Yousef al Khattab, Ex-Jew, USA

 

 

I was born to a Secular Jewish family, and at the age of 18 years old decided to look "deeper" into belief in God. Like most people, I looked at religion from a view point that was closer to me. Being that my family was Jewish and I was raised to attend Jewish schools I looked into ...
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Drugs and the Shariah

Brothers and sisters, the Shariah guides to every good deed and forbids every evil deed.

Hashish

Hashish is a kind of drugs; it is produced from the hemp. Hashish is forbidden in Islam; Imam Az-Zahaby in his book, Al-Kabaer (the grave sins), says: "Hashish, which is made of hemp leaf, ...

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Benefits of believers' trials

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 ...

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Story of the Group of Israelites that were Lost

Muslim individual should do his best and strive hard about worshiping Allaah The Almighty, beware of the things that cause His Wrath for indeed, His seizure is painful and severe. ... more

Amazed By Muslim Women's Dress

I am an American who grew up in a strict religious Christian family. By the time I was 16 I became very devout and religious myself. The church was like a home away from home. I enjoyed it thoroughly.

I had read and studied the Bible on a regular basis. All the while I was noticing many errors ...

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The wisdom behind jihad

Does Jihad only and simply mean to kill non Muslims?.


Praise be to Allaah.

In Arabic, the word jihad means striving and expending one's energy.

In Islamic terminology, jihad means the Muslim striving to make the word of Allaah supreme and to establish His religion on earth.

The purpose of ...

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The Meaning of Ramadan

Fasting during Ramadan, the Muslims holy month, was ordained during the second year of Hijrah. Why not earlier? In Makkah the economic conditions of the Muslims were bad. They were being persecuted. Often days would go by before they had anything to eat. It is easy to skip meals if you don't ... Continue Reading

How Our People Live

 

 I look up!
The beautiful sky is smeared with a Jet fighter's trail!
I look at the Horizon!
An ugly monster of steel is rumbling towards us!
Father! Mother! Where are you!
I am scared!
Ya Allah! Make me strong!



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Israel Uses White Phosphorus in Gaza :HRW



When air-burst, White phosphorous can fall over an area about the size of a football field and burn every thing it touches. (Reuters)

CAIRO - Israel is using white-phosphorus, a chemical that burns away human flesh to the bone, in shelling the densely-populated Gaza Strip, in a violation of ...

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Translation of the meanings of surah Al-Anbiyaa (1)

(1) (1) [The time of] their account has approached for the people, while they are in heedlessness turning away.

 

(2) (2) No mention [i.e., revelation] comes to them anew from their Lord except that they listen to it while they are at play

 

(3) (3) With their hearts distracted. And those who do ...

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Translation of the meanings of surah Al-Faatiha

1 - Al-Faatiha

(1) In the name of Allah,[2] the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.[3] 

[2]- Allah is a proper name belonging only to the one Almighty God, Creator and Sustainer of the heavens and the earth and all that is within them, the Eternal and Absolute, to whom alone all worship ...

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Keys to Happiness

Happiness is the only goal on earth that all people without exception are seeking to attain. Believers and unbelievers alike seek to be happy, but each party is using different methods.

However, only believers can achieve genuine happiness. All forms of happiness attained without a firm belief ...

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