Changing the Name of a New Muslim: Custom or Religious?

Changing the Name of a New Muslim: Custom or Religious?

2024-07-13T13:57:51

As a new Muslim, is there a problem with keeping my original name? Do I have to change my name, and why? Does keeping it make me less Muslim? What’s the Islamic stand on that? Imam John (Yahya) Ederer tells his own story on this issue…

Meet Aminah Assilmi: The True Truth Seeker (Part 1)

Meet Aminah Assilmi: The True Truth Seeker (Part 1)

2024-07-12T13:53:07

Have you heard about the former American Baptist girl and radical feminist, who took up a mission to convert Muslims to Christianity? But guess what happened?

The Muslims between Hadith & Sunnah

The Muslims between Hadith & Sunnah

2024-07-12T13:53:06

What does the word Hadith mean, and what’s the difference between Hadith and Sunnah? Where do Islam and Muslims stand from them?

Why I Decided to Submit

Why I Decided to Submit

2024-07-12T13:53:05

Born Catholic Angelina learned about Islam after interacting with Muslims here and there. She converted two months after 9/11…Why did she choose Islam and at that critical time?

How to Be Muslim and Modest? (Part 2)

How to Be Muslim and Modest? (Part 2)

2024-07-12T13:53:04

How could we be of a true modest disposition? What areas in our character and life should be worked on to reach and develop this Islamic trait? How does that relate to one’s iman?

Punctuality: The Norm of Muslim

Punctuality: The Norm of Muslim

2024-07-12T13:53:03

How punctual should a Muslim be? Is it only a religious rule relating to prayer times? How should a Muslim apply punctuality in their daily life?

Islam, Marriage & Far-reaching Benefits

Islam, Marriage & Far-reaching Benefits

2024-07-12T13:53:02

Marriage…What do you know about that sacred bond? What does marriage give to society, and what does it have to do with one’s faith?

How to Be Muslim and Modest? (Part 1)

How to Be Muslim and Modest? (Part 1)

2024-07-12T13:53:01

What does the word haya’ mean in Islam? How does Islam define modesty? How does it relate to one’s faith? Is it an inward or outward treaty?

Practical Ways to Acquiring Knowledge about Islam

Practical Ways to Acquiring Knowledge about Islam

2024-07-12T13:53:00

Acquiring knowledge generally is not a luxury, and about one’s religion it’s a must When ever will we give the time and effort to it? How could we literally know about Islam?

For These Reasons We Convert to Islam

For These Reasons We Convert to Islam

2024-07-12T13:52:59

We often hear the statement ‘Once you become Muslim, you no longer are the same’. Yet, how Islam would really benefit me? What change does Islam make in one turning their life upside down?

Spread Love and Say Salam

Spread Love and Say Salam

2024-07-12T13:52:58

If you realized what impact the greeting salam could have, you’d live on that salutation. So, what is the wisdom behind the salam? Why should we adopt such greeting?

Women and Inheritance

Women and Inheritance

2024-07-12T13:52:57

Why under Islamic law does the male inherit twice as much as the female? Does this apply to all cases of inheritance? What is the wisdom behind such divisions? Could this be unjust and discriminatory?

Islam…It’s So Beautiful

Islam…It’s So Beautiful

2024-07-12T13:52:56

It’s my faith, my voice and my choice… These are some words from the new nasheed by Khalil Ismail, whose informative, inspirational words truly portray the beauties of Islam…

Young British Convert to Islam

Young British Convert to Islam

2024-07-12T13:52:55

How might be the feeling of a young person who, in deadly earnest, chose Islam? What might have attracted them to Islam in that age? What love have they fallen in?

9 New Dutch Have Become Muslims

9 New Dutch Have Become Muslims

2024-07-11T13:46:55

In a warm afternoon gathering a number of nine native Dutch announced their conversion to Islam last Sunday, March 31 in Amsterdam.

Converting to Islam and the Real Meaning of Life

Converting to Islam and the Real Meaning of Life

2024-07-10T13:26:45

After becoming a Muslim, the whole life is no more the same. How? What implications does becoming a Muslim have? In what sense does believing in one Merciful God affect me, my perception of the whole life?

Prerequisites for Prayer

Prerequisites for Prayer

2024-07-09T13:11:55

Prayer, that magnificent act of worship, has a system and format. Therefore, before standing before God in Prayer, there’re conditions that must be fulfilled…Otherwise …

Know Who‘re the Mothers in Islam

Know Who‘re the Mothers in Islam

2024-07-08T13:09:59

Only when we see what Islam says about mothers and what status they have, we can imagine what status women have in Islam, how we are commanded to treat them…

How to Keep Your Eye in Prayer

How to Keep Your Eye in Prayer

2024-07-07T12:58:37

How to maintain the five times a day Prayer, get away from laziness and procrastination? How to nourish myself and my life with prayer?

From the Prophecies of the Qur’an

From the Prophecies of the Qur’an

2024-07-06T12:42:55

Adding to its all unique characters, many distinct prophecies foretold in the Qur’an were already fulfilled, what clearly demonstrates the divine nature of the Book of God…