Book on Prophet set to break records
Dubai has made a habit of breaking records and takes the largest and fastest in its stride. Joining the list will be what is said to be the biggest book in the world on the biography of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) which hopes to make its entry into the Guinness World Records. The book said to weigh more than 1,500kg, has 420 pages and is written by Dr Abdullah Abdulaziz Al Muslih, renown...

The Conscience of a Society
Last week, Lastprophet.info attended the 1st Global Congress for Muslim Public Relations Practitioners held in Kuala Lumpur, where we were awarded the First Global Muslim Public Relations Excellence Award. Greatly honored and indeed humbled at having received the inaugural award, being present at such a momentous event was itself propitious. Jointly organized by the International Islamic Univers...

Muslim Journalists Urged to Apply Prophet's Principles
Veteran Indonesian journalist Parni Hadi urged Muslim journalists to apply principles set out by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in their work to enhance their credibility. Addressing the International Islamic Media Conference in Jakarta on Wednesday, the former chief of Antara news agency also called for the establishment of an international Muslim media development center in Indonesia. ...

Muslim PR professionals need to 'unpack' the Prophetic example
Muslims need to unpack the notion that Prophet Muhammad’s behavior was the Qur’an, founding Chairman of New York’s Cordoba initiative Imam Feisal Abd Rauf has said. Speaking at the 1st Global Congress for Muslim Public Relations Practitioners held in Kuala Lumpur from 05-08 December, the US faith leader spoke of the need for Muslims to reach a more profound understanding of the Prophet’s example...

Signs of Beauty (Nihavend No.34)
The ilahi (nasheed) 'Signs of Beauty' - translated into English from the Turkish original by Abdal Hakim Murad - is sung by poet and songwriter Dawud Wharnsby Ali. The original was written by famous Turkish Sufi Aziz Mahmut Hüdayi* (d. 1628), known in Turkey as the 'Sultan of Hearts'. [flvplayer videoUrl="/images/upload/media/signs-of-beauty-dawud-wharnsby.flv" previewImageUrl="/images/upload/me...

International Award
  Meridyen Association has added yet another international award to its growing list at the 1st Global Congress for Muslim Public Relations Practitioners, receiving the First Global Muslim Public Relations Excellence Award at a special awards ceremony held in Malaysia. Hosted in Kuala Lumpur on 05 December 2011 and officiated by Malaysia’s Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry Dato...

Eco-Wudhu and Islam's Bright Relationship to Water
Islam’s relationship with water management begins at wudhu before prayers. Zaufishan gives some tips for making wudhu greener. It was over five years ago when I first learned about a wudhu that was environmentally friendly. Despite being a keen Eco-Muslim, I didn’t see how clean water for ritual ablutions could get, well, any cleaner. After one Hajj pilgrimage in 2005 and many cold water washes h...

Book about Fatima, the Prophet's Daughter, Released in Moscow
A new book, published in Moscow, recounts the life of Fatima, Prophet Muhammad's daughter.   Tofiq Abuelm's Fatima: Prophet Mohammad's Daughter has been published in Moscow with support from the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization.   According to the public relations office and information center of the Iranian Islamic Culture and Relations Office (ICRO), the book rec...

Lastprophet.info Goes Online with More Dynamic Interface
With its official launch in 2007, the Lastprophet.info Web Portal broke new ground in terms of both its content and its distinctive, unique and refined design. While the content was prepared with a great deal of care - following consultation with academics and theologians, all authorities in their own fields - the visual layout of the portal was the work of famous Turkish designer Emrah Yücel, wh...

Sadreddin Özçimi
Kelime-i Tevhid (Unity of Divinity) [audioplayer mp3="/images/upload/media/Sufi_Rhythms-Sultan-i_Ask_01_Kelime-i_Tevhid.mp3" ogg="/images/upload/media/Sufi_Rhythms-Sultan-i_Ask_01_Kelime-i_Tevhid.ogg" width="634"][/audioplayer] Durak (Stopping) [audioplayer mp3="/images/upload/media/Sufi_Rhythms-Sultan-i_Ask_02_Durak.mp3" ogg="/images/upload/media/Sufi...

French Provocateurs at work – again!
Recent developments in France bear all the hallmarks of the cartoon crisis of 2006-2007 which shook the globe and had an indelible impact on the Islamic world. Describing themselves as having anarchist-left wing leanings, the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo named the Prophet Muhammad as guest ‘edtior’ in its latest edition, published Wednesday. Using political developments in Tunisia...

Masterpieces of calligraphy art on view at Yıldız Palace
New exhibition titled “Masterpieces of the Calligraphy Art Hilya al-Sharif” opened Nov. 1 at Istanbul’s Yıldız Palace Mabeyn Köşk and is running until Dec. 1 with a wide array of examples from the traditional art form. “This branch of art is actually very wide,” President Abdullah Gül said during the exhibition’s opening ceremony. “We have many world-reno...