Plan to set up new Zamzam water distribution center in Madinah
Jun 27,2011 JEDDAH: Water and Electricity Minister Abdullah Al-Hussayen on Sunday disclosed his ministry's plans to establish a Zamzam water distribution project near the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah. "Tenders to implement the project will be opened within two weeks," he said after opening the automatic Zamzam water distribution system and the central warehouse here on Sunday. ...

The Soul of the Desert: A Poetic Experience
Jun 28,2011 Rendering things into rhymes in order to easily penetrate deep into people’s consciousness has been a method employed since antiquity. This is due to the innate proclivity of human mind to musicality, its rhyme and rhythm. The intrinsic power of music was used for multiple causes. In order to boost the morale of the warriors, the womenfolk of yore used to chant the songs ...

London hosts the “Prophet of Mercy” Exhibition until 2012
Jun 20,2011 Secretary General of the Muslim World League (MWL) Dr. Abdullah bin Abdul Mohsin Al-Turki opened the permanent “Prophet of Mercy” Exhibition and the “Dialogue: The Future of All” conference organized by the Islamic Cultural Centre in London in cooperation with the WML-affiliated Global Commission for Introducing the Messenger (PBUH).   Bring happiness to h...

The Prophetic Portrait: The Hilya in Calligraphy
    For Muslims who avoid visual representations depicting human beings, especially that of the prophets, the millenary expression within the Islamic tradition allowing for the portrayal of the person of Prophet Muhammad has been the hilya, his pen portrait. Denoting ‘quality, characteristic or form’, as well as ‘decoration or ornament,’ hilya, within the ...

Journey of love
Formal prayer has an end, but the prayer of the soul is unlimited. It is the drowning of the soul in universal love. This journey of love and devotion forms the foundation of the Sufi experience. It demonstrates that through God's grace, it is possible for those who are pure to journey to the Divine. All through history, Muslim scholars have discussed whether the Ascension was of a physical ...

What non-Muslims know about the Prophet Muhammad
  Lastprophet.info asked members of different faith traditions living in Turkey about their views, knowledge and feelings about the Prophet Muhammad, with some interesting results. Here are their responses… [flvplayer videoUrl="http://www.lastprophet.info/files/1630-what_non_muslims_know_about_the_prophet_muhammad_Lastprophet_info.flv" previewImageUrl="http://www.lastpr...

Women Retake Islam: The Prophet -- And My Mother -- Would Be Pro
Women Retake Islam: The Prophet -- And My Mother -- Would Be Proud Kamran Pasha Jun 06,2011 Many fans have asked where I have been for the past few months. I have been a regular blogger for the Huffington Post since 2009, often commenting on issues relating to Islam and the media, which as a Muslim in Hollywood is perhaps appropriate. But I have not written a post either here or on my own persona...

Int'l Conference on the Companions of Prophet Muhammad
Int'l Conference on the Companions of Prophet Muhammad Jun 29,2011 Hyderabad, Jun 29 (PTI) An International Conference on `Azmat-E-Sahaba' -- companions of Prophet Muhammad -- will start here on Friday. The 3-day conference is being organised by Jamia Islamia Darululoom which will be attended by Islamic Scholars from the middle-east, Nepal, Denmark and Canada, said Mohammed Raheemuddin An...

1400 Qur’an Readings for 1400 Years of Prophethood
QUR'AN READINGS PLEDGED SO FAR   Following the success of its “International 1400 Qur’an Reading Campaign” last year to mark the 1400th year of the Qur’an’s revelation, Lastprophet.info has this year launched the global “1400 Qur’an Readings for 1400 Years of Prophethood Campaign”, this time to commemorate the Prophet Muhammad’s...

BBC to show film on Muhammad's life
Jun 20,2011 The BBC is to trace the journey of the Islamic prophet Muhammad for a new series which is claimed to be a first for British television. Al Jazeera reporter Rageh Omaar will present the three-part programme for BBC2, following in the prophet's footsteps from Mecca and along the journeys he took during his life. To ensure the programmes are in line with Islamic tradition, they will ...

Friday Sermon: Characteristics of the Believer in Islam
            Lastprophet.info provides its readers with a weekly Friday sermon (khutbah), which may act as a supplemental guide for imams, hospital and prison chaiplains, Muslim organizations and societies (i.e. MSA), students and the general reader. All of our sermons have been prepared by imams, Islamic scholars and theologians in the Republic of Turkey. Please contact us if you would like to c...

Hadith and Sirah Research Awards
The fourth of the annual Hadith and Sirah Research Awards Ceremony, hosted by IRCICA, was held on Saturday April 9th at Yıldız Saray in Istanbul, Turkey. Many prominent guests, such as the Minister of Culture and Tourism Ertuğrul Günay, General Director of IRCICA Mohammed Thamimi, and the wife of Turkey’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sare Davutoğlu were present as the winners’ names were announced...