Wasn’t Prophet Adam the First Man?

The verses' statements are perfectly clear. Allah created Prophet Adam, peace be upon him, from ...

Spirit of Generosity

Spirit of Generosity

Real generosity is not dependent so much on income as it is on the capacity of the heart. There ...

interest

Interest Rather than Honesty and Sincerity

People who are ignorant assume a self-sacrificing attitude towards their friends only when they ...

The Temporary Nature of Life

While the believer also enjoys those blessings that are described as the pleasures of this worl ...

God Consciousness

Striving for God Consciousness / Taqwa in Ramadan

Fasting the month of Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam. These are the foundation upon ...

trouble

A Life of Trouble and Anguish

This is exactly what befalls the ignorant as a result of their own preferences. However, no mat ...

Ahmed Ibn Taimiyyah: The Tortured Scholar

Ibn Taimiyyah (May Allah have mercy upon him), had a difficult life full of continuous trials, ...

conversion

Conversion Story of Idris from Kent

I remember receiving my first essay title… “Was Muhammad a greater prophet or statesman?”. I th ...

resurrection

The Resurrection of Man

The resurrection is a re-creation of life after death. Death is not the cessation of existence. ...

Taqwa

Is Taqwa Simply Fear?

God-consciousness is the core of taqwa because God-consciousness is acknowledging, feeling, and ...

repentance

Sin and Repentance in Islam

However, like all others, this trick of Satan's is a feeble one. The fact that someone committe ...

Earth as an Exhibition of God’s Art

It was during this period, at the age of 21, Badiuzzaman read a news article reporting that Bri ...