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  • The Muslim nation has a universal message for mankind

    If as a researcher, I were to compare the men of yesterday and today whose prejudices have scarred the very core of religion, then I am overwhelmingly inclined to convict the latter. This is because their attitudes and prejudices do not merely affect them personally, but threaten to undermine and devastate the future of humankind. Racism and discrimination.. More

  • How to handle burdens

    We all have stress and burdens in our daily lives. Whether it is school or work or just the trials of life, we carry much on our shoulders. Some of us carry our own loads and some of us carry loads that we share with others, such as health problems, personal family issues, financial dilemmas, marital discord, employment troubles, and the list could.. More

  • Valentine Day birthdays, and other daze

    There is a group of practices that we can consider as the twin sister of Bid'ah (producing something, theoretical or practical, in matters of religion which is not part of it). Like Bid'ah, they flourish on the twin foundations of ignorance and outside influence. Like Bid'ah, they entail rituals. But unlike Bid'ah, the rituals have not been given an.. More

  • Prerequisites of the Prayer

    Some prerequisites exist regarding the offering of Prayers. These prerequisites must be fulfilled before the commencement of the Prayer, otherwise the Prayer will not be considered valid. The following are the prerequisites: 1. Knowledge that the time for the Prayer has begun: Each prayer has its own particular time at which it must be performed... More

  • Your future is in the Hands of the Best Planner

    Motivational speaker and author of several self-help books, Denis Waitley has said, "Losers live in the past. Winners learn from the past and enjoy working in the present towards the future." We can develop a positive attitude towards our future by refusing to dwell on past hardships, realising that they cannot be changed, and knowing that.. More

  • Married life between extravagance and stinginess

    The following are phrases often heard from one spouse about the other: “My husband is stingy”; “My husband does not buy me my necessities”; “My husband gives money to his family and does not give me anything”; “My wife exaggerates in her spending”; “My wife does not care about saving, nor does she.. More

  • French police 'abuse' Muslims under emergency laws

    Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International report physical and psychological abuse as raids target Muslim minority. France has carried out abusive and discriminatory raids and house arrests against Muslims under its current state of emergency, traumatizing and stigmatizing those targeted, including children and the elderly, human rights groups said. Human.. More

  • More than 10,000 refugee children missing in Europe

    More than 10,000 unaccompanied refugee and migrant children have disappeared in Europe, the EU police agency Europol said on Sunday, fearing many have been whisked into sex trafficking rings or the slave trade. Europol's press office confirmed to Al Jazeera the figures published in British newspaper The Observer. The number relates to the last 18-24.. More

  • The story of Saba’

    All perfect praise is due to Allah; I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger, as well as his family and all his companions. We have a lot to learn from the history of the people of Saba'. First, let's go through some verses of Quran to know them. Allah Says.. More

  • The Sunnah: the second form of revelation

    Allah, Almighty, Says (what means): "This day have I perfected your religion for you and completed my favor upon you and have chosen for you Islam as your religion." [Quran; 5: 3] Amongst the believers there is no doubt about this way of life called Islam. It is a complete way of life. The Creator of the heavens and the earth has not left.. More

  • Israel spraying toxins over Palestinian crops in Gaza

    On January 7, a low-flying agricultural aircraft sprayed herbicides onto Palestinian farmlands along the eastern border, eradicating or damaging up to 162 hectares of crops and farmland along the Israeli border fence. "Herbicides are sprayed in high concentrations. Thus, they remain embedded in the soil, and then find their way to the water basin... More

  • The story of Prophet Adam - I

    Allah Almighty revealed in the Quran (what means): "And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels: 'Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive authority.' They said: 'Will You place upon it one who causes corruption therein and sheds blood, while we declare Your praise and sanctify You?' He [Allah] said: 'Indeed, I know that.. More

  • The story of Prophet Adam - III

    On earth, Aadam, may Allah exalt his mention, had to face conflict and struggle. No sooner had one ended than another began. He also had to toil to sustain himself. He had to protect himself with clothes and weapons and protect his wife and children from wild beasts. Above all, he had to struggle with the spirit of evil. Iblees (Satan), the cause of.. More

  • The story of Prophet Adam – II

    Adam Dwells in Paradise Allah commanded Aadam, may Allah exalt his mention, to dwell in Paradise, Saying (what means): "…‘O Aadam! Dwell, you and your wife, in Paradise and eat therefrom in [ease and] abundance from wherever you will. But do not approach this tree, lest you be among the wrongdoers.'" [Quran: 2:35] The location.. More

  • The spread of Islam in Southeast Asia

    The actual timing and introduction of the Islamic religion and its practice to Southeast Asia is subject to debate. European historians have argued that it came through trading contacts with India, whereas some Southeast Asian Muslim scholars claim it was brought to the region directly from Arabia in the Middle East. Other scholars claim that Muslim.. More