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An interesting story related about Dinaar al-‘Ayaar. Dinaar had a righteous mother who would constantly advise him to repent for his wayward, sinful existence, but as much as she tried, her words had no positive effect on him whatsoever. Then, one day, as he was walking by a graveyard, he …

Hadhrat ‘Umar ibn ‘Abdul ‘Aziz (RA), surnamed “Al-Khalifat-us-Saleh” (The pious Caliph) was the son of ‘Abdul ‘Aziz, the Governor of Egypt, and his mother, Umm-i-Aasim was the grand daughter of the Caliph ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab (RA). ‘Umar ibn ‘Abdul ‘Aziz (RA), the pious caliph, in his last sermon said: “O …

Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : People’s Rights – by Imam Al-Madinah Al-Munawarrah Husayn ibn ‘Abdul ‘Aziz Aal Sheikh from the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, on Rabee’ul-Awwal 23, 1422 (June 15, 2001) The Transcript:   Brothers in faith! When one considers the sources of the noble Islamic Shari’ah it will be apparent …

‘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 …

Allah says in the holy Quran: “Verily the knowledge of the Hour is with Allah (alone)…” (Surah Luqman 31:34)   Earth shattering quakes, fiery meteors falling from the sky, tidal waves the size of skyscrapers, and the apocalyptic message that our world is over. That is the premise of the …

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 …

Praise be to Allah. As far as the interfaith marriages are concerned, Islam does not encourage them. Islam does not permit a Muslim, male or female, to marry a non-Muslim, especially in countries like the U.S., China and India where Muslims are minorities. In a fully developed Islamic state, where 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 …