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- Middle East
Saudi minister announces support for Quran memorization
Minister of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance, Saudi Arabia, Abdullatif bin Abdulaziz Al Al-Sheikh announced the country’s support for competitions that encourage Muslims to memorize the Quran. He emphasised the importance of…
- Middle East
In a first, UAE launches Holy Quran TV channel
The Sharjah authorities launched the United Arab Emirates’s (UAE’s) first Holy Quran TV channel on Friday, August 16, under the slogan “Be with Allah and you will see Allah with you.” This…
- India
SC issues notice on plea against Kerala HC’s ruling on ‘khula’
The Supreme Court, on Monday, April 1, issued a notice against a Kerala High Court’s verdict that granted Muslim women unconditional right to resort to khula.Khula is a traditional procedure in Islamic…
- Entertainment
Watch: Hollywood actor Will Smith shares his experience reading Quran
Will Smith, an Oscar-winning Hollywood actor, has shared his spiritual connection and reading experience of the Quran, the holy book of Muslims, after going through a tough period in the past two…
- India
Jharkhand: Burnt pages of Quran found near mosque; Hindus, Muslims condemn
An alleged attempt to create communal fire was reported after burnt pages of the Holy Quran were found near Fatehpur Bazar Mosque in Jamtara district in Jharkhand. Locals found the pages lying…
- India
Zafarul Islam Khan’s new English translation of the Quran is out
New Delhi: A new English translation of the holy book of Islam has been released that aims to present the Qur’ān the way Islam’s earliest generations understood it. It is the first…
- World
Sweden re-examines residency of Iraqi refugee who desecrated Quran
Stockholm: Swedish migration agency is re-examining the residence permit of an Iraqi refugee behind several incidents of Quran desecration in Stockholm in recent weeks. Thirty-seven-year-old Salwan Momika burned a copy of the…
- Kashmir
Muharram procession: Mourners in J&K condemn desecration of Quran in Sweden
The Muharram procession was taken out in Srinagar after more than three decades. Local mourners and religious leaders carried copies of the Quran and anti-Sweden banners to send messages against the burning…
- Middle East
Extremists desecrate Quran again in Denmark’s Copenhagen
Copenhagen: Two members of a Danish far-right anti-Islam group once again desecrated a copy of the Quran in Denmark’s capital Copenhagen, under police protection on Monday. The duo from the extremist group…
- Pakistan
Pakistan announces protests against desecration of Holy Quran in Sweden
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has announced holding nationwide protests on Friday against the recent incident of desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden. The act of the public burning of a copy…
- Pakistan
Pak govt announces countrywide protests over Holy Quran desecration on July 7
Islamabad: The Pakistan federal government will observe Yaum-e-Taqaddus-e-Quran on July 7 to hold countrywide protests against the desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden and convene a joint parliamentary session a day…
- Middle East
Saudi King gifts 2 million copies of Quran to departing Haj pilgrims
Riyadh: As the annual Haj pilgrimage comes to an end, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has begun distributing two million copies of Quran to departing pilgrims. The copies are gifts from King…
- Middle East
Norway bans protests to burn copies of Quran after Turkey summons envoy
Norwegian police on Thursday banned a protest that planned to burn copies of the Holy Quran on Friday, in front of the Turkish embassy in Oslo, hours after the Turkish Foreign Ministry…
- Middle East
OIC calls on European govts to punish those who offend Quran
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) called on the governments of European countries to take strict punitive measures against those who insult the Quran by burning copies in Sweden, the Netherlands, and…
- Middle East
Gulf countries condemn tearing up copy of Holy Quran in Netherlands
The Gulf countries expressed strong condemnation and denunciation of a far-right politician of the Netherlands tearing a copy of the Holy Quran. On Monday, Edwin Wagensveld shared a video clip on his…
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