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The Lastprophet.info web portal was launched with a ceremony attended by the Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and leading names in the fields of business, art, science and thought on April 19, 2007. Lastprophet.info, founded by the Meridyen Association, started out its life with the slogan “Unbiased Islam”.  In the first two days 3.5 million guests visited the site,...

Lastprophet.info received an International First Prize
http://www.lastprophet.info/ received an international first prize on the first anniversary of its establishment. The Al-Mahabba Awards, organized under the patronage of the State President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Muhammad bin Zayad al-Nahyan and presided over by the Prime Minister, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayad, awarded lastprophet.info the first prize in the Mass Media category. THE AL ...

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Giant Mecca clock seeks to call time on Greenwich

  digg_title = "Giant Mecca clock seeks to call time on Greenwich"; var sburl9386 = window.location.href; var sbtitle9386 = document.title; For more than a century, a point on the top of a hill in south-east London has been recognised as the centre of world time and the official starting point of each new day. But now the supremacy of Greenwich Mean Time is bei...

Vincenzo: Being a Muslim in the Middle of Europe
digg_title = "Being a Muslim in the Middle of Europe"; var sburl1133 = window.location.href; var sbtitle1133 = document.title; Interview with Ahmad Vincenzo Islam and Europe... These are the two concepts which have been increasingly subject to big debates,  particularly since the last ten years. Living as a Muslim in Europe, thus, rises a lot of issues related to the...

Naat (poem)
Naat is the name of a work written to praise the Prophet, to ask for his intercession, and remember and describe his beautiful attributes; it is sung musical form. The lyrics are mainly selected verses written by Sufi poets in Turkish, Arabic and Persian.  Separated into two categories of mosque or dervish lodge poems, these works are recited by the na'than (reciter) after the Qur'an is read befo...

Qasida (Eulogy)
A Qasida is a poem, sung by one person, which conveys praise for the Prophet, describes great people of religion or the praise due to them, or mentions Sufi topics and is produced within a modal framework. The eulogies most loved in mosques and dervish orders are those whose lyrics are related to the Prophet Muhammad. Next in popularity with the people after Süleyman Çelebi's Mevlid and Regaibiyy...

Share your Ramadan! Share in Ramadan!
Lastprophet.info is preparing a special Ramadan blog for its readers. The blog aims to be a sphere where people around the world can share their own Ramadan experiences and write on topics related to Ramadan. From spiritual growth to hosting your first iftar this is your opportunity to share your feelings and thoughts on this blessed time of the year.  "Ramadan Diaries " is now onl...

The names and attributes of Prophet Muhammad
Question: It is stated in one hadith that calamities, illnesses, troubles, the evil-eye, jealousy, sorcery, fire and the collapse of residence will befall those who write, read or display on their walls the names and attributes of Prophet Muhammad. Similarly, misfortunes such as poverty, being poisoned and anxiety will not be experienced by the members of households who bear his name. How true is...

How the Prophet related to his wives
Question: How was the relationship between the Prophet and his wives? Answer (Theologian Nimet Yılmaz): There is information in famous sources about the relationship between the Prophet and his wives. A good deal of information is given to us about how the Prophet treated his wives and vice versa. Prophet Muhammad was a husband who respected the rights that had been granted to his wives; he fulfi...

The real date of the Prophet's death
  Question: It is known that our Prophet's date of birth is 571 A.D. He is known to have lived for 63 years. Thus, his year of death, which is known to be 632, means that he spent less than 63 years on this earth. What is the reason for this? What is the real year of the death of Prophet Muhammad? Answer (Theologian Nimet Yılmaz): There are different narrations about the date of the birth of our ...

Sources that relate the names of Prophet Muhammad
Question: Can you give us some information about the sources that relate the names of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)? Answer (Theologian Meral Günel): There are names which are used in the Qur'an, in other holy books and hadith, in addition to names which the Companions of the Prophet used for him.  Hadith scholars have allotted a section in their books to Asma-un Nabi (The Names of the Prophet); here t...