Category: Discover Islam

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…

Some believe that Muslims worship Muhammad. Is this true? Muslims do not worship Muhammad (SA) in any way. We believe that he was the last messenger sent by Allah and like all His other prophets and messengers, he was a human being.…

 Who is Allah? Do Muslims worship a different Allah? Some people believe that Muslims worship a Allah that is different from the one worshipped by Christians and Jews. This might be due to the fact that Muslims often refer to Allah as…

Introduction It all began in the year 610 C.E.[1], with a few brave individuals differing in tribe, status, and gender, secretly winding through the alleys of Makkah to meet the man known as Al-Ameen (i.e. the trustworthy). One by one they went,…

The five “pillars” of Islam make up the framework of a Muslim’s life, they are: The ‘Shahadah’ or Declaration of Faith To be a Muslim, one must believe in and pronounce words that mean, “There is no deity worthy of being worshipped…

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…