The Conditions of the Shahadah to Be Accepted by God

The Shahadah is the key to the gates of Paradise, but in order for it to work, be accepted b ...

Who Was Al-Izz ibn Abdus-Salam?

Our hero was born in Damascus in the year 577 or 578H to a poor and obscure family. As a you ...

Seek the Truth

Seek the truth…move up from the lower-level desires to the higher-level ones. Seek the ...

10 Principles for Those Seeking the Path of Allah

Be patient in times of hardship and difficulty, when struggling with personal desires, and i ...

Islam: The Greatest Blessing Bestowed upon Mankind

Islam is the greatest blessing that Allah has bestowed upon mankind and the Qur’an is the gr ...

Reforming African Education

While the impoverished continent of Africa suffers at all levels of society, the often-appal ...

Western Thinkers’ View on Early Muslim Scientists

When we read the history of Muslim contribution to world civilization, it seems very recent ...

Muslim Civilization is the Source of European Renaissance

Science is the most momentous contribution of Arab civilization to the modern world; but its ...

What Does It Mean to Believe in Allah? (Part Two)

As He is One in His Lordship without any partner, He is also One in His servitude. What does ...

The Quran was Revealed only 1400 years ago: Why?

A non-Muslim is asking Dr. Zakir Naik an interesting question and a clever one indeed. Why d ...

Life of Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim

Because of their perception and opinions, both the teacher and the student were unjustly per ...

Prophet Muhammad: The World’s Best Teacher

As we have progressed from toddler to adult, there have been countless teachers along the wa ...

What Does It Mean to Believe in Allah? (Part One)

Allah created all of mankind to have belief in Him (their Creator). What is the evidence to ...

Copyright in Islam

The author of a book who has worked day and night to write a book is obviously the best person ...

Scholars’ Status and Grace

Indeed, it is a duty in Islam. Every Muslim has to love and support the faithful after adhering ...

Kindness to Parents

What is the status of parents in the Qur’an? How does Islam emphasize on the relation with t ...

Ibn Rushd: The Muslim Averroes

Abul-Walid ibn Rushd, known in the West as Averroes, was the exemplar of a Muslim scientist ...

A Conversation with an Atheist! (Part 2/2)

It is ignoble that some people may curse heaven when the earth goes bad. Instead of doing wh ...

Towards Islamic Psychology (Part 2/2)

I cannot stress enough the importance of developing Islamic psychology – because psych ...

Towards Islamic Psychology (Part 1/2)

As a Muslim woman, born, brought up and educated in England, I have sometimes experienced so ...