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One crime for which Bani Israel was repeatedly criticized and cursed was “altering the words of Allah” and “concealing knowledge”. They were people of knowledge, but they “chose” to hide that which Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala had revealed towards them. In Surah al-Baqarah ayah 159, Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala says: …

Ibn Qayyim al Jawziyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said, describing the effects of sin: “Sin corrupts reason, for reason is light, and sin inevitably extinguishes the light of reason. If its light is extinguished it becomes weak and imperfect. One of the salaf said: No one disobeys Allah …

Allah, the Exalted said,  “Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze and guard their private parts; that will make for greater purity for them. Indeed Allah is well acquainted with all that they do.” [Surah Al-Nur 24:30] So Allah made purification and spiritual growth to be …

Source : Palestinechronicle | By Stuart Littlewood I have to admit, I was only dimly aware of the Dalet Plan before reading Alan Hart’s latest article ‘The green light for Zionism’s ethnic cleansing of Palestine’. The Dalet Plan, or Plan D, was the Zionist terror mob’s diabolical blueprint for the violent …

Lecture by Ismail Kamdar | Transcribed by Zara T. | Source : MuslimMatters [The following is the video and transcript of Ismail Kamdar’s lecture “Tolerance in Fiqh Issues”  The transcript includes slight modifications for the sake of readability and clarity.] The lecture can be viewed here. Indeed all praise is …

The following is Malcolm X’s (al-Hajj, Malik al-Shabazz) letter to his assistants in Harlem during his pilgrimage to Makkah in April of 1964: Never have I witnessed such sincere hospitality and overwhelming spirit of true brotherhood as is practiced by people of all colors and races here in this ancient …

Source : http://azizaizmargari.wordpress.com/ | By : Margari Aziza Hill When I began my research on depictions of Blacks and Africans in pre-modern Arabic Literature, I came across a passage: It was related that a black man came to Said ibn Musaib Radiyallahu’ anhu (A wise man too) for asking him advice and …

Jared’s Journey to Islam My name is Jared, and I converted to Islam one year ago. Before I became a Muslim, I was a Christian, a non-practicing Christian, really just a spirituality in the back of my mind. I was really never a lot into Christianity, the kind who went …

Written By : Umm Zakiyyah “I DON’T care who’s listening,” the sister spoke angrily into her friend’s phone, prompting the other sisters in the room to look in her direction, concerned expressions on their faces as they halted their own chatter amongst themselves. “I have somewhere to go, Abdullah.  I’m …

In this sermon, Imam Khalid Latif shares the story of Khadijah bint Khuwaylid, the wife of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). [vimeo=https://vimeo.com/61275231]