Allaah Subhanahu ta’ala says in the Quran: “And certainly, We shall test you with something of fear, hunger, loss of wealth, lives and fruits, but give glad tidings to As-Sabirin (the patient). Who, when afflicted with calamity, say: “Truly, to Allaah we belong and truly, to Him we shall return.” …
Read More »The great debate of Ibn ‘Abbas (radhiAllaahu anhu) with the Khawaarij
The great debate of Ibn ‘Abbas (radhiAllaahu anhu) with the Khawaarij When the Hurooreeyah rebelled, they isolated themselves in a place. There were 6000 of them and they were united in rebelling against ‘Ali (radhiAllaahu anhu). Continuously people would come to ‘Ali (radhiAllaahu anhu) and say: “O Ameer ul-Mu’mineen! Verily …
Read More »Confessions: Tales of Savagery by the Israeli Military
By Hasan Afif El-Hasan | Source: PalestineChronicle For outsiders, it is hard to sense the real character of Israel through all the artificial identity that has been imposed on it by its supporters without serious discussion about the Palestinians’ tragedy. Israel has imposed and tightened the harshest blockade and the …
Read More »War Begets War: It’s Not about Islam; It Never Was
By Ramzy Baroud | Source: Palestine Chronicle It is still not about Islam, even if the media and militants attacking western targets say so. Actually, it never was. But it was important for many to conflate politics with religion; partly because it is convenient and self-validating. First, let’s be clear on …
Read More »Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : Islam, the Religion of Mercy
Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : Islam, the Religion of Mercy – by Imam Al-Madinah Al-Munawarrah ’Ali Abd-ur-Rahman al-Hudhaifi from the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, on 17th Sha’baan 1422AH The Transcript: “Allah divided mercy into one-hundred parts. He released one part of it to the earth by which the creatures are merciful …
Read More »Love during the Time of Quraysh
Love is a powerful theme that features throughout history, with the power to launch a thousand ships or destroy a country. Zainab bint Muhammad (radhiAllahu anha) is an example of the strength of love and a Muslim woman’s patience and courage. Although her story does not feature as prominently in …
Read More »Israel’s Stolen Wars
Source : PalestineChronicle | By Uri Avnery If somebody steals something precious from you, say a diamond, you may be angry. Even God himself said so. When He sent a worm to kill the gourd which provided shade for the prophet Jonah in the desert, He asked him maliciously: “Doest …
Read More »And Indeed They have Destroyed Us…
“If you want to destroy any nation without war, create adultery or nudity common in the young generation.” – Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub (Salahuddin Ayyubi)
Read More »Principles of Just War in Different Religions
Thucydides, the well-known author of The History of the Peloponnesian War wrote: “The strong do as they can, while the weak suffer what they must.” This summarizes what had been happening in the dark ages of yesteryears, and what is happening unfortunately right now at the behest of “the leaders …
Read More »The Cuban Missile Crisis Revisited, This Time in Korea
Source : PalestineChronicle | By George Katsiaficas The current threat of a major war in Korea is akin to the Cuban missile crisis of 1962, when the US and the USSR nearly waged nuclear war. Peaceful coexistence was assured only after an agreement was reached for Russia to withdraw its …
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