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Islam is world’s most common state religion — study
October 10, 2017
Islam is world’s most common state religion — study
Pew Research Center analysis of data from 199 countries finds 4 in 10 have officially endorsed faiths or preferred faiths. Pew Research Center analysis of data from 199 countries finds 4 in 10 have officially endorsed faiths or preferred…
Gunmen kill five in attack on Shias in southwestern Pakistan
October 10, 2017
Gunmen kill five in attack on Shias in southwestern Pakistan
Pakistani police say gunmen have ambushed a car carrying minority Shia Muslims in the southwestern city of Quetta, killing four of them and a passer-by. Pakistani police say gunmen have ambushed a car carrying minority Shia Muslims in the…
‘Allah ‘ and ‘ Ali ‘ writings appeared in the Viking tombs
October 10, 2017
‘Allah ‘ and ‘ Ali ‘ writings appeared in the Viking tombs
What was previously thought to be typical Viking Age patterns in silver have now proven to be geometric Kufic characters. The Uppsala University researchers behind the study also show that both Allah and Ali are invoked in the patterns of…
Azerbaijani visitor rides his bicycle to Karbala
October 10, 2017
Azerbaijani visitor rides his bicycle to Karbala
After a 14-day trip on a bicycle, the Azerbaijani visitor Zihun Hosseini arrived at the holy shrine of Aba al-Fadl al-Abbas, peace be upon him, on Friday 15th of Muharram 1439 AH, to continue his Ziyarat program by the Ziyarat…
Community celebrates opening of new Islamic mosque in Canberra
October 9, 2017
Community celebrates opening of new Islamic mosque in Canberra
Canberra’s Islamic community finally has a new place of worship, 17 years after plans were first made. Canberra’s Islamic community finally has a new place of worship, 17 years after plans were first made. The building of the long-awaited…
Quranic course for children underway in Austria
October 9, 2017
Quranic course for children underway in Austria
The Imam Ali, peace be upon him,Islamic Center in Vienna, Austria, has organized courses on teaching Quran and eulogy for children and teenagers. The Imam Ali, peace be upon him,Islamic Center in Vienna, Austria, has organized courses on teaching…
Iraqi PMUs uncover 10 mass graves near Hawijah
October 9, 2017
Iraqi PMUs uncover 10 mass graves near Hawijah
Iraqi pro-government fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units have found nearly a dozen mass graves containing bodies of security forces and civilians, who are believed to have been executed by DaeshTakfiri terrorists, on the outskirts of the recently-liberated town of…
Dozen civilians killed as Saudi jets target residential building in Yemen
October 9, 2017
Dozen civilians killed as Saudi jets target residential building in Yemen
A dozen civilians have lost their lives and several others sustained injuries when Saudi fighter jets targeted a residential area in Yemen’s southwestern province of Ta’izz as the Riyadh regime presses ahead with its atrocious bombardment campaign against its southern…
Post fiqh lessons for Ayatollah Shirazi begin in holy Qom
October 9, 2017
Post fiqh lessons for Ayatollah Shirazi begin in holy Qom
The Grand Ayatollah SeyyedSadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, may Allah prolong his life, has begun lecturing the post fiqh lessons at Imam ZainulAbidin Mosque in the holy city of Qom. The Grand Ayatollah SeyyedSadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, may Allah prolong his life,…
Terrorists attack Shia Shrine in Pakistan’s Balochistan, killing 20
October 8, 2017
Terrorists attack Shia Shrine in Pakistan’s Balochistan, killing 20
A bombing outside a Shia shrine in a remote village of Pakistan’s southern province of Balochistan has claimed the lives of at least 20 people and left 25 others wounded. A bombing outside a Shia shrine in a remote…