HIJAB
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What do you see
when you look at me
Do you see someone
limited, or someone free?
All some people
can do is just look and stare
Simply because they
can't see my hair.
Others think I am
controlled and uneducated
They think that I am
limited ...
Choosing Your Friends
A DIALOGUE WITH SATAN!!
Deep at night, I had this dialogue with Satan. Shortly, I heard the Fajr prayer call. I wanted to go to the mosque.
- He said: "The night is still long, so take a nap."
- I said: "I'm afraid I'll miss my obligatory prayer!"
- He said: "There is much time to go ...
Islamic Concept of God
What makes Islam's concept of God unique? What sets it apart from other religions?
Chapter 112 of the Quran entitled Surat al-Ikhlas (SINCERITY), serves as a good starting point to discuss the unique way in which God is viewed in Islam.
The first verse of ...
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Being Good to your Parents
A message to someone Drowning
Author: Sh. Hamed ibn Abdullah Al-Ali
Question:
I would like to let you know that I have committed most major sins and I am not saying this in order to take pride in my sins; I used to feel this before but not any longer. I have drunk wine twice in my life or perhaps three times, I don't ... Continue Reading
General Guidelines for Internet Users
By Sheikh: Hamed Ibn Abdullah El Aly
First: When a Muslim hears the call for prayer, he should rise up to the remembrance of Allah and not let anything take him away from answering that call. The Lord SWT said: In houses that Allah ordered to be built and His name to be mentioned in them ... Continue Reading
Do You Know This Book ?
whose goal is to find the truth. We encourage you to read this booklet
with an open mind. For a few moments, please set aside your
pre-conceived notions and take a critical look at what ...
Muhammad, A Guidance to follow
Muhammad as a man had already died, but as a Prophet he left behind him a legacy in the form of the Qur'an and the Sunnah. He stressed the urgent need to hold firmly to these two sources during his Farewell speech in the valley of Arafat. If people hold fast to them, they will never ... Continue Reading
Evidences of Equality in Islamic History
First Evidence:
Abu Zarr of the
Ghifar tribe somehow got angry with the freed slave of Abu Bakr,
Bilal of Abyssinia. Both of them were the companions of the
Prophet. The altercation became prolonged and Abu Zarr in his fury
called Bilal the son of a black skinned mother. Bilal ...
Philanthropy in Islamic Civilization
It is not possible for a person discussing our immortal civilization and its impressions, to lose sight of one such peculiarity of our civilization in which it stands out among civilizations. This peculiarity is the love of man. Our civilization ridding mankind of hatred, malice, dissention ...
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Tips for Memorizing the Qur'an
Allah says in the Holy Qur'an (interpretation of the meaning): "Those who recite the Book of Allah, establish regular prayer, and spend (in charity) out of what We have provided for them, secretly and openly, hope for commerce that will never fail" (Fatir 35:29) Abdullah ibn Amr ... Continue Reading
