringe Effect: Civil Society Organizations and the Evolution of Media Discourse about Islam since the September 11th Attacks," the study appears in the December issue of the American Sociological Review.Christopher Bail, an assistant professor of sociology in UNC's College of Arts and Sciences, used plagiarism detection software to track the influence of 1,084 press releases about Muslims from 120 organizations on more than 50,000 television...

Earlier this month Anjem Choudary announced his latest publicity stunt – a conference at the Lal Masjid in Islamabad on 30 November, where fatwas would be issued against Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah, its current president Asif Zardari,...

Plans to build Britain's biggest place of worship – a "monolithic, overly dominant and incongruous" mosque in east London – are set to be thrown out despite 25,000 letters in favour.The mosque, which could take 12,000 people – four times as...

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil liberties organization, said today that it is calling on the SUBWAY restaurant chain to apologize to a Louisiana Muslim allegedly locked out of a sandwich...

Derived from Allama Talib JauhriWhoever chooses to follow the right path, follows it but for his own good; and whoever goes astray ‎goes but astray to his own hurt; and no bearer of burdens shall be made to bear another’s burden. ‎Moreover, We would never chastise [any community for the wrong they may do] ere We have sent an ‎apostle [to them]. (17:16) But when [this has been done, and] it is Our will to destroy a community, We ‎convey Our last warning to those of its people who have lost themselves entirely in the pursuit of ‎pleasures; and [if] they [continue to] act sinfully, the sentence [of doom] passed on the community ‎takes effect, and We break it to smithereens. [Bani Israel:15, 16]‎‎[From translation by Allama...

The heir to cigarette smoking, shisha smoking is becoming more and more popular in society nowadays. This increasing habit of shisha smoking is emerging as a fashion statement in both boys and girls. A general misconception is that, unlike cigarette smoking, hookah or shisha smoking is safe for the health. The ever increasing trend of shisha smoking is bringing the new generation to destruction and is playing an important role in pulling down the future of upcoming youth. According to a survey by the world health organization it is estimated that 36 percent of young boys and nine percent of young girls are a part of the 25 million people who smoke shisha in Pakistan. Basically, shisha or Hookah is a water pipe with a hose...

In December 1947, the British government announced that they would leave the region of Palestine in May of 1948. At that point, Palestinians conducted strikes to take control of their own country, but they were not listened to. Then, in April 1948, Zionists attacked the regions granted to Palestinian Arabs. Additionally, Muslims captured a few of the areas including Gaza, the West Bank, and the capital of East Jerusalem, which has very important religious places for Muslims, Christians and Jews including the Temple Mount, Al Aqsa Mosque and the Church of Holy Sepulcher. When the Zionist control forced out the Arabs from Palestine in great numbers, the Quartet countries and the Arab League tried to resolve that conflict...

 “…Ve birbirinizle tanışmanız için sizi kavimlere ve kabilelere ayırdık….“ [Surah Al-Hujraat:13]Şüphesiz, kültürlerin harmanlanması, ve farkı ırklardan, dillerden ve renklerden insanların birbirleriyle iletişim kurması mükemmel bir şey. Toplumların iletişimleri insanlara eşyaların, kültürlerin, dinlerin ve özellikle dillerin paylaşım kapısını açar. Türkiye’de İslam’ın yayılması ve Osmanlı İmparatorluğu’nun Arap topraklarındaki gücü sebebiyle birbirlerinden etkilenmiş en göze çarpan diller Türkçe ve Arapçadır. Ama Türkiye Cumhuriyeti kurulduktan sonra 1928’de Harf Devrimi yaşandı ve Arap harfleri değişip Latin harfleri kullanılmaya başlandı. Ve Türk Dil Kurumu...

In Australia, people can express their beliefs and practise their religion without fear and interference. The Muslim population is as diverse as the population of Australia in terms of their natural heritage, customs and traditions. They represent less than two percent of the total population of Australia. Almost 40 percent of the Muslim population were born here. There are Muslims who have migrated from over 70 countries. The three main languages spoken by them at home are Arabic, Turkish and English.Muslims can choose to become citizens of Australia, which gives them certain rights and places obligations on them as well. A wide-range research on the relations between Muslims and Non-Muslims was conducted over a period...

Authorities said a man vowed to shoot up a San Antonio mosque and then turn the gun on himself, but law enforcement foiled the violent plot before it ever materialized.Worshippers prayed Tuesday night at the Islamic Academy of San Antonio...

Jewish, Hindu and Muslim leaders from Queens gathered with lawmakers to denounce the possible hate crime committed at a Kew Gardens Hills Mosque earlier this month, and city Comptroller John Liu suggested some of the NYPD's policies could...

An independent candidate in the Rotherham by-election is a member of the far-right English Defence League who has criminal convictions, The Star can reveal.Clint Bristow, aged 39, of Cantley, Doncaster, is one of 11 people standing in tomorrow's...

A Sinn Fein councillor has challenged former Craigavon Mayor Alan Carson to "make a full public apology to Muslims living in Craigavon" after remarks he made during a debate on Monday night. However the DUP man insists that Councillor Johnny McGibbon is "simply scoring political points from a genuine mistake I made and for which I apologised immediately".In the heat of the exchange, Mr Carson stated that Muslims were "causing bother in the Middle East". He said that the British Army represented all sides, "Protestant, Catholic, Hindu, Jew, Muslim whatever – well, maybe not Muslim". Afterwards he said, "I realised immediately that I'd put my foot in it and apologised without reserve. But that wasn't enough for Councillor...

After the incident of 9/11, the people of the USA and government have considered the Muslim as the terrorist and they are focusing on the threats. Much less attention is paid to the home grown terrorists who are steadily establishing their hold and carry attacks across the nation in unrelated incidents. However, federal authorities and some organizations are keeping an eye on them.Talking about the domestic terrorism, what does domestic terrorism actually mean? In 1994, a memo was produced by the Terrorist Research and Analytical Center under the supervision of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in which domestic terrorism is defined as an illegal use of force or aggression by a group of individuals two or more in number...

History has seen the rise and fall of many prominent Muslim politicians who have played an active role in shaping global policies, defining political outlooks of their regions and establishing friendly ties with the rest of the world.Although today’s Muslim world is experiencing an arduous task of combating global terrorism and extremism, their contribution in the world’s political scenario cannot be neglected. Leaders such as King Fahad of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and his daughter Benazir Bhutto, Ahmedinjad of Iran and many others have played key roles in the development of the Muslim world and strengthening ties with other nations.Of all the Muslim leaders the world has seen in the last few decades,...

Muslim people are very well aware of the fact that Allah is the creator of the entire universe, and Allah has prohibited only those things that are harmful and not in the welfare of the Muslim people and Islam. As we also know, Islam is the complete code of  life in this world, and our beloved Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) is the sparkling example for all of us as to how Muslims should spend their lives.  Nowadays there is an interesting issue becoming part of the people’s discussion. The media is paying much attention to whether or not music and singing is prohibited in Islam. It is a common observation that most people are singing Naat-e-Rasool-e-Maqbool (PBUH) and Hamd-e-baritallah with rock music in the background....

The people of Egypt are always ready to help Palestine at any cost. The Muslim Brotherhood itself always fought for the interest of its neighbor Palestine. Now, the question is, how Morsi will satisfy the demand of the treaty and the Palestine people together as he promised to maintain both the treaty and the freedom of Gaza. We just have to wait and see what the merits of the newly elected president do on this very complicated issue.The present situation of Egypt is not that positive from the real sense of democracy but when you look two years back, you will see the present state of Egypt much better. Now, the biggest impediment to the fair and perfect democracy in Egypt is the military and the SCAF. President Morsi; however,...

Guantanamo Bay is a stain on the image of America. How could a country defined by its freedoms condone a project like the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay. Created in 2002 by the Bush Administration as a grounds for holding high-level captives from the war in Afghanistan, and later Iraq, information about the practices of the detention camp soon leaked out, and allegations of misconduct and even torture surfaced. Despite the best efforts of the Obama Administration to close Guantanamo Bay, although many of its prisoners have since been transferred elsewhere, the U.S. Congress has prohibited the detention camp’s closing, because that would mean transferring its prisoners to detention facilities in the U.S., an unpalatable...