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“YA ALLAH!” or “OMG!” | Part 1

YÂ’ ALLÂH! (O Allah!) ALLÂHUMMA! (Our Lord!…), RABBANA (Our Lord,…), RABBÎ (My Lord!…) Supplication These are words of address used when we call upon Allah in supplication. We may use—as we wish—his proper name, “Allah,” or, His functional relationship to His creatures, “Rabb,”…

The Qur’an, the Torah, and “Abraham-the-Hebrew” Explain the Origin of Judaism

In the Hebrew Bible, Prophet Abraham is the first person to be called a “Hebrew” (Genesis 14:13). The term Hebrew comes from the verb ‘to go over a boundary’— like the Euphrates or Jordan river— or ‘to be an immigrant.’ The first thing God told Prophet Abraham in…

Caliph Umar ibn Abd Al- Aziz impact on Muslim society, Muslim heroes, famous Islamic leaders

Muslim Heroes: ‘Umar ibn ‘Abd Al-‘Azîz | Part 1

EVERY PEOPLE HAVE their heroes, those who embody the qualities they most value. The heroes of Islam are not those who look the best, run the fastest, make the most money, or have the most power. Neither are they the ones who…

The Marriage of Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) to Aisha (RA): Discrediting Accusations of Child Marriage and Pedophilia

The Messenger of Islam, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) faced a lot of criticism right from the time he started preaching this religion. However, one of the most disheartening and baseless criticisms made against him is the accusation that he was a pedophile. Does…

Are You a Complete Muslim? | Part 11

Allah asks us to exalt His divinely sent prophet in our remembrance of Him, as discussed in Part 10. This is a way of causing us to direct our attention to our dependence upon Him as the Source of all we have,…

Jewish Scholars Who Admired Islam

Ignác/Ignaz [Yitzhaq Yehuda] Goldziher (June 22, 1850 – November 13, 1921), was a Hungarian scholar of Islam and is considered one of the three founders of modern Islamic studies in Europe. Goldziher was educated at the universities of Budapest, Berlin, Leipzig and…

Monotheistic Pilgrimage: The Ka’bah and Bait Al-Muqaddas / Beit HaMiqdash

People who attended religious services at least once a week were significantly less likely to die from deaths related to suicide, drug overdose, and alcohol poisoning, according to a May 2020 research report from the Harvard School of Public Health. If this…

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“YA ALLAH!” or “OMG!” | Part 1

The Qur’an, the Torah, and “Abraham-the-Hebrew” Explain the Origin of Judaism

Muslim Heroes: ‘Umar ibn ‘Abd Al-‘Azîz | Part 1

The Marriage of Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) to Aisha (RA): Discrediting Accusations of Child Marriage and Pedophilia

Are You a Complete Muslim? | Part 11

Jewish Scholars Who Admired Islam

Monotheistic Pilgrimage: The Ka’bah and Bait Al-Muqaddas / Beit HaMiqdash

The Myth of Unbiased Islamic Scholarship | Part 4

The Son You Don’t Know

Manufacturing Islamophobia in the Media