Zia Shah

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Mother’s Day has become a cherished tradition in the United States, celebrated each year on the second Sunday in May. On this day, families across America shower mothers with cards, flowers, gifts, and gratitude . It’s a time for breakfast in bed, heartfelt messages, and family gatherings to honor the women who raised us. But appreciation for mothers is not limited to one culture or one day.

3 days ago | themuslimtimes.info | Zia Shah

Throughout history, poets have often portrayed inspiration as a gift from beyond the self. In the classical imagination, a poet might receive a sudden divine or mystical spark – as if a muse or deity descends to whisper verses in the poet’s ear (as depicted above). In Urdu literary theory, this spontaneous flash of creativity is termed “Amad” (آمد), literally “arrival” or coming. Its counterpart is “Aawurd” (آورد), meaning “bringing forth” – poetry that is deliberately crafted with effort.

4 days ago | themuslimtimes.info | Zia Shah

Revealed in the Medinan period, Quran 3:110 addressed the young Muslim community at a time of identity formation and interfaith encounter. Islamic historical reports indicate it came as a response to claims of religious superiority made by certain Jewish neighbors in Medina .

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The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, founded by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835–1908), believes that Islam is destined to prevail over all other faiths in the coming centuries through divine support and peaceful propagation. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad claimed to be the Promised Mahdi and Messiah awaited in Islam, tasked “to appear towards the end times and bring about, by peaceful means, the final triumph of Islam”.

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Javed Ahmad Ghamidi on Etiquettes of Polite Communication EpigraphAllah likes not the uttering of unseemly speech in public, except on the part of one who is being wronged. Indeed, Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. (Al Quran 4:148)Call unto the way of thy Lord with wisdom and goodly exhortation, and argue with them in a way that is best. Surely, thy Lord knows best who has strayed from His way; and He knows those who are rightly guided. (Al Quran 16:125)VIDEOLike this:Like Loading... Related