Wed 29 April 2020: “In 2019, religious freedom conditions in India experienced a drastic turn downward, with religious minorities under increasing assault,” the report said. (AFP) A US government panel on Tuesday called for India to be put on a religious freedom blacklist over a “drastic” downturn under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, triggering an sharp […]
Continue Reading
Tue 28 April 2020: Abdulrahman Al-Sudais, the president of the General Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques, on Monday joined workers at the Grand Mosque in Makkah as they washed and sterilized the Kaaba and Maqam Ibrahim before the call to night prayer. “Ozone technology” is based on the idea of producing ozone by using […]
Continue Reading
Sat 25 April 2020: Mosques are closed and lockdowns are in place, but this Ramadan may have some unexpected health benefits. This year, the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan will be like no other; it will occur in the middle of a global pandemic. Ramadan, which began on the evening of April 23, will see […]
Continue Reading
Sat 25 April 2020: The call to prayer will be broadcast five times a day throughout the month of Ramadan, which began Thursday evening. The Minneapolis Cedar-Riverside adhan is believed to be the first publicly broadcast call to prayer in a major US city. From loudspeakers on the roof of a Minnesota mosque, the Islamic […]
Continue Reading
Sat 25 April 2020: A Saudi sheikh held back tears on Thursday as he began this year’s Ramadan nightly Taraweeh prayers in the Great Mosque of Mecca, which was emptied of worshippers due to the coronavirus pandemic. Sheikh Saud al Shuraim recited an emotional start to this year’s Taraweeh prayers, videos shared on social media show.He can be heard making an emotional recitation […]
Continue Reading
Fri 24 April 2020: Ibn al Jazzar, a 10th-century Muslim polymath, was the first to diagnose leprosy, explaining the disease in scientific terms and measures to contain it. Common knowledge says that Norwegian physician Gerhard Armauer Hansen was the first to identify leprosy’s main cause in 1973, but it was Al Jazzar who identified the disease in […]
Continue Reading
Fri 24 April 2020: Dubai will allow shopping malls to partially open, and cafes and restaurants to resume operations during limited hours with a maximum capacity of 30 percent, according to Dubai Media Office. Restaurants will be able to operate, but will not be allowed to serve shisha or buffets, according to a statement released […]
Continue Reading
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. Fri 24 April 2020: More than 1.5 billion Muslims around the world will mark the month, during which believers abstain from eating, drinking, smoking, and having marital relations from dawn until sunset. They also try to avoid evil thoughts and deeds. Ramadan is sacred to Muslims because tradition says the Quran […]
Continue Reading
Thu 23 April 2020: The 16th-century Mughal King adopted the policy of religious syncretism, perceiving people from all religions as equals, an emancipatory idea which the world emulated many centuries later. Abul Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar, also known as Akbar the Great, was the third emperor of the Mughal Empire who earned a reputation for […]
Continue Reading
Wed 22 April 2020: The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques completed on Tuesday the cleaning and sterilization of the cover (Kiswa) and surface of the Holy Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. A specialized technical team carried out the annual customary cleaning process before the beginning of the fasting month of […]
Continue Reading
