Suppose you find a watch in the middle of a desert. What would you conclude? Would you think that someone dropped the watch? Or would you suppose that the watch came by itself?

Of course no sane person would say that the watch just happened to emerge from the sand. All the ...

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Islam, a religion of mercy, does not permit terrorism. In the Quran, God has said: { God does not forbid you from showing kindness and dealing justly with those who have not fought you about religion and have not driven you out of your homes. God loves just dealers } (Quran, 60:8) The Prophet ... Continue Reading

1. Our Knowledge: Wasted by not taking action with it ..... more 2. Our Actions: Wasted by committing them without sincerity.

3. Our Wealth: Wasted by using on things that will not bring us ajr (reward from Allah). We waste our money, our status, our authority, on things which have ... Continue Reading

Poem written by : Velma Cook

In the name of Allah we are born
In His name we live
and in His name we die

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Our shadows prostrate to their Creator morning and evening
without our consent
Birds and animals usher in the times of prayer

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I barely knew him, I have seen him in the mosque for some days at different times and for many others I have not. I warmly greeted him and I was keen to know him. Until one day after Al-'Asr (noon prayer), I stood chatting with a colleague outside the mosque while he was coming. He greeted him ... Continue Reading

"The religion is naseehah."The people asked, "To whom?" The Prophet (sallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam) replied, "To Allah and to His Book and to His Messenger and to the leaders of the Muslims and the common folk."

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"The Islamic teachings have left great traditions for equitable and gentle dealings and behavior, and inspire people with nobility and tolerance. These are human teachings of the highest order and at the same time practicable. These teachings brought into existence a society in which ... Continue Reading

        The story of how I reverted to al Islam is a story of plans. I made plans, the group I was with made plans, and Allah made plans. And Allah is the Best of Planners. When I was a teenager, I came to the attention of a group of people with a very sinister agenda. They were and probably ... Continue Reading

THE FACT that she was four and blind did not save Ulfat or her 74 classmates from the almost daily Israeli shelling in Al Bireh.

The National School for the Blind in Al Bireh, along with a number of homes, were hit by tanks and automatic machine guns at Psagot settlement on Mount Tawil, ... Continue Reading

When we pack our bags to go visit far away living friends, we remember to pack our clothes, shoes, bathroom neccesities and other little things .... Since we could understand right from wrong, we have started packing our bags and will finish when our souls leave us.

Have you packed your salah ... Continue Reading

by Shariffa Carlo

Living in non-Muslim societies, it is easy for us to fall into the habits and customs of these lands. We start to set our moral compasses in relation to theirs. Sometimes, we go so far as to think that if what we are doing is better than what they are doing, its acceptable. ... Continue Reading

One day, Myself - forever forbidding me from good, and enticing me into evil - asked me, "When does a woman become more beautiful in your eyes?"

I asked, "Why do you want to know?"

Myself said, "If I tell you, will you answer my question? "

I said, "Yes!"

Myself said, "Satan - our grand ...

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