Various Scholars
Muslim Women in History - Umm Aban bint Utbah
Umm Aban bint Utbah
She journeyed to Syria and witnessed its opening to Islam with her brother Abu Hashim and her husband Aban ibn Sa'id. She was widowed on the day of the Battle of Ajnadayn. It is said that they were together no more than two nights before she was widowed. Another ...
Continue ReadingFawzia Abdul-Rahim Mohamed (Um Sajid)
A short story about Tawkul
{وَأُفَوِّضُ أَمْرِي إِلَى اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بَصِيرٌ بِالْعِبَادِ} [غافر44]
(Interpretation of the Meaning): "And I entrust my affair to Allah . Indeed, Allah is Seeing of [His] servants."
[Surat Ghafir, Verse 44]
One of the ...
Continue ReadingHow I Came Back To Islam?
In 1988, I began to work on a Kingdom project with my father, who
is a physician who was working in the Kingdom. He was in Kingdom
and I was in the United States. That same year I came on a trip to
the Kingdom and stayed in Dhahran and visited Al Khobar to further
that project. The world here ...
Quran on Human Embryonic Develpment
In the Holy Quran, God speaks about the stages of man's embryonic development, 1,400 years before modern day scientists 'discovered' important information on creation of man and his development:
{We created man from an extract of clay. Then We made him as a ...
Unhappy Evening
By: Muhammad Hussain Ya'qoub
Overall looks at celebrating
the Christmas
All praise is due to Allah the Lord of the worlds. And prayers and
peace of Allah be upon the Messenger of Allah, the last Prophet,
and his family and companions and whoever followed them till the
Day of Judgment.
Dear ...
Jesus, son of Mary (part 5 of 5): People of the Book
After reading and understanding what Muslims believe about Jesus, son of Mary, there may be some questions that come to mind, or issues that need clarification. You may have read the term "People of the Book" and not been completely clear ...
The Right of Allah, the Almighty
Allah, the Almighty, is the king of all kings, the Omnipotent, the
just, the Only one, ...
Did you ever weep out of fear from Allah?
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Praise to Allah solely, and
peace and blessings upon whom no prophet is beyond, our prophet
Mohamed, and upon his relatives and apostles till the end of
days
Dear brother:
Did you ever cry one
day?
Did you ever ponder your huge
crimes and ...
Nichole Arel, Ex-Christian, USA
Often I find myself reflecting upon how blessed I am. The life that I lead now is a world away from the one I expected to lead just a year ago: my first thoughts upon waking in the morning, my imagined path in life, and especially my heart and soul. I would never have dreamt that in less than a ...
Continue ReadingUthman Ibn Affan (part 2 of 2)
1] was a man so loved by Prophet Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, that he was called the possessor of two lights. Uthman was married to Prophet Muhammad's daughter Ruqiayah and when she died, he married Muhammad's other ...
Uthman ibn Affan[Continue ReadingMeaning of belief in al-Qadar (the divine will and decree)
Q: What is the meaning of belief in
al-Qadar (the divine will and decree)?.
A: Praise be to Allaah.
Qadar means that Allaah has decreed everything that happens in the
universe according to His prior knowledge and the dictates of His
wisdom.
Belief in al-Qadar includes four things:
1 - The ...
Repeating 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 ...
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