Why So Many Religions?
By- Yusuf Estes
If there is only one God, then why are there so many religions?
All religions originated with Allah and then people began to add or take away from the teachings so as to take control over each other.
{This day, those who disbelieved have given up all ...
Various Scholars
When Tempers Hit Boiling Point
Creation is in Need of Allah
Imam Ibn ul Qayyim al Jawziyyah
Man always looks for what benefits him and what protects him from harm. However, to accomplish this, man must be able to realize what is harmful. He must then know whom he should need, trust, and love so that he can attain what is beneficial as well as to feel ...
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The Advice of Sufyan ath-Thawri
With Iman
By Asma
Nayeem
With Iman comes knowledge
of the meaning of existence,
With Iman comes belief
in reward and punishment!
With Iman comes awareness
of the right and the wrong,
With Iman comes the journey
to Kabah where people throng!
With Iman comes gratitude
for the mercy & blessings,
With ...
Various Scholars
Women of Paradise: Asmaa bint Abi Bakr
Once again we will take a trip back in time and visit another great woman, Asmaa' bint Abi Bakr , one of the Sahabah (female Companions) of the Prophet This journey requires that we free our minds from the ideas of modernists and pay special attention to the life this blessed companion led, ...
Continue ReadingWhen You Look At Me
What do you see?
Someone restricted within her beliefs?
Cannot think or gain freedom like everyone else?
When you look at me,
What do you see?
Someone illiterate, backward and boring?
Well, I beg to differ,
That is not me,
The true me holds my belief with ...
Various Scholars
The Five Secrets of a Productive Muslimah
By Lotifa Begum
Success is something that has been on my mind lately. One of the first questions that comes to mind is ‘what are the secrets to success?’ As Muslim women growing up in contemporary times, we all face challenges that make it hard to have that break-through to success. There ...
Imagine
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Imagine yourself after you pass away
Imagine your grave through night and through day
Wishing that you did not do as they say
Wishing that you had got up and had prayed.
Imagine, my friends, the day that you died
Imagine all of the tears that they cried
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Educating your children in Ramadan
Children (who did not reach puberty) are not commanded to fast. However, their parents or guardians are strongly recommended to encourage them to fast few days so that they get used to it and they grow up knowing of the worship of fasting as they would know that of praying. In fact this was ...
Continue ReadingInsight of a Muslim Judge
A man came to Iyas Ibn Mu'awiyah, a Muslim judge famous for his wisdom and the following conversation took place between them:
Man: What is the Islamic ruling regarding wine?
Judge: It is Haram (Forbidden).
Man: How about water?
Judge: It is Halal (Permissible).
Man: How ... Continue Reading
Sayyid Fu’âd ibn Sayyid Abdul-Rahmân Ar-Rifâ’i
Why are the Democrats Keen to Run for Elections?
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