Looks Can Be Deceiving

One of the blessings of Allah is the clothes that we wear. When brothers and sisters seek to make a change and become ‘practising’, they may begin adopting a more Islamic dress. For sisters it maybe wearing a hijab/niqab and a jilbab seeking to fulfil the requirements of the Shari’ah and brothers may begin to wear more modest and loose clothing.
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German Football Club Bayern Munich Builds a Mosque

The German football club agreed to a request to build a mosque in the Allianz Arena stadium to serve its Muslim players and fans.

Helping their players to fulfil their religious duties, German football giants Bayern Munich have decided to build a mosque to help Muslim footballers to perform their prayers.

The request was made by the club’s Muslim midfielder Bilal Franck Ribery, who asked for specifying a small room for players to perform their prayers.
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Islamic inscription in Martorana Cathedral, Palermo

An Islamic inscription on a pillar in the Martorana Cathedral in Palermo, Sicily, built in 1143. Read More

Google Palestine

Google has changed the tagline on the homepage of its Palestinian edition from “Palestinian Territories” to “Palestine”.

The change, introduced on 1 May, means google.ps now displays “Palestine” in Arabic and English under Google’s logo.
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Eclipse in Islam

Narrated by Abu Masud, the Prophet of Allah said,

“The sun and the moon do not eclipse because of someone’s death or life but they are two signs amongst the signs of Allah, so pray whenever you see them.”

“It is He Who made the sun to be a shining glory and the moon to be a light (of beauty), and measured out stages for her; that ye might know the number of years and the count (of time). Nowise did Allah create this but in truth and righteousness. (Thus) doth He explain His Signs in detail, for those who understand.” Surat Yunus 10:5

The prayers for a lunar eclipse and a solar eclipse is the same. It’s important to pray this in congregation, although praying alone is permissible too. The importance is because the Prophet (peace be upon him) instructed us to remember Allah and invoke Allah during this time, and this was also a time when the Prophet (peace be upon him) was afraid of what was to come.
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10 English words borrowed from Arabic

The Muslim world has given birth to many thinkers and many inventions – among them the three-course meal, alcohol and coffee. The best coffee bean is still known as Arabica, but it’s come a long way from the Muslim mystics who treasured it centuries ago, to the chains that line our high streets.
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