Each Breath


Am I truly grateful for each breath that I take,
For each and every moment that I am awake?
Do I thank Allah for my restful sleep,
And for the dreams that cause me to weep?

Am I honestly thankful to the Almighty One,
For the early morning mist, the bright, rising sun?
During Fajr prayer, I ...

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Death, the doorway is ever near

Poem written by : Velma Cook
Here I am at last
I knew this day would come
My new home for a time
'til the trumpet shall blow
and once again I stand
upon an earth renewed


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Dark and still
I wait
Time has gone
Asking my lord for refuge
As I did in days gone ...

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He reverted to Islam then died !

A man used to live in Saudi Arabia originally from India was a Siekh, and a Muslim Shaik  ( Muhammad Farrag ) used to invite him a lot to Islam. He neither refused nor accepted the idea because of his family.

Then one day Allah opened his heart to Islam, he came to the shaik in his mosque to ...

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Prayer in Islam


    Prayer in Islam, is worship of Allah the Almighty, Praising and Thanking Him, acknowledging His Sovereignty and committing oneself to obey and remember Him at all times. It is the central part of a way of life, which is based on submission to the Owner of all. 
 
The Muslim must seek to ...
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Before the Boat Drowns


Article written by Muhammad Alshareef.

Ashaab As-Sabt - the people of Saturday. They were a townsfolk from Bani Israa'eel who were tested with the Sabbath, the day when they were to leave their worldly affairs and devout to Allah. All week long they would go fishing, with scant return. But ... Continue Reading

Who I Am !


An Excellent poem about the Muslim Woman.
What do you see
when you look at me
Do you see someone limited,
or someone free

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All some people can do is just look and stare
Simply because they can't see my hair

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Others think I am ...

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Funny isn't it?!


- Funny how a $20 bill looks so big when you take it to the Mosque, but so small when you take it to the market.

- Funny how long it takes to do Zikr for an hour, but how quickly a team plays 60 minutes of basketball.

 

- Funny how long a couple of hours spent at the Mosque are, but how ...

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On Religious Tolerance


            While on his deathbed, Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah bless him, dictated a long Will consisting of instructions for the next Khalifah (Muslim President). Here is the last sentence of that historic document: "I instruct you on behalf of the people who have been given protection in ... Continue Reading

KNOWLEDGE or WEALTH ?


A 15 years old sister compare between knowledge and wealth.
  • KNOWLEDGE guards you while you guard WEALTH.

  • KNOWLEDGE is increased when distributed while WEALTH is decreased when given to others.

  • A LITTERATE person may be poor but cannot be fooled but a WEALTHY person may be ...

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50 things to do in Hajj


By Muhammad Alshareef

[01] Smile in another Muslims face

[02] Say Salam to strangers ......... [03] Shake someone's hand and ask about their health

[04] Buy tea for someone

[05] Offer to get someone's groceries

[06] Sit with a Hajj group from another country and ask about Islam in ... Continue Reading

Why I choose Islam ?


I was raised in a house where we prayed every night and morning. We were not taught set prayers but to pray from the heart. We went to church every Sunday and were active participants in the activities held there..... By the time I was in my late teens I was a missionary.

I always felt close ...
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Cosmological references in the Noble Qur'ân


An article by : Dr. Zaghloul El-Naggar
Translated by: Hazem Hamdy

The Noble Qur'ân refers in several âyas (verses) to the universe and to many of its constituents (the heavens and earth, and the various forms of creatures, objects, and cosmological phenomena in each). Those âyas are ... Continue Reading
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