The Saudis have recently asked permission to build a mosque in Moscow, a city where there are only four mosques and 2 million Muslims. The Russians, however, are saying they want, in return, an Orthodox church in Saudi Arabia.As we all know, the Saudis have a habit of constructing mosques in dozens of world capitals while forbidding houses of worship for any religion whatsoever outside its Wahabis
The court is out of patience with the Al-Hedaya Islamic Center, which has not complied with an order issued in September. Marietta Municipal Court Judge Roger Rozen ordered the mosque in September to remove additions that violated its zoning status. The court gave the mosque at 968 Powder Springs St. until Oct. 30 to comply. That deadline has been extended more than once. Mosque official Mohammed
Second night we stayed in Krabi we thought we would have a little recon, so all aboard, we drove around the main roads taking in the views. Krabi has some stunning natural beauty, many parts are mountainous roadways, with huge...
TEHRAN: Iran has sentenced to death three men convicted of a mosque bombing which left 14 people dead in the southern city of Shiraz in April. Prosecutor Ali Akbar Heidari-Far said Mohsen Eslamian, 21, and Ali Asghar Pashtar, 20 -- both university students -- and Rouzbeh Yahyazadeh, 32, would be hanged in Shiraz once the sentence was confirmed by the supreme court. "A revolutionary court in Tehran
It's always overwhelming to find yourself surrounded by more than 30,000 people at any point in time...whether at a sporting event, concert, or celebration...but it boggles the mind when such a gathering is performed peacefully, quietly, and quickly. So it was on this quiet morning of Eid ul-Fitr that we woke up extra early to experience what happens when Muslims from all over Xinjiang conve
A CITY mosque has been ordered to appoint trustees to oversee and manage any charitable funds received after complaints were made regarding money raised for an earthquake appeal. The Charity Commission instructed Madina Mosque in Cathays, Cardiff, to hold an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) after a drawn-out probe into allegations of mismanagement of funds raised through donations. The accusati
The Committee for the Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque Golden Jubilee Celebration announced that guests who have received coupons for the Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque Golden Jubilee Souvenirs can get them from Nov 8-11, at 8am-11am and 2pm-4pm, at the Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque.Due to unforseen circumstances, the original claiming dates of Oct 27-28 were postponed, according to the committee, which said i
The tales of Djinns are fascinating and of course scary at the same time. In my childhood I heard numerous tales about the djinns (or jinns) and their exploits.The photo shows the Jizyagarhi mosque in Kakori, 14 km fom Lucknow. We heard umpteen stories of the djinns living in this ancient mosque. Relatives would tell that when they entered the mosque there would be no soul but when they started pr
It's always overwhelming to find yourself surrounded by more than 30,000 people at any point in time...whether at a sporting event, concert, or celebration...but it boggles the mind when such a gathering is performed peacefully, quietly, and quickly. So it was on this quiet morning of Eid ul-Fitr that we woke up extra early to experience what happens when Muslims from all over Xinjiang conve
The deeply religious Ottoman sultan of Istanbul Ahmet I (reigned a.d. 1603–1617) was enthroned at the age of fourteen. Six years later he commissioned his architect Sedefkar Mehmet Agha to build a mosque that would compete for size and splendor with the sixth-century Byzantine church of Hagia Sofia. A site was chosen facing the church across what is now Sultanahmet Square, and Ayse Sultan, whose
In America and else where in the Western World, Muslims have a hard time establishing a house of worship at times. Muslims are not that rich so, they can’t build gorgeous masjids or mosques out of the blue like the Christians or the Jews do in building churches and synagogues. It usually takes [...]
Barnbrook-Missed the boat! A weekend gathering in Cologne of far-right European extremists ended in farce when the main rally was cancelled as the organisers fled for their own safety.Pro-Cologne, a group counting some of Europe's most prominent hardliners in its ranks, had intended to campaign against the construction of Germany's largest mosque, due to be completed in 2010 in the Ehrenfeld
A mosque that was in the centre of the Banda Aceh city. Previously this mosque had been the Acehinese royal mosque.
The Baiturrahman great mosque was the first time built by Sultan Iskandar Muda...
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What’s so dejected about the Dejected Mosque? Not much.
Istanbul’s administrative Abbey of Sultan Ahmet I (Sultan Ahmet Camii) is alleged the Dejected Abbey because of its autogenous tiles, mostly on the high akin and difficult to see unless you’re appropriate up there with them.
Forget the dejected tiles! The abbey (built 1603-17) is the masterwork of [...]
A counterfeit passport and child pornography ring has been busted in the UK. The muslims involved were using a mosque as cover, since the Untied Kingdom government would not raid a mosque, as that would incite cries of racism and hate crimes against islam. Better to let muslims commit acts of terror than to hurt their feelings.
Amil ImaniFreedom of Iran
Friday, 08 August 2008
In one of my articles, Terrorists’ Bill of Rights, I described how America will be taken over by the Muslims. I warned that Muslims do it first by establishing Mosques in every town and city. These mosques range from the ostentatious, such as the one in Washington D.C., to the academically-cloaked university Islamic centers, to the innocuous
Tom Burnett Sr. and Alec Rawls will be in Somerset PA this weekend to condemn the crescent/broken-circle memorial to Flight 93. Here is Alec’s notice about the press conference that he and Mr. Burnett will host after they speak at the public meeting of the Memorial Project Saturday morning:
…Also on the press conference [...]
It was Built on a 2.47 acres site at the Likas bay, the Kota Kinabalu City Mosque is exemplary of the Islamic contemporary architecture.The great view located near the sea, this majestic white mosque boasts similar features to the Nabawi Mosque in Medina. This floating mosque has a prayer hall which houses three madrasahs and accommodates from 9, 000 to 12, 000 people at a time.By far the largest
The U.S.A. stands for freedom.
You need to stand with the U.S.A to be an American.
All you need to understand is the fact that your religion is working constantly to take away the freedom of individuals all around the world.
It doesn’t matter if your religion is “right or wrong”, or even if it is “real or [...]
It is a beautiful day. It does not matter what the temperature is, what the humidity is, or what whether it is sunny or cloudy. Today is a beautiful day because you are alive and you have the chance to enjoy the day.
Why are you willing to trade this beautiful day for a horrible day [...]
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One of the first sights tourists see when they enter the Medina is the Koutoubia Mosque. This is the largest mosque in town. Its minaret is 230-foot high. It dates back to the 12th century, when the Almohads ruled this part of the world. This Berber dynasty controlled the modern day Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia,
The Selimiye mosque is located in the most eye-catching spot of city. This masterpiece created by Architect Sinan during his best period, is located on the summit of a hill, and is in the classical Ottoman style. With its - for its time - advanced desing, this mosque built on the orders of Sultan Selim II (1569-1575), reflects Architect Sinan's genius. This mosque, which has four minarets with thr
A bomb blast inside a Shia mosque killed at least four people and wounded two others on Monday, police said.Local police officer Asghar told the news source over the telephone that the bomb went off inside Imambargah Hazrat Ali in Mohallah Roshan Chirgah as worshippers were coming out of the mosque after offering evening prayers.Timed device: District police chief Abdul Ghaffar Qaiserani told AFP
D.I. KHAN: Four people have been killed and another 3 injured as an unidentified assailant hurled a hand grenade inside an Imam Bargah in the Mohallah Roshan Chargah area of Dera Ismail Khan.Eye witnesses say the assailant was riding a motor-cycle and hurled a hand grenade inside the Imam Bargah just as people were heading [...]
For several centuries Westerners have distinguished between the fine arts, such as painting and sculpture, and the applied or decorative arts—furniture, ceramics, textiles, and other items that serve a useful function, primarily domestic. But in most of the world the distinction between the useful and the purely visual does not exist. [...]
For several centuries Westerners have distinguished between the fine arts, such as painting and sculpture, and the applied or decorative arts—furniture, ceramics, textiles, and other items that serve a useful function, primarily domestic. But in most of the world the distinction between the useful and the purely visual does not exist. [...]
At the end of a narrow street stands the Sultan Mosque, the largest mosque in Singapore and the nerve center of the city’s sizeable Muslim minority. The mosque was built in the early 1800s by the last Sultan of Singapore, Iskandar Shah. Each Friday, red carpets are laid at the mosque’s [...]
The Selimiye Mosque, located in the Turkish sector of Nicosia, Cyprus, was originally constructed as a Christian church. Completed in 1325, the structure was converted to use as a mosque after Ottoman forces gained control of the island in the late 16th century.
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This mosque in Córdoba, Spain, was begun in ad 786, while the city was the capital of Moorish Spain. Although the mosque became a Christian cathedral after the Roman Catholics of Spain captured Córdoba in 1236, the building retains its Islamic heritage. The mosque features columns that support horseshoe-shaped arches [...]
This tour will visit the spectacular Jame’ Asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque, made of Italian marble, gold mosaic and English stained glass with craftsmanship that reflects classical Islamic architecture. The Royal Regalia Exhibition Hall displays collection of Borneo Ethnography, natural history displays and Islamic art documenting the origins of much of Brunei’s culture. This tour will also includ
The mosque in Smara now operating as the main religious centre is quite nice, juggling a combination of two artistic styles, basalt stones and plastered bricks. Interesting? Click here to explore further
Oriana Fallaci Italy's far-right, anti-immigrant Northern League party has started its mission in the new government with bringing down a mosque in the northern city of Verona. "[The mosque destruction] reinforces Muslim fears of seeing the League in the ruling coalition," Ali Abu Shwaima, the head of Milan-based Islamic Centre, told IslamOnline.net on Saturday, May 24. Bulldozers brough
Italy's far-right, anti-immigrant Northern League party has started its mission in the new government with bringing down a mosque in the northern city of Verona. "The mosque destruction reinforces Muslim fears of seeing the League in the ruling coalition," Ali Abu Shwaima, the head of Milan-based Islamic Centre, told IslamOnline on Saturday. Bulldozers brought down last week a building housi
The Putra Mosque, or Masjid Putra in Malay language, is the principal mosque of Putrajaya, Malaysia. Construction of the mosque began in 1997 and was completed two years later. It is located next to Perdana Putra which houses the Malaysian Prime Minister's office and man-made Putrajaya Lake. In front of the mosque is a large square with flagpoles flying Malaysian states' flags.Word of wisdom;“A
The Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca was completed in 1993 after great expense and artistic labor, and the result is one of the largest and most beautiful mosques in the world. Its gleaming newness and tremendous wealth is a stark contrast against the rest of Casablanca. The Hassan II Mosque has the tallest minaret in the world.The first sight as you enter is this spectacular women's gallery.His
A most disturbing thing happened in Brooklyn, according to a writer for the Canadian Free Press who was held captive by enforcment goons for a Mosque in a Muslim neighborhood (via Michelle Malkin).
Now, if this did happen, then the NYPD are going to have to be frowned upon for letting these sort of things go on without taking action against the offenders. I'd suggest that NY citizens who shocked
CAIR is complaining that the use of a building as a mosque, replete with muslim terrorists holding civilian hostages portrays muslims in a negative light.
Storming of Illinois ‘Mosque’ Sends Wrong Message, Islamic Group Says
(CNSNews.com) - As part of a recent emergency preparedness drill in south-central Illinois, law enforcement personnel stormed a “mosque” where radical
Five men will face trial over the burning down of a mosque belonging to a minority Islamic sect that has been branded as “deviant” by Indonesian religious authorities, police said yesterday.Sukabumi district police chief Guntor Gaffar confirmed that five people had been declared suspects, a status that means they will stand trial.They were allegedly involved in an arson attack on a mosque belonging to the Ahmadiyah sect at Parakan Salak, in the West Java district of Sukabumi, just after midnight on Sunday night.The mosque was set alight by an angry mob reportedly led by members of the Jamiatul Mubalighin Communication Forum, a gathering of Muslim preachers.Gaffar said the suspects would face charges of destruction and arson, but gave no further details. The accused were not currently i
How does Islam in Indonesia exude peace, tolerance and understanding?
like this:
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JAKARTA (Reuters) - Hundreds of hardline Indonesian Muslims burnt a mosque early on Monday belonging to a sect that has been branded heretical by most Muslims, police said.
The attack, in West Java’s Sukabumi district, came after a government team recommended this month the Ahmadiyya sect [...]
Can we please get some oversight here in America?
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The Iraqi government has permitted Iraqi security forces to dispatch security agents to mosques to monitor the Friday sermons.
The government has also issued an order preventing preachers without proper training to deliver sermons, with the aim of preventing incitement and the fanning of tensions in sermons.
Source: Alnajafnews.net, [...]
Hundreds of hardline Indonesian Muslims burnt a mosque early on Monday belonging to a sect that has been branded heretical by most Muslims, police said.The attack in West Java's Sukabumi district came after a government team recommended this month the Ahmadiyya sect be banned because its teachings deviate from the central tenets of Islam.Sukabumi police chief Guntor Gaffar told Reuters the attack followed an ultimatum by the Jamaatul Mubaligin Forum on Friday to the Ahmadiyyas to remove a signboard from the mosque in two days.He said a policeman guarding the mosque was hurt in the attack and police were questioning eight people in connection with the incident.The Ahmadiyyas refuse to accept the Prophet Mohammad as Islam's final prophet, and claim their founder to be a prophet and messiah.A
Those who have been in Istanbul before , probably visited the Blue Mosque in Sultan Ahmet , today i went to Blue Mosque for friday praying , it was really crowded with muslims and the voice of the imam was amazing , you should listen him while he reads surahs loudly , next friday i will try to record his voice , i'm sure you will like his amazing voice.And i recorded a video while he preaches to all muslimsi will take a better video next friday , i wish i had a video cam to take a more qualified videos, anyway hope you like it , do not forget to comment about video , thanks!
Yesterday I created a new blog for Masjid Baitul Hakim, a mosque that I visit every day near my house. This mosque has many routine lectures which are held after Magrib and Subuh on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday. I’m planning to write the summary of each lectures in this blog. What is it for? [...]
Gateway Pundit has the video from inside the Shiraz Mosque when a bomb went off killing dozens.
Here’s the scene just moments before the bomb explodes and then the chaotic aftermath after the explosion:
here’s more on what happened:
BOMB BLAST IN IRAN!… 9 Dead in Mosque Explosion
Shiraz, Iran Explosion Killed At Least 12
---Related Articles at Infidels Are [...]
By Tsegaye Tadesse ADDIS ABABA, Reuters (Apr 24 2008) - Ethiopia rejected on Thursday accusations by Amnesty International that its soldiers killed 21 people at a Somali mosque as "lies" and "propaganda".The rights group said on Wednesday the soldiers, stationed in Somalia to bolster the interim government, had also captured dozens of children in a raid on the Al Hidaaya mosque earlier this week during operations against Islamist insurgents.It said an imam and several Islamic scholars were among the dead, and that seven victims had their throats slit."Amnesty's allegations are unsubstantiated lies and propaganda that they received from Islamic groups in Somalia. Ethiopia has never been involved in such incidents," said Information Ministry spokesman Zemedkun Tekle."Ethiopia would have been
By Andrew Cawthorne Reuters, NAIROBI (Apr 23 2008) - Amnesty International accused Ethiopian soldiers on Wednesday of killing 21 people, including an imam and several Islamic scholars, at a Mogadishu mosque and said seven of the victims had their throats slit.The rights group said the soldiers had also captured dozens of children during the raid on the Al Hidaaya mosque in the north of the Somali capital earlier this week during operations against Islamist insurgents.Ethiopia has thousands of soldiers in neighbouring Somalia to bolster a Western-backed government against rebels fighting an Iraq-style insurgency in the Horn of Africa nation.The Ethiopian and Somali governments have not responded publicly to accusations of atrocities at the mosque. But they have frequently denied abusing hum
PlotThis is the story of the Muslim population in the fictional town of Mercy, Saskatchewan. The show derives much of its humour from the interactions of the Muslims with the non-Muslim townspeople of Mercy and by the contrast of conservative Islamic views (held primarily by the characters of Baber and Fatima) with more liberal interpretations of Islam (as represented by Amaar and Rayyan). -_1x01.part1.rar-_1x01.part2.rar-_1x02.part1.rar-_1x02.part2.rar-_1x02.part3.rar-_1x03.part1.rar-_1x03.part2.rar-_1x04.part1.rar-_1x04.part2.rar-_1x04.part3.rar-_1x05.part1.rar-_1x05.part2.rar-_1x05.part3.rar-_1x06.part1.rar-_1x06.part2.rar-_1x06.part3.rar-_1x07.part1.rar-_1x07.part2.rar-_1x07.part3.rar-_1x08.part1.rar-_1x08.part2.rarDownload : Code: -_S02E01.part1.rar-_S02E01.part2.rar-_S02E02.part1.
Bernard Koch meets with Muslim leaders at the Islamic Center in Drancy./IOL photo Here's evidence that generalizations about Muslim-Jewish relations are counterproductive. Islam Online reports how two religious communities in a Paris suburb have already initiated their own version of interfaith dialogue. Jewish Official in French MosqueBy Hadi Yahmid Islam OnlinePARIS — Bernard Koch, a Jew, will be striving to bridge gaps between Jewish and Muslims in France from his office in the Islamic center in Drancy, a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris. "I will do my best to serve both minorities and bring them closer," a moved Koch told IslamOnline.net. Koch has been appointed by the Islamic Cultural Society in Drancy as foreign relations officer. He will have his office in the sec
Not only beloved by the people of Istanbul, this mosque is also the delight of all Muslims and tourists alike. The Sultanahmet is the city's largest mosque and claims six minarets. The distinctive color of its tiles gives it its second name, the Blue Mosque. The blue and white of its more than 20,000 original Iznik (Nicean) tiles, the gold embossed calligraphy of passages from Quran, and the deep
It was during the time of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent that the power of the Ottoman Empire was felt around the world and this reign is rightfully known as the seminal period of the empire. The empire's chief architect, Sinan, built monuments that reflected tihs might. Sinan built the Suleymaniye between the years of 1550-1557 and mosque is today known as his "masterpiece." No other building in
The mosque along the shores of the Bosphorus in Ortakoy was built in the 19th century by Sultan Abdulmecit. Its location, its stance and its elegance all combine to make this one of the pretties mosques of the late period.
Carinthia’s provincial government recently passed a law effectively banning the construction of mosques or minarets. The controversial legislation, passed with the votes of the Conservative People’s party and the right-wing Alliance for Austria’s Future was a sign against the “advancement of Islam,” Provincial Governor Joerg Haider was quoted as saying. The legislation links the construction of mosques with rules concerning the overall look and harmony of towns and villages, thereby aiming at preventing their construction. More...
The Brussels Journal -- The Regional Council of Alsace (France), consisting mainly of UMP members, voted in favor of a 420,000 euro subsidy for the construction of the Grand Mosque of Strasbourg. The UMP is President Sarkozy’s party.The Concordat is a special agreement decreed by Bonaparte dating from 1801 that grants public status to religion, and that permits priests to be paid by the State. In 1801, Alsace was part of France. However, when in 1905 the law separating Church and State went into effect in France, Alsace was part of Germany. After WWI Alsace again became French but never renounced the Concordat.
Alan CraigAlan Craig, a Christian People's Alliance party member running for London mayor, addressed about 32,000 people at a prayer rally over the weekend and focused his speech on his opposition to the proposed “mega-mosque in West Ham near the location of the 2012 Olympics. Craig has waged a vitriolic campaign against Islam's Tablighi Jamaat branch, which is proposing a mosque that will eventually have a capacity for 12,000 people. Craig alleges that the Tablighi Jamaat has political ambitions and is a danger to Londoners because of its strict interpretation of Islam and its perceived failure to integrate into British society. Historically, the Tablighi Jamaat has been apolitical, but Craig claims it's anything but. He has established a website opposing the construction of the mosque,
Inspired by sufi master Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan's teachings and initiated in Sufi Order International (Chistiyya tariqa) - Waliya Inayat Perkins' life work is rich with inter-faith involvement and contribution towards creating more harmony between hearts. Among her many involvement as a passionate activist, she is the founder of Three Cousins, a dialog group for Jewish, Muslim, and Christian women, member of Culver City Area Interfaith Alliance and Co-Vice Chair of The Southern California Committee for a Parliament of the World’s Religions.It was not so long ago that Waliya Inayat received a vision of an inter-tarîqa mosque which would welcome sufis: lovers of God, from all tariqas, or sufi paths. Waliya Inayat described how this came to be: "We never know what inspiration will be pl
Many, many years ago Muslims helped build some of the world’s most beautiful places of worship still standing today. Those Muslims, inshallah, are *still* reaping the rewards of their sacrifices.
Here is your chance, oh modern Muslims, to contribute to the building of a new mosque - inshallah that will benefit you in this life and [...]
The liberal tolerance of all religions with the exception of Christianity and Judaism has never been more apparent than it has today. It also appears more and more each day that an increasingly immoral society is moving beyond lack of tolerance and is starting to wage war against God in America in sadistic ways that were once unimaginable.On December 9, 2007, two separate shootings incidents took place in Christian institutions in Colorado.The first incident took place place at Youth with a Mission, where young people are trained to become Christian missionaries. Four people were rushed to area hospitals where two people died. Three of the four people have been confirmed as being staff members of YWAM.The suspect escaped and Peter Warren, the Director of Youth with a Mission Denver said the following regarding the shooter. "The young man – I don't know who he is; I don't think [the victims] knew him – but he must be going through a lot personally in his own life to do somethin
Little Mosque on the Prairie - The Complete First Season (DVD)By Sitara Hewitt
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Eye On The World has brought an interesting article to light this morning: Italy: Muslims may drop proposed mosque in northern town. It would seem that not all of Europe is ready to quietly give into Sharia Creep. I am not surprised that one of the toughest bastions of hope for freedom and common sense remains embodied in the nation of Italy.
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Kabar dari Fatwa-Online. Masjid Nabawi di Madinah, Masjid paling suci yang kedua bagi umat Islam, akan tetap dibuka selama 24 jam, 7 hari sepekan sampai akhir tahun ini (1428H -pent.) atas perintah dari Pengurus Kedua Masjid Suci King Abdullah, menurut Gubernur Madinah, Pangeran Abdul Aziz bin Majed.
“Keputusan yang baik ini mencerminkan rasa perhatian dan kebaikan [...]
This tutorial will teach you how to model a mosque dome using three main techniques, (1) the box modelling technique for creating the base of the dome, (2) the lathe modifier for creating the body of the dome, and (3) loft modelling technique for creating the metal tip of the dome.VIEW THIS TUTORIAL
Parts of a temple dating to the reign of pharaoh Ramses II have been discovered inside a mosque in Luxor, Egypt, officials report .Experts restoring the historic mosque uncovered sections of columns, capitals, and elaborately inscribed reliefs from one of the ancient temple's courtyards built around 1250 B.C.The previously concealed architectural elements reveal well-preserved hieroglyphics and unique scenes depicting the powerful pharaoh.The discovery is likely to touch a nerve among religious leaders, because the newly exposed reliefs contain representations of humans and animals, which are forbidden inside mosques, the experts said. The mosque was erected as a shrine to Muslim saint Abul Haggag in the 13th century A.D. on the site of an earlier Christian church, which was itself built on top of the ancient temple, the archaeologists explained.The discovery was made during repair work on the mosque after a fire damaged part of the structure in June. "To do this project of restoratio
I told them that I won't pay for the fuel. The fan stirred hot air above our heads as we were arranging my trek to the Dogon Country in one of many travel agencies in Sevare.- But the distance is very far and you can't walk.- It not that far, 5 hours walking. We will walk.And so we did.We were lucky, the weather was bearable; clouded sky, no direct sunlight. Ibrahim, my guide, didn't like the walk.- It's the first and the last time that I am walking this track!He told me about his plans to buy some land and start a rice plantation.We descended the cliff and entered Kani Kombole, second village on our way, but the first one set right next to the escarpment.
In this blessed month of Ramadan one of the most beautiful things that the Muslims do is their breaking of fast in community spirit at a mosque. This is done universally in this time of the year, any mosque in the world you walk into during the sunset time and you wil see this extra-ordinary event.Now when I say extra-ordinary, I mean it completely. Last evening I had the opportunity to break my fast in a mosque here in Southern California. It was my first visit and prayer in any American mosque and needless to say, my first iftar as well. I very much enjoyed being at a mosque during iftar (the Ramadan dinner) in the month of ramadan back in Singapore. Almost everyday in all the ramadan in last three years I broke my fast with other, sitting together. Infinite thanks to God and to my gracious host, I had this beautiful opportunity again.If you ever get a chance, please experience this, and you can make it at any evening during this whole month of Ramadan which has just started (today,
A Muslim group that wants to open a giant £100 million mosque in London has set its sights on “winning the whole of Britain to Islam”.Tablighi Jamaat aims to build an Islamic complex near to the site of the 2012 Olympic stadium, with a mosque for 12,000 people, by far the largest religious building in Britain.The organisation, which has millions of followers worldwide, insists that it is a peaceful, apolitical revivalist movement that promotes Islamic consciousness among individual Muslims. However, intelligence agencies have cautioned that the group’s ability to fire young men with a zeal for Islam acts as a staging post, for some, along a path that leads to jihadist terrorism.Kafeel Ahmed, the Indian doctor who died from burns last month after trying to set off a car bomb at Glasgow Airport, is the latest in a line of terrorists for whose initial radicalisation Tablighi Jamaat has been blamed. The group (literally, the preaching party) belongs to the ultra-conservative Deoband
While some American schools rush to ban "Christmas" parties, cross necklesses and Bible clubs, others are going out of their way to allow and even promote Islam. In San Diego, an elementary school added an extra recess for Muslim children to pray. The University of Michigan has gone so far as to provide facilities for Islamic students to wash their feet before prayer--all at taxpayer expense! In California, another school hosts a curriculum called "Becoming a Muslim" as part of world history class. Can you imagine the outcry if any of those things happened with a Christian slant? Can you imagine if Christians were given an extra recess to pray? Or if a public college built a facility for Christian children to conduct a worship service? Or, perhaps most revealing of the double standard, if a public school offered a history class called, "Becoming a Christian"?When the families of the seventh graders who had to take the "Becoming a Muslim" part of their history class sued the school for
Al-Qaeda´s leadership secretly directed the Islamic militants whose armed revolt at the Red Mosque in Islamabad ended last week with more than 100 deaths after it was stormed by the Pakistan army.According to senior intelligence officials, the troops who finally took control discovered letters from Osama Bin Laden’s deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri. They were written to Abdul Rashid Ghazi and Abdul Aziz, the brothers who ran the mosque and adjacent madrasah.Government sources said up to 18 foreign fighters --including Uzbeks, Egyptians and several Afghans-- had arrived weeks before the final shootout and set up firing ranges to teach students, including children, how to handle weapons. More...
When Napoleon was in Egypt along with his famous French expedition trying to make from Egypt the Jewel of the French Empire , he wanted so much to win the Egyptians to his side by any cost , he claimed to be their savior from the Othman rule , he claimed to be a Muslim and he even married an Egyptian Muslim girl who was killed as soon as he left the country. The Egyptian people resisted the French invaders very well ,yet they did not hate them that much to the extreme until he made his historical mistake and ordered his troops to enter Al-Azhar Mosque by their horses The ordered that caused a huge anger for the Egyptians translated in what was known the Cairo Revolution , the French entered the honorable Al-Azhar with their weapons ,shoes and horses ; a huge desecration that French could not apologize for except by their departure. The incident of Al-Azhar desecration till is having its remark after two centuries , I remember when some who were headed by Farouk Hosni , the culture min
Moscow, July 14 (RIA Novosti) Russia hopes that Pakistan’s political and religious groups will join hands in the fight against terrorism following the recent Lal Masjid siege in Islamabad, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman has said.
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At the age of 94, former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson has passed away.
According to a study conducted by Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, young people are pretty ignorant when it comes to staying informed about current affairs. (Full .pdf available here)
Law and Order: The Supreme Court in Libya has upheld the death sentences of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor who delib
H/T to The Jawa Report Here is a translation of the video of Zawahiri from Laura Mansfield: The Aggression Against Lal Masjid In the name of Allah, and all praise is due to Allah, and may peace and prayers be...
Yesterday, the editorial board of The NY Times had some advice for the Bush Administration regarding General Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan. Of Musharraf the board said: “he has done far less than he promised — and far less than is needed. It’s not clear which side his intelligence services are rooting for, while Taliban and Qaeda fighters continue to find shelter and support on Pakistan’s side of the Afghan border.” One cannot disagree that Musharraf’s Pakistan has done less than promised in the fight against terrorism, however via the opinion of the toiletPaper all the nuance that they find commendable in a Kerry, they don’t apply to themselves with regard to a problem that is not at all as simple as they would like. Question to the board: whose intelligence will Musharrafs be if he is replaced whether Democratically or by other means? The board believes: “Washington needs to make clear to the Pakistani people that America is the ally of
It seems that Dubya intends to waste his time visiting the Islamic Center of Washington D.C, for re-dedication to some no doubt useless purpose (H/T: Michelle Malkin). This is the same mosque center he visited following 9-11 and said that Islam is "peace", and where the former head of the mosque, Muhammed al-Asi, once told Iranian television that the US government was to blame for 9-11.Any succeeding presidential candidate is going to have to prove themselves capable of not going to places like what Dubya is going to.
We are all speaking about the Egyptian and Syrian losses in the six days war 40th anniversary and forgetting the most important loss of all in that war Jerusalem ,old Jerusalem , for this I decided not to speak about our failure to protect the holy city again but instead I decided to share with you something I found from quite a time and I think it is great The Panoramic inside view of Al-Aqsa Mosque , the furthermost Mosque, the third holiest Place for the Muslims where they should Pilgrim to Most people don't know how the mosque looks from inside , already they are confused the Mosque , the Dome of the rock , the famous trick move one of my Christian friend made me realize from several years that the Israelis intended to make us forget about the real Mosque ,concentrate on the Dome of the rock as if it were Al-Aqsa Mosque at least for the young generations Anyhow here is a link from the Visual Dhikr graphics company please enjoy the virtual trip because it is so bea
Hyderabad, June 16 (IANS) A youth allegedly sent by Hyderabad Police to Bangladesh illegally to trace a suspect in the May 18 bomb blast at the Mecca Masjid, was Saturday sent to jail.
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The Askariya Shiite shrine in Samarra was attacked by suspected Sunni militia associated with Al Queda. But something troubles me with this explanation. This is supposed to be where the A-Mahdi disappeared, he is the mythical 12 Iman that is...
"One of Terengganu's beautiful mosques, the Tengku Tengah Zaharah Mosque, which is also referred to as the Floating Mosque (Masjid Terapung), draws in not only local residents, but also visitors who stop by in their journey to perform their prayers."See Full Album (50 photos)A state where religion is held close to it's people's hearts, the Tengku Tengah Zaharah Mosque, or also referred to as the Floating Mosque, is one of the icons of Islam in the state. Built from an idea birthed by the late Sultan of Terengganu, Al-Marhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah, this mosque was named after his mother, Tuanku Intan Zaharah binti Almarhum Tengku Seri Setia Raja. The mosque is located in Teluk Ibai, just over 4km away from Kuala Terengganu town centre, quite close to the beautiful beach of Terengganu's coast. The white structure of the mosque gorunds covers and area of roughly 5 acres and serves a number of villages nearby. Construction of t
The laying of the foundation stone which marked the re-building of the to replace the old wooden structure of the mosque, was performed by HRH Sultan Ismail Ibni Sultan Muhammad IV on the morning of 21 August 1922 (28 Zulhijjah 1340). The construction work of the new mosque was completed in 1925. The mosque was named Muhammadi Mosque, after the late Sultan Muhammad IV who dedicated his life fully to the state of Kelantan.The primary function of the mosque was to spread the knowledge of Islam. Several prominent religious scholars carried out their teachings of Islam here. Among others were Tuan Taba (1840-1891), Haji Wan Ali Kutan (1837-1912) and Tok Kenali (1868-1933). The system of teaching conducted here was similar to the one practised in Masjidil Haram in Mecca. Upon completion of their learning in the Muhammadi Mosque, students will pursue their studies in Mecca.The mosque became a renowned centre disseminating Islamic teachings in this region. This resulted in the mosque earning
A grenade has exploded outside a mosque in Ambon in eastern Indonesia, but police say there were no casualties.Police chief Gatot Guntur Setiawan says four witnesses are being questioned, and the area around the mosque has been closed off while a bomb squad searchers for any other explosive devices."The motive was just terror and to spread fear among people," he said.
Jerusalem Post11 Apr 2007ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) – The government said Tuesday it has blocked the Web site of a mosque trying to impose Talibanstyle social strictures in the Pakistani capital, saying that it was inciting hate.
Clerics at the Red Mosque in downtown Islamabad launched a Web site last week as part of a unilateral anti- vice campaign, in which students from their nearby seminary
