Haitham Al-Haddad
Principles of Fiqh: Its Meanings & Benefits
The Story of Adam (part 2 of 5)
Adam opened his eyes and looked into the beautiful face of a woman gazing down at him. Adam was surprised and asked the woman why she had been created. She revealed that she was to ease his loneliness and bring ...
Yusuf Estes
Muhammad: A to Z
By Yusuf Estes, Former Christian Preacher
While others are clamoring over what to do when someone draws a cartoon or a picture of one of the prophets of Almighty God, (peace be upon them all), we decided it was time to show the "Real Picture of Mohammed" - everything we could find from A ...
Celebrating the night of the Isra' and Mi'raaj
Q: What is the
ruling on Celebrating the night of the Isra' and Mi'raaj, which is
the twenty-seventh night of Rajab?.
A:
Praise be to Allaah.
There is no doubt that the Isra' and Mi'raaj (the Prophet's Night
Journey and Ascent into heaven) are two great signs of Allaah which
point to the ...
The Gaze, Privacy and Intermingling
Religious Opinions (Fatawa)
Regarding the Gaze, Privacy and Intermingling
All praise be to Allah
alone, and peace and blessings of Allah be upon His Messenger, his
family and companions.
This is a collection of
religious opinions (Fatawas) of some senior scholars regarding
important issues, ...
Emily, Ex-Christian, New Zealand
Growing up in New Zealand, I was raised as a Christian however my parents were not overly religious. As a young girl I went to Sunday school every week and attended church with my grandmother and went to Christian classes as part of the school curriculum. As I got older I stopped going to ...
Continue ReadingTen ways to receive Ramadan
Ten ways to receive Ramadan
and ten incentives to make use of it
In the name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
We praise Allah, Lord of the
Realms and peace be upon the most noble of Prophets' and
Messengers, our master Muhammad and upon all His family and
companions.
This ...
Did Islam exist before the Prophet?
Q: Was there a religion called Islam before the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) came?.
A: Praise be to Allaah.
It should be noted that the word "Islam" may refer to two ...
Who is the Dajjaal?
Q: Who is the Dajjaal and what are his
attributes?
A: Praise be to Allaah.
Meaning of the word Maseeh
(Messiah)
There are over fifty scholarly comments on the meaning of the word
Maseeh (Messiah). They said that this word is applied both to the
Truthful One [True Messiah, i.e., 'Eesa ...
The Story of Prophet Hud
Many people may be surprised to learn that Muslims also believe in many of the Prophets found in Jewish and Christian traditions. Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus, amongst many others, all figure prominently in the pages of Quran. Believing in all of God's prophets and revealed Books are two of ...
Continue ReadingRepeating the name of Allaah on its own, or the pronoun "Huwa" (He), Sufi bid'ah
Q: Is there any harm in repeating the names
of Allah SWT?
As zikr, or anything else?
I understand saying "Astagh firullah" or "Subhan Allah" or "Alhamdo
Lillah" are ok...
A: Praise be to Allaah.
There is ...
A Canadian's Journey to Islam
It's funny - I'm actually a Muslim! The term used to conjure up images of backward Bedouin Arabs living far away. Well, living in North America likely had something to do with my ignorance. I got all my views from television - that box that people watch for hours a day and assume it has factual ...
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