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The Saudi King will provide a royal grant to 1,000 Palestinians to perform the pilgrimage to Makkah. Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz issued a royal grant to 1,000 relatives of Palestinian martyrs to perform the Hajj this year, Quds Press reported. The Saudi minister of endowment, who supervise the Hajj, said the ...

  Bangladeshi new local handset brand DiGo Mobile has introduced an emergency phone of model of SOS P241 phone which will enable user to reach emergency need and extra power back up. Company termed the phone as ‘Power House’ for its capacity to hold 7500 mAh power in a single ...

Rabat – Founder and leader of Apata Adu­ra Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Ekute, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, the former Pastor Adekunle Afolabi attributed his conversion to Islam to a divine message he received from a strange man in white in his dreams. After practicing Christianity for over 25 years, the 45-year-old ...

In brief, Muhammad (Peace be upon him) was born in a noble tribe of Mecca in Arabia in the year 570 AD. His ancestry goes back to Prophet Ishmael (Peace be upon him), son of Prophet Abraham (Peace be upon him). His father died before his birth and his mother ...

Although much simpler than the dietary law followed by Jews and the early Christians, the code which Muslims observe forbids the consumption of pig meat or any kind of intoxicating drink. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) taught that ‘your body has rights over you’, and the consumption of ...

Yes anyone can. There are two declarations, which are necessary: 1- To bear witness that no one deserves to be worshiped except Allah. 2- To bear witness that Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is the Messenger of Allah. This makes a person Muslim. But it should be said in ...

The UNESCO International Year of Light and Light-Based Technologies is a multi-faceted celebration of light in its scientific, technological and cultural context. Central to this has been the recognition of Ibn al-Haytham as the founder of the science of optics. Dr Anne-Maria Brennan who represents the Foundation for Science, Technology ...

“Bir Nibash” — a name well-suited for the house of a hero of the country. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has arranged this house as a token of her appreciation for Freedom Fighter Ansar Ali’s gallantry during the Liberation War of 1971. The key to the house was handed over on ...

A New York City grand jury on Monday indicted a Brooklyn man who is accused of fatally shooting a Muslim cleric and his assistant this month after they left a mosque in Queens. Oscar Morel, 35, was charged with one count of first degree murder, two counts of second degree ...

It’s almost a year since Microsoft launched Windows 10 – which means two things. Firstly, there’s an Anniversary Update on the way. With that, some enhancements to Cortana and the web browser, Edge – as well as an attempt to reinvent the stylus. Secondly, there’s only one month left before ...

Asian stock markets have recorded more gains, continuing the positive lead set by the US and Europe on Tuesday. Wall Street and bourses across Europe have been recovering some of the ground since the UK voted last week to leave the European Union. In Japan, the benchmark Nikkei 225 share index finished 1.6% higher at ...

by:  Salim Al-Hassani and Mohammed Abattouy Until recently, the mainstream history of scientific ideas has failed to acknowledge numerous Islamic scientists and their great efforts and achievements throughout the centuries. This short article seeks to contribute in redressing this injustice by highlighting Muslim contributions and attitudes towards the progress of ...

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is working on to give licenses to two new companies to build and manage passive network infrastructure of all Mobile Network Operators (MNO) as independent entities in order to check the spread of mobile towers. The decision came after taking in consideration the inefficiency of ...

by:  Muhammad Abdul Jabbar Beg In the following well documented article Dr Muhammad Abdul Jabbar Beg surveys the origins of Islamic science, with a special focus on its interaction with the previous intellectual traditions of the ancient world as well as a survey of the beginnings of scientific activity in ...

The Importance of Girls’ Education in Islam by Farah Onaid Women and girls have been victims of ruthless power struggles for centuries in all societies and cultures around the world. This hegemony over women has been exercised in the form of Sati, Hitobashira, Karo-Kari and the killing of witches, which ...

by: Christian Etheridge The genesis of this article lies in a recent visit to the Romanesque cathedral of Lund. While in the cathedral, I walked over to the medieval astronomical clock to await the moving figures and music that accompany the striking of the hour. During my wait, I noticed ...

STRUCTURE OF OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM : Mufti Taqi Usmani With due Hamd and Salat. I tend to mention two issues to this convocation. Firstly, what is the basic impression of education system? The key and the base of survival, progress and evolution for any nation is upon its education system. ...

Centres of Learning: Keeping in view the importance of knowledge highlighted by Qur’an and the Prophet (peace be upon him), the system of education in the Muslim world was developed. The learning took place in a variety of institutions, among them; the Maktab (kuttab), or elementary school; the palace schools; ...

Islam has, from its inception, placed a high premium on education and has enjoyed a long and rich intellectual tradition. Knowledge (‘ilm) occupies a significant position within Islam, as evidenced by the more than 800 references to it in Islam’s most revered book, the Koran. The importance of education is ...

by:  Ilay Ileri Ali Al-Qushji was one of the most noteworthy and important scientists in the Islamic world. He wrote valuable works especially on astronomy and mathematics. He was a student and co-worker of the famous statesman and scientist Ulugh Beg. After Ulugh Beg’s death, Ali Al-Qushji left Samarqand to ...