Question: There is a woman who has been unable to conceive; the doctors carried out some tests and discovered the eggs (in the womb) are dead. So they carried out an operation to implant (more) eggs, and now she is pregnant with four (babies). When the doctors discovered this, they informed her husband. He said […]
Sûrat Al-Kahf (The Cave) XVIII
n the Name of Allâh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful 1. All the praises and thanks be to Allâh, Who has sent down to His slave (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the Book (the Qur’ân), and has not placed therein any crookedness.
Honey: The Antibiotic of the Future! Part 2
Ali (raa) once said, “The Muslim is like the bee who eats only good things and only good things come from them.” Last week we learned about the benefits of honey. This week we will explore other bee products. Bee pollen: Pollen is the ultra-fine powder that makes up the male element of a flower. Honeybees, […]
Honey: The Antibiotic of the Future! Part 1
In the Qur’an, Allah says that in paradise will be “rivers of honey pure.” “Then to eat of all the produce (of the earth), and find with skill the spacious paths of its Lord: there issues from within their bodies a drink of varying colors, wherein is healing for men: verily in this is a Sign for […]
Benefits and Fruits of Faith
Out of His wisdom, Allah The Almighty has decreed that the hearts of the believers sense and taste the fruits of Faith (Iman) so that they might race towards attaining Allah’s pleasure and ultimately put their trust in Him. Indeed, if the tree of faith is strong, deeply rooted, extensively branched and sprouts of its […]
Belief in Qadar (Divine Decree)
It is obligatory for every Muslim to believe in Qadar since it is one of the six mandatory articles of faith. Allah Almighty says:”Verily, We have created all things with Qadar (Divine Preordainments of all things before their creation, as written in the Book of Decrees Al-Lauh Al-Mahfûz)”. [Qur’an 54:49] Belief in Qadar is to know that everything that happens lies under the […]
Allah is Near to whoever supplicates Him and the necessary means for answering Du’aa [supplication].
Allah Almighty says in the Qur’an: “And when My slaves ask you (O Muhammad) concerning Me, then (answer them), I am indeed Near (to them by My Knowledge). I respond to the invocations of the supplicant when he calls on Me (without any mediator or intercessor). So let them obey Me and believe in Me, […]
Human Rights In Islam
Bismillahi ar-Rahmani ar-Raheem In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful Since God is the absolute and the sole master of men and the universe, He is the sovereign Lord, the Sustainer and Nourisher, the Merciful, Whose mercy enshrines all beings; and since He has given each man human dignity and honor, […]
The Virtues of Allah’s sacred month of Muharram
Praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds, and peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets and Chief of the Messengers, and upon all his family and companions. Allah’s sacred month of Muharram is a blessed and important month. It is the first month of the Hijri calendar […]