Editorial: Thousand Times Richer Than the Ottomans—But What Has the House of Saud Built for Muslim Civilization?
(RAHNUMA) The House of Saud today commands wealth on a scale the Ottoman sultans could scarcely have imagined. Under the broadest calculations, the disparity may approach a thousandfold. Yet wealth alone has never made a civilization. The Ottoman sultans possessed vastly less, but transformed enormous resources into mosques, madrasas, libraries, hospitals, fountains, public kitchens, caravanserais […]
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Al-Sistani Condoles Martyrdom of Ayatollah Khamenei, Urges Iranian Unity
(RAHNUMA) Najaf: Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Al-Sistani, the highest Shia religious authority based in Najaf, has issued a statement expressing deep sorrow over the reported killing of Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran. In his official message, Ayatollah Al-Sistani extended condolences to the Iranian nation and the wider Muslim […]
Maulana Arshad Madani: Crushing Communalism After Gandhi’s Killing Could Have Saved India
“After the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, had the head of communalism been crushed firmly at that very moment, the country could have been saved from destruction. The present condition of the country is not what our elders had dreamed of. Ask us what freedom really means—we are the ones who made sacrifices. – Maulana Syed […]
Religious extremism and hatred are destroying the country: Amir ul-Hind Maulana Madani
(RAHNUMA) What happened in Bangladesh was extremely horrific. It was not merely a murder; rather, it was the height of brutality and savagery, and extremely condemnable. Islam does not permit this at all. This is not only a violation of Islamic teachings but also a cause of defaming Islam itself. Therefore, such people should be […]
Prince Karim Aga Khan IV Passes Away in Lisbon at 88
Diwan of Ismaili Imamat announces peaceful passing; Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini appointed as Aga Khan V LISBON – Feb 4 (RAHNUMA) His Highness Prince Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and Founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), has passed away at the age of 88. […]