The Story of Adam (part 4 of 5)
Adam and Eve left Paradise and began their life on earth. God had prepared them in many ways. He gave them the experience of struggling against the whisperings and schemes of Satan. He taught Adam the names of everything and instructed him in its ...
The Story of Adam (part 5 of 5)
In Islam, there is no conflict between faith in God and modern scientific knowledge. Indeed, for many centuries during the Middle Ages, Muslims led the world in scientific inquiry and exploration. The Quran itself, revealed ...
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 ...
Preventing the G-B Relationship
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most
Merciful
Amatullah
Islam
Preventing
the G-B Relationship
Zina (fornication) has become
a commonplace occurrence within the Muslim Youth community, and the
Muslim girls and boys have sadly fallen prey to the snares of
Western society. You ...
Hani Helmi
Arafah from Noon to Maghrib
Sheikh Hany Hilmy
Saturday, 06 December 2008
It is time for Noon prayer.. You will first perform the Sunnah by praying four Raka'as before the ritual then another four Raka'as after it to protect you from hellfire. «من صلى ...
Ways to improve your relationship with QURAN
O my Lord, indeed my people have taken this Qur'an as a thing (abandoned)" [al-Furqan 25: 30], {وَقَالَ الرَّسُولُ يَا رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوْمِي اتَّخَذُوا هَـٰذَا ...
Continue ReadingMary in Islam (part 3 of 3)
The Birth of Jesus
On the onset of her labor, she was in extreme pain, both
mentally and physically. How could a woman of such piety and
nobility bear a child out of wedlock? We should mention here that
Mary had a normal pregnancy which was no different than other
women, and delivered her ...
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 ReadingThe aqtaab and abdaal in Sufi thought
Q: I have heard
and read about what are known as abdaal and aqtaab etc. Do they
really exist amongst us? Is the hadeeth, "Do not revile the people
of Syria, for there are abdaal among them" saheeh or not?.
A:
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
According to Ahl al-Sunnah, the wali (in the sense of ...
Why Muslims Love the Month of Ramadan?
Islam uses a lunar calendar-that is, each month begins with the sighting of the new moon, therefore because the lunar calendar is about 11 days shorter than the solar calendar, Islamic months "move" each year. This year (2008) the Islamic month of Ramadan coincides almost exactly with the month ...
Continue ReadingThe Return of Jesus (part 2 of 5)
Description: The prophecies and portents in
Islam of the descent of Jesus in the Quran and the prophetic
narrations.
By Jeremy Boulter (© 2006
IslamReligion.com) - Published on 12 Jun 2006 - Last modified on 01
Apr 2008
Christians believe that Jesus is alive today, and many
denominations ...
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 ...
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