http://www.iqrasense.com Islamic Blog - Muslim Blog to discuss Islamic and Arab and Middle Eastern topics and articles Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:58:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.iqrasense.com/islamic-history/ashura-of-muharram-a-shia-and-sunni-muslim-observance.html http://www.iqrasense.com/islamic-history/ashura-of-muharram-a-shia-and-sunni-muslim-observance.html#comments Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:01:05 +0000 Muslim Blogger http://www.iqrasense.com/islamic-history/ashura-of-muharram-a-shia-and-sunni-muslim-observance.html 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 [...]]]> http://www.iqrasense.com/islamic-history/ashura-of-muharram-a-shia-and-sunni-muslim-observance.html/feed 132 http://www.iqrasense.com/non-muslims-ask/should-christians-be-discouraged-from-using-the-term-allah.html http://www.iqrasense.com/non-muslims-ask/should-christians-be-discouraged-from-using-the-term-allah.html#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2008 06:37:59 +0000 The IqraSense Blogger http://www.iqrasense.com/non-muslims-ask/should-christians-be-discouraged-from-using-the-term-allah.html The Malaysian cabinet and government declared last week that Malaysian Christians could no longer use the word “Allah”. Their rationale was based on the concern that the use of the word “Allah” by Christians in their religious messages could confuse some Muslims and hence could draw them toward Christianity. It seems that the ban in Malaysia [...]]]> http://www.iqrasense.com/non-muslims-ask/should-christians-be-discouraged-from-using-the-term-allah.html/feed 74 http://www.iqrasense.com/religious-divides/indian-muslims-countering-the-hatred-that-has-killed-thousands.html http://www.iqrasense.com/religious-divides/indian-muslims-countering-the-hatred-that-has-killed-thousands.html#comments Sun, 09 Dec 2007 20:10:14 +0000 The IqraSense Blogger http://www.iqrasense.com/religious-divides/indian-muslims-countering-the-hatred-that-has-killed-thousands.html “Hatred always signifies the triumph of imagination over reality. The danger of hatred lies in the kind of intellectual and moral vacuum it tends to create and maintain among individuals and societies.” – Leonidas Donskis ===> 15 years ago on December 6th, 1992, the world witnessed with horror the demolition of Babri mosque, and the [...]]]> http://www.iqrasense.com/religious-divides/indian-muslims-countering-the-hatred-that-has-killed-thousands.html/feed 9