Diminished Faith? 4 Easy Steps to Recovery

A million different things run through your head. You feel alien to the community of Muslims ...

Are Muslim Women Oppressed by the Islamic Dress Code?

The covering of Muslim women has become one of the international symbols offemale oppression ...

The Prophethood of Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him)

It was just such a young, forceful and virile people that was needed to disseminate the teac ...

Islamic Perspective on Animal Welfare

According to Census of Marine Life scientists, there are an estimated 8.7 million living spe ...

Responsibility of Pluralism in Islam

For many religions, both Eastern and Western, it was pretty much: “Follow my way or I will s ...

The Atomic Number of Iron

The word “anzaln-a,” meaning “to send down,” may also be thought of in the figur ...

A Forgotten Covenant

No one is to destroy a house of their religion, to damage it, or to carry anything from it t ...

Friday: The Best Day of the Week

From the traditions of Prophet Muhammad, we learn that “The best day in the sight of God is ...

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 ...

How to Acquire Knowledge of God?

How does one acquire knowledge of and belief in God, His Attributes, His Law and the Day of ...

Reclaiming the Prophetic Societal Structure

Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) transformed the lives of generations caught between the ever-changin ...

The Kindness of Prophet Muhammad

He took a great interest in the welfare of all people and had great compassion for people in ...

The Elderly: A Neglected Area of Da`wah

How Does Islam see the elderly? Why should we give da`wah to them? How can one give da`wah t ...

Jewish-Muslim Relations: The Qur’anic View (5/5)

The author explains whether the Qur’an abrogates the Scriptures and teachings of the Religio ...

Happiness as Understood from the Sunnah

The faces of the old and young – and indeed even the trees and birds around us – rejoice whe ...

Muhammad: The Noblest of the Prophets and Messengers

He is Muhammad ibin `Abdullah ibn `Abdul-Muttalib ibn Hashim. He lived a life full of great ...

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 ...

Share Your Faith in a Subtle, Yet Relevant Way

View the sample dialogue below and pay particular attention to how our faith can be shared i ...