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Many people, particularly in the West often wonder what fascination Muslims have for their holy book – the Qur’an. To them it is just another religious scripture, like all other religious scriptures they know of, revealed as it were for the edification of its followers.  Yet, there is more to the Qur’an than meets the eye. The Qur’an unlike other …

The Centre for Islamic Studies (CIS) condemns in the strongest possible terms the cowardly attacks against All Saints Church in Pakistan and the Shopping Mall in Nairobi, Kenya by terrorists bent on spreading mischief and spoiling the good name of Islam.  These attacks have absolutely nothing to do with Islam and have been caused by misguided elements who have been …

Allah in His mercy has been delivering to mankind time and again some one who will uphold His message. In that line Sheik Ahmed Deedat appeared as a beacon light and won the hearts and minds of Muslims throughout the world. He came at a time when the Muslims seemed helpless, hopeless and defenseless at the mercy of Evangelical Missionaries- …

  [It is not only America’s Bombs, Bunker Buster, and Drones Muslims must dodge, but also Christian Missionaries lurking incognito, as aid workers and English Language Teachers. An Indian writer described these tentmakers as “vultures circling the sky to feast on carrions of famine, wars, natural disasters and misery and ……. like the deadly black widow spiders, they have cast …

  This paper is a response to the Channel 4 Programme "Islam: The Untold Story", which was shown on Tuesday 28 August 2012 and presented by Tom Holland. The paper will address each of the main claims made by Holland. British broadcaster Channel 4 aired a programme "Islam: The Untold Story" on Tuesday 28th August 2012 with the show presented …

“Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering” – Theodore Roosevelt. It is not so with nineteen year old Umar Azwer – an Amalian and an active member of Junior Chamber International (  Colombo Chapter ). History will record Umar Aswer  as the first Sri Lankan to win the prestigious JCI …

Mr. Khaled Salem Al Mohammed, Director in charge of Financial Resources, Public Relations and Media at Discover Islam, Bahrain, visited SL for the first time on the 01st of January, 2013.   Mr. Khaled Salem Al Mohammed visit was coordinated by Br. Zuhair and Br. Malik Ilyas in Bahrain. His visit was short but left with us a wealth  of …

The CIS humbly pleads with Allah, The Lord of the Universe to accept the good deeds and acts of Global Muslims in the Sacred Month of Ramadhan. May Allah The Rahman and The Raheem bless those who excelled in charity and assisted the various projects of CIS. May they receive their rewards manifold. We pray to The Almighty to bless …

Many of us have an addictive relationship with Facebook. We check our accounts compulsively, multiple times a day. It is sometimes the last thing many of us do before we sleep and the first thing we do when we wake up; time flies when we’re on it, and it is obsessive. Yet how many of us have an addictive relationship—have any relationship—with …

Mumbai: Raza Academy, a Mumbai based Muslim religious organisation, on Friday held a protest demonstration near Phool Gali Mosque in the city against the name of the upcoming film ‘Azaan.’ Raza Academy president said Azaan is a pious word in Islam and should not be used as name of a film. Saeed Noori, president of Raza Academy, while talking to …