II. Zionists Reject Uganda
When Herzl's attempts to obtain a charter to grant the Jews a home in Palestine failed because of Sultan Abd al-Hamid's complete rejection of the idea, he organized the first Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland. Two hundred Jewish delegates attended from all over the world. The conference ...
Continue ReadingThe status of prayer in Islam
Q: I hope that you can explain to us the status of prayer
in Islam.
A: Praise be to Allaah.
Prayer occupies a great status in Islam that is not shared by any
other act of worship. This is indicated by the following:
1 - It is the pillar of the religion, which cannot
stand without it.
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Riba (Usury and Interest)
Defining the Problem
Riba (Usury) is of two major kinds:
.Riba An-Nasia - Interest on lent money.
Riba Al-Fadl - Taking a superior thing of the same kind of goods by giving more of the same kind of goods of inferior quality, eg.,dates ...
The Story of Noah (part 1 of 3)
The accounts of the flood in the Jewish and Christian traditions acknowledge Noah as being a righteous man in a world crushed under the weight of sin and disbelief. The Quran and the sayings of Prophet Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, teach us that ...Continue Reading
The Story of Adam (part 2 of 5)
Adam opened his eyes and looked into the beautiful face of a woman gazing down at him. Adam was surprised and asked the woman why she had been created. She revealed that she was to ease his loneliness and bring ...
Where does Debt come From?
However what does our money
really represent and where does it come from? Only once we are able
to answer these questions can we move on to understand why debt is
so ubiquitous in our current economic system.
As the Government looks to cut
funding to Higher Education ...
Was 'Eesa (Jesus - peace be upon him) a Jew?
Do muslims believe jesus was a jew? in the bible is says jesus was
a jew.
Praise be to Allaah.
'Eesa ibn Maryam (Jesus son of Mary - peace be upon him) was one of
the noble Prophets of Allaah, and one of the Messengers of strong
will, whom Allaah sent to the Children of Israel, and taught ...
Ahmadiyyah (part 3 of 3): In the Scale
Description: Concluding part of the Ahmadiyyah
article, includes a quick overview of the fallacies of Mirza Ghulam
Ahmed, and the stance of mainstream Muslims towards
Ahmadiyyah.
By Abdurrahman Murad (© 2008
IslamReligion.com)
Fallacies of a 'so-called'
Prophet
Every Messenger and Prophet ...
one who claims that the Muslims' backwardness is because of adherence to religio
One who claims that the Muslims' backwardness is because of adherence to religion
Q: Some people claim that the reason why the Muslims are backward is their adherence to their religion. Their flawed argument is based on the idea that when the west gave up all religions and freed themselves ...
Continue ReadingTen ways to receive Ramadan
Ten ways to receive Ramadan
and ten incentives to make use of it
In the name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
We praise Allah, Lord of the
Realms and peace be upon the most noble of Prophets' and
Messengers, our master Muhammad and upon all His family and
companions.
This ...
Hani Helmi
Pilgrimage with your heart * 2
Allah all Mighty said: {And if they had intended to march out, certainly, they would have made some preparations for it} [Al-Tawbah 9:46]. Whoever likes to win this great thawab, he should prepare.
How do we prepare?
Four or five days before departure try ...
Thomas Webber, Ex-Christian, UK
Like most reverts to Islam my story is simple from the
perspective of an outsider. Young man finds a religion that's
different to his family's and eventually tells them and
reverts.
However, like many things in life, it is the travelling of the
journey and not the getting to the destination ...
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