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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 …

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 …

Calling to Allah by Helping Others By – Dr. ‘Abd al-Wahhab al-Turayri Source : www.islamtoday.com Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) returned from the Cave of Hira after his first-ever encounter with the angel Gabriel. His mission had just been proclaimed to him and he had received his first revelation …

“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 …

Professor Ramakrishna Rao, in “Islam and Modern Age” “After the fall of Mecca, more than one million square miles of land lay at his feet. Lord of Arabia, he mended his own shoes and coarse woolen garments, milked the goats, swept the earth, kindled the fire and attended the other …

Setting an Example of Piety By – Dr. ‘Abd al-Wahhab al-Turayri One day, close to noontime, while the Prophet (peace be upon him) was sitting and conferring with his Companions, a group of desert dwellers approached. Their purpose was none other than to represent their people to the Prophet (peace …

The Masjid Al Aqsa is the second house of prayer established on earth: Abu Dharr reported: I said: “Messenger of Allah, which mosque was set up first on the earth?” He said: “Al-Masjid al-Haram (the sacred mosque, in Makkah)”. I (again) said: “Then which next?” He said: “It was the …

The Gradual Approach By – Dr. Muhammad b. Lutfi al-Sabbagh Those of us who wish to succeed in calling people to righteousness should follow the Prophet’s example of taking a gradual approach in teaching them the legal rulings of Islam. This approach is clear from the Prophet’s own approach to …

Caliph Haroon Rashid desired that any one who had seen the Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) in his lifetime be brought before him. After some time a very old woman was brought before the Caliph. The Caliph asked the old woman, “Did you see the Prophet yourself?” She said, “Yes! Oh …