News around the Muslim World on Monday 17 November 2014

Ameer to the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Anjuman Ishaat Islam to address members of the House of Commons and Lords on Wednesday 19 November 2014; 09:30 to 11:30

Turkey’s top religious official has blasted the Saudi Arabian government for massive renovation work surrounding the Grand Mosque, Islam’s holiest place of worship, which also houses the cube-shaped Kaaba.

“It is almost like the Kaaba is imprisoned by the shopping malls and the hotels [built around it],” the president of the Directorate General for Religious Affairs (Diyanet), Mehmet Görmez, said during an interview broadcast on public station TRT Türk.

Concern over environment around the Holy Kaaba

Source : Hurriyetdaily

A recently uncovered fragment of ancient papyrus makes the explosive suggestion that Jesus and Mary Magdalene were man and wife, researchers say.

The 8cm by 4cm fragment supports an undercurrent in Christian thought that undermines centuries of Church dogma by suggesting the Christian Messiah was not celibate.

The centre of the fragment contains the bombshell phrase where Jesus, speaking to his disciples, says 'my wife', which researchers believe refers to Magdalene.

Jesus was married - new evidence

Source : Daily Mail

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