Wudu’: (Ablution): Its Status and Virtues from Qur’an and Sunnah

What does wudu’ (ablution) mean? What do the Qur’an and Sunnah say about its status? What is ...

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Significance of Knowing the Narrators of Prophetic Hadith

Among the sciences of Hadith is the study of the Chain of Reporters (the Isnaad). Many Musli ...

How Did Stephen Schwartz Find Islam?

Very early on, I learned that behind the glorious works of the Spanish Catholic mystics ther ...

Keeping God in the Heart

Dhikr or remembrance of God is a way of linking the heart with the Divine. It provides with ...

Conversion Story of Leopold Weiss

Muhammad Asad, Leopold Weiss, was born in Livow, Austria (later Poland) in 1900, and at the ...

Faith is Human Nature: What Does This Really Mean?

When we believe in God, we are responding to our nature, and because it is in harmony with o ...

Why Is There So Much Injustice in the World?

No human being can claim to be free from weaknesses and shortcomings. This is the reason why ...

Moderate Accountability: The Prophet’s Method of Education

The Prophet (Peace and blessings be upon him) used to bring the minors to accountability for ...

Navigating Through Life Storms

Believers and unbelievers have very different reactions to events. For example, a believer m ...

Prophetic Traditions of Eid

It is recommended for the Muslim to busy himself with Takbeer till the Imam comes for prayer ...

Laylat al-Qadr: A Most Distinguished Night

Humanity, out of ignorance and to its misfortune, may overlook the value and importance of t ...

The Night of Power: Oh What a Night!

Some Islamic scholars have said that the complete Qur’an was sent down from the Preserved Ta ...

Colonel Donald S. Rockwell, Poet and Critic, USA

The simplicity of Islam, the powerful appeal and the compelling atmosphere of its mosques, t ...

Human Calculations and Allah’s Predestination

Yes, indeed, he had the staff. However, his trust was not in the staff; rather, it was in th ...

Learn From Allah’s Patience

In facing offense, one should resort to patience before revenge. Patience gives us time to c ...

Tarawih Prayer: Its Meaning, Rulings and Manners

What do you know about the Tarawih Prayer? How should we perform it? How many rak`ahs should ...

Women’s Prayer in Mosques: Allowed or Not? (Part 2)

When is it permissible for a woman to go to the mosque for prayer and attend gatherings for ...

The Nature of God and His Attributes

Some of the attributes of God we cannot know except through His own words revealed to the ch ...

Women’s Prayer in Mosques: Allowed or Not?

Does Islam allow women to attend the mosques to witness congregational prayer and assemblies ...

Health Benefits of Movement, Washing & Drinking Water

During sport, blood flow is accelerated, particularly by the movement of long muscles such a ...