The Leader of the Believers, Umar bin Al-Khattaab (May Allah be pleased with him) said: “We are a nation whom Allah has honoured by Islam. Whenever we seek honour through other than it, Allah will humiliate us. There is no honour except by Islam, and there is no affiliation except …
Read More »Inspiration: Islam and Racism
Episode-12 (final episode – Season 1) from the amazing Inspiration Series by Mohamed Zeyara. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ukfzk0sDT-w] Islam does not pay attention to differences in colour, race or lineage. All people come from Adam, and Adam was created from dust. In Islam, differentiation between people is based on faith (eemaan) and piety (taqwaa), …
Read More »Broken Pieces of Clay and Pottery: A Lesson in Humanity
I was once walking along a narrow but busy street in Cairo when ahead of me was a donkey-cart laden with handmade pottery and clay utensils. It belonged to an old man who had been walking slowly beside it, and trying to sell whatever he could to make an income. …
Read More »God is Not a Terrorist
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 …
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“Humanity had been a single community…” – Did Religious Beliefs Evolve Over Time?
“Humanity had been a single community…” – Did Religious Beliefs Evolve Over Time? Sheikh ‘Ali Muhammad al-Salabi Source: www.islamtoday.com Allah says: “Humanity had been a single community, and Allah sent (unto them) Prophets as bearers of good tidings and as warners, and revealed therewith the Scripture with the truth that …
Read More »Picture Perfect : All Equal Before Their Lord
They are all saying together : “Praise be to Allah, our Lord the greatest”. There is no white, no black, no rich, no poor, no young, no old… just humans bowing before their lord. Courtesy: Original link here
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