This is known as the Night of Decree. It has a special merit and is described in the Quraan as follows: 1. 1,000 Months “Verily! We have sent it (this Quraan) down in the night of Al-Qadr (Decree), And what will make you know what the night of Al-Qadr (Decree) is? The night [...]
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF EID – - – Unas (ra) reported that when the Prophet Muhammad (saw) migrated from Makkah to Madinah, the people of Madinah used to have two festivals. On those two days they had carnivals and festivity. The Prophet Muhammad (saw) asked the Ansaar (the Muslims of Madinah) about it. They replied that [...]
I believe that all of us know that Ramadan is a very special month in Islam and has an important place in the hearts of Muslims. It is the month of fasting, kindness, mercy and self-discipline. Having said that, the last third of this religious period (i.e., the last 10 days of the month of [...]
Bangladesh and China on Sunday signed four Memorandums of Understanding for expansion of bilateral cooperation in agriculture, education, energy and civil aviation and tourism. The governor of the Chinese province of Yunnan, Qin Guangrong, said that China was keen to sign an MoU for establishing direct road and railway links between the two countries through [...]
A volcano on the Indonesian island Sumatra that had been dormant for more than four centuries has erupted for the second day in a row. Mount Sinabung was again spewing out towering clouds of ash on Monday, forcing the evacuation of more than 21,000 people. Some aircraft had to be diverted because of poor visibility. [...]
Gulf Air, Bahrain’s national carrier has introduced a new incentive for its Frequent Flyer Programme (FFP) members travelling from Bahrain and London. The airline’s FFP members can now redeem their earned miles for excess baggage when departing from Bahrain International Airport or London Heathrow Airport to their respective destinations. This new incentive was officially launched [...]
The long history of Islamic scholarship has just got a novel addition, a college in California that seeks to educate on Muslims . Zaytuna College held its inaugural classes August 24 and aims to become America’s first four-year, accredited, Islamic institution of higher learning. Founded by three Muslim-American scholars, Zaytuna focuses on renewing Islam’s intellectual [...]
This week saw several hundred EDL supporters arriving in Bradford on buses from numerous towns and cities, including Hull, Merseyside, Manchester, Stoke, Southport, Dudley, Wigan and Stockport. They were kept away from a group of anti-racism demonstrators by a large force of police, some with riot shields and helmets. The two groups of protesters hurled [...]
Steelworkers are celebrating following the news that a plant mothballed earlier with the loss of more than 1,000 jobs is to be sold to a Thai company. The Corus plant on Teesside was partially closed when a four-nation international consortium suddenly walked away from a long-term contract to buy its products. More than 1,000 workers [...]
A Kuwaiti politician has requested the country’s foreign minister to explain details of the assurances Kuwait has received from Iran and Russia about the high level technology used in Iran’s Bushehr nuclear reactor. “You have issued a statement last week about Kuwait receiving assurances from Iran and Russia about environmental threats from Bushehr nuclear reactor,” [...]
