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Just days before Trump’s inauguration as president, Russia and Iran signed a landmark Startegic Partnership Agreement that. Clearly signal the two countries’ desire to forge closer cooperation in numerous fields including energy, transportation, nuclear and defence.

The Bani Saud, especially the upstart de facto ruler, Muhammad bin Salman, are up for a rough ride. Trump has made clear that he wants them to cough up $1 trillion—yes, that is trillion with a ‘T’. Americans have a fine way of showing friendship!

Despite suffering setbacks, the Lebanese Islamic resistance movement Hizbullah has shown remarkable resilience. The movement is not personality-based. Rather, it is rooted in ideology based on the Islamic faith.

The fall of the Syrian government to US-zionist-Turkish-backed takfiris is definitely a setback for the Resistance Axis but not on a scale that it cannot be overcome. Collapse of the Syrian economy poses both challenges and opportunities and how they are addressed will be crucial.

Al-Isra wal Mi‘raj must not be viewed as an isolated event but the culmination of a long struggle for the sake of Allah following which the noble Messenger (pbuh) was rewarded with this great experience. It has important lessons for our struggles today.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not a reliable tool to assess the quality of translation of The Ascendant Qur’an. Further, AI is not intelligent enough to assess the profound of message contained therein.

Any society, including one comprising a plurality of Muslims, will not meet the standards of being Islamic unless it is governed by the laws—moral, ethical and legal—ordained by Allah in the noble Qur’an.

The Ascendant Qur'an is a masterful English translation that transcends traditional approach to the understanding of the noble Book. The translator's mastery of both Arabic and English makes this a unique translation in the large body of English translations.