Archives for November, 2011
It talks about Jesus, may peace be on him, one who was a prohet to the Israelites, is described as a Caucasian and the Jesus, predicted to come in Latter days is an Asian with brown complexion. …
By: Muhammad Umar Source: The Review of Religions May/June 1993 Vol. LXXXVIII No. 5/6 http://www.alislam.org/library/links/in_vedas.html Almighty God has provided for all our physical needs. The Holy Quran says: He it is Who created for you all that is in the earth. (2:30) And He has subjected to you whatever is in the heavens and whatever is […]
Source / Courtesy: China Daily NINGBO, Zhejiang – Da-yangyu, the first island ever to be put up for auction in China, sold for 20 million yuan ($3.15 million) on Friday. Ningbo Gaobao Investment, which deals in real estate and tourism development, won a three-way bidding war for the right to use the land for 50 years and […]
In the past, innovation leading to bigger markets have allowed the Western societies to keep growing GDP and keep paying the debts at different levels, including individual, County, State and Federal. Unless there are dramatic and big innovations, creating more trade and commerce, it will be downhill from here, in my view. I got the insight […]
Peter Thiel, founder of Clarium Capital and The Thiel Foundation, explains why young Americans need to be encouraged to take on more risk to spur innovation and why the cost of a U.S. education is hindering that. http://s.wsj.net/media/swf/VideoPlayerMain.swf
Say, ‘Travel in the earth and see how evil was the end of the sinful!’ (Al Quran 27:70) …
Source / Courtesy: NY Times PARIS — Russia on Thursday cleared the last major obstacle in its 18-year effort to join the World Trade Organization in what the head of the institution called a milestone for global trade. “It’s a victory for Russia, a victory for W.T.O. members, and a victory for the W.T.O.,” the […]
Umar (Arabic: عمر بن الخطاب; Transliteration: `Umar ibn al-Khattāb, c. 586-590 CE – 7 November 644), also known as Umar the Great or Farooq the Great, may Allah be pleased with him, was the most powerful of the four Rashidun Caliphs and one of the most powerful and influential Muslim rulers. He was a sahabi (companion) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He succeeded Caliph Abu Bakr (632–634) as the second Caliph of Rashidun Caliphate on 23 August 634. He was an expert jurist and is best known for his justice with Muslims and non-Muslim subjects alike, that earned him the title Al-Farooq (The one who distinguishes between good and bad) and his house as Darul Adal (house of justice). Also, Umar was the first Caliph to be called Amir al-Mu’minin(Commander of the Faithful).
Under Umar the Islamic empire expanded at an unprecedented rate ruling the whole Sassanid Persian Empire and more than two thirds of the Eastern Roman Empire. His legislative abilities, his firm political and administrative control over a rapidly expanding empire and his brilliantly coordinated multi-prong attacks against Sassanid Persian Empire that resulted in conquest of Persian empire in less than two years, marked his reputation as a great political and military leader. It was Umar who for the first time in 500 years since expulsion of Jews from the Holy Land, allowed them to practice their religion freely and live in Jerusalem.
The above paragraphs are from Wikipedia.
It is the opinion of the author of this knol that the world owes the concepts of religious tolerance and pluralism to the Prophet Muhammad, may peace be upon him, who theorized it in light of his revelations and Umar Farooq who put it into practice!
The following article from Wikipedia suggests that the presumption of innocence, which was introduced to Europe by Louis IX of France soon after he returned from Palestine during the Crusades, was based on the presumption of innocence from its beginning, as declared by the caliph Umar in the 7th century. Read the portion under the heading ‘Law‘.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_contributions_to_Medieval_Europe
CNN) — When Darla Arni’s mother began showing the first signs of dementia 16 years ago, Arni worried she was doomed to the same fate. So Arni began reading up on what she could do to stay mentally sharp. Turns out, plenty. Arni, now 55, grew up on a farm where her mother fried just […]
This study was sponsored by: U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) was created by the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 as an entity separate and distinct from the State Department. USCIRF’s principal responsibilities are to review the facts and circumstances of violations of religious freedom internationally and […]
نماز میں لذت و حلاوت کے حصول کے لئے دعا ارشاد عرشیؔ ملک اسلام آباد اے خدا میں اندھا و ناکارہ و بد ذوق ہوں تیری الفت کی حلاوت سے نہیں ہوں آشنا ہاں مگر سنتا ہوں میں جب بھی ندا تو تھکے قدموں سے آتا ہوں ترے دربار میں بے دلی سے سر جھکاتا […]
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Courtesy / Source: CNN NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Move over Congress. Move over President Obama. Bill Clinton is back — and he has a lot of economy-fixing ideas. The elder Democratic statesman has crammed his latest book — called “Back to Work” — with dozens upon dozens of policy prescriptions designed to get the […]
Source / Courtesy: CNN Columbus, Mississippi (CNN) — In the Carpenter home, every meal begins with a prayer. Robin and his wife, Emily, are devout Christians. But they part ways with many other Christians over a measure that would expand the legal definition of human life. Their son, Luke, now 4 years old, was born […]
Hajj or the Muslim Pilgrimage “Surely, the first House founded for mankind is that at Becca (Mecca), abounding in blessings and a guidance for all peoples.” (Al Surah Ale-Imran 3:97) Hajj is a form of worship and is an Islamic institution to establish Universal Brotherhood under one God. The book Islam: Its Meaning for Modern […]
Those who do not understand the paramount necessity of the separation of Mosque-Church and State, have not read their Bible: Samuel said to Saul, “I am the one the LORD sent to anoint you king over his people Israel; so listen now to the message from the LORD. This is what the LORD Almighty says: […]
Brotherhood Hajj or the Muslim Pilgrimage “Surely, the first House founded for mankind is that at Becca (Mecca), abounding in blessings and a guidance for all peoples.” (Al Surah Ale-Imran 3:97) Hajj is a form of worship and is an Islamic institution to establish Universal Brotherhood under one God. The book Islam: Its Meaning for […]
Source / Courtesy: Yahoo News LONDON (AP) — A journalist at Rupert Murdoch’s The Sun tabloid has been arrested on suspicion of police corruption, British media reported Friday, a development that spreads the taint of scandal to the country’s biggest-selling newspaper. U.K. broadcasters and newspapers identified the journalist as award-winning editor Jamie Pyatt, whose name […]
For Christians, To be Born Again in Islam! 