Understanding the Nature of God: A King Like Other Kings?

In all these senses, He is a king, but He is so different from all human kings. Thus it is t ...

How a New York Firefighter Found Islam

My father is Native American, an African-American, and my mother is Jewish. They were very u ...

The Emergence of Gog and Magog

When Allah Wills them to be released, then at the end of the day they will say, “If Al ...

Watching Silently

What is happening to the Palestinian people represents the worst type of oppression, transgr ...

Prophethood and the Existence of the Creator

On the contrary, the basis of prophethood is absolute knowledge and faith in the existence o ...

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 ...

Life of Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim

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

The Garbage Truck Ruling

At that very moment, I was taught a lesson that I have never forgotten since then. Later on, ...

Fulfilling the Covenant in Islam

One of these outstanding lessons is to keep one’s promise and fulfil one’s covenant even if ...

Muhammad to His Companions: The Light They Followed

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

Dawah: The First Command from Allah to His Prophet

Since the very beginning of Islam, the Prophet (peace be upon him) received the first comman ...

Hajj: A Journey without End

Pilgrims must spare no effort in adhering to these criteria and observances in order to rend ...

Merits and Rites of Hajj

Pilgrimage is viewed as a particularly meritorious activity. Pilgrimage serves as a penance ...

The True Meanings of Eid: Unity and Mercy

Eid has many noble and valuable meanings that make everyone happy. Thus, everyone has his ow ...

Hajj: A Universal Message for Peace

In hajj, a pilgrim meets and peacefully deals with people from different languages, ethnicit ...

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 ...

The Greatest Prophets between Christianity and Islam: 12-Prophet Jonah

Jonah was one of a few prophets whose stories are related in detail by the Bible and the Qur ...

Da`wah at Work: Our Responsibilities Toward Our Co-Workers

How can one give da`wah at work? What kind of da`wah should one give to one’s Muslim co-work ...

Killer of the Lion

Our fearless hero set out towards the lion such as wind. He had in his bosom the dignity, fa ...

If Islam Wasn’t Spread by the Sword, Why So Many Battles?

There are some standard questions that people come at you with, and this is definitely one o ...