Articles Muslim World

Pandemic Restrictions Reinstated at Makkah’s Grand Mosque

AboutIslam & News Agencies 30 December, 2021 Amid the heightened fears and anxiety about the Omicron variant, Saudi officials have reinstated social distancing measures at the Grand Mosque in Makkah…

Articles Value of Manners

Top Heart-warming Acts of Humanity in 2021

Muslim News Staff 31 December, 2021 It’s always inspiring to hear about stories of people who spread love and spirit of giving, extending gentle arms of mercy to the poor…

Articles Value of Manners

Muslim Women Deliver “Bags for Life” to Dublin’s Homeless

AboutIslam & Newspapers 30 December, 2021 Believing that food supplies could be life-saving during harsh winter, a group of Muslim women in Dublin are making sure no homeless is left…

Articles Prophet Muhammad

SHARKH OR COMMENTARY AS ISLAMIC LITERARY GENRE

Sharh is a widespread genre of literature in the Islamic world, writes Sedat Shensoy for İslam Ansiklopedisi. Sharkh (commentary) denoted a genre of literature, which is an explanation of some…

Articles Controversial Issues

CAIR Welcomes Identification Of Suspect In New Mexico Mosque Arson, Renews Call For Hate Crime Probe

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the identification of a suspect in the November arson at…

Articles Controversial Issues

Supermarket worker fired for pulling down colleague’s hijab while ‘having a laugh’

Natalie McGonigle from Chelmsford, Essex, pulled down a Muslim colleague’s hijab twice, saying she was just “messing around”, but has lost an unfair dismissal case A supermarket worker who claimed…

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Muslim woman alleges Kansas City area gun range turned her away for wearing hijab

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization has filed a federal lawsuit against Frontier Justice in Lee’s Summit claiming the gun range’s dress code discriminates against…

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Body of missing leader of Northeast Side mosque believed to be found inside vehicle

The body of a man believed to be the leader of a popular Islamic mosque on the Northeast Side was found inside a vehicle in a wooded lot at a North…

Articles New Muslims

New Muslims’ First Steps to Connect with Allah

Before I accepted Islam I was Christian. Jesus (peace be upon him) was the one I would always pray to; for Christians he is the mediator between God and Man. Becoming Muslim…

Acts of Worship Articles

Allah Doesn’t Need Our Prayer – Why is it an Obligation?

Shakiel Humayun 28 December, 2021 It’s a profound moment. When you stand, face Makkah, and detach from existence by saying “Allah is greater”- greater than everything. The soul, mind, and…