The University of Iowa in USA is reconfiguring two former offices in its Iowa Memorial Union to be used as full-time prayer spaces, primarily for the school's Muslim faculty, staff, and students. On this River to River segment, host Ben Kieffer sits down with Saad Ansari, president of the University of Iowa Muslim Student Association, to discuss the need for a space for private prayer on campus. "Having this space is a tremendous step for ...
Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, in a vigorous meeting with thousands of people coming from different walks of life from East Azerbaijan Province on Wednesday, offered his heart-felt gratitude to the great Iranian nation due to its epic presence in ceremonies marking the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution on February 11, falling on Bahman 22 in the Iranian calendar, saying it was a manifestation of ...
Armored vehicles were deployed to cordon off Diraz’s Imam Al Sadiq Mosque, which used to host the largest Shiite congregation in the country. Concrete barricades and police checkpoints were also used to restrict people’s freedom of movement throughout Diraz. A small number of Shiite worshipers trickled into the mosque to perform individual prayers after the Friday Prayers’ Imam was prevented from entering the town. ...
By Abdulmumin GiwaI was not the least surprised by the declaration made by the Saudi Grand Mufti Abdulaziz Al-Sheikh that Iranians are not Muslims for the simple fact that they are descendants of Zoroastrians prior to the coming of Islam.There really isn’t any reason for anyone to be surprised about when a dog barks because it is meant to. So when a Wahhabi declares another Muslim a Kafir (infidel) or a Mushrik (polytheist) or if he is ...
erki Croke, Ukrainian priest, within a group of Ukrainian people, visited the holy city of Kerbala, and made pilgrimage to Imam Hussein (Peace Be Upon Him) in order to have himself acquainted with the heritage of the city and the world’s most tragic event committed against humanity in 61 ...
A Muslim-owned restaurant in London is offering a three-course meal to homeless and elderly people on Christmas Day so that “no one eats alone”. Shish Restaurant, in Sidcup, is asking local residents to spread the word of its offer and has put up posters saying “We are here to sit with you” on 25 December. The restaurant urged people to share its plan through social media - where the initiative was widely praised. ...
A Muslim advocacy group in Florida says it may take legal action over the removal of an Islamic center as a polling place for the presidential election in November.
Susan Bucher, elections supervisor for Palm Beach County, made the decision to eliminate the Islamic Center of Boca Raton as a polling place. She said her office had received “50 or so anonymous callers” who “felt uncomfortable voting at the Islamic ...
Hundreds of protesters gathered in the Nigerian state Kanu (Friday December 23, 2016), to condemn the Bahraini regime forces' attack against protesters assembled outside the house of prominent religious leader in the country, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim.
(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Hundreds of protesters gathered in the Nigerian state Kanu (Friday December 23, 2016), to condemn the Bahraini regime forces' attack against protesters assembled ...
A fire that broke out early Monday at the Fort Pierce, Fla., mosque where Orlando massacre shooter Omar Mateen worshiped is considered arson, according to investigators."Evidence has revealed that this fire was set intentionally," St. Lucie County Sheriff's Maj. David Thompson told reporters.A 911 call about 12:30 a.m. alerted authorities that flames were coming out of Islamic Center of Fort Pierce, authorities said.There were no injuries ...
- Sheikh Abdullah al-Daqqaq, a prominent Bahraini Shi’a scholar, said that the Al Khalifah regime in Bahrain has been under the rule of Saudi Arabia for a long time and added that Saudi Arabia now faces many problems from several fronts and directions in regard to their actions in Syria, Iraq and Yemen.The representative of Ayatollah Isa Qassim in Iran referred to the recent events occurring in the Iraqi city of Fallujah and the victories ...
Pilgrimage of Imam Reza (A.S.) is the best grace granted to me by God”, said a New Zealand pilgrim of the Razavi Holy Shrine. A group consisting of 40 New Zealand and Australian Muslims who had attended in the Holy Shrine of Imam Reza (A.S.) made use of special programs of the Ghadir portico arranged by Management of Non-Iranian Pilgrims of Astan Quds Razavi. Lecture, Razavi Holy Shrine video tour, visiting the central museum, and museum ...
The Specialized Criminal Court in Riyadh passed the ruling on the 66-year-old clergyman on Thursday, Arabic-language and independent Yemenat news website reported. Sheikh Radhi’s relatives strongly condemned the court ruling, describing it as the application of the death penalty against the Shia cleric since he is already suffering from heart failure and cannot stand the harsh prison condition. Sheikh Radhi was arrested on March 21, ...
An Italian young man converted to Islam at the Imam Ridha Holy Shrine (8th Shia Imam) and on the eve of holy month of Ramadan 2016.After years of research on Islam and getting familiar with Qur'an, Alessandro Juliani completed his understanding of this holy book and converted to Islam.This Italian young man choose Muhhammad as his new name. Regarding his conversion into Islam, he said, “I had heard about Islam a lot and all these ...
A German lady, with presence in the Razavi Holy Shrine, converted to Islam and adopted Shi’ism. Hannah Neleh Reza, 25-year-old lady from Germany, in her first initiation to the Razavi Holy Shrine, converted to holy religion of Islam, and selected Shi’ism, and then after declaring her faith, chose ‘Zahra’ as her first name. At the beginning of the meeting, which was held at the Non-Iranian Pilgrims Office of Astan Quds ...
Nigerian soldiers have killed the son of Sayyid Ibraheem Zakzaky, the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria according to members of the movement.“Leading members of the Islamic Movement and other members as well, have been martyred by the soldiers including the leader of the Kano Center, Sheikh Muhammad Turi, Dr. Mustapha Sa’eed, Malam Ibrahim Usman and Sister Jummai Gilima. Also killed was Sayyid Aliy, the son of the leader of ...
Fr. Antony was a Catholic priest in Sri Lanka. His tale of becoming a true believer and adopting a name Adulrahman for him is quite interesting. Being a Christian priest he was well versed with the teachings of the Bible. He quotes the Bible frequently as he sits to narrate his journey to Islam. While reading the Bible he found many contradictions in it. He goes on quoting verses from the Bible in Sinhalese language and points out the ...
“All the meals that we serve are Japanese dishes but prepared using halal ingredients,” he told This Week in Asia. “We also have a qiblah in each guest room, while there is also a dedicated prayer room.” The hotel, a spacious former home that has been extensively renovated, is close to Kawaguchiko Lake, at the foot of Mount Fuji, one of the must-see locations in Japan for many foreign visitors. “So far, we have ...
Sardar Muhammad Yousuf said, 'The Muslim world must play its role for bringing peace in the world. All Muslim countries whether it is Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, etc., they should play their roles according to the spirit of Islam and guide the humanity.' He praised the efforts of Iranian Embassy is Pakistan to hold a recent conference to help bring unity among Muslim world on the occasion of birth anniversary of ...
The Pakistani security guard foiled a murderous attack on renowned Shia religious scholar and secretary general Majlis-e-Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (Shia political-religious party) Punjab chapter in Lahore.
(AhlulBayt News Agency) - The Pakistani security guard foiled a murderous attack on renowned Shia religious scholar and secretary general Majlis-e-Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (Shia political-religious party) Punjab chapter in Lahore.An armed motorcyclist ...
