First Muslim Community in Madinah & the Groundwork for Hijrah

Twelve people from Yathrib pledging allegiance to the Prophet that they would worship only t ...

Da`wah: Why Is the Prophet Our Best Example?

As the Prophet’s methods in dealing with people’s mistakes are wiser and more efficacious, u ...

Hamzah ibn `Abdul-Muttalib: The Lion of Allah & the Martyr of Martyrs (Part 2)

Allah supported Islam with Hamzah and his conversion. He was strong in defending the Prophet ...

Mistakes Stemming from Ijtihad and Mistakes Done Deliberately

We need to make a distinction between mistakes stemming from an honest effort to find out wh ...

Hamzah ibn `Abdul-Muttalib: The Lion of Allah & Martyr of Martyrs (Part 1)

There were people among the non-believers who yearned to declare their belief in Muhammad, b ...

Prophet’s Physical Features: As If You Were Seeing Him

One feels amazed by the degree of detailing in the description of the Prophet’s physical fea ...

Mu`adh Ibn Jabal: The Most Learned of Halal and Haram

Among the seventy-man delegation of the Ansar who took the oath of allegiance to the Prophet ...

Erring out of Ignorance and Erring Despite One’s Knowledge

We have to make a distinction between one who errs out of ignorance and one who errs despite ...

Muhammad’s Relationship with Nature: Faith throughout the Mission

How did the Prophet’s life in the desert fashioned him and his outlook on creation and the C ...

Muhammad to His Companions: The Light They Followed

What was Prophet Muhammad to his Companions? What did make them believe in him, cherish him, ...

Muhammad: The First Years of His Message

Let us now approach the first years of his message. Those were years one rarely finds an equ ...

Zayd ibn Harithah: From Slavery to Commandership

The fact that Islam came to abolish corrupt human relationships based on false and superficial ...

Khadijah: The Faithful Wife & Companion

To the Prophet, Khadijah wasn’t just an ordinary wife. Khadijah was a sign from God to manifest ...

Citizenship in Islam: Rights of the Muslim upon the Muslim (1/3)

What rights does a Muslim have upon another Muslim? How do they relate to belief? How do the Qu ...

Muhammad: The Exemplar of Coexistence and Moderation

Forgiveness, moderation, justice, and mercy are the basics of Islamic ethics which were reflec ...

Muslims: The True Moderate Nation

Why are we (Muslims) called a “moderate” nation? What are the manifestations of the moderation ...

Islam: A Call for Moderateness

In all aspects of life, religious and worldly, Islam is about moderateness. It’s essentially a ...

Muhammad: The Exemplar of Coexistence and Moderation

Forgiveness, moderation, justice, and mercy are the basics of Islamic ethics which were reflec ...

Prophet Muhammad’s Communication Skills

He (peace be upon him) spoke with clarity and made people comprehend easily, sometimes by even ...

Before Giving Advice…Watch Out For This

Before reaching out and giving advice to others or correcting their mistakes there’s somethi ...