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 ReadingJonathan 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 ...
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 ...
Feeling fed up of life
Q: I am a young man who has become fed
up of living in this transient world. I have started to feel bored
and tired of it. Is there anyone who can help? There is none who
can help except Allaah!.
A: Praise be to Allaah.
There are many reasons for hating this world. There are some people
who ...
10 Violations in performing Ruqyah
Praise be only to God, and peace and blessings be upon his last
Prophet… and so:
I showed the permanent
committee of the scientific researches and Ifta' what was given to
His Eminence the General Mofti from His Excellency the Minister of
the Islamic affairs, endowments, calling and guidance, ...
Jesus, son of Mary (part 1 of 5): Muslims Love Jesus too!
Christians often talk about developing a relationship with Christ and accepting him into their lives. They assert that Jesus is much more than a man and died on the cross to free mankind from the original sin. Christians speak of Jesus ...
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 ...
Towards an Accepted Hajj
Faysal Al-Ba'dani
Allah has assigned a great reward for Hajj Mabrur, as
evidenced by the saying of the Messenger (peace be upon him): «There is no reward for Hajj Mabrur except
Paradise» (1)
The meaning of birr (from which the word "Mabrur" is derived)
involves ...
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 ...
Uthman 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 ReadingSearching for Happiness?
Happiness is a common goal that everyone strives to attain.
Philosophers, intellectuals, doctors and artists alike have all
strived in search of the causes of happiness and ways to escape
anxiety.
The reality is, however, that
the proposed solutions achieve only partial or ...
Fajr 00:00 | Dhuhr 00:00 | Asr 00:00 | Maghrib 00:00 | Isha 00:00 |