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Hope at the Ground Zero

By AIJAZ ZAKA SYED | ARAB NEWS

As if there were not enough issues already to drive America and Muslims apart, we had to invent this one. Look at the case of the proposed mosque in New York.

What the Qur'an teaches: Clear universal signs

In the name of God, the Lord of Grace, the Ever Merciful 
Among His signs are the night and the day, and the sun and the moon. Do not prostrate yourselves before the sun or the moon; but prostrate yourselves before God, who has created them, if it is Him you really worship. If the unbelievers are too arrogant, those who are with your Lord glorify Him night and day and never grow weary of that. (Clearly Expounded; Fussilat: 41: 37-38)

Health Solutions: The date — the superfruit from the Arabian desert

By MARIAM ALIREZA, MARIAM.ALIREZA@GMAIL.COM

Here comes Holy Ramadan, the month of fasting, prayers, charity, abstinence, spirituality, tolerance, family and social bonding, and other rewarding deeds.

UK Muslim youths in summer camp against extremism

By PAISLEY DODDS AND SYLVIA HUI | AP

LONDON: Britain's first "anti-terror" summer camp opened Saturday, with the goal of teaching Muslim youth how to rebuff extremists who try to recruit them at schools and in online chat rooms.

What the Qur'an teaches: Advocate of the divine faith

In the name of God, the Lord of Grace, the Ever Merciful Who speaks better than he who calls people to God, does what is right, and says, 'I am one of those who have surrendered themselves to God'? Good and evil cannot be equal. Repel evil with what is better, and he who is your enemy will become as close to you as a true friend. Yet none will attain this except those who are patient in adversity; none will attain it except those endowed with truly great fortune. If a prompting from Satan should stir you up, seek refuge with God. He alone is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. (Clearly Expounded; Fussilat: 41: 33-36)

Saudi mother says Indian cult brainwashed son

By ARJUWAN LAKKDAWALA | ARAB NEWS

JEDDAH: Umm Ali talks about her son's experience when he almost became a cult follower without knowing himself.

What the Qur'an teaches: Control over human souls

By ADIL SALAHI

In the name of God, the Lord of Grace, the Ever Merciful 
We have assigned to the unbelievers companions who made their past and present seem goodly to them, but the sentence has fallen due upon them together with bygone generations of jinn and humans. They will indeed be lost. The unbelievers say: 'Do not listen to this Qur'an, but drown it in frivolous talk, so that you may gain the upper hand.' We shall most certainly give the unbelievers a taste of severe suffering; and We shall most certainly requite them according to the worst of their deeds. Such is the requital of the enemies of God: the fire will be their lasting home: a fit requital for their having knowingly rejected Our revelations. The unbelievers say: 'Our Lord! Show us those jinn and men who have led us astray. We shall trample them under our feet so that they shall be among the lowest of the low. As for those who say: 'Our Lord is God,' and then steadfastly pursue the right way, the angels will descend on them, saying: 'Have no fear, and do not grieve, but rejoice in the good news of Paradise which you have been promised. We are your guardians in the life of this world and in the life to come. There you shall have all that your souls desire, and all that you ask for, as a ready welcome from Him who is much-forgiving, ever-merciful.' (Clearly Expounded; Fussilat: 41: 25-32)

The issue of breastfeeding

By LISA KAAKI, LISAKAAKI@ARABNEWS.COM

Islam champions the need for children to be breastfed, yet despite its support, breastfeeding rates in Saudi Arabia are not what they should be. In fact, according to a 2005 UNICEF report, Islamic states have the world's highest child mortality rates. Sixty percent of Muslim children die from disease and malnutrition before their first birthday. Over 4.3 million Muslim children worldwide under the age of five also die every year and over one-third suffer from permanent malnutrition.

What the Qur'an teaches: Unusual Witnesses

By ADIL SALAHI

In the name of God, the Lord of Grace, the Ever Merciful. On the day when God's enemies will be gathered together before the fire, they will be driven onwards until, when they reach it, their ears, their eyes and their very skins will bear witness against them, speaking of what they used to do [on earth].

What the Qur'an Teaches: The warning and its effect

In the name of God, the Lord of Grace, the Ever Merciful. If they turn away, say: "I warn you of a thunderbolt like the thunderbolt that struck the Aad and Thamud." There came to them, from all directions, messengers saying: "Worship none but God." They answered: "If our Lord had wished, He would have sent down angels. We will never believe in your message." As for the Aad, they behaved arrogantly through the land, against all right, and said: "Who is mightier than us?" Did they not realize that God, who created them, was mightier than them? They continued to reject Our revelations. Therefore, We let loose upon them a howling gale raging through several days of misfortune, so as to give them, in the life of this world, a foretaste of humiliating suffering. Yet the suffering in the life to come will be even more humiliating, and they will have none to help them. As for the Thamud, We offered them guidance, but they chose blindness in preference to guidance. Therefore, the thunderbolt of humiliating suffering struck them in consequence of what they had wrought. And We saved those who believed and were God-fearing.  (Clearly Expounded; Fussilat: 41: 13-18)