Narrated ‘Aisha: The commencement of the Divine Revelation to Allah’s Apostle was in the form of good righteous (true) dreams in his sleep. He never had a dream but that it came true like bright day light. He used to go in seclusion (the cave of) Hira where he used to worship(Allah Alone) continuously for many (days) nights.…
1994 Lecture by the late Shamima Shams highlighting Muslim women’s role in warfare, religion, political activities, affairs of state and the private domain. Rhodes University, Muslim Students Association Islamic Week 1994 I would like to thank the Muslim Students Association for giving me this opportunity to speak with you on the issue of women which…
KHABAROVSK, Russia, March 11 (UPI) – A woman in Russia’s Far East was found living with the mummified body of her late husband, police said Sunday. Investigators said the bizarre discovery was made earlier this month when medical personal visited the 72-year-old woman’s apartment in Khabarovsk and called police. Russia’s RIA Novosti news service said police…
World Press Photo of the year awarded to Samuel Aranda By David R Arnott, msnbc.com The international jury of the 55th annual World Press Photo Contest announced Friday that it had selected a picture by Samuel Aranda as the World Press Photo of the Year 2011. Samuel Aranda / EPA, file An undated self portrait by photographer…
Afghan family found guilty of murdering daughters, woman in Canadian ‘honor killing’ trial Father caught on tape railing against 3 daughters, first wife for ‘betraying’ family BY PHILIP CAULFIELD / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Mohammad Shafia, right, Tooba Yahya, center, and their son Hamed Mohammed Shafia, left, are escorted into the Frontenac County courthouse in…
Viral video: Bungee cord snaps, woman survives 360-foot fall A 22-year-old woman from Australia survived with relatively minor injuries after her bungee cord snapped and she plunged into a crocodile-infested river in Zimbabwe. Video of the terrifying drop surfaced Monday. It shows Erin Langworthy jumping off a platform toward the Zambezi River at Victoria Falls.…
By Eric Marrapodi, CNN Belief Blog Co-Editor Washington (CNN) – Ten years after 9/11, Americans are wrestling with their opinions of Muslims, a new survey found, and where Americans get their TV news is playing a role in those opinions. Nearly half of Americans would be uncomfortable with a woman wearing a burqa, a mosque being built…