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Friday, October 12, 2012
Dr. A. P. J Abdul Kalam Speeches / Lectures with the Students of Jamia Markaz Institutions
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Tuesday, August 14, 2012
All set for Ramadan congregation in Kerala ( gulftoday news for Swalath Nagar )
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MALAPPURAM: Tens of thousands of people have started pouring in at the Swalath Nagar where the annual prayer meeting will be held on Wednesday.
Organisers say more than half a million believers are expected to take part in the meet, as in the past, and they will take pledge a pledge against terrorism and pray for peace and harmony on the holy night.
“This is the largest prayer congregation in India in the holy month of Ramadan and it is considered as the third largest spiritual meet after Makkah and Madina during Ramadan,” said Sayyid Ibrahimul Khaleelul Bukhari, chairman of Madin Academy who will lead the prayers.
Madin Academy organises the prayer congregation every year on the 27th night of the holy month, taking pledge against terrorism.
This year, the spiritual meet coincides with the celebrations of India’s 65th independence day.
“Here, people congregate in search of the blessing of the greatest night, called Lailathul Qadr, the Night of Power, which is compatible to thousand months,” said Bukhari.
The programme will be telecast and webcast for the benefit of those who could not make it to the venue.
Live streams from different venues will be available at the official website www.mahdinonline.com.
Elaborate arrangements have been made to accommodate thousands of people at Swalat Nagar comprising 14 grounds.
More than a dozen programmes were arranged on the Madin campus as part of the prayer meeting.
The prayers will begin at 4.30pm and continue till to 2.30am on Thursday, extensively engaged by various kinds of activities such as spiritual supplication, invocations, voluntary prayers and repentance (thoubah).
Thousands of women have attended an exclusive session titled “Better Family for Better Nation” on Monday on the campus, which has been witnessing mass Iftars everyday attended by people from all walks of life.
A Ziyarat programme was conducted on Sunday with the intention of finding traditions of “Mahals.” Vision 2012, a special orientation camp for the blind, and Reason for Mercy, a relief campaign, were also conducted as part of the programme.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Wahabi Terrorists Blamed for Explosion at Zuhayr Ibn Qais Al-Balawi Tomb
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Zuhayr Ibn Qais Al-Balawi is revered in Libya as he was one of the leaders who helped bring Islam to North Africa. He succeeded Uqbah bin Nafi who was martyred in 63 as he fought in North Africa.
Al Balawi managed to defeat and killed the king of the Berbers, Kaseelah.
Salafists have been blamed by angry locals for the bombing which happened about 7 a.m. The bomb destroyed the building over Balawi’s grae but the actual grave is reported not to have been damaged.
While Libya celebrates the success of its historic even on Saturday with the first free elections in the country for 60 years, and is eagerly awaiting the outcome of the people's vote, early Monday morning somebody placed a bomb on the tomb of Zuhayr Ibn Qais Al-Balawi at the Sahaba Mosque in Derna causing what could be irreparable damage to the monument to the seventh century commander who helped bring Islam to the region. No casualites have been reported.
Zuhayr Ibn Qais Al-Balawi is revered in Libya as he was one of the leaders who helped bring Islam to North Africa. He succeeded Uqbah bin Nafi who was martyred in 63 as he fought in North Africa.
Al Balawi managed to defeat and killed the king of the Berbers, Kaseelah.
Salafists have been blamed by angry locals for the bombing which happened about 7 a.m. The bomb destroyed the building over Balawi’s grae but the actual grave is reported not to have been damaged.
Nobody has taken responsibility for the explosion, but fingers of blame are being pointed at a small group of Safalists who are known to be very active in Derba. They refused to pray in the mosque because of Zuhayr Ibn Qais Al-Balawi tomb.
Salafists are also blamed for previous other activity since the end of the Gaddafi regime, that has been of great concern to the Libyan authoritis and people. Since a few months they also attacked a number of Sufi shrines in the country, including that hat of Sidi Abdul-Salam Al-Asmar Al-Fituri in Zliten.
Article Source :
http://www.tripolipost.com/articledetail.asp?c=1&i=8780
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jul/09/libyan-elections-moderate-mahmoud-jibril?newsfeed=true
Al Balawi managed to defeat and killed the king of the Berbers, Kaseelah.
Salafists have been blamed by angry locals for the bombing which happened about 7 a.m. The bomb destroyed the building over Balawi’s grae but the actual grave is reported not to have been damaged.
While Libya celebrates the success of its historic even on Saturday with the first free elections in the country for 60 years, and is eagerly awaiting the outcome of the people's vote, early Monday morning somebody placed a bomb on the tomb of Zuhayr Ibn Qais Al-Balawi at the Sahaba Mosque in Derna causing what could be irreparable damage to the monument to the seventh century commander who helped bring Islam to the region. No casualites have been reported.
Zuhayr Ibn Qais Al-Balawi is revered in Libya as he was one of the leaders who helped bring Islam to North Africa. He succeeded Uqbah bin Nafi who was martyred in 63 as he fought in North Africa.
Al Balawi managed to defeat and killed the king of the Berbers, Kaseelah.
Salafists have been blamed by angry locals for the bombing which happened about 7 a.m. The bomb destroyed the building over Balawi’s grae but the actual grave is reported not to have been damaged.
Nobody has taken responsibility for the explosion, but fingers of blame are being pointed at a small group of Safalists who are known to be very active in Derba. They refused to pray in the mosque because of Zuhayr Ibn Qais Al-Balawi tomb.
Salafists are also blamed for previous other activity since the end of the Gaddafi regime, that has been of great concern to the Libyan authoritis and people. Since a few months they also attacked a number of Sufi shrines in the country, including that hat of Sidi Abdul-Salam Al-Asmar Al-Fituri in Zliten.
Article Source :
http://www.tripolipost.com/articledetail.asp?c=1&i=8780
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jul/09/libyan-elections-moderate-mahmoud-jibril?newsfeed=true
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Ma'din chairman's visit to Australia as part of Ma'din Educational Exchange programme
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Brisbone ( Australia): Ma'din chairman visited Australia as part of Ma'din Educational exchange programme.
Ma'din Chairman Sayyid Ibrahimul Khaleelul Bukhari with Prof. Frank Bullen ( Research and Training Pro Vice Chancellor and Dean of Faculty of Engineering and Surveying, University of Southern Queensland, Australia) , Martin Van Run , Director of USQ International), Assoc Prof Kevin McDougall ( Faculty of Engineering and Surveying) during his visit to USQ main campus in Toowoomba, Australia.
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Thursday, May 3, 2012
Ma’din Academy to Establish Technorium
Malappuram: The ground breaking ceremony for the unique campus for the technical education will be held in Ma’din Edu Park, Malappuram on Saturday 5th May 2012. It is the new hub for higher learning under Ma’din Academy and is the moment of paradigm shift in the domain of novel generation technologies.
Ma'din Academy chases the pace of time tested technologies and provides ample scope for students to achieve the technical wisdom. Technorium is the hub, where the sophisticated technology merges with moral values and humane nature. It is the great moment that cherishes the technical spot in Madin Academy.
Mr. M.A. Yusuff Ali, Managing Director of EMKE group will lay the foundation stone of the Technorium. Ministers, technocrats, foreign delegates and scholars will be present in the grand event.
Ma'din has already planned wide range of technical courses in this vast campus. Engineering colleges, twining courses of international universities and research centre for supervising joint research programmes with foreign universities will be part of Technorium campus.
In the era of postmodern technologies, Technorium meets the prerequisite of the predominant age band. The campus, in all means. is an international technical hub for learning and research.
Ma'din Islamic Academy aims the apex at the forefront of learning, teaching and research. Ma’din, established in 1997, has now grown into a mass movement of smart learning with more than 25 educational and various other institutions under its crown.
To prepare students to compete with international standards, Ma’din also started special centers to teach Spanish and English in Edu Park. It is the first of this kind from Kerala. Ma’din Spanish Academy offers an unparalleled opportunity for foreign language enthusiasts to learn the third most spoken language in the world.
Jesús Clavero RodrÃguez , cultural Manager of Spain based Insitituto Cervantes will inaugurate the Ma'din Spanish Academy in the special session on Saturday.
The goal of the program is to upgrade the five basic skills of language, (speaking, listening, reading, writing, translation and interpretation), thus enabling students to acquire a functional command of the most powerful languages.
Madin is at the vanguard of international research collaborations, and attracts outstanding universities, research staff and students from across the globe to join hands in combined research supervision and publication.
Technorium aims to maximize the benefits of research by advancing fundamental knowledge and contributing to better public policy, improved outcomes, economic prosperity, social consistency, international advancement, community identity, the talents, ethnicity and the excellence of life.
Extracts From the Media meet by Sayyid Ibrahimul Khaleelul Bukhari, Madin Chairman on Wednesday 2nd may in Malappuram.
Ma'din Academy chases the pace of time tested technologies and provides ample scope for students to achieve the technical wisdom. Technorium is the hub, where the sophisticated technology merges with moral values and humane nature. It is the great moment that cherishes the technical spot in Madin Academy.
Mr. M.A. Yusuff Ali, Managing Director of EMKE group will lay the foundation stone of the Technorium. Ministers, technocrats, foreign delegates and scholars will be present in the grand event.
Ma'din has already planned wide range of technical courses in this vast campus. Engineering colleges, twining courses of international universities and research centre for supervising joint research programmes with foreign universities will be part of Technorium campus.
In the era of postmodern technologies, Technorium meets the prerequisite of the predominant age band. The campus, in all means. is an international technical hub for learning and research.
Ma'din Islamic Academy aims the apex at the forefront of learning, teaching and research. Ma’din, established in 1997, has now grown into a mass movement of smart learning with more than 25 educational and various other institutions under its crown.
To prepare students to compete with international standards, Ma’din also started special centers to teach Spanish and English in Edu Park. It is the first of this kind from Kerala. Ma’din Spanish Academy offers an unparalleled opportunity for foreign language enthusiasts to learn the third most spoken language in the world.
Jesús Clavero RodrÃguez , cultural Manager of Spain based Insitituto Cervantes will inaugurate the Ma'din Spanish Academy in the special session on Saturday.
The goal of the program is to upgrade the five basic skills of language, (speaking, listening, reading, writing, translation and interpretation), thus enabling students to acquire a functional command of the most powerful languages.
Madin is at the vanguard of international research collaborations, and attracts outstanding universities, research staff and students from across the globe to join hands in combined research supervision and publication.
Technorium aims to maximize the benefits of research by advancing fundamental knowledge and contributing to better public policy, improved outcomes, economic prosperity, social consistency, international advancement, community identity, the talents, ethnicity and the excellence of life.
Extracts From the Media meet by Sayyid Ibrahimul Khaleelul Bukhari, Madin Chairman on Wednesday 2nd may in Malappuram.
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Kanthapuram's Yatra timely: Chandy
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Addressing a packed Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium where activists of various Sunni Muslim organisations and fellowships gathered on Saturday to mark the culmination of the Yatra that began from Kasaragod on April 12, Mr. Chandy said the mission that upheld the values of humanity over hatred and advocated a humane approach, peace and communal harmony was aptly timed in a society which was being torn apart by terrorism and strife.
The Yatra, which would undoubtedly be discussed in public domain for several years to come, had called for rejection of weapons and for settling of differences of opinion through exchange of ideas and dialogue themed on humanity. The overwhelming reception accorded to the Yatra was enough indication of the success the mission had achieved, he added.
Delivering the keynote address, the Musaliyar suggested that a comprehensive project on the lines of the Literacy Mission be formulated by the government to shape a ‘humanitarian Kerala'. This was necessary because the vast developmental strides the State took were now being offset by unwanted trends. The Yatra, he said, had convinced him and his followers that the notions and beliefs that certain sections within the Muslim community held about the Kerala society were wrong.
No hatred
Just like Muslims had no hatred towards other religions, people from other religions too harboured no dislike towards them. Emotions and ideologies imported into the State, which did not do justice to the social and economic conditions of the State, were behind the cracks in the secular fabric here, he said.
Pointing out that many had raised doubts that the Yatra was a precursor to the formation of a political party by him, the Sunni leader said there never existed such an objective and moreover, he was against religious organisations converting into political parties.
However, that did not imply that Sunni organisations and activists did not have political awareness. They had a clear stance and even plans to address social issues and on development of the State and the nation and the Muslim community in particular. Those who had similar approaches would be supported as well.
Political interventions need not be construed as precursors to formation of a political party, he said, adding that there were Sunni institutions focusing on keeping activists abreast of religious, political, social and economic situations, which in turn played a major role in formulating the organisation's political stance.
KPCC president Ramesh Chennithala, Ministers Aryadan Mohammed and V.S. Sivakumar, former Minister M. Vijayakumar, K.E. Ismail, MP; RSP national general secretary T.J. Chandrachoodan, K. Muraleedharan, V. Surendran Pillai, V. Sivankutty, Palode Ravi, MLAs, and a number of leaders from various religions and organisations were present.
Kanthapuram Kerala Yathra Culmination Photos
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Kanthapuram urges to solve drinking water
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KOCHI: All India Sunni Jam-Iyyathul Ulama general secretary Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musaliyar has urged municipalities and grama panchayats to effectively intervene in finding a solution to the severe drinking water crisis in the state. Speaking at a reception accorded to the Kerala Yathra here on Monday, Kanthapuram asked the government to formulate a comprehensive water policy.
The government should prevent the move by private agencies to cash in on the water scarcity, he said, adding that the local self-government bodies should take up the responsibility of drinking water distribution. Those trying to distribute unhygienic water should be brought before the law, he said.
Kanthapuram pointed out the need for government agencies like the Water Authority to ensure the quality of drinking water distributed. “Private agencies should not be permitted to pilfer public water sources. The ownership of public places like rivers should be entrusted to local bodies. Further, there should be a system for waste treatment at the source itself. Waste treatment systems should be made mandatory at residences and garbage from the cities should not be dumped in rural areas. Strict action should be taken against those dumping waste at public places and water bodies,” he said. Kanthapuram stressed the need for local action forums to monitor waste treatment.
The ‘emotional’ politics being played in the state will only lead to communalisation and will finally result in social division, he said.
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The government should prevent the move by private agencies to cash in on the water scarcity, he said, adding that the local self-government bodies should take up the responsibility of drinking water distribution. Those trying to distribute unhygienic water should be brought before the law, he said.
Kanthapuram pointed out the need for government agencies like the Water Authority to ensure the quality of drinking water distributed. “Private agencies should not be permitted to pilfer public water sources. The ownership of public places like rivers should be entrusted to local bodies. Further, there should be a system for waste treatment at the source itself. Waste treatment systems should be made mandatory at residences and garbage from the cities should not be dumped in rural areas. Strict action should be taken against those dumping waste at public places and water bodies,” he said. Kanthapuram stressed the need for local action forums to monitor waste treatment.
The ‘emotional’ politics being played in the state will only lead to communalisation and will finally result in social division, he said.
Kanthapuram Kerala Yathra Photo Gallery
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- kanthapurathinte Kerala Yathra at Pathanamthitta
- KERALA YATHRA IDUKKI
- Kanthapuram Keralayathra MOOVATTUPUZHHOME MINISTER...
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- Kerala Yatra given rousing reception in Eranakulam...
- Fort Kochi , Kerala Yatra reception
- Kanthapuram Keralayathra 2012 conference reception...
- Chavakkad Kerala Yathra Sweekaranam Photos
- Kerala Yathra Thrissur More Photos
- Malappuram Keralayathra Sunni Conference
- Kerala Yathra Thrissur - Chavakkad - Cheruthuruthi...
- kanthapuram Kerala Yathra Ottappalam Sweekaranam
- Palakkad, Alathoor,Pattaambi.Nenmara ,Mannarkkad K...
- A.P usthad Keralayathra at Pattambi Plalakkadu
- kanthapuram keralayathra in valancheri photos
- Kerala Yathra In Palakkad District
- Kanthapuram kerala Yathra Parappanangadi
- Kerala Yathra In Tirur Photos
- Kerala yathra Sweekaranam Ponnani Photo Gallery
- Kanthapurathinte Kerala Yathra Manjeri Sweekaranam...
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- Kanthapuram Kerala Yathra In Kondotty 11 Photos
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- Kanthapuram Kerala Yathra at Trikaripur
- Abdulrahman Al Bukhari handed over the flag to Kan...
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Kanthapuram flays government officials
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“The people who misuse government facilities obstruct the process of government assistance to deserving people,” Kanthapuram said.
“They are the reason for troubled relationship between the government and the people”, he added.
He said, “Mechanisation help people but a situation should not arise where mechanisation controls human behaviour”.
Dr Philipose Mar Chrysostom inaugurated the reception.
K Sivadasan Nair MLA and CPM district secretary K Anandagopan spoke
AP faction charters train to take followers ( CNN IBN NEWS)
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KOZHIKODE: Cars and buses are what political parties usually use to transport their workers to party conferences but Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musaliyar’s organisation has opted for something slightly bigger.
An entire train has been booked for the followers of the� Sunni faction spiritual leader to take them to the conclusion of his ‘Kerala Yatra’ in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday!
The specially chartered train, which the organisers claim is a first in Kerala’s organisational history, will start from Mangalore on Friday night and will transport more than 1,700 people to the state capital.
“The train will have one air conditioned compartment, two sleeper berths and 17 chair cars. It will stop at 14 stations on its way to Thiruvananthapuram, 12 of which are in Malabar. The fare will be paid by the travellers themselves. The facility has been arranged by the Chemmad, Malappuram wing of SSF” said Ibrahim Kutty Haji, one of the organising committee members of the Kerala Yatra.
He believes that the arrangement is something unprecedented in Kerala’s history and admits that it has come at a cost. “We believe we are the first organisation in Kerala to book a train to transport workers to a meeting. It has cost us more than `30 lakh and we had to deposit this amount with the Railways in advance including `5 lakh as a security deposit,” he said.
Railway officials confirmed that booking a train along the aforementioned route was no cheap affair. “To start from Mangalore, they will first have to transport the empty coaches from Chennai and any costs pertaining to this will have to be borne by the party themselves. They will also have to pay additional fee for any stop they make during the journey apart from the ones made for maintenance purposes,” said a high ranking official in the Southern Railway headquarters in Chennai.
He also added that getting clearance from the necessary officials was a time consuming affair.� “A request has to be first made to the Senior Divisional Officer who will then forward it to the Chief Operating Manager. Costs and feasibility of running such a train along the route will be worked out after which clearance, if possible, will be issued,” he said. 26/04/2012
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An entire train has been booked for the followers of the� Sunni faction spiritual leader to take them to the conclusion of his ‘Kerala Yatra’ in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday!
The specially chartered train, which the organisers claim is a first in Kerala’s organisational history, will start from Mangalore on Friday night and will transport more than 1,700 people to the state capital.
“The train will have one air conditioned compartment, two sleeper berths and 17 chair cars. It will stop at 14 stations on its way to Thiruvananthapuram, 12 of which are in Malabar. The fare will be paid by the travellers themselves. The facility has been arranged by the Chemmad, Malappuram wing of SSF” said Ibrahim Kutty Haji, one of the organising committee members of the Kerala Yatra.
He believes that the arrangement is something unprecedented in Kerala’s history and admits that it has come at a cost. “We believe we are the first organisation in Kerala to book a train to transport workers to a meeting. It has cost us more than `30 lakh and we had to deposit this amount with the Railways in advance including `5 lakh as a security deposit,” he said.
Railway officials confirmed that booking a train along the aforementioned route was no cheap affair. “To start from Mangalore, they will first have to transport the empty coaches from Chennai and any costs pertaining to this will have to be borne by the party themselves. They will also have to pay additional fee for any stop they make during the journey apart from the ones made for maintenance purposes,” said a high ranking official in the Southern Railway headquarters in Chennai.
He also added that getting clearance from the necessary officials was a time consuming affair.� “A request has to be first made to the Senior Divisional Officer who will then forward it to the Chief Operating Manager. Costs and feasibility of running such a train along the route will be worked out after which clearance, if possible, will be issued,” he said. 26/04/2012
Monday, April 23, 2012
Unite for humane cause, exhorts Kanthapuram
The Kerala Yatra by All India Jamiyyathul Ulama general secretary and Sunni leader Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musaliar was given a rousing reception in Kozhikode district on Wednesday. Thousands of people felicitated Mr. Aboobacker Musaliar at functions at Kondotty, Areekode, Nilambur and Manjeri.
Mr. Musaliar will be accorded reception at Perinthalmanna, Malappuram, Kottakkal and Chemmad on Thursday. The yatra will tour the district on Friday too.
Sunni workers in hundreds of vehicles joined Mr. Musaliar's motorcade on Wednesday morning. G. Sudhakaran, former minister, inaugurated the reception at Kondotty. A.M. Jacob, former Governor of Meghalaya, inaugurated the
reception at Areekode.
M.I. Shanavas, MP, inaugurated the programme at Nilambur. Municipal chairman Aryadan Shoukath welcomed the Sunni leader by offering him a teak sapling. Senior member of the Nilambur Kovilakam Pratapa Varma Thamban,;Kerala Students Union president V.S. Joy; and several other leaders of different political parties offered felicitations.
Haroon Rashid, MP, inaugurated the reception at Manjeri. Mr. Musaliar urged the people to rise above parochial feelings of caste, community and class, and unite for a more humane nation. He exhorted the people of Kerala to embrace humanism..”Literacy is must. So is humanism,” he said. The Sunni leader exhorted the people to give priority to constructive activities rather than resorting to destructive measures.See Photos
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Bengal IUML leader defies party, attends Kerala Yatra
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Shahanshah Jehangir, national secretary of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) from West Bengal, surprised the party leadership in Kerala by attending a reception to the Kerala Yatra of Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musaliar, All-India Jamiyyathul Ulama general secretary and Sunni leader, here on Thursday.
Mr. Jehangir was the chief guest at the mid-day reception, evoking media curiosity, especially as the Muslim League leaders in the State kept themselves away from the Yatra meant to “awaken humanity.” Muslim League sources said that Syed Hyderali Shihab Thangal, president of the party State unit, had banned their leaders from attending the Yatra of the Musaliar . The Thangal has apparently acted on behalf of the Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama, in which he holds a venerable position.
Inaugurating the function here, Mr. Jehangir praised the Musaliar for taking out a march to awaken people's consciousness and humaneness. He asked the Sunni leader to extend his Yatra to States such as Bihar, West Bengal, Maharashtra, and Delhi. The objective of the Yatra, he said, is to recapture the essence of humanity, which has been lost in all religions, including Islam.
“We need to recapture the essence of humanity; we need to revive it; and we need to regain those excellent values which gave respect to humanity, esteem to womanhood, and kindness towards children and fellow creatures,” he said. Mr. Jehangir told The Hindu that he had associated with the Yatra as it was devoid of politics and was for a noble cause. “As long as I remain a social worker, I consider it my duty to associate myself with such noble social deeds,” he said.
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Kerala Yatra in Malappuram tomorrow
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The march will be accorded receptions at Kondotty, Areekode, Nilambur and Manjeri on Wednesday, and at Perinthalmanna, Malappuram, Kottakkal and Chemmad on Thursday. Mr. Kanthapuram will address receptions at Tirur, Ponnani and Valanchery on Friday.
Organisers said here that leaders of different social, political, religious and cultural organisations would attend the receptions. About five lakh people would take part in the march during the three days in the district, they said.
Caution advised on atomic plants
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Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliar, general secretary, All India Jamiyyathul Ulama, has said that the Union government should be vigilant in setting up nuclear power plants in the light of the recent natural calamities.
He was speaking to presspersons here on Sunday in connection with his Kerala Yatra, a 16-day vehicle procession through the State on the theme “Manavikathaye Unarthunnu” (awakening humanity).
He said the farming community in Wayanad was highly vulnerable to many factors, especially economic exploitation.
He sought the intervention of the government to solve the issues fast. Answering a question on the Indian Union Muslim League getting a fifth Minister in the Oommen Chandy Cabinet, he said it should be treated as a political issue and not as a communal one.
The Musliar said the Yatra had no political motives, but it was aimed at arousing Keralites out of their spiritual lethargy and channel their creative energy for the betterment of humanity.
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He was speaking to presspersons here on Sunday in connection with his Kerala Yatra, a 16-day vehicle procession through the State on the theme “Manavikathaye Unarthunnu” (awakening humanity).
He said the farming community in Wayanad was highly vulnerable to many factors, especially economic exploitation.
He sought the intervention of the government to solve the issues fast. Answering a question on the Indian Union Muslim League getting a fifth Minister in the Oommen Chandy Cabinet, he said it should be treated as a political issue and not as a communal one.
The Musliar said the Yatra had no political motives, but it was aimed at arousing Keralites out of their spiritual lethargy and channel their creative energy for the betterment of humanity.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Guard against anti-social acts, says Kanthapuram
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The Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama President Abdurrahman Al Bukhari handed over the flag to Kanthapuram.
Union minister of state for food and civil supplies K.V. Thomas inaugurated the Yatra. Sunni education board president MA Abdul Khader Musliyar presided over the function.
Kanthapuram demanded that the government initiated programmes and policies to counter the menace posed by anti-social elements in the society. Believers should try to align with secular forces to face communalism squarely, and guard against its social and political implications.
K.V. Thomas said the religious organisations’ role in the process of social development was crucial. He appreciated the activities of Kanthapuram, which he said, helped many people who lived in the margins of the society to come to the mainstream of the society.
The march was received at a special gathering in Kasargod town, Kanhangad and other centers of the district. The 17-day Yathra would pass through 700 panchayats and culminate at the Chandrashekaran Nair Stadium in the capital on April 28.
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Kerala, India: Awakening Humanity Through Sufism
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Under the banner of “Awakening Humanity,” the Indian state of Kerala will soon witness a massive campaign or Keralayathra (yathra meaning “expedition” in Malayalam, the local language.) This religious journey will led by the traditional Sufi Qamarul Ulama Sheikh Aboobacker Ahmed, known to the Muslims of Kerala as Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliyar, and general secretary of the All-India Sunni Jamiyyathul Ulama.
Bearing his great humanitarian message, Sheikh Aboobacker is expected to commence his itinerary on April 12 and to conclude it on April 28, delivering a luminous lesson in the history of a human being. The extended agenda, covering 60 large conference assemblies, is unquestionably significant at the dawn of the new common millennium.
Sheikh Aboobacker’s actions now, to reconstruct the devastated pillars of humanity, were manifested in centuries past by the great prophets of Almighty Allah. The meaningful statement of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), “the scholars of Islam are the heirs of the prophets,” indicates that the essential duties and obligations of religious leaders must be fulfilled, irrespective of the opposition they face.
That is what we see in Sheikh Aboobacker’s magnificent endeavors. Kabil Sibal, federal minister for Human Resources Development and an outstanding representative of democratic India, says of Sheikh Aboobacker, “I think India will be built not by people like me, but will be built brick by brick, and the ultimate edifice will be as beautiful as Markazu Ssaqafathi Ssunniyya” (the Sunni cultural centre built by Sheikh Aboobacker in Kozhikode, Kerala, during the 1970s.)
he Keralayathra march has been criticized blindly and baselessly by Wahhabis and other radically-minded minorities, although the observance has gained support from all sectors of society.
The inevitable necessity of awakening humanity is continuously underscored by the disconcerting news, shocking to all humankind, not merely from distant regions or a single corner of the world, but from almost every country. Sensationalist media awaken us very early each morning with ugly images and horrific reports of bombings, robberies, sexual crimes, kidnappings, territorial disputes, and other signs of the stress on humanity’s limits. And nobody can deny that behind the glitz and glamor of the current digital and global world order, which claims invisibly an eternally pleasant life to those who come forth to swim rapturously in this fantasy, there lies a vast and barren desert in which the majority of people claw to survive.
Today, while many among us firmly believed that science and technology would provide comprehensively the gifts for which morals craved, heinous and dangerous evils accompany the benefits of each. The impact of both depends on uses and misuses; but unfortunately, as we see clearly, the bad overwhelms the good. The most valuable aspects of the human relationship – affection, reverence, generosity, tolerance, patience, etc. – in which the human race struck its deepest roots, seem to have disappeared from the lexicon, to be silenced by deceit, unbridled ambition, treachery, and murder.
Images of those devastated by the storms of imperialism continue to appear before our eyes while their cries reverberate in our ears. Schools are built, less for the goals education formerly offered, of raising children to the pinnacles of a cultured and civilized life, but to realize personal self-interest through business. Those who study in them are taught to exploit and amass wealth.
It is therefore at this critical moment in contemporary world history that Sheikh Aboobacker Ahmed will once again begin his marvelous expedition. This should certainly erase the fallacious dogma holding that Islamic scholars or Sufis need only sit within the four walls of a shrine. Sheikh Aboobacker has made similar and memorable sojourns, which were more than mere visits, to Jammu and Kashmir, and to Gujarat. These are not brief stopovers.
Apart from the main expedition through 60 major cities, an accompanying effort, called “upa yathra,” will pass through no less than 500 towns ahead of Keralayathra. Such organizations as the Sunni Students Federation are committed to the full success of Keralayathra. Islamic scholars from elsewhere in India have called on Sheikh Aboobacker to extend his range throughout the country. Already, Keralayathra is a milestone in Indian Islamic history.
by P.M. Muhammed Muhsin IN http://www.islamicpluralism.eu/WP/?p=3081
Bearing his great humanitarian message, Sheikh Aboobacker is expected to commence his itinerary on April 12 and to conclude it on April 28, delivering a luminous lesson in the history of a human being. The extended agenda, covering 60 large conference assemblies, is unquestionably significant at the dawn of the new common millennium.
Sheikh Aboobacker’s actions now, to reconstruct the devastated pillars of humanity, were manifested in centuries past by the great prophets of Almighty Allah. The meaningful statement of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), “the scholars of Islam are the heirs of the prophets,” indicates that the essential duties and obligations of religious leaders must be fulfilled, irrespective of the opposition they face.
That is what we see in Sheikh Aboobacker’s magnificent endeavors. Kabil Sibal, federal minister for Human Resources Development and an outstanding representative of democratic India, says of Sheikh Aboobacker, “I think India will be built not by people like me, but will be built brick by brick, and the ultimate edifice will be as beautiful as Markazu Ssaqafathi Ssunniyya” (the Sunni cultural centre built by Sheikh Aboobacker in Kozhikode, Kerala, during the 1970s.)
he Keralayathra march has been criticized blindly and baselessly by Wahhabis and other radically-minded minorities, although the observance has gained support from all sectors of society.
The inevitable necessity of awakening humanity is continuously underscored by the disconcerting news, shocking to all humankind, not merely from distant regions or a single corner of the world, but from almost every country. Sensationalist media awaken us very early each morning with ugly images and horrific reports of bombings, robberies, sexual crimes, kidnappings, territorial disputes, and other signs of the stress on humanity’s limits. And nobody can deny that behind the glitz and glamor of the current digital and global world order, which claims invisibly an eternally pleasant life to those who come forth to swim rapturously in this fantasy, there lies a vast and barren desert in which the majority of people claw to survive.
Today, while many among us firmly believed that science and technology would provide comprehensively the gifts for which morals craved, heinous and dangerous evils accompany the benefits of each. The impact of both depends on uses and misuses; but unfortunately, as we see clearly, the bad overwhelms the good. The most valuable aspects of the human relationship – affection, reverence, generosity, tolerance, patience, etc. – in which the human race struck its deepest roots, seem to have disappeared from the lexicon, to be silenced by deceit, unbridled ambition, treachery, and murder.
Images of those devastated by the storms of imperialism continue to appear before our eyes while their cries reverberate in our ears. Schools are built, less for the goals education formerly offered, of raising children to the pinnacles of a cultured and civilized life, but to realize personal self-interest through business. Those who study in them are taught to exploit and amass wealth.
It is therefore at this critical moment in contemporary world history that Sheikh Aboobacker Ahmed will once again begin his marvelous expedition. This should certainly erase the fallacious dogma holding that Islamic scholars or Sufis need only sit within the four walls of a shrine. Sheikh Aboobacker has made similar and memorable sojourns, which were more than mere visits, to Jammu and Kashmir, and to Gujarat. These are not brief stopovers.
Apart from the main expedition through 60 major cities, an accompanying effort, called “upa yathra,” will pass through no less than 500 towns ahead of Keralayathra. Such organizations as the Sunni Students Federation are committed to the full success of Keralayathra. Islamic scholars from elsewhere in India have called on Sheikh Aboobacker to extend his range throughout the country. Already, Keralayathra is a milestone in Indian Islamic history.
by P.M. Muhammed Muhsin IN http://www.islamicpluralism.eu/WP/?p=3081
Friday, April 6, 2012
Awakening Humanity is the remedy Kanthapuram,s Keralayathra
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When we follow the news media today, we find most of the news tells the vivid pictures of the brutal facts that are very difficult to be believed by a common man. We rarely find the good news that make us happy and joyful. Here come to my mind those words of a thinker: "recently I changed the routines as I began to read the daily newspapers in the evening instead of morning to stop the impact of the horrific headlines from influencing me the whole day". In fact this is the sentiment which we live today after watching channels and reading newspapers. Murder, rape, suicide and looting are very common. Even animals are ashamed of hearing those evils. Father kills his son and the daughter get sexually harassed, on wedding day the girl escapes with her boyfriend in love, a man raped buffalo and killed it and a group of people record the man who breathes his last breath at the accident place.
The point is that the man of today has become a mere structure of the chemical element, deprived of the conscious mind which governs him and sets him apart from other beings. The human value – if it actually exists - has declined to the lowest level. In the past decades, Kerala was a great example of peaceful coexistence and cultural communication between layers of different religions. Because of the prosperity and wealth resources available in Kerala, we used to call it yesterday "God's own country", it is better today to call it "the devil's own country."
In the past decades several local and international organizations founded to protect human rights and values. Now it is accustomed to hear those chants and slogans advocated by those organizations, somehow we are fed up and we don't care to listen to them. We all realized that they are hollow balloons and nothing else. But the visual and print media celebrated interpretation of these rights and values. Full support was declared to women's and old ages' rights , children's and mothers' rights, workers' and employers' rights. For campaigning right of each group of people each day was assigned and our calendar is full of those 'days'. If we examine our daily life and compared it with these campaigns what we can realize? Only a tiny percentage of those campaigns made practical? they were a big success? Or they were just a tactic for publicity to attract the unemployed youth and uneducated teenagers?.
Here we need some urgent review. Religions should take care of moralizing people as it was before. All people should respect the values and ethics that religions teach. Look at Indian history how religious values played an important role in keeping harmony in the society. For Muslims, whole Quran is a miracle and its teachings are divine. Moral values that advocated by Quran are very nice and beautiful. Muslims follow them with care and they are requested to spread those moral values to other communities as well. One of them is the peaceful coexistence of human beings on the earth, because the earth is for all human beings according to Quran. Al though all religions teach ethics, Muslims are mostly engaged in studying their holy Book. We can see Madrassas, Islamic Colleges everywhere. Therefore it is their right as well as duty of Muslims to spread those values. The aim is only to stop the brutal killings, stop the violence, avoid the ways that led to violence such as alcohol, unsanctified love affairs and so on. The aim is only to inspire love of human beings, respect of parents and elders, taking care of widows and orphans, strengthening the bond of relationships among family and neighbors and so on.
One of the influential Muslim Body in Kerala under the leadership of Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musliyar made bold initiative to launch mass moral campaign in Kerala under the slogan 'awakening of humanity'. This group has separate wing for youths, students, teachers, and scholars. Since four months all the members and well-wishers of these wings made huge campaign all over Kerala by conducting Mass Gatherings, Social Harmony Sessions anti Anti- tobacco drives. This campaign will end by conducting Kerala Yathra (Kerala March) led by Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musliyar from April 12, 2012 to April 28, 2012. .
One of the unique characteristic of the march is that it is a socio - religious motivated march led by a socio-religious leader. Contrary to marches led by political mileage, I think it is a distinctive march that covers all factions of whole society.
According to the organizing body, Kerala Yatra will have 60 stations across Kerala. In all stations, a huge number of people will gather to participate in the conferences. Local leaders – both political and religious – will be invited to deliver the speech. People from all walks of life will join together in the public gatherings in each station.
By Shaheed Azhary
The point is that the man of today has become a mere structure of the chemical element, deprived of the conscious mind which governs him and sets him apart from other beings. The human value – if it actually exists - has declined to the lowest level. In the past decades, Kerala was a great example of peaceful coexistence and cultural communication between layers of different religions. Because of the prosperity and wealth resources available in Kerala, we used to call it yesterday "God's own country", it is better today to call it "the devil's own country."
In the past decades several local and international organizations founded to protect human rights and values. Now it is accustomed to hear those chants and slogans advocated by those organizations, somehow we are fed up and we don't care to listen to them. We all realized that they are hollow balloons and nothing else. But the visual and print media celebrated interpretation of these rights and values. Full support was declared to women's and old ages' rights , children's and mothers' rights, workers' and employers' rights. For campaigning right of each group of people each day was assigned and our calendar is full of those 'days'. If we examine our daily life and compared it with these campaigns what we can realize? Only a tiny percentage of those campaigns made practical? they were a big success? Or they were just a tactic for publicity to attract the unemployed youth and uneducated teenagers?.
Here we need some urgent review. Religions should take care of moralizing people as it was before. All people should respect the values and ethics that religions teach. Look at Indian history how religious values played an important role in keeping harmony in the society. For Muslims, whole Quran is a miracle and its teachings are divine. Moral values that advocated by Quran are very nice and beautiful. Muslims follow them with care and they are requested to spread those moral values to other communities as well. One of them is the peaceful coexistence of human beings on the earth, because the earth is for all human beings according to Quran. Al though all religions teach ethics, Muslims are mostly engaged in studying their holy Book. We can see Madrassas, Islamic Colleges everywhere. Therefore it is their right as well as duty of Muslims to spread those values. The aim is only to stop the brutal killings, stop the violence, avoid the ways that led to violence such as alcohol, unsanctified love affairs and so on. The aim is only to inspire love of human beings, respect of parents and elders, taking care of widows and orphans, strengthening the bond of relationships among family and neighbors and so on.
One of the influential Muslim Body in Kerala under the leadership of Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musliyar made bold initiative to launch mass moral campaign in Kerala under the slogan 'awakening of humanity'. This group has separate wing for youths, students, teachers, and scholars. Since four months all the members and well-wishers of these wings made huge campaign all over Kerala by conducting Mass Gatherings, Social Harmony Sessions anti Anti- tobacco drives. This campaign will end by conducting Kerala Yathra (Kerala March) led by Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musliyar from April 12, 2012 to April 28, 2012. .
One of the unique characteristic of the march is that it is a socio - religious motivated march led by a socio-religious leader. Contrary to marches led by political mileage, I think it is a distinctive march that covers all factions of whole society.
According to the organizing body, Kerala Yatra will have 60 stations across Kerala. In all stations, a huge number of people will gather to participate in the conferences. Local leaders – both political and religious – will be invited to deliver the speech. People from all walks of life will join together in the public gatherings in each station.
By Shaheed Azhary
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Hadith of the ten promised paradiseTen promised paradise
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The prophet Muhammad,sw in a Hadith accepted by Sunni Muslims, specified ten of his companions who were promised paradise. Those companions named in this Hadith are referred to by Sunnis as The Ten Promised Paradise (Arabic: al-`Ashara al-Mubasharîn bi-l-Janna).
The ten companions are known as Ashrah Al-Mubashirina bil jannah which means the companions that the prophet Muhammad had given information about Jannah, the Islamic conception of paradise.
Based on the narration, Sunnis have listed ten people whom they believe were promised paradise while living. The list is written in the order in which the Islamic prophet Muhammad said them. The first four of them are known by Sunnis as the Righteously Guided Caliphs.
Narrated Sa'id ibn Zayd:
AbdurRahman ibn al-Akhnas said that when he was in the mosque, a man mentioned Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). So Sa'id ibn Zayd got up and said: I bear witness to the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) that I heard him say: Ten persons will go to Paradise: The Prophet (peace be upon him) will go to Paradise, AbuBakr will go to Paradise, Umar will go to Paradise, Uthman will go to Paradise, Ali will go to Paradise, Talhah will go to Paradise: az-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam will go to paradise, Sa'd ibn Malik will go to Paradise, and AbdurRahman ibn Awf will go to Paradise. If I wish, I can mention the tenth. The People asked: Who is he: So he kept silence. The again asked: Who is he: He replied: He is Sa'id ibn Zayd.
—Collected by Abu Dawood, Sunan Abu Dawood
Abdul Rahman bin `Awf said: The prophet (s) said: Abu Bakr in Paradise, Omar in Paradise, 'Uthman in Paradise, Ali in Paradise, Talha in Paradise, al- Zubair (bin al-'Awwam) in Paradise, AbdulRahman bin `Awf in Paradise, Saad (bin Abi Waqqass) in Paradise, Saeed (bin Zaid), and abu 'Ubaida bin al- Jarrah in Paradise."
—Tirmidhi
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The ten companions are known as Ashrah Al-Mubashirina bil jannah which means the companions that the prophet Muhammad had given information about Jannah, the Islamic conception of paradise.
Based on the narration, Sunnis have listed ten people whom they believe were promised paradise while living. The list is written in the order in which the Islamic prophet Muhammad said them. The first four of them are known by Sunnis as the Righteously Guided Caliphs.
Narrated Sa'id ibn Zayd:
AbdurRahman ibn al-Akhnas said that when he was in the mosque, a man mentioned Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). So Sa'id ibn Zayd got up and said: I bear witness to the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) that I heard him say: Ten persons will go to Paradise: The Prophet (peace be upon him) will go to Paradise, AbuBakr will go to Paradise, Umar will go to Paradise, Uthman will go to Paradise, Ali will go to Paradise, Talhah will go to Paradise: az-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam will go to paradise, Sa'd ibn Malik will go to Paradise, and AbdurRahman ibn Awf will go to Paradise. If I wish, I can mention the tenth. The People asked: Who is he: So he kept silence. The again asked: Who is he: He replied: He is Sa'id ibn Zayd.
—Collected by Abu Dawood, Sunan Abu Dawood
Abdul Rahman bin `Awf said: The prophet (s) said: Abu Bakr in Paradise, Omar in Paradise, 'Uthman in Paradise, Ali in Paradise, Talha in Paradise, al- Zubair (bin al-'Awwam) in Paradise, AbdulRahman bin `Awf in Paradise, Saad (bin Abi Waqqass) in Paradise, Saeed (bin Zaid), and abu 'Ubaida bin al- Jarrah in Paradise."
—Tirmidhi
Monday, February 27, 2012
1500-year-old Bible that was discovered that predicted ‘coming of Prophet’ found
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London: A recently re-discovered secret Bible in which Jesus is believed to predict the coming of the Prophet Muhammad to Earth has sparked serious interest from the Vatican.
Pope Benedict XVI reportedly wants to see the 1,500-year-old book, which many say is the Gospel of Barnabas, that has been hidden by the Turkish state for the last 12 years.
The GBP 14 million handwritten gold lettered tome, penned in Jesus’ native Aramaic language, is said to contain his early teachings and a prediction of the Prophet’s coming, the Daily Mail reported.
The leather-bound text, written on animal hide, was discovered by Turkish police during an anti-smuggling operation in 2000.
It was closely guarded until 2010, when it was finally handed over to the Ankara Ethnography Museum, and will soon be put back on public display following a minor restoration.
A photocopy of a single page from the handwritten ancient manuscript is thought to be worth GBP 1.5 million.
Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Ertugrul Gunay said the book could be an authentic version of the Gospel, which was suppressed by the Christian Church for its strong parallels with the Islamic view of Jesus.
He also said the Vatican had made an official request to see the scripture - a controversial text which Muslims claim is an addition to the original gospels of Mark, Matthew, Luke and John.
Despite the interest in the newly re-discovered book, some believe it is a fake and only dates back to the 16th century.
The oldest copies of the book date back to that time, and are written in Spanish and Italian.
Protestant pastor Ihsan Ozbek said it was unlikely to be authentic.
This is because St Barnabas lived in the first century and was one of the Apostles of Jesus, in contrast to this version that is said to come from the fifth or sixth century.
He told the Today Zaman newspaper: “The copy in Ankara might have been written by one of the followers of St Barnabas.”
“Since there is around 500 years in between St Barnabas and the writing of the Bible copy, Muslims may be disappointed to see that this copy does not include things they would like to see.”
“It might have no relation with the content of the Gospel of Barnabas,” Ozbek added.
Theology professor Omer Faruk Harman said a scientific scan of the bible may be the only way to reveal how old it really is.
Link Al-Bayan News
Pope Benedict XVI reportedly wants to see the 1,500-year-old book, which many say is the Gospel of Barnabas, that has been hidden by the Turkish state for the last 12 years.
The GBP 14 million handwritten gold lettered tome, penned in Jesus’ native Aramaic language, is said to contain his early teachings and a prediction of the Prophet’s coming, the Daily Mail reported.
The leather-bound text, written on animal hide, was discovered by Turkish police during an anti-smuggling operation in 2000.
It was closely guarded until 2010, when it was finally handed over to the Ankara Ethnography Museum, and will soon be put back on public display following a minor restoration.
A photocopy of a single page from the handwritten ancient manuscript is thought to be worth GBP 1.5 million.
Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Ertugrul Gunay said the book could be an authentic version of the Gospel, which was suppressed by the Christian Church for its strong parallels with the Islamic view of Jesus.
He also said the Vatican had made an official request to see the scripture - a controversial text which Muslims claim is an addition to the original gospels of Mark, Matthew, Luke and John.
Despite the interest in the newly re-discovered book, some believe it is a fake and only dates back to the 16th century.
The oldest copies of the book date back to that time, and are written in Spanish and Italian.
Protestant pastor Ihsan Ozbek said it was unlikely to be authentic.
This is because St Barnabas lived in the first century and was one of the Apostles of Jesus, in contrast to this version that is said to come from the fifth or sixth century.
He told the Today Zaman newspaper: “The copy in Ankara might have been written by one of the followers of St Barnabas.”
“Since there is around 500 years in between St Barnabas and the writing of the Bible copy, Muslims may be disappointed to see that this copy does not include things they would like to see.”
“It might have no relation with the content of the Gospel of Barnabas,” Ozbek added.
Theology professor Omer Faruk Harman said a scientific scan of the bible may be the only way to reveal how old it really is.
Link Al-Bayan News
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