Tag Archives: Quran

The head of a UK church in Scotland has condemned Islamophobic attacks following the recital of the Qur’an at a cathedral in Glasgow. The Most Reverend David Chillingworth, the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, wrote in his blog on Sunday that the church “regretted” the abuse received by St. ...

The following is the full text of the speech delivered on December 17, 2016, by Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, in a meeting with government officials and the ambassadors of Islamic countries in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The meeting was held on the occasion of ...

On June 13, the small daily Yeni Mesaj reported an arson attack on the Shia Allahu Akbar Mosque, in Istanbul’s Esenyurt district. The reportedly unknown perpetuators struck after midnight, setting fire to the mosque’s library. Turkey’s mainstream media failed to pick up on the incident until July 8, after another Shia house of worship, the Muhammediye Mosque, was attacked in the ...

The following is the full text of the speech delivered on June 29, 2014 by Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, at the annual Ramadan Quranic meeting. The meeting was held on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan.In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, ...

Hujjat al-Islam Mohsin Qara’ati, in a gathering of highly qualified commentators of the Holy Quran, at the Ayatollah Golpaygani Islamic Seminary, spoke about the importance of paying more attention to the Quran and the commentaries of the Quran. The highly respected teacher of the Islamic seminary explained the importance of ...

Written by Zainab Rahim, joint Editor-in-Chief of The Platform.   If Aronofsky’s Noah met the Qur’anic Noah they probably wouldn’t recognise each other  WARNING: Contains Spoilers Mass human outrage is no stranger to our 21st-the-pope’s-on-Twitter-and-Russell-Crowe-is-irritating-him century. And there’s no better way to earn your Hollywood director stamp of approval than by interpreting ...

Shaikh Taj al-Deen al-Helali, a scholar from al-Azhar University and the previous mufti in Australia, in a conversation with international journalist spoke about the foundations of the Islamic Revolution of Iran.   “Without a doubt the Islamic revolution of Iran, directed by Imam Khomeini, was based on Quranic principles and ...

Harvard Law School, one of the most prestigious institutions of its kind in the world, has posted a verse of the Holy Quraan at the entrance of its faculty library, describing the verse as one of the greatest expressions of justice in history. Verse 135 of Surah Al Nisa (The ...