God’s Mercy in Reward & Punishment

According to God, our Creator, the biggest sin in His sight is associating partners with Him ...

Who Is Muhammad? (Part 2) The Prophet at Makkah

Was he truly a Messenger of God? Was what he saw real and true? Or, was it an hallucination? ...

Who Is Muhammad? (Part 1) The Prophet at Makkah

Was he truly a Messenger of God? Was what he saw real and true? Or, was it an hallucination? ...

If You Desire Kingship, We Will Offer You That! (A True Story)

One day some of the important men of Makkah gathered in the enclosure of Al-Ka`bah, and `Utb ...

The True Muslim between Islam and Iman

How iman (faith) is related to Islam? Who is the Muslim, and who is the mu’min? Is there Isl ...

Is the Intention Necessary for Every Action?

Some say ‘actions’ here is to be understood in its generality; therefore, nothin ...

Islam’s Code of Life: Between Faith and Obedience

Islam means obedience to God. And it is common sense that this obedience cannot be complete ...

I Finally Have a Purpose in Life

Back in the day, I could do anything I wanted. I was very involved in basically the Hollywoo ...

Concept of Spirituality in Islam

Conversely, those who wanted to tread the path of spiritual excellence came to see themselve ...

The Family Institution in Islam

The breakdown of Western families is proceeding at an alarming speed. Rising divorce rates s ...

Why British Women are Turning to Islam

The surge in conversions to Islam has taken place despite the negative image of the faith in ...

Give Advice with Sincerity and Kindness

The one who invites others to Allah is from the closest people to Allah our Lord. In additio ...

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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 ...

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 ...

How Did Stephen Schwartz Find Islam?

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

Pilgrimage and Its Universal Lessons

The Hajj is essentially a re-enactment of the rituals of the great prophets and teachers of ...

History of Hajj in Brief

Sure enough, a man by the name of Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullah was born in the very city tha ...

Prophethood: The Perception of Realities

Just as the Qur’an is believed to be the revealed Word of Allah without any reservations, si ...

The Qur’an: Allah’s Divine Mercy

The Qur’an is Allah’s greatest blessing for you; the fulfillment of His promise ...

The Formation of Hail, Thunder and Lightning

The stages of the formation of thunder and lightning after that darkness, mentioned in the v ...