TAFSîR: Digging Into the Meaning of the Quran
Ever since the advent of human…
Quran
Introduction to the Principles of Quran Commentary by Ibn Taymiyyah | Part 1
SOME COLLEAGUES HAVE asked me to compose…
Five Simple Ways to Strengthen Your Child’s Connection with the Quran
In this life, every one of…
Is the Qur’an not Enough for Guidance?
An innocent question but pregnant with…
Sunnah
Mustalah Al-Hadith | Lesson 1 | The Concept of Tawatur
Did He Really Say That? THE FIRST…
Is the Qur’an not Enough for Guidance?
An innocent question but pregnant with…
Reviving Abandoned Sunnah Recitations in the Jumu’ah Prayer
What are the chances of you…
In the Company of the Rasul-Allah (ﷺ)
Anas Ibn Malik رضي الله عنه is…
Discover Islam
Universality of the Message of Islam
Is it true that Islam is a religion only for Arabs? This idea…
Islam and Terrorism
What is “Jihad“? While Islam is generally misunderstood in the West, perhaps no…
Women in Islam
Does Islam oppress women? In answering this question, we must differentiate between the…
Islam, science and health matters
Is Islam opposed to knowledge and science? Islam is not opposed to knowledge…
Jesus, the Messenger of Allah
Is it correct that Muslims do not believe in Jesus or other Prophets?…
The Qur’an and other Scriptures
Is it true that Muhammad (SA) wrote the Qur’an or copied from the…
Character
The Exemplary Patience of Prophet Ayyûb/Job ( ﷷ ﺳﻼﻢ )
Since time immemorial, Almighty Allah has sent many prophets to mankind to preach…
Character, Character, Character: Living By the Book
This article, dear reader, is a message of hope and action. Our life…
Translations from Ibn Al-Qayyim’s Madarij Al-Salikin (Steps of the Seekers) | The Station of Adab (Etiquette) – 1
THE AUTHOR OF Al-Manâzil states: Al-Adab is to be wary of the extremities of…
The Ramadân Muslim
The surge of spiritual energy, the feeling of goodness within your soul, the…
Translations from Madarij Al-Salikin (Steps of the Seekers) of Imam Ibn Al-Qaiyym: On the Deeper Meanings of Gratitude – Part 2
THE AUTHOR OF Manazil Al-Sa’irin [Shaykh Al-Harawi Al-Ansari] says the following of gratitude…
Translations from Madarij Al-Salikin (Steps of the Seekers) of Imam Ibn Al-Qaiyym: On the Deeper Meanings of Gratitude – Part 1
THE LEXICAL MEANING of the Arabic word ‘shukr’ [root: sha ka ra, represented…
Advice
Ṣalâh: The Deep Reach of Islamic Prayer Part 1 of 3
Why Ṣalâh? What are the beneficial ends accomplished for the individual Muslim and…
Does Jihad Fulfill our Purpose? | Part 2 of 2
We ended Part 1 with the following Table: Table 2. Three Gradual Stages…
Does Jihad Fulfill our Purpose? | Part 1 of 2
Yes, Jihad fulfills our purpose as God’s vicegerents [khalifa] on earth. First, who…
Da'wah
Knowledge Is the ‘Sine Qua Non’of Calling to Islam
ADEQUATE KNOWLEDGE (ʿIlm) of Islam—which is to say, Heavenly Revelation—is, perhaps, the prime distinction of…
Discovering Jesus’ Message of God’s Onenessin Islam
HOW MANY CONVERTS, I wonder, have stumbled upon Islam and couldn’t look away? “It…
Monotheism in Interfaith Exchange – Part 1 | Linda Thayer
If you have ever attended a Muslim-Christian interfaith presentation or had an interfaith…
Monotheism in Interfaith Exchange – 5 | Linda Thayer
Monotheism in the Hands of 4th Century Churchmen THE CREED OF CONSTANTINOPLE: “Like…
Monotheism In Interfaith Exchange – 25 | Linda Thayer
In Parts 8-24 of this series, we have dug into the history of…
Rectifying Monotheism In Interfaith Exchange – 24 | Linda Thayer
We continue our series on the story of how Christianity veered off the…
Fiqh
Ṣalâh: The Deep Reach of Islamic Prayer Part 1 of 3
Why Ṣalâh? What are the beneficial ends accomplished for the individual Muslim and…
Satisfaction in Ṣalât Advice from Imam Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali
Just assume, a company manager loves an assistant very much and likes his…
Revving Up Your Worship in Islam
Worship is a relationship natural to the human being. How a person establishes…
10 TIPS TO MAINTAINING YOUR SALAH
1. KNOW ITS WORTH If one does not know the merits and necessity…
Why Scholars Disagree? (2)
WE CONTINUE with issues resulting from the collecting and weighing of evidence and…
How Much Of The Quran Did The Prophet Interpret?
THERE ARE TWO scholarly opinions as to how much of the Quran the…
Thoughts
A Rabbi’s Perspective: Hanukah and Islam’s Religious Pluralism
The oppression of Judaism by Antiochus IV, the Syrian Greek king, was the…
A Rabbi’s Thinking on Biblical “Anthropomorphism” (tashbih)
The Qur’an teaches: Say, [O believers], “We believed in Allah and what has…
“Take Off Your Sandals” Its Multiple Religious Facets
In the Zabur of Prophet David it is written: “One thing God has…
Two Sanctuaries that Shared Their Blessings
According to the Muslim scholars Ibn Abbas and Suddi, after the death of…
How Should Muslims Approach Philosophy?
Have you ever wondered whether your father and mother are real? Maybe they…
HAJJ DAIRY 2015
“I’m going for Hajj this year!” When I announced this decision, my mother…