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Obama apologises to Karzai on Koran desecration

United States President Barack Obama in a letter to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, regretted and apologised over the desecration of the Holy Koran at the Bagram Airbase. Obama's letter to Karzai......

'We were trying to raise awareness of Islam in US'

This August 1, on the first day of Ramadan, HBO presented the documentary Koran By Heart, a captivating look at the annual International Koran Recital contest in Cairo that brings participants from......

'No nuke material on detained North Korean ship'

Two nuclear scientists, who have conducted a preliminary investigation of the seized North Koran ship MV Mu San, have said the vessel does not contain any trace of chemical, biological, radioactive......

US Muslim Congressman causes uproar

The first Muslim US Congressman Keith Ellison's decision to carry a Koran to his swearing-in ceremony on January 4, has stirred a controversy. . In a web column, the conservative pundit and talk......

US to probe charges of Koran abuse

The United States administration on Thursday deplored allegations of abuse of the Koran at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility.US Charge d'Affaires Robert O Blake stated in New Delhi that the......

Here's how CAG report on 2G scam blasts Raja

Indicting A Raja, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on Tuesday said 2G spectrum allocation had caused revenue loss of Rs 1.76 lakh crore (Rs 1,760 billion) as the then telecom......

Dhirubhai Ambani's words of wisdom

Dhirubhai Ambani. Arguably, India's most enterprising entrepreneur. His was the ideal rags-to-riches story. He rose from humble beginnings to found India's largest industrial empire, and, in the......

The confession of a finance professional

Every morning in the southern part of the country, mostly in my home state of Tamil Nadu, hundreds of astrologers sit below a shade, usually a tree and predict the future of their 'clients'. Their......

Making billions on Islamic art

It's hard to know when art maven and real estate investor Nasser David Khalili first felt a craving for legitimacy. Could it have been when his teacher at a Jewish day school in Tehran, Iran......

And now, an Islamic mobile phone!

A Dubai-based firm has developed an Islamic cellular phone that 'promises to connect you to your beliefs wherever you are,' said a Terranet.com report.This high-tech flip-phone does much more than......

Review: SRK, Kajol ace in MNIK

How's the chicken?' asks the hostess.'It's not very good,' says Rizvan Khan truthfully. There's laughter, because the answer is truthful, yet innocent of malice -- Rizvan, the Asperger's......

Yugapurushan is melodramatic

There are people who have the might to change the course of history, the perception of a society, and eradicate ignominious rituals and unjust traditions. They show the way of progress and becomes......

South sirens eyeing Bollywood

With the stupendous success of Ghajini, Asin Thottumkal has become a hot property in Hindi films. Asin's success has made many other hot south Indian actresses head towards the Hindi film......

'Feroz Khan lived a public life'

Feroz Khan was many things to many people -- cowboy, rockstar, star, actor, director, producer, friend and lover. To me, he was a mentor, a father figure and a friend. The fact that I co-wrote......

Michael Jackson converts to Islam

Michael Jackson has converted to Islam and changed his name to Mikaeel.The 50-year-old star, pledged his allegiance to the Koran in a ceremony at a friend's mansion in Los Angeles, the Sun......

Motherland of soccer humiliated with first round defeat

England's bid to stage the World Cup for the first time in more than half a century ended in a humiliating first-round defeat when they collected just two votes from the 22-man FIFA executive......

East Bengal beat Negeri Sembilan 4-2

India's premier club East Bengal registered an emphatic 4-2 victory against Malaysian outfit Negeri Sembilan in a group 'E' opening round match of the AFC Cup at Kolkata on Wednesday.The city......

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Q. The first thing that one should know and clearly understand about Islam, is what the word Islam itself means. The Arabic word Islam means the submission or surrender of ones will to the only true God, known in Arabic as Allah. One who submits his will to God is termed in Arabic a Muslim. The religion of Islam is not named after a person or a people, nor was it decided by a later generation of man, as in the case of Christianity which was named after Jesus Christ, Buddhism after Gautama Buddha, Confucianism after Confucius, Marxism after Karl Marx, Judaism after the tribe of Judah and Hindui
TRUTH SEEKER: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/the-first-thing-that-one-should-know-and-clearly-understand-/26798324/answers/

Q. which ancient books are most popular?
Quest: A. Ironically, the first thing that appealed to me about Islam was its pluralism. The fact that the Koran praises all the great prophets of the past. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/which-ancient-books-are-most-popular/26783941/answers/26798331

Q. Aaj ki good news kya hai???
Afzal: A. vedas , puranas , old testament , the koran and granth sahib more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/aaj--ki--good--news--kya--hai/26641289/answers/26783978

Q. 'Paradise is the dwelling place promised the faithful.' From which holy book this line is taken ?
Lalit Mahata: A. koran is not what god says. it is compilation that has at least 14 divergent versions made 300 years after the death of mohammed. it is so...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/paradise-is-the-dwelling-place-promised-the-faithful.-from-w/26587604/answers/26641291

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Does the best lack all conviction?

Reacting to ban on her book, 'The Hindus: An alternate History', the author, Wendy Doniger wrote an Op-Ed in the New York Times March 05. She... ...

http://www.merinews.com/article/does-the-best-lack-all-conviction/15895667.shtml

Hollywood blockbuster 'Noah' faces ban in Arab world

Three Arab countries have banned the Hollywood film "Noah" on religious grounds even before its worldwide premiere and several others are expected... ...

http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-hollywood-blockbuster-noah-faces-ban-in-arab-world-1967828

Indonesian wildlife gets a boost

In what the World Wildlife Federation (WWF) has called a first, Indonesia's top Muslim clerical body issued a fatwa this week, against illegal... ...

http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/indonesian-wildlife-gets-a-boost/article5761687.ece

Egypt's Sunni Muslim i...

Egypt's Sunni Muslim institution Al Azhar has issued a fatwa against the Darren Aronofsky-produced 'Noah.' The fatwa, which is an Islamic ruling... ...

http://www.siasat.com/english/news/egypts-sunni-muslim-institution-issues-fatwa-over-russell-crowes-noah

Jeevandhara centre celebrates Women's Day

Media Release Mangalore, Mar 7: Jeevandhara Centre, a unit of Jeevandhara Social Service Trust, Kulshekar, Mangalore, celebrated the International... ...

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