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When you are tired and discouraged From fruitless efforts …. Allah knows how hard you have tried When you’ve cried so long and Your heart is in anguish….. Allah has counted your tears If you feel that your life is on h…

"Believers, when the call for prayer is made on Friday, hasten to the remembrance of Allah and give up all trading. That is better for you, if you only knew. But when the prayer is ended, disperse in the land and seek Al…

As-salam Alaykun, QURAN 59 Verses 21- 24 "Had We sent down this Qur'an on a mountain, you would certainly have seen it falling down, splitting asunder because of the fear of Allah, and We set forth these parables to me…

Salam Alaikum Brothers and Sisters, “Say, ‘O My servants who have committed excess against themselves, do not despair of Allah’s mercy. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins, for it is He who is the Ever-forgiving, Merciful.”…

By: Adegbolu Afolabi In the wake of Charlie Hebdo sage, about 26 mosques around France have been attacked with firebombs, gunfire. Pig head and grenades, Muslims are targeted with violence and largely the western media …

Germany's young footballer Danny Blum has announced his reversion to Islam, describing it as a religion of hope and strength. "Islam gives me hope and strength. Prayer calms my soul," Blum told Bild newspaper on Monday,…

A Manchester council worker has been suspended from his job over anti-Islam comments on the Facebook, after the council saw them as breaching the employee code of conduct. “We expect the highest standards of conduct fro…

by AWR HAWKINS In the five months since Hot Springs, Arkansas, gun range owner Jan Morgan banned Muslims from her facilities, she has seen business quadruple. She has also faced threats and the prospect of lawsuits, whi…

Between 5,000 to 6,000 Danes have already converted to Islam and more are joining (photo: Colourbox) An estimated 5,000 have become Muslims in the last ten years By: Lucie Rychla Justling for column space with a story …

The wrenching, Oscar-nominated "Timbuktu" depicts Mali under jihadist rule -- but it's far more than an issue drama By: Andrew O'Hehir Even when you get past the eerie-coincidence level of Abderrahmane Sissako’s Oscar…

Shikarpur, Pakistan---A bomb tore through a busy Shiite mosque in southern Pakistan on Friday killing at least 40 people, officials said, in the deadliest sectarian attack to hit the country in nearly two years. The bla…

The first all-female mosque has opened its doors in America, with up to 150 women coming from across the country not to miss the historical prayer lead by a female imam at a former synagogue that's now a multi-faith cent…

By Zaid Jilani / AlterNet As part of a wider crackdown against the perceived threat of terrorism, French authorities are imposing various anti-radicalization programs focused on its Muslim population. In Nice St. August…

By Aquila Style In response to recent hate crime and bullying against Muslims due to Islamphobia, AsoOmii Jay walked the streets of downtown Toronto to see the reactions of Canadians on what they think makes a Muslim. T…

The military yesterday launched a full-scale operation to flush out Boko Haram, in collaboration with Chad and Cameroon forces, bombing the dreaded Sambisa forest, camp of the insurgents, in Borno State. This is coming …

By: Marty Graham  A San Diego-area man accused of placing a threatening phone call to one office of a Muslim civil rights group and sending a threatening message to another pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to hate crimes c…

BOKO Haram fighters killed nearly 70 civilians and six soldiers in an onslaught on the Cameroon border town of Fotokol, on Wednesday, a Cameroon security source told AFP. “There are many (dead) civilians, nearly 70. The…

By: Idris Katib The Vice Chancellor, Crescent University, Abeokuta, Prof. Ibraheem Gbajabiamila has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Chief Molade Okoya-Thomas who died at the age of 79. Describing Chief Okoya-Th…

By: Segun Awofadeji As part of the preparations for the forthcoming general election, the two major religions in Nigeria have signed a pact for peace in agreement for violent-free elections. The action, which is geared…

By Armstrong Bakam, Gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers, on Thursday, shot dead a government official with the Bauchi State Ministry for Local Government Affairs. A police sergeant was also said to have been injured fol…

CALGARY – Muslim mayor of Calgary Naheed Nenshi has been named the winner of the prestigious World Mayor prize in recognition of his efforts to engage with citizens towards the improvement of people’s lives. “He (Nenshi…

Source : IQNA The first translation of Islam’s Holy Book in Ukrainian will be unveiled in Ukraine next month The first translation of Islam’s Holy Book in Ukrainian will be unveiled in Ukraine next month. Ukrainian s…

Source: IQNA A group of German Muslim youth distributed free copies of the German translation of the Holy Quran in the capital, Berlin. A group of German Muslim youth distributed free copies of the German translation …

By: Abdul Hannan Tago   “Extremism has tarnished Islam and the image of Muslims around the world,” said a top official at the King Abdul Aziz Center for National Dialogue (KACND), underlining the importance of dialogue…