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‘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. …

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 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 …

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 …

“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 …

Dr. Gustav Weil in “History of the Islamic Peoples” said: “Muhammad was a shining example to his people. His character was pure and stainless. His house, his dress, his food – they were characterized by a rare simplicity. So unpretentious was he that he would receive from his companions no …

Surah Al Kafirun, 109:1-6 (Those who reject Faith – the Disbelievers) 1) Say : O ye that reject Faith! 2) I worship not that which ye worship, 3) Nor will ye worship that which I worship. 4) And I will not worship that which ye have been wont to worship, …

Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : Entering the New Year – by Imam Al-Madinah Al-Munawarrah ‘Abdul Muhsin Ibn Muhammad al-Qasim from the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, on 4 Muharram, 1424 (March 7, 2003) The Transcript:   All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all the worlds. Peace and blessings of Allah …