What do Muslims Believe? We, the Muslims believe in the Oneness of Allaah (God) in all aspects. What is meant is that there is a clear difference between the Creator and the creation, and that there is nothing whatsoever that can be compared to the Creator. We believe that Allaah (God) is the …
Read More »Prophet Yusuf (alayhis salaam) and his call to Tawheed
Prophet Yusuf (alayhis salaam) The noble one, son of the noble one, son of the noble one. About whom Allaah sent down a long Surah relating his noble life to us, and its stages, from his childhood to his death, and how his circumstances changed, and the difficulties that he …
Read More »What goes up must come down…?
There is something striking about the life of Yusuf ‘alyahi as-salaam (peace be upon him). Every time it seems something good is happening to him, it is taken away or something messes it up. Think about it. He tells his father about his amazing dream, and his father informs him …
Read More »The Freedom of Responsibility
Yusuf `alayhi sallatu wa sallam (may Allah send his peace and blessings on him) faced many difficulties in life; over a period of decades he was thrown into a well by his brothers as a young boy, sold into slavery, seduced by a beautiful and powerful woman in his youth and then …
Read More »An Aspect of the Quran’s Miraculous Nature
An Aspect of the Quran’s Miraculous Nature Dr. Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips For a scripture to qualify as divinely revealed it must be totally accurate in its descriptions of reality: the past, the present and the future. The Quran has many stories about previous prophets and their peoples. Some of …
Read More »There Will Come Seven Hard Years
There Will Come Seven Hard Years Source : Eden Books 1998, Shaykh Muhammad Al-‘Abdah – On Contemporary Dawah When an opportunity arises whereby the Call to Allah becomes an active process, wherein Callers may forge links with the people and guide them, why isn’t such an opportunity exercised by those …
Read More »The Likeness of Ramadan and Prophet Yusuf (AS)
“The month of Ramadan to the other months is like Yusuf (AS) to his brothers. So, just like Yusuf was the most beloved son to Ya’qub (AS), Ramadan is the most beloved month to Allah. A nice point for the nation of Muhammad (sallaAllahu alayhi wasallam) to ponder over is …
Read More »War Ethics in Islam
History does present a few examples when, in the days of peace, a powerful nation treated its weak neighbors in a graceful manner. The real test of character for such a nation, however, lies in its attitude towards a vanquished nation. Islam has left indelible imprints of its magnanimity both …
Read More »Prophet Yusuf (alaihis salaam) : A Dream… its Interpretation
Prophet Yusuf (alaihis salaam) : A Dream… its Interpretation The Quran was sent down to mankind by Allah to serve as a guide, it contains the very truest accounts, bringing glad tidings to man, warning him and instilling fear in him. It is a great mercy and the sole Divine …
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