Jonathan Brown and Ahmad Vincenzo in Turkey
The Meridyen Association's project to understand and introduce Prophet Muhammad to the world through lastprophet.info continues with international projects. Abdal Hakim Murad (Timothy Winters) from Cambridge University, Jonathan Brown from Washington University and Ahmad Vincenzo, the author of Spring in Yathrib, will be in Turkey this month as guests of the Meridyen Association Panel: "...

Hadith and Seerah Research Awards Granted to Winners
digg_title = "Hadith and Seerah Research Awards Granted to Winners "; var sburl7355 = window.location.href; var sbtitle7355 = document.title; The third "Hadith and Sirah Research Awards" winners were presented with their awards at an opening ceremony held at the Cemal Resit Rey Concert Hall on Sunday April 11, 2010 in a ceremony attended by the President of Turkish Religious Affairs Dire...

The Lifetime Service to Hadith and Seerah Award winner was the l
The third Lifetime Service to Hadith and Seerah Award, which is held by the Meridyen Association's lasprophet.info project and aims to honor individuals who have devoted their lives to narrating the life of Prophet Muhammad, took place on Sunday April 11, 2010 this year. The ceremony which took place at the Cemal Resit Rey concert Hall, kiced off with attendance from the President of Turkish Reli...

Banning mixing goes against society during Prophet's rule, says

Mixing of the sexes is permissable in Islam and is a natural part of life, the president of the Mecca branch of the religious police told a Saudi paper, adding he did not understand why there was so much outrage when the co-ed university, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), was opened.  Those who oppose mixing of the sexes are contradicting themselves as they most lik...

Hadith software published in Azerbaijan

The audiovisual software Quranic Ahlolbeit Statements and Hadith is published in Baku by Islamic Culture and Relations Organization. According to the public relations office of the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO), the software is designed to spread Islamic teachings and the Ahlolbeit trends of life in Azerbaijan.  The program discusses different topics based on Quranic verse...

Welcome to Celebrate Mercy

digg_title = "Welcome to Celebrate Mercy"; var sburl1009 = window.location.href; var sbtitle1009 = document.title;Celebratemercy.com brings a global celebration of  Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) webcast live to your living room. Organized between Feb. 25-9 PM EST and Feb. 28-10 AM GMT, the programme include many significant speakers like Dr. Yusuf İslam (aka Cat Stevens), Hamza Yusuf, Dr. Sami Yusu...

Qatari firm in talks to make Prophet Muhammad film
An epic film about Islam's Prophet Muhammad backed by the producer of The Lord of the Rings and The Matrix is being planned with the aim of "bridging cultures." Filming of the $150-million English-language movie is set to start in 2011 with American Barrie Osborne as its producer, Qatari media company Alnoor Holdings said on Sunday. The film - in which the Prophet would not be depic...

Born With a Pen: Expressing the Prophet through Islamic Calligra
  Interview with Ali Hüsrevoğlu, Turkish calligraphy artist Can we begin with some information on how you began your artistic life? This happened through the guidance of Allah. My intention was to concentrate on science and not art. However, when Allah placed such a program in front of me, I, subconsciously, leaned towards art more. I saw that there were very few people actually reflecting t...

A Life Dedicated to Spread the Word
Seham Amba is a doctor and an activist living in Saudi Arabia, trying to reach out and care about people around her. Amba told her story to Lastprophet.info. We would like to hear your story first... I have two children at the age of 22 and 24. I finished medical school in Jeddah in 1982 at King Aziz University. In 1990 I did one year at the Royal College of Physicians in London in medical rehabi...

The Prophet in the Words of Celebrities
It is the Universe that Admires You ADEM CEVIK Sutun Publications The book by Adem Cevik is a compilation of the sentiments, thoughts and evaluations of celebrities in world history about Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). The first section of the book consists of names from the Turkish world of thought and culture, the second section delves into the views of Sultans and the third section entails the thoug...

Lings' The Life of Prophet Muhammad Audiobook in Turkish
Martin Lings    digg_title = "The Life of Prophet Muhammad"; var sburl1433 = window.location.href; var sbtitle1433 = document.title;Vocalized by: Mustafa Demirci Translator: Nazife Sisman The Life of the Holy Prophet by Martin Lings, who is known for his many books translated into Turkish, has been converted into an audio book by Insan Publishing House...

The World of the Convert
The convert's inner world is filled with feelings that must be among the most difficult to express. No matter how many times they tell their life story, there is always an untold feeling in the depths of their spiritual world. They have embraced the new religion by struggling with the question "which is harder to endure: going or staying?" hundreds of times. For a person who has changed their re...