“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 ...
The History of Islamic-Christian Relations in Europe: Cultural Interaction Versus Political-Ideological Confrontation From the universal perspective of the history of civilizations, Europe displays a remarkable disparity in regard to the mutual cultural influences of the Muslim and the Christian world. The influence of European thinking on the Muslim world dates back to the beginning of the 19th century while Muslim civilization had made its ...
Senior Iraqi cleric Ayatollah Sayyed Muhammad Taqi Modarresi asked Iraqi officials to support Kurdistan region without hesitation; he also hailed United Nations’ al-Quds resolution to condemn Trump’s recent decision to move Israel capital from Tel Aviv to ...
A book reading competition on the occasion of Eid al-Ghadir has been planned to be held in Quetta, Pakistan."Misbah al-Quran” Academy of the city will organize the cultural competition for students.A book titled "The Principles of Belief” by Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi, a Shia source of emulation, is the source of questions of the competition.Those willing to participate in the competition should sign up by August 30.4 winners of ...
Processions continue across the valley on 7th Muharram organized by J&K Anjuman-e-Sharie Shian. Muharram Processions were taken out from Undroon Kathi Darwaza Rainawari, Wata Magam, Patwaw, Karipora Budgam.Instead of curfew imposed by state administration in Undroon Kathi Darwaza Rainawari, mourners take out the procession. Mourners expressed outrage against the Indian repression and ban on Muharram processions while reading Marsia and ...
- 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 ...
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 ...
The late Maytham Mohammed, Sayed Qassim Sayed Khalil, Sayed Mahmoud Sayed Adel, and Hassan al-Bahrani drowned after their boat came under attack and ...
A central government plan to allow Madura Island’s persecuted Shiites to return home from exile in Sidoarjo, East Java, hinges on the proposal’s acceptance by local religious leaders — including those accused of inciting violent anti-Shia sentiment among the island’s Sunni majority.The Ministry of Public Housing presented its reconstruction plan for affected communities in Madura before an assembled crowd of local ...
The Punjab police in India has made three arrests in relation to sacrilege of the sacred Muslim Holy Scripture ‘Quran Sharif’ in Malerkotla on June ...
- An American Muslim said, "Attending at the Razavi Holy Shrine has created an indescribable calmness in me. When I am praying, I feel an increased sense of closeness to ...
Introduction to Islamic Psychology is the start of what UI adjunct professor Carrie York Al-Karam hopes will blossom into an Islamic Psychology Institute offering an Islamic psychology certificate.“It’s not even just a new course at the University of Iowa,” York Al-Karam told The Gazette. “It’s a new course; nobody is teaching this.”Islamic Psychology will be offered online for three semester hours this fall ...
The Muslim Youth Association is going to hold 100 Holy Quran Exhibitions across Canada as part of the Islam Understood campaign. A number of Muslim youth will be canvassing Collingwood neighbourhoods on Sunday as part of a campaign to teach others about Islam. They will be joined by thousands of others who will fan out across 65 towns across Canada in addition to core downtown intersections in major Canadian cities. "In light of our teachings ...
Reflection on the state of His Eminence Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky:An occasion was recently organized for children to pay a visit to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei then one of the children went on stage to greet the Great Leader. When the child extended his right hand to shake the right hand of the Leader, the Leader extended his left hand to receive the right hand of the child. Then it down on the child that the ...
Maria began memorizing the holy book at the age of five and within two years, she has learned it all.
Along the way, she has raised thousands of pounds for children in Syria, according to Press TV.
Her Facebook page has more than 6,000 ...
Oscar Salvador Rodriguez Pineda was born in 1971 into a Christian family in the Central American country.He learned about Islam when reading about religions as a student of paleontology.He embraced Shia Islam in 2000 after reading a lot of books about the religion and changed his name to Mustafa El Salvadori.Years later, he started studying at the Islamic Seminary of Qom after travelling to the Islamic Republic of Iran for a one-day ...
A conference titled “Labayk Ya Rasullalah” (Here I am at your service O messenger of God) will be held in Hyderabad, a city located in the Sindh province of Pakistan later this month.Slated for Sunday, December 18, it aims to underscore the importance of unity among Sunni and Shia Muslims.The conference is held on the occasion of birthday of the Holy Prophet of Islam, which marks Islamic Unity Week.A number of Shia and Sunni scholars ...
