Try and add a Sunnah of the prophet ( Pbuh) to your life on the blessing day of Jumah, and during the week days. If you are not using Miswak, try it today. Imam Ahmad narrated from Ibn Umar ( Allah bless them all) that  the messenger of Allah ( pbuh) said: ( make it a habit to perform Miswak, as it is a means of cleaning the mouth and a means of attaining the pleasure of Allah. { Musnad Ahmad , vol. 2, page 438, no. 5869.

Some Muslims and other commentators have identified Dhul Qarnayn with Alexander the Great . But they don’t have any evidence approves their opinion. According to the last holy book( the holy Qura’an) which been revealed to the prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), the story of Dhul Qarnayn been mentioned there in a brief expression , the most beautiful style, and an accurate event , shown as a real story without any kind of imagination, contradiction or lying as Allah almighty said ((ويسألونك عن ذي القرنين قل سألوا  عليكم منه ذكراAnd they ask you( you means the prophet Mohammad PBUH) about Dhul Qarnayn ,say: ” I shall recite to you something of his story.” And also said:                                          (إنا مكنا له في الأرض وآتيناه من كل شيء سببا) Verily, we established him in the earth, and we gave him the means of everything.

Allah the almighty told us in the holy Quran that Dhul Qarnayn had arrived the east and west of the earth and contributed to build the dam of Ya’juj and Ma’juj( Gog and Magog) in a very a wonderful way of  engineering by inspired and success of Allah the almighty.

His story wasn’t legends or myths and fantasies as some of the commentators said but a true one been mentioned to the prophet Muhammad (pbuh) by Allah the almighty as Allah said in the holy book (إن هذا لهو القصص الحق وما من إله إلا الله وإن الله لهو العزيز الحكيم) Verlily this is the true narrative non has the right to be worshipped but Allah, the one and the only true God, who has neither a wife nor a son. And indeed Allah is the All- Mighty, the All- Wise. Continue reading →

I invite you to have respect for those people who have the right that they should be respected, those between whom there is an agreement (of protection) for you. For the land in which you are living is such that there is an agreement between you and them. If this were not the case they would have killed you or expelled you. So preserve this agreement, and do not prove treacherous to it, since treachery is a sign of the hypocrites, and it is not from the way of the Believers. And know that it is authentically reported from the Prophet that he said:

“Whoever kills one who is under an agreement of protection will not smell the fragrance of Paradise.”

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Allah states in the Qur’an that He has shown the right way to all the nations that have existed throughout the ages and that He has reminded them through His prophets that the world is temporary and that the real abode is the hereafter. Yet, again it is revealed in the Qur’an that most of the people refused to do anything except disbelieve and did not listen to the call of the prophets. Allah, therefore, meted out a harsh punishment to them from unexpected quarters and wiped some of them off the face of the earth.

One of the most important reasons why past nations are mentioned in the Qur’an is to ensure that the people of today avoid falling into the same error. Assessing the disasters that befell past nations and their archaeological remains merely as historical data without learning any lessons from them would be very wrong. Allah ordered us to take guidance from the calamities that befell these nations: Continue reading →

A.J. Toynbee, Civilization on Trial, New York, 1948, p. 205:

“The extinction of race consciousness as between Muslims is one of the outstanding achievements of Islam and in the contemporary world.  There is, as it happens, a crying need for the propagation of this Islamic virtue.”

A.M.L. Stoddard, quoted in Islam – The Religion of All Prophets, Begum Bawani Waqf, Karachi, Pakistan, p. 56:

“The rise of Islam is perhaps the most amazing event in human history.  Springing from a land and a people alike previously negligible, Islam spread within a century over half the earth, shattering great empires, overthrowing long established religions, remolding the souls of races, and building up a whole new world – world of Islam. Continue reading →

Reading the title, some people might think of the ‘The Ten Commandments,’ one of the most financially successful  movies and rated as one of the best ten ever.  Or the title might stir the memories of the national debate of putting ‘The Ten Commandments’ on public property and use in public schools that ended in the Supreme Court in 2005.

Leaving aside the movies and the media, basic facts on Ten Commandments are little known. That is why in the following three articles we will explore what the Ten Commandments are? Who follows them? What is their relevance to (modern) American life? What solutions, if any, do they provide for today’s challenges?

Let us start with the basics. The Ten Commandments have their origin in the Jewish religion, but they are also found in the Christian Bibles. It is said to be inscribed on two tablets that were given by God to Moses. In the Bible, they are recorded in Exodus 20:2-17 and Deuteronomy 5:6-21. The Exodus list is more commonly accepted by Christians. Encyclopedia Britannica describes them to be a “list of religious precepts that…were divinely revealed to Moses on Mt. Sinai and were engraved on two tablets of stone.” Continue reading →

Man is a social being by nature.  He cannot live perpetually on his own, completely independent of others.  People are interdependent.  Consequently, friction arise between them when their personal interests come into conflict with each other, or when what they perceive as their individual rights infringe upon those of others.  Conflicts between them inevitably break out.  In some cases, one party to the conflict might be strong and aggressive while the other is weak and condescending, incapable of defending his rights.

Because of this, it becomes necessary for there to be a way to prevent people from oppressing one another, to ensure that the weaker members of society receive justice, and to determine right from wrong when issues get complicated or uncertain.  This can only be realized through a judge that has the power to give legal verdicts in cases of dispute.

For this reason, we find that the existence of a judge is considered by Islamic law and the laws of all the other revealed religions to be both a religious obligation and a necessity of human life.  God says: Continue reading →

This is a good question and one that Bible readers have also asked about. The term “We” in the Bible and in the Quran is the royal “We” – as an example when the king says, “We decree the following declaration, etc.” or, “We are not amused.”

It does not indicate plural; rather it displays the highest position in the language. English, Persian, Hebrew, Arabic and many languages provide for the usage of “We” for the royal figure. It is helpful to note the same dignity is given to the person being spoken to in English. We say to someone, “You ARE my friend.” Yet the person is only one person standing there. Why did we say “ARE” instead of “IS”?

The noun “you” is singular and should therefore be associated with a singular verb for the state of being, yet we say, “are.” The same is true for the speaker when referring to himself or herself. We say, “I am” and this is also in the royal plural, instead of saying, “I is.” Continue reading →

I converted to Islam two months ago and did not think it important to share my story, but in the past few days, I realized that I myself benefitted from other new Muslims’ stories, so why not let someone benefit from my journey to Islam? Inshallah (God-Willing) someone will read it and come to the truth as I have.  

I came from a Catholic family from central Europe.  I don’t know if you have ever visited central Europe and seen the condition there?  Most of the people claim to be Protestants, Roman-Catholics, Orthodox Christians or some other sort of Christian. Islam is not popular or well known among people. I would to go to church and I learnt about the religion in school but I never really pondered over it. The only reason I was a Christian was because my parents were Christians.

It was only when I became 16 that I really began to think for myself and to question my faith. I no longer could take what was said to us “this is how it is, so accept it!” So often, would I go to church and listen to the sermons of the preacher and I remember that after Mass I would ask my mom so many questions. I must admit that many times the sermons were nice and the priest tried to give us direction in life but it felt as though I was a slave not having any will of my own. Do not understand me wrong, I know that people are not perfect and that they are in need of guidance; I just did not understand why a priest, as human as I, who was as prone to error as I, could yield so much authority. Continue reading →

The average human being in the developed world battles sadness and worry on a daily basis.  While the majority of the world’s population confront extreme poverty, famine, conflict and despair those of us privileged to lead relatively easy lives must tackle fear, stress, and anxiety.  Why are those of us blessed with riches beyond compare immersed in loneliness and desperation?  We are living in a time of confusion, we try as we might, yet gathering material possessions can do nothing to mend broken hearts, and shattered souls.

Now, more than at any other time in human kind’s history, stress, anxiety, and psychological problems are taking a tremendous toll on the human condition.  Religious beliefs should afford a sense of comfort however; it seems that 21^stcentury man has lost the ability to connect to God.  Pondering the meaning of life no longer overcomes a feeling of abandonment.  This desire to acquire material possessions, which in some way validates our reason for being, has become the balm that soothes our troubled souls.  Why is this so? Continue reading →