The folks at JapaneseMuslims.com website just got the news from the Hilal Committee of Japan that they could not confirm the sightings of the new crescent today (Thursday) in Japan or in Malaysia. Therefore, the month of Shaban completes 30 days and the month of Ramadan will start on Saturday, July 21, 2012. Inshallah, the Muslims …
The start of Ramadan this year is a chance to plan ahead before we, as individuals, vanish into the annals of history. Surely, many Ramadans have come and gone into our lives. At the beginning of this holy month, we make and unmake new resolutions, to make changes in our lifestyles, to leave bad habits …
It has been quite some time now since we wrote about the Muslims in Japan on this website. Indeed, the massive earthquake, Tsunami and the ensuing nuclear crisis shattered the people living in Japan massively and we were no exception. Now as the dust is finally settling down, we need to track the on-going relief …
Japan Muslims Peace Federation (JMPF) held the 3rd annual seminar at The University of Tokyo on Oct 10, 2010 about the Prophet of Islam Hazrat Muhammad (PUBH) as a role model to the world. Following is a brief introduction of the guest speakers who elaborated on the life of the Prophet (PBUH) as a role …
The history of Islam in Japan started around 120 years ago when a large group of Turkish Muslims made a largely failed attempt to visit the country to salute the nation for an earlier visit by the Prince Akihito of that time. According to some statistics, the number of Muslims living in Japan whether they …
