Various Scholars
The Best Supplication for Seeking Forgiveness
Fawzia 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 ReadingEducating your children in Ramadan
Children (who did not reach puberty) are not commanded to fast. However, their parents or guardians are strongly recommended to encourage them to fast few days so that they get used to it and they grow up knowing of the worship of fasting as they would know that of praying. In fact this was ...
Continue ReadingMuhammad Bin Salih Al-Uthaimeen
His wife is continuing to practice Hindu rituals
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 ...
Abu Bakr, the Truthful (part 1 of 3): The First
«If I had taken anyone as my closest
friend I would have taken Abu Bakr, but he is my brother and
companion.» [1] These
are the words of Prophet Muhammad, may God shower him with praises,
and Abu Bakr was his closest earthly companion. Abu Bakr was known
as As Siddeeq (the truthful). The ...
Melissa Riter, Ex-Christian, USA
I was raised in a sadly dysfunctional family. My father was anti-religion (all religions) and my mother was a non-practicing Southern Baptist. On my father's side of the family, religion was something to ridicule while one was "straight" and to adopt when one was drunk or high. On my mother's ...
Continue ReadingA message to the vacationer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Blessed
brother
This message is written by the
ink of love, I poured my soul in every word wishing that it will
reach the bottom of your heart. I implore you to accompany me with
your mind, the mind which prevents you from committing ...
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 ...
Christmas - For Muslims??
Written by Editor:
ShareIslam.com
Thursday, 07 December 2006
What is this - Christmas?
The word Christmas comes from the words Cristes maesse, or
"Christ's Mass". Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus
for members of the Christian religion. Most historians peg the
first ...
Jonathan Abdilla, Ex-Christian, Canada
I feel honored to be a Muslim...
And I feel that way for many reasons. There are many norms in the
society I live that are opposite to what it is to be Muslim. And
when I first came to this way of life, I didn't know how well I
would fair with it. To become Muslim was essentially to join ...
Kind Treatment of Wives
God instructs men to be nice to their wives and to treat them
well to the best of their ability:
{…And live with them in
kindness…} [Quran 4:19]
{...وَعَاشِرُوهُنَّ
بِالْمَعْرُوفِ...} [النساء:١٩]
Transliteration: ... Wa `Āshirūhunna
Bil-Ma`rūfi...
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