By Muhammad Al-Shareef

While attending a month long Dawah course when I was a teenager, one of our Islamic studies instructors, Dr. Mahmood Ghaazi, from Islamabad, Pakistan, told us about an official trip he had taken to the Vatican. His delegation met with a group of high priests. Dr. Ghazi ... Continue Reading

A Letter to American Scholars and Intellectuals

How We Can Coexist

A little while ago, educated people had been discussing a paper prepared by the Center for American Values entitled "What We're Fighting For" which was signed by sixty American intellectuals. It centers on a number of ...

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        A man from the Copts(1)came to Omar ibn al-Khattab(2)in Al-Madinah(3), and said, "O Commander of the Faithful! I seek refuge in you from oppression." Omar replied, "You have sought refuge where it is to be sought." The Egyptian said, "I was racing the son of `Amr ibn al-`Aas(4), and ... Continue Reading

       The fajr (dawn) prayer is amongst the most important acts of worship, being one of the five obligatory prayers. Unfortunately many of us have become so used to missing it at its prescribed time - which ends at sunrise - that we have forgotten its position in our religion, and barely ... Continue Reading

Contributed by : Fareheen Chowdhury, Canada

Every time I close my eyes,
I can not leave what I see.
All I see is the son, who dies,
And the world that lets it be.

~~~-~~~

I see a father holding on,
I cannot feel his fear,
I see the blast from the gun,
As Allah saw their tears.

~~~-~~~

I ...

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