Breaking Gaza’s Will: Israel’s Enduring Fantasy – By RAMZY BAROUD 22th of January 2009 My three-year-old son Sammy walked into my room uninvited as I sorted through another batch of fresh photos from Gaza.I was looking for a specific image, one that would humanise Palestinians as living, breathing human beings, …
Read More »Hunting Season at Palestine Continues…
Any variation of the words “Palestine” and “massacre” are sure to yield millions of results on major search engines on the World Wide Web. These results are largely in reference to hundreds of different dates and events in which numerous Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army or settlers. But …
Read More »What A Religion, If Only It Had Strong Men
What A Religion, If Only It Had Strong Men by Muhammad Al-‘Abdah When I hear of the gradual successes of the European countries in establishing a common market, approximating politics and social laws and bringing down barriers of movement and trade, a sense of sorrow overwhelms me. How can this …
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“In the company of the Poor…”
On the authority of Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), who said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “The gates of Paradise will be opened on Mondays and on Thursdays, and every servant [of Allah] who associates nothing with Allah will …
Read More »The Conversion of the Mongols : The Power of Da’wah
The Conversion of the Mongols : The Power of Da’wah – By ‘Allamah Abu ‘l-Hasan ‘Ali al-Nadwi Islam was about to be submerged in the whirlpool of the Mongol ardor of slaughter and destruction, as several Muslim writers had then expressed the fear, wiping it out of existence, but Islam …
Read More »Aftermath : Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
On March 11, a 9.0 earthquake struck off the northeast coast of Japan near the city of Sendai. The earthquake generated a massive tsunami with waves as high as 30 feet, immediately resulting in floods, fires and the closure of airports and transit systems. Thousands of people are either dead …
Read More »“I have never seen such a back before.”
Khabaab (RA) is one of those fortunate persons who offered themselves for sacrifice and suffering for the cause of Allah (Subhanahu wa Taala). He was the sixth or seventh person to embrace Islam and therefore, he suffered long. He was made to put on steel armor and lie in the …
Read More »A Parent’s Love
Once, for some reason, a king gave orders for a father and I his son to be thrashed. “Tie them to those columns and give them each a hundred strokes with that cane. Start with the father, that would be much better.” The guard said to the father: “Stand still …
Read More »Do You Have a Door?
As a matter of fact, every one of us, Muslim or non-Muslim, enjoys countless blessings that Almighty Allah has bestowed on all humans. However, many people are not satisfied with these blessings, longing for more. Their big mistake is that they seek what they do not have, completely forgetting or …
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