Muslim holidays narrowly avoid ban in Russian republic

A Russian republic has nearly banned two of the biggest Muslim holidays in response to a local resident's complaint.Among the holidays protested by the discontented local were Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha – the end of the holy month of Ramadan, and the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca.In 1992, Bashkortostani authorities declared both to be non-working days – taking into account that Islam is the region’s dominant religion. The local’s ...

( 2024-06-09 07:31:00 )

Two Shia Men Abducted

The two Shia men Mohammad Ali alias Gul Mohammad and Hassan Ali were abducted by the personnel of law enforcement agencies wearing plain clothes from their homes on mid night of 28th of May 2011 from Incholi society. The family of these missing Shia men were lodged the FIR against the personnel of Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Sindh against the illegal abduction and looting of the valuables from their homes during the raid. The ...

( 2024-06-09 07:31:00 )

Number of British Women Muslim Converts Increases

There has been a huge increase in the number of young, white Britons choosing to become Muslims, yet several recent studies have shown how these women experience a severe lack of help during this transition. As this week has seen two and half million Muslims celebrate the annual religious holiday of Eid; displaying their commitment to hajj by beginning their pilgrimage to Mecca, Richard Peppiatt from the Independent has found that of the 5,200 ...

( 2024-06-09 06:29:06 )

New Islamic financing package

Ahlul Bayt News Agency (ABNA.ir), MAYBANK Singapore is offering smaller firms an Islamic commercial property loan that comes with one of the longest fixed interest rate terms here. The product, called Maybank Islamic Term Financing, will provide small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) with financing for completed commercial and industrial properties, on a mid- to long-term basis. Maybank said in a statement on Tuesday that both fixed- and ...

( 2024-06-09 06:29:06 )

Mosque robbed in Saudi Arabia

A Saudi man waited for construction workers to leave a mosque project site at night, entered the building and stole nearly SR40,000 ($10,800) worth of power cables, a newspaper in the Gulf kingdom reported on Thursday.A resident who happened to be passing in the area saw the thief leaving the site in the eastern province of Ihsa, the Arabic language daily 'Alihsa' said.“He provided police with the man’s descriptions…a few hours later the ...

( 2024-06-09 05:28:34 )

Enflame Power Struggle in Royal Family

A London-based analyst said that the death of Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz will have devastating consequences for the Al Saud dynasty and fuel the ongoing power struggle among the royal family as tension and unrests grow in the Eastern parts of the country. The death of the crown prince - the half-brother of the ailing Saudi King Abdullah - was announced by Saudi state TV on Saturday. Sultan, who was 85 and had been ...

( 2024-06-09 05:28:34 )

Pakistani Shia Muslims announce to besiege the Parliament and provincial assemblies

Ahlul Bayt News Agency (ABNA.ir), Pakistan -- Although the government of Sindh has imposed a ban on the public meetings till June 30, the Majlis-e-Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) was staged demonstration across the Sindh Province including Karachi against the targeted killings of the Shia Muslims. The Central protest demonstrations in Karachi were held at Noor-e-Eman Mosque Nazimabad, Jamia Masjid Mustafa Abbas Town and Jamia Masjid Hussaini Sifart ...

( 2024-06-09 04:27:57 )

Islamic school head teacher wins accolade

London Islamic School Head Teacher, Abdulhadi Mamon, was named Head Teacher of the Year by the Association of Muslim School (AMS). 400 delegates and senior educationalists and trainers watched Mamon receive his award on April 17 in Madani High School, Leicester. The awards were judged by a panel of senior educationalists including an Ofsted Inspector who followed four criteria; one, how the school meets the Government’s Every Child Matters ...

( 2024-06-09 04:27:57 )

Muslim world to Put the Name of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) on Moon

Ahlul Bayt News Agency (ABNA.ir), To give the Muslim world a space program of its own, the Vancouver-based Muhammad Institute for Space Science will announce in Doha a space mission that will land a scientific station bearing the name of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) on the surface of the moon in 2013. “A space program is something that is inevitable for all the nations today. It gives countries a voice and also brings in foreign ...

( 2024-06-09 03:27:56 )

Iranians in Russia Mourn Martyrdom Anniversary of Imam Reza (AS)

-- Iranians residing in Russia held a ceremony yesterday, February 14, mourning the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Reza (AS). The ceremony was held at Khatam-ol-Anbia Mosque in Moscow. It started after congressional prayers and included eulogies performed by Mr. Azari. Two other mourning ceremonies are also to be held at the same venue today and tomorrow. Today, February 15, corresponding with the 30th day of the lunar month of Safar, marks ...

( 2024-06-09 03:27:55 )

Paki Judge Forbids Facebook

..deep concern about Muslim attitudes toward everyday occurances on today's Internet. Question - "Can Islam really work in today's world?" Muslim (or non-Muslims) Show Your Reply to this article (below) LAHORE, PAKISTAN - Islamic lawyers in Lahore to file papers giving the PTA (Pakistan Telecommunication Authority) until May 19 to ban the website known as Facebook, a social network on the Internet. Justice Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry of the ...

( 2024-06-09 02:27:31 )

Quranic Community Renews Allegiance to Late Founder of Islamic Revolution

-- The Quranic community visited the mausoleum of Imam Khomeini this morning, January 26, to renew allegiance to the late founder of the Islamic Revolution. Members of the Quranic community laid wreaths on the tomb of Imam Khomeini and recited prayers. Next, internationally known Iranian Quran reciter Saeed Tusi recited verses from the holy Quran. Head of Tehran Province’s Quranic Society, Mohammad Reza Purmoeen, then delivered a speech ...

( 2024-06-09 02:27:31 )

Ignorant Wahhabis Brutally Martyred "Agha Abid Shiraz" in Karachi

Ahlul Bayt News Agency (ABNA.ir), Agha Abid Sherazi on on Tuesday Morning martyred by the terrorists of banned Wahabi-Nasabi's at “Duty Free Shop” near at Baloch Colony Shahra-e-Faisal, Karachi. Shaheed Agha Abid Sherazi received four bullets on his head and body as he was going to his office at I.I.Chundrigar Road. Shaheed Abid Sherazi was the owner of Private Construction Company ZCL Construction. Shaheed Abid Sherazi was the brother ...

( 2024-06-09 01:26:55 )

Photos/ professor Ansarian,s lecture at the commemoration of the fifty-eighth anniversary of the Grand Ayatullah Boroujerdi (RA)

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( 2024-06-08 07:40:05 )

Hazrat Fatemeh (SA) mourning ceremony

The second night of the mourning ceremony for the martyrdom anniversary of Hazrat Fatemeh Zahra (SA), the daughter of Prophet Muhammad (S), was held at Jamaran Hosseinieh (the house of founder of the Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini) in northern Tehran on Monday night with the participation of Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.

( 2024-06-08 06:37:18 )

450-year old Holy Quran written in gold showcased in Dubai

The Holy Quran is part of the personal collection of Rateb Agha, Chairman, Agha Group.Speaking to 'Emirates 24|7', Agha said: “The Holy Quran is handwritten with gold water and the pages have been made out of pure gazelle leather. The covers of the Holy Quran have been crafted of pure natural palm trees and the origin is from Damascus.”On display from the Agha collection was an antique sword priced at Dh3.67 million.“The sword dates ...

( 2024-06-08 02:29:15 )

Harrisburg mosque welcomes outspoken critic to Ramadan open house

Matthew Jansen, an outspoken Donald Trump supporter, studied and broke bread with some of the new faces of America in Harrisburg Friday and, we're pleased to report, bridges of understanding were built. Jansen's unlikely visit to a Ramadan celebration at Harrisburg's Hadee Mosque was prompted by what became a public furor over a voice-mail rant Jansen directed at a United Church of Christ pastor in York County earlier this month. In Jansen's ...

( 2024-06-07 10:49:09 )

Blasts kill more than 120 in western Syria, ISIS claims responsibility / Graphics

ISIS claimed responsibility for the attacks in the Mediterranean cites that have up to now escaped the worst of the conflict, saying it was targeting members of President Bashar al-Assad's Alawite minority. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said more than 120 people were killed. State media said 78 people died in the attacks on Assad's coastal heartland. Attackers set off at least five suicide bombs and two devices planted in ...

( 2024-06-07 09:42:10 )

The first Shiite Geopolitical conference is taking place

The first Shiite Geopolitical conference will be taking place by the geopolitical association of Iran along with the cooperation of other cultural and research institutions. According the reports the learning of the new influences on the Shiite in the new era and the significance of Islamic revolution of Iran for Shiite will be a subject of conversation. Since the revolution provided the formation of a government with Shiite wisdom in the ...

( 2024-06-07 09:42:10 )

The first Australia Muslim MP sworn in on holy Quran

Ahlul Bayt News Agency ; The first Muslim elected to Australia's parliament was sworn in on Tuesday with his hand on holy Quran. Ed Husic, whose mother and father are Bosnian migrants, said it was an enormous privilege to serve in Canberra as he conceded that his unique place in Australian political history was something of a milestone. "Given my background, there are some people taking a small slice of pride or happiness," he told The ...

( 2024-06-07 08:41:52 )