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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 …

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A Prophet King or a Slave Messenger?

 “Do not over praise me as the Christians over-praised ‘Eesaa, son of Maryam. Indeed, I am only a slave. So call me the Slave of Allah and His Messenger.” This is an excerpt from the last chapter of Ibn Rajab’s [1] famous book: al-Khushoo’ fis-Salaat. Here, he deals with the …

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Names of the Prophet: Explanation and Meanings

Muhammad: is a passive participle, whosoever is praised, possessing many praiseworthy qualities then he is Muhammad. And Muhammad (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) is praised more than any other person, and this is why – and Allah knows best – he was called by this name in the Torah, due to …

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