Ali Al-Timimi
Adopted from a lecture

In the month of Ramadaan it is very important that we spent a few moments to understand some of the wisdoms and lessons that we can learn from this month of fasting.

Unfortunately, many Muslims come in to this month and they are as a companion of the ...

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Sahl ibn Sa'd - radi Allahu 'anhu - narrates that An-Nabee - sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam - said, "In Jannah there is a gate called Ar-Rayyan, a door which the Saa'imoon will enter from, no one else except them. It will be announced, 'Where are the Saa'imoon?' and the ... Continue Reading

by :Ahmed Khalil

Introduction 

In his book, The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order, Samuel Huntington says:

People are always tempted to divide people into us and them, the in-group and the other, our civilization and those barbarians. Scholars have analyzed the world ...

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In one of her lectures, Carly Fiorina, the CEO of Hewlett-Packard, said:

" I'll end by telling a story.

There was once a civilization that was the greatest in the world. It was able to create a ... Continue Reading

           The words that are spoken when one becomes a Muslim, are few but so significant. With the utterance of these words, a person acknowledges Allah as the Creator and Sustainer of all, and the messengership of His Prophet (peace be upon him). With these words, which come from the heart, ... 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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As Salaamu Alaikum,

I wanted to share my story of when I became muslim again..... When I was about 10 years old I would go to church every Sunday so that I could sing. I just loved to sing, this was the year of 1971. 

When the time came for the preacher to give his sermon I was not very ...

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Our creed is to believe in Allah, His Angels, His Books,His Messengers, the Day of Judgment, and Fate whether good or bad. Belief in Allah's Lordship, Oneness, and Attributes:

We believe in Allah's divinity; that is he is the Lord, the Creator, the Sovereign, and the Manager of all affairs.
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Question:
She says: I want to become Muslim, but my family gather to celebrate Christmas, and I want to go and greet them. This is not with the intention of celebrating or joining in, but simply to make the most of the opportunity of my relatives getting together. Is this allowed?

Answer:
We ... Continue Reading

The celebration of Al-Mawlid is a reprehensible Bid'ah and its celebrators have strayed away from the truth, because the religion of Allah is complete and perfect. Allah says that which translates as: "This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed my favour upon you and have ... Continue Reading

Question:

What is the reason why fasting is prescribed?

Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

Firstly we must note that one of the names of Allaah is al-Hakeem (the Most Wise). The word Hakeem is derived from the same root as hukm (ruling) and hikmah (wisdom). Allaah alone is the One Who issues ... Continue Reading

By Abd Al-Kareem Al-Kateb
 

Sitting by myself, saddened with the news of Muslims and the calamity that happened to them, I heard a voice from within me (my inner self) saying: You are the one to blame. You are the reason why we don't have victory. You are a main factor in what Muslims are ...

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