The topic ‘The Necessities of Da’wah in the Light of Current Conditions’ is extremely vast in its scope. People are accepting Islam in the West (USA, Canada, UK, France and Germany), in the Middle Eastern countries (Saudi Arabia, the Gulf States, Jordan), in Africa and the Far East (Malaysia, Philippines, Hong Kong, etc.). Each region […]
Category: Discover Islam
What Happens in the Grave?
The Messenger of Allah, salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam gives us the answer! Upon the authority of al-Bara’ ibn `Aazib who said: We went out with the the Prophet (SAWS) to a burial of a man from the Ansar (original inhabitants of Madina) until we arrived at the grave, and he still had not been […]
What does Islam say about war?
Islam permits fighting in self-defense, in defense of one’s faith, or on the part of those whose basic rights have been violated. It lays down strict rules of combat that include prohibitions against harming civilians and against destroying crops, trees, and livestock. As Muslims see it, injustice would be triumphant in the world if good […]
How did the spread of Islam affect the World?
The Muslim community constituted to grow after Prophet Muhammad’s death. Within a few decades, vast numbers of people across three continents – Africa, Asia, and Europe – had chosen Islam as their way of life. One of the reasons for the rapid and peaceful spread of Islam was the purity of its doctrine – Islam […]
What is Islam and who are Muslims?
Islam simply means to achieve peace – peace with God, peace with oneself, and peace with the creations of God – through wholly giving oneself God and accepting His guidance. Islam is not a new faith. Muslims believe that it is the same truth that God revealed through all His prophets to every people. For […]
How do Muslim view the elderly, death, and the afterlife?
Muslims, by faith, are expected to respect and care of the elderly. It is quite common to find children, parents, grandparents and sometimes great grandparents all living together in one large home. In Islam, serving one’s parents is a duty second only to worshipping God. It is considered despicable to express any irritation when, through […]
How does Islam guarantee human rights?
According to the Qur’an, God has created all of humankind equal, and has given each the right to pursue their own destiny. The life, honor and property of all people in a Muslim society are considered sacred, whether the person is Muslim or not. Racism, sexism and prejudice of any sort are unacceptable in Islam. […]
How did Prophet Muhammad relate to Christians?
The earliest interfaith dialogue between Christians and Muslims occurred near the beginning of Muhammad’s prophethood. The Prophet and his companions were greatly oppressed by the polytheists of Makkah. Muhammad sent some of his followers to seek refuge with the Negus of Abyssinia – a righteous and just Christian king. He listened to the Prophet’s emissary […]
Why is Islam often misunderstood?
In today’s turbulent world, Islam is often on the front page – mostly for the wrong reasons. Islam means peace; yet some have taken this peaceful way of life and hijacked it into a violent way, and distorted their ideology for personal and political gains. Seeing a faith through explosive world events, and judging it […]
Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhaab
Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhaab – a reformer concerning whom many malicious lies have been told Q: Why is so much of what is said about Shaykh al-Islam Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhaab so hostile, and why are his followers called Wahhabis?. A: Praise be to Allaah. You should note that one of the ways in which Allaah deals […]