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Islamic Beliefs

The Islamic creed did not begin with the prophet-hood of Muhammad (SA)[1], nor was it invented by him. It is essentially the same message contained in previous divine scriptures and taught by all prophets of Allah. Islamic beliefs are eternal truths that…

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Monotheism in Interfaith Exchange – Part 1 | Linda Thayer

If you have ever attended a Muslim-Christian interfaith presentation or had an interfaith conversation with an acquaintance, you may have wondered why your Christian colleague could be so adamant about Jesus being more than a human being—somehow “God”—even though no one can argue…

Exploding ‘The Population Bomb’ Theory

We are seven point eight billion. Behind the numbing complexity of numbers lies a story of sharp contrasts, of existing inequities and of promised demographic dividends. It is the story of a population bomb ticking away, with the primary needs of the…

Worldly Life and the Hereafter | Part 2

Conditions of Enjoying Worldly Life As we see in the last verse, the Quran encourages Muslims to enjoy the pleasures of their worldly life, but on the other hand, it warns us of squandering and prodigality. So there is a limit to…

Worldly Life and the Hereafter | Part 1

Moral Compass I teach a spiritual curriculum that includes the concept of a moral compass. On this compass, God is the “north” position and the world is “south,” which is meant to symbolize that good decisions are made for God while bad…

Islam Changes Destiny

The destiny of Bilal (RA) was changed when he chose one kind of slavery over another. He chose slavery to Allah over slavery to false deities. From that time forth, he would be opposed and persecuted for choosing Allah as His Lord.…

ATHEISM: A Giant Leap of Faith | Part 2

This series addresses, from an Islamic perspective, questions raised by people with doubts or people with an atheistic or agnostic inclination. It begins by addressing the concerns of those who believe that faith must be blind because it contradicts the methods and…

Halting Global Warming: Islam is the Only Green Ideology

Global warming is the long-term rise in the average temperature of the earth’s climate system, affecting the world from north to south and east to west. This warming is demonstrated by an unprecedented rate and scale of change in the scientific measurements…

ASMA’ AL-HUSNA – 3: Al-Hayy and Al-Qayyum

In this part of the series on the continuing study of Allah’s Beautiful Names and Attributes, we explore two of Allah’s Names which are mentioned in the greatest, most magnificent verse in the Holy Qur’an, and that is Ayat Al-Kursi: Allah –…

ATHEISM: A Giant Leap of Faith | Part 1

This series addresses, from an Islamic perspective, questions raised by people with doubts or people with an atheistic or agnostic inclination. It begins by addressing the concerns of those who believe that faith must be blind because it contradicts the methods and…