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April 2018
The Hadith
Kitab al-Iman: Ahadith from a forthcoming book “Miftahul Ma`ani”
Authentic Ahadith with Commentary
The Qur’an
Translation & Commentary of Surah 26: Al-Shu`ara’ (The Poets)
Tafsir and Commentary from Ishraq Al Ma’ani
News Flashes
Flashes from the Muslim World
Concerns Rise Over Attacks on Religious Leaders, Adel al-Kalbani – Former Imam of Makkah Mosque, First Saudi Tablet, Headscarf Protester Sarks Social Media Storm, Skatepark Put Smiles on Refugees, FIFA to help Muslims at World Cup
Children’s Column
Children’s Column
The Qur’an for Young Hearts, Take a Needle to Heaven, Crossword Puzzle
Report
“Christianity, as Default, is Gone” – The Rise of a Non-Christian Europe
Figures show a majority of young adults in twelve European countries have no faith, with Czechs least religious.
Contemporary Issue
Islamophobia: Some Commonplaces
Islamophobia is no more than contemporary racism with a strong classist and sexist component.
Profile
Who are the Nusayrîs? Are they Muslims or Unbelievers?
The Nusayriyyah sect is attributed to Muhammad b. Nusayr al-Basrî, a slave of Banî Numayr, originally from Persia, from Khuzistân.
Human Rights
Benign State Violence vs. Barbaric Terrorism
It would by hypocritical to justify one form of extrajudicial killing while demonizing another. Yet that is exactly what happens.
Perspective
Profiting from America’s Longest War
The mineral resources of Afghanistan have the attention of US President Donald Trump, who is looking for a reason to continue America’s longest war.
Opinion
Did Certain Foreign Governments Facilitate the 9/11 Attacks?
Some thirteen years after the event, the shadow of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in Manhattan and the Pentagon still darkens our world.
