Islam

‘Fear Allah & be just with your children’ – Does Justice Mean Equality? By – Hajar al-Rajhi Source : www.islamtoday.com Al-Nu’man b. Bashir once addressed the people from the pulpit and told them about what took place between the Prophet and his father, saying: My father gave him a gift. …

Calling to Allah through the Prophet’s Impeccable Character By – Dr. Muhammad b. Lutfi al-Sabbagh Source: www.islamtoday.com It is one of Allah’s great blessings to humanity that he sent a kind, well-mannered, compassionate and gentle a person like Muhammad (peace be upon him) to carry His message. Allah says: “And …

James Michener in “Islam: The Misunderstood Religion”, Reader’s Digest, May 1955, pp. 68-70. “No other religion in history spread so rapidly as Islam. The West has widely believed that this surge of religion was made possible by the sword. But no modern scholar accepts this idea, and the Quran is …

The Importance of Planning & Persistence By – Dr. Muhammad b. Lutfi al-Sabbagh Source : www.islamtoday.com The Prophet (peace be upon him) showed us the importance of planning. He was meticulous in his planning, and in that way, he taught those around him how important it is to plan one’s …

The first thing that one should know and clearly understand about Islam is what the word “Islam” itself means. The religion of Islam is not named after a person as in the case of Christianity which was named after Jesus Christ, Buddhism after Gautama Buddha, Confucianism after Confucius, and Marxism …

Our Prayers for Those Who Disbelieve By – Sheikh Salih al-Zahrani Source : www.islamtoday.com Muslim may certainly beseech Allah in their prayers for the benefit of non-Muslims. There can be no question that we should beseech Allah to guide them to faith. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “O …

Allah says in the holy Quran: “Verily the knowledge of the Hour is with Allah (alone)…” (Surah Luqman 31:34)   Earth shattering quakes, fiery meteors falling from the sky, tidal waves the size of skyscrapers, and the apocalyptic message that our world is over. That is the premise of the …

In the Quran, Allah says: “We have sent you (Muhammad) as a mercy for all nations.” [Surah Al Anbiya 21:107] Thus Islam is not restricted to any particular race or nation, as many other religions are, but is universal, meaning that its message applies to all humanity, at all times, …

Mahatma Gandhi, statement published in “Young India”, 1924: “I wanted to know the best of the life of one who holds today an undisputed sway over the hearts of millions of mankind… I became more than ever convinced that it was not the sword that won a place for Islam …