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The notion of “Greater Israel” is discussed and debated often – even among Muslims. Muslims in general believe that Israel wants to take over territory from Muslim and Arab lands and expand its current country boundaries to form a bigger country called “Greater Israel”. This article briefly reviews the notion of “Greater Israel” and examines the facts behind Israel’s goal of establishing “Greater Israel”.

The goal behind establishing “Greater Israel” has been to settle Jews in the land as defined in the Jewish Hebrew Bible. In their holy book, it says in the chapter of Genesis (15:18-21): (more…)

10th of Muharram (the day of Ashura) is observed as an important day by both Sunni and Shia Muslims – however, for different reasons.

Most scholars believe that Ahsura is named as such because of “tenth” of Muharram (ten is translated as “Ashara” in the Arabic language)

Sunni Muslims look at Ashura as “good” while Shia Muslims believe that day to be a day of mourning and sorrow. Again – for different reasons.

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As we approach the new years of both the Islamic and Christian (Gregorian) calendars, it would be appropriate to review the basics of the Islamic, Jewish and Christian calendars.

Jewish Calendar

• The Jewish calendar (Hebrew calendar) is based on lunisolar calendar (based on phases of the moon and the solar cycles).
• The calendar is based on the creation, which according to Jewish religion happened around 3760 BC.
• This calendar has anywhere between 353 to 385 days.
• New day in the Jewish calendar starts at sunset.
• The twelve regular months include: Nisan, Iyar, Sivan, Tammuz, Av, Elul, Tishrei, Marcheshvan, Kislev, Tevet, Shevat, and Adar.

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===== While Muslims believe in the message of Quran without any doubts, their faith gets even stronger when they see and experience real life proofs for the messages, events and other facts mentioned in the Quran. The sites of the people of Prophet Saleh is one such example.

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If you happen to own a copy of old Quran, it might be worth that of a whole treasure. A news article published on topix.net covers about a recent auction in London where a copy of Quran dated June 1203 was sold for $2.3 millions. Earlier estimated to fetch up to $715,000, the antique manuscript of Quran signed by Yahya bin Muhammad ibn ‘Umar on 17 Ramadan 599 earned $2,327,300 to the Hispanic Society of America. During the same auction, yet another copy dated back to 10^th century sold for $1,870,000.  

Quite interestingly, several libraries and museums across the globe boastfully preserve old copies of Quran. However, the oldest known manuscript of Quran is possessed by Mohammad bin Nasser Al-Kudry, a Saudi residing at Abha. You would wonder at the fact that the copy carries the date of the Hijrah year 116, which was more than 1,300 years ago.   (more…)