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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Wed 22 April 2020: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud approved performing a reduced version of Taraweeh prayers in the Two Holy Mosques in Mecca and Medina, with the continued suspension of entry of worshipers, the General Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques’ Affairs said in a statement on Wednesday. The President General […]
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Tue 21 April 2020: Saudi Arabia has arrested a man accused of having filmed himself stepping on a Quran in a video gone viral, local media reported on Tuesday. The unnamed man is accused of being behind an anonymous Instagram profile titled with an Islamic creed and proclaiming “repentance” in the bio section.The account contained a […]
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Mon 20 April 2020: From cancelled iftar feasts to suspended mosque prayers, Muslims across the Middle East are bracing for a bleak month of Ramadan fasting as the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic lingers. Ramadan is a period for both self-reflection and socialising. Believers fast from dawn to dusk and then gather around a family […]
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Mon 20 April 2020: Resurrection: Ertugrul will be broadcast at request of Prime Minister Imran Khan and dubbed in Urdu language State-run Pakistan Television announced late Sunday that it will air the action-packed Turkish drama series Resurrection: Ertugrul during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. “The acclaimed Turkish television series @DirilisDizisi is being aired on […]
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FILE PHOTO Fri 17 April 2020: A lack of consensus between religious leaders and the Pakistani government has seen Friday congregational prayers still being held at some mosques across the country, in defiance of government guidelines on social distancing amidst the coronavirus outbreak. In the capital, Islamabad, hundreds gathered at the Red Mosque, led by […]
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