30th Annual Quran Competition started in Makkah

Saudi Gazette – Qur’an competition starts Sept. 13 in Makkah
The 7-day 30th annual Qur’an competition is set to start in Makkah from Sept. 13. The competition, started 30 years ago, aims to teach the participants from around the world how best to read the Holy Book and comprehend its meanings and the laws laid [...]

Muslims can read, listen to Quran on LG television

IHT – Muslims can read, listen to Quran on LG television
LG Electronics Inc. said Tuesday it has marketed a new large-screen plasma display television in the Middle East that allows users to both read and listen to the Quran, the Muslim holy book.
Quranic verses can be read on screen and listened to via software embedded [...]

Tarjoman-e Vahy Center Receives 1st Translation of Quran into Hungarian

IQNA – Tarjoman-e Vahy Center Receives 1st Translation of Quran into Hungarian
Abdulrahman Mihalefi, the translator of the Quran into Hungarian, donated the copy during a session held Friday night at the 16th international holy Quran exhibition in Tehran’s grand Mosalla (prayer hall).
In an interview, he told IQNA that when completed in 1986, his translation was [...]

KSA: Saudis top three categories of King Abdul Aziz Quran Competition

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Prince Khaled gave away prizes for the winners of the competition. Saudi contestants bagged first prizes in three of the total five categories of the competition. Several dignitaries, including the Saudi Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Alu AlSheikh, the Minister for Islamic [...]

Malaysia To Sign MoU With Russia To Develop Space Industry

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Malaysia will be signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Russian space agency Roscosmos to develop the country’s aerospace industry. Science, Technology and Innovations Minister Datuk Seri Dr Jamaludin Jarjis said that in an earlier meeting Friday between Deputy Prime Minister Datuk [...]

UAE: Sheikh Mohammad calls for knowledge initiatives

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His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, graced the opening of The Knowledge Conference in Dubai on Sunday.Shaikh Mohammad talked about the latest developments and challenges surrounding the initiatives the UAE is undertaking to [...]

Making Makkah safe for pilgrims

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Fatal crushes often occur during the annual hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, sometimes killing hundreds of people. Now German researchers using traffic-modelling software have re-organized the ritual to make it safer for pilgrims. ..Following the 2006 catastrophe, authorities had the old bridge torn down. They have [...]

Islamic package for smart phones and enhanced mobiles proving big hit

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A software suite that provides Islamic prayer times and calendar, Qibla direction, as well as an Arabic-English-Arabic dictionary and recitations from the Holy Quran is proving a big hit with pocket PC, smart phone and mobile device users in the Middle [...]

Malaysia mulls offer to send second man into space

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The Malaysian government will carry out a thorough study before deciding on the offer by the Russian space agency, Roscosmos, to send Malaysia’s second astronaut into space by end of 2010 or early 2011. Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said the study would [...]

1001 Inventions launched by Deputy First Minister

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A ground-breaking interactive exhibition “1001 Inventions: Discover the Muslim Heritage in Our World” was opened today (23rd October) at Glasgow Science Centre by Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.  The exhibition reveals some of the best kept secrets and inventions by ancient scholars and brings to [...]

‘We Want KAUST to Reach MIT Level’

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Al-Nasr said in an exclusive interview with Arab News yesterday that KAUST will be a graduate-level research institution instead of an undergraduate one. “It is the vision of King Abdullah to have this university as a turning point in higher education,” he said. “Hopefully, [...]

Malaysian Astronaut: RTM, Bernama To Produce Motivational Materials

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Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) and the Malaysian National News Agency, Bernama, will produce materials on the success of Malaysia’s first angkasawan, Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Sheikh Mustapha, to motivate and nurture interests among the young generation in space programme.Deputy Information Minister Datuk Ahmad Zahid Hamidi [...]

I had KAUST in my mind for 25 years – Abdullah

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah yesterday emphasized the significance of the new world-class university, which is being built in Thuwal, 80 kms north of Jeddah, and said it would boost the Kingdom’s economic, social and cultural development… [...]

King Abdullah to launch SR10 billion Science, Technology University tomorrow

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz will lay tomorrow the foundation stone for the SR10 billion King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Thuwal, 80 km north of Jeddah. “The new university would serve as [...]

Some miracles of the Quran relating to the Universe

HarunYahya.com Some miracles of the Quran relating to the Universe
It is He Who created night and day and the Sun and Moon, each one swimming in a sphere. (Qur’an, 21:33)
The word “swim” in the above verse is expressed in Arabic by the word “sabaha” and is used to describe the movement of the Sun in [...]

The Birth of a Human Being

Zawaj.com – The Birth of a Human Being
(Based on works by Harun Yahya) Many diverse subjects are mentioned in the Qur’an in the course of inviting people to believe. Sometimes the heavens, sometimes animals, and sometimes plants are shown as evidence to man by God. In many of the verses, people are called upon to [...]