Love Your Brother for the Sake of Allah

In Islam, true friendships are bound by brotherhood and sisterhood bonds that are stronger than typical friendships. ... more

The Return of Jesus (part 4 of 5)

Description: After the False Messiah; the annulment of the false religions of the people of the book, the establishment of God's nation under Jesus, and the invasion of the Gog and Magog.

By Jeremy Boulter (© 2006 IslamReligion.com) - Published on 19 Jun 2006 - Last modified on 01 Apr 2008

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Love


Q: If a girl loves a boy from afar, has she committed a sin?.


A: Praise be to Allaah.

Islam came to close the doors that lead to evil and sin, and is keen to block all the means that may lead to corruption of hearts and minds. Love and infatuation between the sexes are among the worst of ...

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The merit of the first ten days of Dhul-Hijja

Allah Almighty is most Merciful. He likes to provide to His servants opportunities for repentance, and He likes to see His servants seek nearness with Him by the acts of obedience. Therefore, Allah Almighty makes to us days of blessing, every year, in which He multiplies the reward to encourage ...

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Status of the righteous forefathers in Hajj

All praise is due to Allah, Who enjoined upon His servants pilgrimage to His ancient house, although He Almighty is Free of all needs. And prayers and peace of Allah be upon our prophet Muhammad, the perfect model imitated by performers of Hajj and 'Umra, and upon all his family and companions ...

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Sufi formulas and bid'ah

Q: In your 'Innovations' sections, you say it's bidah to recite, say a 100 times or something, suras hoping for reward. After reading a Sufi book by Hakim Moinuddin Chishti called 'Sufi Healing", I saw that it justified using such formulas by saying that the formulas and other things had ...

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Contemplations with Iceland Volcano


All praises be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the best of Messengers (Muhammad), then:

In a small country which is no more than a distant island in the north of the Atlantic Ocean, there is a small volcano erupting under a glacier and blowing waves of dust clouds arousing ...

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Al-'Ateerah and rulings thereon

 

 

Q: What is al-'ateerah, and what is the ruling on it?.

A: Praise be to Allaah.

Al-'ateerah is a sacrifice was that was offered by the people of the Jaahiliyyah during the month of Rajab. They made that a tradition amongst themselves, like the offering of the udhiyah sacrifice on Eid ...
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The Month of Rajab

Muhammad Salih Al-Munajjid


Summary

1) Allaah favors certain times and places over others.

2) The sacred months.

3) The reason why they are so called.

4) Rajab is a sacred month.

5) Fighting during the sacred months.

6) Al-'Ateerah (a kind of sacrifice).

7) Fasting ...

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The misguidance of the Jews with regard to 'aqeedah


we know where the christians went wrong, where did the jews go wrong?

Praise be to Allaah.
Undoubtedly the mistakes that the Jews made are more serious than those which the Christians made, although both of them have erred and are kaafirs. The Qur'aan mentions a number of the ways in which ...

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Creationism, Evolution, Intelligent Design or Islam?

Creationism, natural selection, intelligent design, the theory of evolution. Thinking about the creation of the world, the universe, and humankind can be confusing. There are theories, opinions, and beliefs. The creation of the universe was a random act, humankind evolved from apes, living ...

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prohibition on pork

A Christian is asking about the reason for the prohibition on pork


Q:
Why does Islam forbid pork, when the pig is one of the creations of God?.

A: Praise be to Allaah.

Firstly:

Our Lord has forbidden eating pork in definitive terms. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

"Say (O ...

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