Share Link to all Ramadan 2010 posts This year, I am enjoying the benefits of praying Tarawih behind Mufti Ismail Menk and listening to his powerful Tafseer afterwards. On the opening night, Mufti Menk brought up an issue which always amazes me, the unique method in which the Qur’an begins. This made me reflect on the opening pages of the Qur’an.
Denmark: Is Islam a problem for social cohesion? (Is the presence of Islam a problem for social cohesion?, Uriasposten ) A couple of weeks ago I posted an article about a poll conducted in Denmark for Jyllands-Posten. One of the questions was “to what degree do you see the presence of Islam in Denmark as a problem for social cohesion?”, and according to Jyllands-Posten, 55% answered in the affirmative .
Germany: Stormy debate about anti-Muslim book (A protest against Sarrazin: ’shut up’) Thilo Sarrazin’s new anti-immigration/anti-Muslim book continues to make waves in Germany. The Bundesbank wants to fire him and his party, the Social Democrats, wants to expel him.
Russia: Muslims Divided on Whether Mosques Should Follow Ethno-Linguistic Lines Via Georgian Daily : (…) Over the last two decades, many of the mosques in Moscow and other Russian cities have gone over to the use of Russian, a practice that has allowed them to reach out to and draw in many non-Tatars and thus boost the number of practicing Muslims even while reducing the role of the mosque as the center of Tatar life.
Italy: Mosques denied income tax revenue Via AKI : Mosques in Italy will not receive a share of income tax revenue the Italian government allocates to religious faiths each year.
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Taraweeh Salaah – Night 17 By Sheikh Abdul Hamid Lachporia – Canada In the Name of Almighty Allah Most Gracious, Most Merciful Tonight’s Tarawee consists of Surah Utloo-Maa-Oohiya…(JUZ 21) and the Surahs that will be covered are:- The remaining half of Surah Al Ankabut, Surah Al Rum, Surah Luqman, Surah Al Sajdah and a third of Surah Al-Ahzab.
Belgium: Halal training for prison guards, doctors Prisons According to our sources, the Federal Public Service (SPF) of Justice will soon launch a pilot project to train personnel in prisons about the problematics of halal. Apparently, though it is difficult to obtain exact figures on the percentage of Muslims in Belgian prisons. observers agree that there are many religious Muslims there
Denmark: Islam’s power, Europe’s new reality One day Karen Jespersen and Ralf Pittelkow drove from their home in Dragør, over the Øresund bridge, to the Rosengård district in Malmö. They drove around and felt that they’ve arrived in a different world
Taraweeh Salaah – Night 13 By Sheikh Abdul Hamid Lachporia – Canada In the Name of Almighty Allah Most Gracious, Most Merciful Tonight’s Tarawee consists of the whole of Ka la Alam Akul…(JUZ 16) and a quarter of Iqtaraba (JUZ 17). The Surahs that will be recited this evening covers the remaining quarter of Surah Al Kahf [The Cave], Surah Maryam in its entirety, Surah Ta Ha completely and half of Surah Al Ambiya