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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…

The Spiritual Aspect of Islam | Part 3

Belief in the Messengers One must believe that Allah (SWT) chose the finest amongst mankind to be Messengers whom He sent to His creation with specific legislations: to worship and obey Allah and to establish His religion and His Oneness. Allah (SWT)…

What is Islam? | Part 1

The Belief in God (Allah) In reality, belief in Allah is the cornerstone of the entire faith of Islam. All of the other Islamic beliefs and all Islamic practices revolve around the proper belief in God. For this reason, perhaps more than…

The Spiritual Aspect of Islam | Part 2

Belief in Allah’s Books To believe in Allah’s Books is to Allah (SWT) believe that Allah(SWT)to revealed Heavenly Books to His Messengers to convey then’ d mankind. These Books, at the time of their revelation, contain nothing but the truth. In them…

The Spiritual Aspect of Islam | Part 1

Worship Worship in Islam is a term which generally denotes obedience to the commands of Allah, whether those commands be related to speech, deeds, or beliefs. Creedal acts of worship are called the ‘Articles of Faith’, explained in the following pages. Belief…

Distinguishing Qualities of Islam | Part 10

[33] The religion of Islam has permitted all types of financial transactions, such as buying and selling, forming of companies, rent, trade and bartering in order to make matters pertaining to daily life easy for them. This of course, is permitted in…

Rectifying Monotheism In Interfaith Exchange – Part 30 | Linda Thayer

We continue from Part 29 our look at issues arising with Christian writer, Robert F. Shedinger, in his book, Was Jesus a Muslim? Questioning Categories in the Study of Religion (2009) Fortress Press: Minneapolis. In Part 29 we saw how Christianity has…

Distinguishing Qualities of Islam | Part 9

[27] Islam is the Religion of purity, both physical or spiritual. Spiritual purity includes the following: Purity from the filth of associating partners with Allah. Allah (SWT) says: Verily! Joining others in worship with Allah is a great oppression and injustice. [31:13]…

Distinguishing Qualities of Islam | Part 8

[21] The Religion of Islam respects all divine religions in their unadulterated forms and obliges Muslims to believe in them and to love and respect the messengers which brought them. Allah (SWT) says: Verily, those who disbelieve in Allah and His Messengers…

Questions and Answers About Islam | Part 2

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.…