Life is one of the most precious gifts one can ever demand from the Mighty Lord of the universe, i.e. Allah Almighty; Who not only created human beings, but every single particle constituting the whole wide universe we can see and think of.Especially blessed are the ones who have been honored with the chance of living life as a Muslim, following the principles of life laid by Allah (SWT) Himself, communicated to us through a scripture as exalted as Quran.

For more details please visit the site below:

http://www.quranreading.com/blog/islam-religion/how-can-you-make-your-l…

A recent video of a scholar saying celebrating christmas is okay has been spreading across the internet far and wide.

Since we've been given the green light by Dr. Tahirul Qadri. So, who's celebrating it then?

or can we really?

my question to the forumers here, is this; can we celebrate christmas?
This blog post has a few words to say on this issue:
http://mybeliefs.co.uk/2011/10/04/minhajul-quran-celebrate-christmas-a-…

Al-Burāq (Arabic: البُراق‎ al-Burāq "lightning") is a mythological steed, described as a creature from the heavens which transported the prophets. The most commonly told story is how in the 7th century, Al-Buraq carried the Islamic prophet Muhammad ﷺ from Mecca to Jerusalem and back during the Isra and Mi'raj or "Night Journey", which is the title of one of the chapters (sura), Al-Isra, of the Qur'an.

While the Buraq is almost always portrayed with a human face in far-eastern and Persian art, no Hadiths or early Islamic references allude to it having a humanoid face. This, which found its way into Indian and Persian Islamic art, may have been influenced by a misrepresentation or translation from Arabic to Persian of texts and stories describing the winged steed as a "... beautiful faced creature."

An excerpt from a translation of Sahih al-Bukhari describes Al-Buraq:

"...Then a white animal which was smaller than a mule and bigger than a donkey was brought to me." ... "The animal's step (was so wide that it) reached the farthest point within the reach of the animal's sight. ..."

—Muhammad al-Bukhari, Sahih al-Bukhari[1]

Police should be given clear rules about when they can use water cannon and plastic bullets against rioters, a watchdog has said

But officers could lawfully have shot arsonists in some cases during the summer rioting in England, the Inspectorate of Constabulary said.

Water cannon and plastic bullets could have been used in a "number of real scenarios", its report suggested.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16265551

North Koreans are in mourning after the death of their dear leader, Kim Jong-il.



People wept openly on the streets of the capital, Pyongyang. State media said he had suffered a heart attack on Saturday, aged 69. He had been unwell.



The official news agency KCNA described one of his sons, Kim Jong-un, as the "great successor" whom North Koreans should unite behind.



Pyongyang's neighbours are on alert fearing instability in the poor and isolated nuclear-armed nation.



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16250499

World has gotten to know so much about “Taliban”, especially after the horrific tragedy referred as 9/11 that served to perish the lives of more than 3000 innocent human beings in the United States of America. Ever since then, world media highlights any news about “Taliban”, a regime that operated in war-torn country of Afghanistan at the time United States of America in particular and the world in general was awestruck with the tragedy of 9/11.

For more details please visit the site below:

http://www.quranreading.com/blog/islam-religion/is-islam-in-favor-of-fe…

Why are they protesting now?

I just saw the most disgusting and shocking pics showing how the army are handling the protesters.

The %^&*$£%!!

David Cameron has said that the UK is a Christian country "and we should not be afraid to say so".

In a speech in Oxford on the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible, the prime minister called for a revival of traditional Christian values to counter Britain's "moral collapse".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16224394

If believers do good deeds for heaven/to avoid hell, then can they really be selfless?