L’elezione a Londra del primo sindaco musulmano della sua storia, Sadiq Khan, immortalato in foto con un cartello “refugees welcome” fa esultare i sostenitori di quel modello multiculturale britannico che ha però dimostrato da tempo di essere totalmente fallimentare: quartieri ghetto a Londra, Birmingham, Leicester, Manchester, dove un occidentale viene guardato con sospetto, dove è proibita la vendita di alcolici o la semplice camminata mano nella mano tra fidanzati, tutto rigorosamente controllato da ronde per l’implementazione della sharia; zone dove molti negozi chiudono cinque volte al gi

Source : Agencies | 10 Oct 2014

Coffee

About 1,600,000,000 cups of coffee are consumed every day around the world. Billions of people rely on it as part of their daily routines. And yet, very few people are aware of the Muslim origins of this ubiquitous drink.

According to the historical record, in the 1400s coffee became a very popular drink among Muslims in Yemen, in the southern Arabian Peninsula. Legend goes that a shepherd (some say in Yemen, some say in Ethiopia) noticed that his goats became very energetic and jumpy when they ate beans from a particular tree. He had the courage to try them himself, noticing they gave him an energy boost. Over time, the tradition of roasting the beans and immersing them in water to create a sour yet powerful drink developed, and thus, coffee was born.

The Prophet Muhammad advised his followers to treat animals with kindness and, if needed, kill them mercifully for food. And he didn’t mince words.

“Whoever kills a sparrow or anything bigger than that without a just cause, Allah will hold him accountable on the Day of Judgment,” the Prophet reportedly said.

Remembering these instructions, New York farmer Zaid Kurdieh says much of the meat that brands itself as halal, or religiously permissible, is nothing but a sham.

Source : Arab news / 06 Oct 2014

The number of Arab pilgrims this Haj season stands at 265,217 pilgrims, according to figures released by National Tawafa Establishment for the Pilgrims of the Arab Countries. 

Source : AA / 06 Oct 2014

Muslims in Germany have opened the doors of their mosques to non-Muslims on Friday with the hope of eliminating prejudices against Muslims and encouraging cultural exchange.

Source : ProductiveMuslim / 03 Oct 2014

Firstly, we should acknowledge that as a Muslimah, our first and foremost role is to worship Allah but then immediately after fulfilling these obligations, serving our parents is the best honour we can have. Allah says in the Qur’an:

Source : HalalFocus / 03 Oct 2014

France has emerged as the most desirable travel destination in Europe by Muslim tourists particularly among Malaysian travelers, according to a poll of travelers in the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

Source : Kremlin.ru / 03 Oct 2014

Vladimir Putin met with King Abdullah II of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, who is in Moscow on a working visit at the invitation of the Russian President.

PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA VLADIMIR PUTIN: Your Majesty, friends, allow me to greet you.

By Maryam Hedayat | islam.ru | 03 Oct 2014

The historical background of Eid al-Adha is that the Prophet Ibrahim (may Allah be pleased with him) had a dream in which he was sacrificing his young son, Ismail (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). Prophet Ibrahim, a great believer in Allah, took his dream literally and wanted to sacrifice his son. But, according to the tradition, Allah the Almighty sent his angels and asked him to sacrifice an animal instead of his son.

Source : islam.ru / 03 Oct 2014

Committee on the "Halal" standard issued "Halal sheep on Eid al-Adha" leaflets and posters on the eve of Eid al-Adha. They contain all the necessary information about the slaughter of the sacrificial animal: Kurban mandatory conditions, the quality of the sacrificial animal, the order of the ritual, the time of sacrifice, and so on. Flyer came with a circulation of 6,000 copies, and 500 posters. They are distributed among the believers of the mosques in Kazan and in the Republic.