Category: Discover Islam

Islam, like other divine religions, advocates several precepts and beliefs which Allah has required its followers to believe and propagate, but coercion is not a valid means to achieve this end. Allah (SWT) says: There is no compulsion in religion. Verily, the…

Is it true that Islam is a religion only for Arabs? This idea can be easily be disproved, as only about 15 to 20 percent of Muslims in the world are Arabs. There are more Indian Muslims than Arab Muslims, and more…

What is “Jihad“? While Islam is generally misunderstood in the West, perhaps no other Islamic term evokes such strong reactions as “jihad”. The Arabic word “Jihad”, which is most always mistranslated as “holy war”, simply means “to struggle” or “to exert one’s…

Does Islam oppress women? In answering this question, we must differentiate between the teachings of Islam and the practice of some Muslims. Although some Muslim cultures oppress women, it often reflects local customs that are inconsistent, if not contrary to Islamic teachings.…

Is Islam opposed to knowledge and science? Islam is not opposed to knowledge and science. Knowledge is of two types: religious, which has to do with the understanding of the religious duties one is required to carry out, and temporal, which has…

 Is it correct that Muslims do not believe in Jesus or other Prophets? A Muslim cannot be a Muslim if he or she does not believe in Jesus (AS). Muslims believe in Jesus and in all of Allah’s prophets. It is a…

Is it true that Muhammad (SA) wrote the Qur’an or copied from the Bible? In addressing this misconception, it is interesting to note that no other religious scripture claims to be totally the direct word of Allah as clearly and as often…