Does the story about the cave, and the pious young men sleeping for hundreds of years sound familiar to you? It forms part of a chapter of the Quran known as ‘The Cave’ and it is also an unauthenticated Christian tradition known well in the more Orthodox areas of Christendom. It takes up a little […]
Muslim Prayer Postures Found in the Bible.
Prayer holds a very important place in the religion of Islam. It is the second pillar of faith and the act of ritual prayer is performed five times every day. There is great power entrenched in the postures of prayer not the least of which is that it establishes and reinforces our connection to God. […]
Sûrat Al-Munâfiqûn (The Hypocrites) .
In the Name of Allâh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful 1. When the hypocrites come to you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), they say: “We bear witness that you are indeed the Messenger of Allâh.” Allâh knows that you are indeed His Messenger, and Allâh bears witness that the hypocrites are liars indeed. […]
Believe It or Not: You were Born Muslim!
What would you call a religion whose beliefs, practices and followers are being bashed and bad-mouthed in practically every sphere of activity, in almost every corner of the globe, yet it attracts ever-increasing numbers of people? A Paradox? A Miracle ? Or simply, The Truth: Islam. The fact that Islam is the fastest growing religion […]
Why do Muslims Call others to Islam?
If you discovered something so amazing you felt like jumping up and down in excitement, what is the first thing that you would want to do? If you worked out the answer to a puzzle and knew others were trying to do the same thing, how would you feel, how would you react? If you […]
Treating Guests the Islamic Way.
You might, in the course of your daily lives, hear Muslims talking about the Islamic way; the Islamic way to dress, the Islamic way to eat, and the Islamic way to wash. This is because Islam is a holistic way of life. It is not separated into physical, emotional and spiritual areas; rather Islam teaches […]
The Amazing Quran.
One thing which surprises non-Muslims who are examining the book very closely is that the Quran does not appear to them to be what they expected. What they assume is that they have an old book which came fourteen centuries ago from the Arabian desert; and they expect that the book should look something like […]
What to do when `Eed coincides with Friday.
Question: If any of the two `Eeds fall on a Friday (Jumu'ah), do you pray the Jumu'ah (prayer) with its khutbah on that day or not? Response: That which is legislated for the Muslims if the `Eed coincides with Friday is to pray the`Eed prayer and the Jumu'ah prayer in the masaajid (plural of masjid) where the Jumu'ah prayer […]
The wording of the takbeer and the tahmeed.
Question: What is the wording of the takbeer and the tahmeed? Response: That one says: ((Allaahu Akbar Allaahu Akbar laa ilaaha ill-Allaah, wallaahu Akbar Allaahu Akbar wa lillaahil-Hamd)), or one says: ((Allaahu Akbar Allaahu Akbar Allaahu Akbar laa ilaaha ill-Allaah, Allaahu Akbar Allaahu Akbar Allaahu Akbar wa lillaahil-Hamd)). Shaykh Ibn al-Uthaymeen Fataawa Ramadhaan – Volume […]
The ruling for denying Zakaatul-Fitr.
Question: What is the ruling for denying Zakaatul-Fitr and how is the denier to be dealt with? Response: It's denial is not permissible (muharram)! Because it is egressing from that which the Messenger of Allaah (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam) has legislated, as has just preceded from the hadeeth of Ibn 'Umar (radhi-yallaahu 'anhumaa) (who said): […]