Islam

“Oh Allah, indeed there are sins between me and You; and there are sins between me and Your creation. Oh Allah, what is this for You, so forgive me my sins; and whatever arises from them, bear them for me and enrich me with Your favour, for Your forgiveness spreads …

When passing through a mountain pass, a bedouin once came across an old man who was blind and who seemed to be afflicted with various ailments all over his body. It was clear that he was wasting away. He was even paralyzed and was constantly forced to remain in a …

Prior to the establishment of Israel, Palestine had been multi-religious and multi-cultural. Muslims, Christians and Jews, Armenians, Greek Orthodox, to name a few, all had a place there; and all lived in relative harmony. Other nations fought wars and waged epic struggles to attain the kind of coexistence that was …

Behlool liked to visit the graveyards. “People here are good friends,” he used to say. “They do not backbite.” Once, he sat in a corner of a graveyard. With a long stick he started prodding at some of the old skulls which were scattered around. Harun Rashid, the king, passed …

A Saudi guy walks into a bar, decked out in his thobe and kufi. (He doesn’t believe in the meat of the People of the Book arguement.) He walks up to the bar and says: “Bartender, I want a chicken sandwich.” The bartender looks at him, nods, and turns to fill …

God is Not a Terrorist – Unearthing Our Common Humanity From Ahmed Rehab, CAIR Religious extremists waste no time declaring natural disasters to be God’s punishment. The divine motivations they cite are different, but they invariably reflect personal religious or political agendas. On different occasions, these extremists of different faiths …

One day, when Ja’far As-Sadiq wanted to perform ablution, he asked his slave to pour water on his hands from a jug. As the slave began to pour out the water, the jug fell onto the face and injured some part of his face,which resulted in Ja’far giving his slave …

Ibrahim Bin Adham was asked as to why our dua’s do not get accepted even though Allah Ta`ala has said, “And ask of me; I shall grant you…” So Ibrahim Bin Adham answered: “Your dua’s do not get answered because your hearts are dead.” They said, ‘Why are our hearts …

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Friday is the best day of the week. Imam Bukhari (Book #13, Hadith #1) and Muslim reported that Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) had said,“We (Muslims) came last and yet we are the first on the day of judgment. They …

During a year of difficulty– during the reign of Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (radhiallahu anhu), when the Muslims needed food– this HUGE caravan rolls into town. Everyone clamers around, they want to buy stuff, and it goes straight to the house of ‘Uthman (radhiallahu anhu). He owned the caravans. So they …