Significance of the Islamic Hijri Calendar

As an Islamic scholar wrote on the advent of the 15th century of the Hijrah calendar 22 years a ...

Al-Zahir Baybars

The Great Mamluk Sultan Al-Zahir Baybars

Baybars gained his first major military victory as commander of the Ayyoubid army at the city o ...

Covenant of `Umar

The Covenant of Umar Ibn Al-Khattab

This is an assurance of peace and protection given by the servant of Allah Omar, Commander of t ...

Science and Religion: A Love-Hate Relationship?

Science and Religion: A Love-Hate Relationship?

Islam is a religion based upon knowledge derived through reason and revelation; and ultimately ...

time

Why Is Time So Important?

Time passes like the clouds. No matter how long man lives in this life, his life is short, as d ...

Only the Enemies Win

Only the Enemies Win!

The moral of the story is clear and self-explanatory indeed. It needs neither further clarifica ...

intention

The Intention: The Foundation of All Actions

The Messenger of Allah said: "Verily actions are by intentions, and for every person is what he ...

abu dujanah

Piety of Abu Dujanah, Simak ibn Kharashah

Before we end this account of that noble companion, let us look into one incident which reflect ...

reading the qur'an

Virtues of Reading the Qur’an

The Book of Allah is unlike any other; it is the timeless Speech of Allah, and not a created th ...

Sumayyah Bint Khayyat

The first female martyr of Islam was a black slave in pre-Islamic Arabia. As we explore her sto ...

Killer of the Lion

Our fearless hero set out towards the lion such as wind. He had in his bosom the dignity, faith ...

How Do You Know God Exists? (Video)

There is no God but Allah (SWT). What can we take from the Qur'an and Sunnah on proving that Al ...