Portraying the life of the Prophet through art
Aug 18,2011 In his exhibition entitled ‘Sira el-Nabawia’ (Life of the Prophet Mohamed), Taher Abdel-Azeem tries to delve into Islam’s values in a modern way by using art – a language that all can understand. One of his oil paintings is inspired by something that happened in the Year of the Elephant, the name in Islamic history for the year approximating to 570 AD. Tha...

Prophet Muhammad's cloak on display for visitors
Aug 5,2011 The hırka-i şerif, the cloak of the Prophet Muhammad, is now on display at the Hırka-ı Şerif Mosque in İstanbul's Fatih district. The hırka-i şerif, the cloak of the Prophet Muhammad, which is normally on display throughout the month of Ramadan, was not exhibited last year due to restoration work on the cloak. İstanbul Governor Hüseyin Avni Mutlu, İstanbul Metropolitan ...

Relics of Prophet Muhammad to be displayed during Ramadan
Aug 5,2011 The sacred relics of Prophet Muhammad will be displayed in Istanbul during the holy month of Ramadan. Professor Mustafa Cagrici, mufti of Istanbul, said Thursday that the relics would be open to people's visit at Istanbul's Mosque of the Holy Mantle at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, adding that people would be able to see the Holy Mantle till the first day of the Ramadan Feast...

YouTube broadcasts live first Evening prayer of Ramadan from Mak
Aug 2,2011 The live streaming, which focuses on the Ka'aba, the cube-shaped structure emblematic to Islam, is the result of several weeks of planning between Google's Emerging Arabia and the Saudi Ministry of Culture and Information. Google owns the video-sharing website. "Everyone was on board, and it took us a few weeks," said Abdulrahman Tarabzouni, Emerging Arabia's...

Students dedicated to mastering Qur'an
 Jul 31,2011 The boy rocks gently on his knees, eyes closed, as if lost in meditation. The young imam tilts his head to listen, and the boy begins to chant. It is a rhythmic, almost musical, intonation in Arabic as he recites, from memory, long passages of the Qur'an. Like the imam before them, the boys at Masjid Al-Huda in Greenfield are working to "make hifz," to memorize an...

Cancer Hospital Holds Meeting on Life of Prophet Muhammad
 Jul 25,2011 A cancer hospital in Kashmir,India on Monday organised a conference on the holy life of the Prophet of Islam, with speakers highlighting the contemporary relevance of the Last Messenger’s teachings. The Hakeem Sanaullah Cancer Hospital in Sopore, founded and run by Dr. Shad Saleem, an oncologist with world-class experience in some of the most advanced institutions abr...

Life Of Muhammad was a thoughtful and important series
 Jul 25,2011   The final episode of Rageh Omaar's Life Of Muhammad chronicled the latter stages of the prophet's life and the way in which his behaviour shaped the Islam we recognise today. Omaar began by exploring some of the ammunition critics of Islam find in Muhammad's life, like the barbaric punishments he recommended, or the fact that he may have married a nine-year-o...

The Life of Muhammad: a timeline
Jul 25,2011 Timeline of Muhammad's Life   570- Born in the town of Mecca. His name (Abu al-Qasim Muḥammad ibn Abd Allah ibn Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim ibn Abd Manaf ibn Qusai ibn Kilab) derives from the Arabic verb hamada, meaning "to praise, to glorify". 575- Orphaned upon the death of his mother and placed in the protection of his paternal grandfather, then his uncle. ...

Masters of Time: The Smith of Derby prayer clock
Jul 20,2011 The division of time into measurable units has been something of an obsession for mankind for at least the last 4,000 years. From the observation of shadows cast by stone stele, the movements of stars and planets and on through increasingly exotic mechanical, electrical and finally atomic regulated mechanisms, fine engineering and scientific minds have sought to measure the passage of...

Is Muhammad a force of good?
Issue 82 July 2011 In the first of the series, Rageh Omaar asks a crucial and poignant question: was Muhammad a force of good or evil? It seems for a series commissioned by a Muslim (Aaqil Ahmed – BBC Head of Religion & Ethics), directed by a Muslim (Faris Kermani), presented by a Muslim (Rageh Omar) and written by a Muslim (Ziauddin Sardar), the answer is maybe. And that’s the p...

The Life of Muhammad exposed our own ignorance
Jul 18,2011 You’ve got to hand it to Rageh Omaar for being brave enough to make this programme – when Peter Andre films one of his latest documentaries about taking his kids to school or doing a poo he probably doesn’t have to worry about a life-size effigy of himself being burnt on the other side of the world. Although, when it comes down to it, The Life of Muhammad isn’t...

British Museum to stage exhibition dedicated to hajj pilgrimage
Jul 19,2011 The British Museum is to stage a major exhibition dedicated to the hajj, the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca. Hajj: journey to the heart of Islam will bring together historic and contemporary objects – including manuscripts, textiles, archaeological items and photography – to explore the experience and importance of the pilgrimage.  The exhibition, opening in January, will also feature th...