Prophet Muhammad

Pakistan To Twitter: 'Yes We Ban!'

Dr. Faheem Younus | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Draw Muhammad Day, Pakistan Blasphemy, Social Media, Islam, Pakistan, Prophet Muhammad, Blasphemy, Forgiveness, Blasphemy Laws, Religion News

Safeguarding the honor of Prophet Muhammad is the overarching goal behind such bans. As a Muslim, I believe I am more committed to that goal than these clerics. But my approach follows the "Yes we can" logic.

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HuffJummah: The Power Of Unconditional Giving

Imam Khalid Latif | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Prophet Muhammad, Philanthropy, Islam, Charity, Tzedakah, Quran, Religion News

The prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, said, "Richness does not come from having an abundance of things from the earth, but richness comes from having a richness of the soul."

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Geert Wilders, Marked For Death: A Muslim's Response

Qasim Rashid | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Islam, Geert Wilders Islam, Religious Liberty, Terrorism, Geert Wilders, Prophet Muhammad, Quran, Marked for Death, Religious Pluralism, Religion News

Wilders promises many things in his book, above all that, "we must speak the truth." Wilders does not fulfill his promises, however, and his disregard for truth is the most astounding.

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What Really Happened When Muhammad Met Jesus?

Kemal Argon | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Christians, Christianity, Islam, Islam and Love, Islam and Pluralism, Christian-Muslim Relations, Sufism, Interfaith Relations, Scripture Study, Scripture Commentary, Interfaith, Prophet Muhammad, Religion News

Anyone wondering where Christian-Muslim dialogue and relations is headed might consider the content of this prophetic example for inspiration.

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Living Out The Sacred Word

Homayra Ziad | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Jummah, Revelation, Prophet Muhammad, Calligraphy, Arabic, Islam, Scripture Study, Scripture Commentary, Quran, Huffjummah, Religion News

I may pull the Quran down from the topmost shelf, and sit in silent recitation, but if the Quran cannot be read in the movement of my limbs, the angle of my chin, the way I walk, sit and hold someone's hand, it is as if it had never been written at all.

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Kuwait Makes Move Towards Radical Blasphemy Law

Reuters | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Insult God, Prophet Muhammad, Twitter, Blasphemy Laws, Islam, Kuwait, Prophet Mohammed, Reuters, Religion News

KUWAIT, April 12 (Reuters) - Kuwaiti lawmakers voted in favour of a legal amendment on Thursday which could make insulting God and the Prophet Moham...

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HuffJummah: How Enemies Become Allies

Kecia Ali | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Scripture Study, Scripture Commentary, Islam, Prophet Muhammad, Quran, Mecca, Huffjummah, Religion News

In polarizing debates and campaign rhetoric, legitimate differences of opinion become the occasion for demonization of opponents. An undercurrent of fear stokes the accusations hurled back and forth.

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The Holy Teaching Power Of Laughter

Homayra Ziad | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Islam, Prophet Muhammad, Quran, Scripture Study, Scripture Commentary, Laughter, Power of Laughter, Religion News

My teacher knew a cardinal rule of moral instruction: Never take yourself too seriously. That master of pedagogy, the great poet-saint Rumi, reminds us that "the true teacher knocks down the idol the student makes of him."

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The Legacy Of Mercy: Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him)

Imam Mohamed Magid | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Islam, Prophet's Birthday, Muhammad, Prophet Muhammad, Mawlid-Al-Nabi, Mawlid, Religion News

Let us be beacons of hope, mercy, love, justice and freedom in dark times. Be the light of hope in a sea of darkness. Let us all leave a legacy of mercy on this earth, just as Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) did.

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Catholics and Muslims In NYC And Beyond Work Together To Help The Neediest

Sarah Sayeed, Ph.D. | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Catholics, Cardinal Dolan, Prophet Muhammad, Social Justice, Interfaith Dialogue, Muslims, Lent, Catholic Church, Charity, Islam, Interfaith, Religion News

Both Islam and Catholicism share a deep commitment to service, and Catholics and Muslims can benefit the wider society by working together.

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Dealing With Alcoholism In America

Harris Zafar | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Religion, Islam, Whitney Houston, Beer, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Quran, Prophet Muhammad, Wine, Binge Drinking, Substance Abuse, Muslim, Addiction & Recovery, Religion News

Many frivolously argue they are 'social drinkers' who only consume one or two drinks. Every alcoholic began as a social drinker and never set out with an intention to become an alcoholic.

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A Tweet, From Civilization to Civil-Violation

Mohsin Mohi-Ud Din | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Islam, Mohsin Mohi Ud Din, Islamic Reform, Saudi Arabia, Fulbright Scholarship, Prophet Muhammad, US Foreign Policy, Hamza Kashgari, Muslim World, Arab Spring, World News

What seems a harmless tweet to some, and a blasphemous tweet for others, is telling of something larger: a pendulum swinging from a civilization to a civil-violation.

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HuffJummah: Why The Prophet Muhammad Is So Beloved

Imam Sohaib Sultan | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Mercy, Prophet Muhammad, Islam, Muslim, Mawlid, Ethics, Beloved Prophet Muhammad, Beloved Prophet, Huffjummah, Religion News

For Muslims and for anyone who comes to know him with love, the Prophet exemplified the life of compassion toward all that was around him.

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Muslim Suspect In 'South Park' Threat To Plead Guilty

AP | MATTHEW BARAKAT | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: South Park Threat, Younus Abdullah Mohammad, South Park Censorship, Trey Parker, Islam, Video, Matt Stone, South-Park-Matt-Stone-Trey-Parker, Prophet Muhammad, South Park Muhammad, Muhammad Yunus, South Park, Trey Parker Matt Stone, Muslim Threat, Religion News

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A Muslim convert from Brooklyn pleaded guilty Thursday to using a website he founded to post online threats against the creato...

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Prophet Muhammad's Birthday: To Celebrate or Not to Celebrate

Muqtedar Khan | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Religion, Islam, Prophet Muhammad, Eid Milad Al-Nabi, Milad, Mawlid, Religion News

Can we not then also celebrate the life of the man who is dearest to us without deeming it as an act of worship?

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The Last Sermon Of The Prophet Muhammad

Imam Abdullah Antepli | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Quran, Prophet Muhammad, Scripture Commentary, Islam, Islamic Wisdom, Teachings of Muhammad, Religion News

In this articulation of Muhammad, Muslims find their deep commitment to the universal human values such as sacredness of life and property, equality, justice, peace and more. Upon these high universal values, this religion of Islam was built.

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Teach Us How To Pray

Wilfredo Amr Ruiz | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Koran, Religion, Islam, Ablutions, Wilfredo Amr Ruiz, Bible, Abraham, Jesus, Salaat, Quran, Prophet Muhammad, Prayer, Qur?An, Moses, Spirituality, Prayer and Meditation, Religion News

Our aspiration shall be to imitate the prophets and messengers of God.

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Prophet Muhammad Drawing Sparks Clashes In Egypt

AP | AYA BATRAWY | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Prophet Muhammad, Prophet Muhammad Drawing, Egypt Copts, Egypt, Egypt Prophet Muhammad Drawing, Coptic Christians, World News

CAIRO — Around 200 Coptic Christians and Muslims clashed in a southern Egyptian province after a drawing depicting the Prophet Muhammad was post...

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A Few Good Muslim Men -- Honoring Those Who Honor Women

Engy Abdelkader | Posted 02.26.2012

Read More: Islam, Muslim Men, Muslim Women, Men in Islam, Good Muslim Men, Women in Islam, Gender and Religion, Prophet Muhammad, Islamic Family Values, Religion News

As 2011 draws to a close, we take a moment to recognize the following Muslim men, who were selected by others for their individual contributions to the lives of women and, thus, humanity at large.

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Inside A Syrian Quran School For Women

Kamran Pasha | Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Prophet Muhammad, Quran, Islam, Muslim Women, Arab Spring, Feminism, Syria, Gender and Religion, The Light in Her Eyes, Syrian Women, Women in Islam, Houda Al-Habash, Religion News

The idea of a Quran school run by women, for women, might seem surprising to many. But Houda al-Habash is simply following in the tradition of Muslim women back to the days of Prophet Muhammad himself.

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Muslims vs. Cartoons: What To Do Against Blasphemy?

Mustafa Akyol | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Islam, Freedom From Islam, Muhammad Cartoon, Charlie Hebdo Muhammad, Depicting Muhammad, Prophet Muhammad, Quran, French Muslims, Islam in France, Religious Tolerance, Charlie Hebdo, Blasphemy Laws, Religion News

Do we have an irreconcilable gap, then, between Islam and free speech? I am sure many, among both Muslims and Westerners, would readily say "yes" to this question, but I am not one of them.

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French Newspaper Office Set Ablaze After Publishing Prophet Muhammad Cartoon

AP | ELAINE GANLEY | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: French Newspaper Muhammad, Muhammad Cartoon, Islam, Video, France, Prophet Cartoon, Prophet Muhammad, Charlie Hebdo Prophet Mohammad, Charlie Hebdo, World News

PARIS — A firebombing that destroyed the offices of a French satirical weekly that "invited" the Prophet Muhammad as its guest editor was denoun...

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Moammar Gaddafi's Death May Bring Tribal Warfare Before Democracy

Sabria Jawhar | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Islam, Bani Walid, King Abdullah, Prophet Muhammad, Transitional National Council, Zawiya, Holy Qur'An, Libya, Gadhadhfa Tribe, Moammar Gaddafi, Lockerbie, Mashasshia, Warfalla, Hasoun, Zentan, Musilms, World News

Do we celebrate the death of a despot or should we set aside our joy to consider that Gaddafi's enemies violated the basic tenets of Islam to kill him?

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Cartoonist 'Considered Blasphemous,' Targeted In Murder Plot

AP | By KARL RITTER | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Murder, Islam, Politics, Mohamed, Political Cartoon, Swedish Artist, World, Prophet Mohammed, Crime, Lars Vilks, Political Cartoon Controversy, Homophobia, Prophet Muhammad, Muslim, Sweden, Arts News

STOCKHOLM -- Swedish prosecutors suspect three men arrested in an anti-terror sting this month of plotting to kill an artist who depicted the Prophet ...

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The Kindness Of The Prophet Muhammad

Cassie Williams | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Kindness, Islam, Interfaith Understanding, Interfaith Dialogue, Acts of Kindness, Prophet Mohammed, Religious Understanding, Who Was Muhammad, Religious Tolerance, Kindness of Muhammad, Prophet Muhammad, Understanding Islam, Kindness in Islam, Religion News

We need reminders of the people in our past that established greatness through kindness. The Prophet Muhammad was one of these men.

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