I'm eyeballed from head to toe
I notice this everywhere I go
I look different because I am so
I am a Muslim, and that's for you 
To know...
I cover myself, including my face
Others may see it as strong faith
I follow what the Quran says, and
desire ...

Surrender to Almighty Allah

Surrender

This is understood from a verse in the ...

Omar, The Criterion (part 2 of 3): A Man as a Nation

Omar ibn Al Khattab was a strong and assertive man, his heart filled with burning hatred for Islam. The supplications of Prophet Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, and the sublime beauty of Quran changed his mind, his ...

Treachery and Deception


{And Allah has full power and control over His Affairs, but most of men know not.} [Quran 12:21]

{وَاللَّهُ غَالِبٌ عَلَىٰ أَمْرِهِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ} [يوسف:٢١]

I am from a little Eastern European country called Lithuania where Christianity is the dominant religion, and where a baby in his first days in the world is made a Christian. I've never been an atheist, but I never called myself a good Christian. It was the time when I was going to the church ...

Q: Is there any particular virtue in performing 'Umrah in the month of Rajab?.

A: Praise be to Allaah.

Firstly:

There is no report from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) - as far as we know - to suggest that there is any particular virtue in performing 'Umrah in the ...

Sufism reached its most organized form by the end of the third century after the Hijrah (Prophet Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Madinah, which occurred in 623 AD), when one of the well-known and infamous Sufi teachers, Al'Husayn ibn Mansoor Al-'Hallaj, announced his most deviant and ...

Every Muslim has a story about their journey to Islam. Each one is interesting and curious to me. God truly guides who he wants and only who he wants. I feel so blessed to have been one of the chosen. Here is my story.

I always believed in one God. My entire life during hardship, I asked God ...

Q: I would like to ask about Baabism and Baha'ism - what are their beliefs? And are they Muslims?.


A: Praise be to Allaah.

Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) wrote a brief description of Baabism and Baha'ism, which we will quote here. He (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:

This ...

Q: Why does Allaah burden the believers who do many acts of worship with sickness and other trials, when the sinners are enjoying all the good things in life?

A: Praise be to Allaah.

This question may be asked in two ways, either as an objection or as a quest for understanding. If it is asked ...