“Who Will Save You from Me Now?”

Imagine that you found yourself in this leader’s position. What would you do with the bandit? W ...

Umm Habibah Ramlah bint Abi Sufyan (Part 2/2)

When someone conveyed the message that 'Uthman bin 'Affan was martyred in his house after being ...

Philanthropy and Zakat

Purifying our souls from greed and checking our humanity is what giving zakat every year does-c ...

Umm Habibah Ramlah bint Abi Sufyan (Part 1/2)

Umm Habibah was so grateful to Allah for the honor bestowed on her by making her one of the Mot ...

Want to Be Closer to Allah, But Don’t Know How!

By Raya Shokatfard        – Freelance Writer – USA In many Islamic circles or prese ...

Who Other Than God?

That space shuttle, with its parts and machines, did not assemble spontaneously; and engines di ...

Hisbah (Islamic Duty of Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil)

Hisbah is a broad Qur'anic principle that encompasses both the government's responsibilities as ...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Basketball Player, USA

My choosing Islam was not a political statement; it was a spiritual statement. What I learned ...

Those Who Have Binding Authority

The term ahl al-hal wal `aqd refers to those who have power and are influential in terms of dec ...

Glimpses on the Night Journey

The Night Journey experience, presented in classical accounts of the Prophet's life as a gift f ...

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Islam, Muslims and the Natural World

Islamic law needs to be applied in environmental cases. For everything ranging from animal righ ...

Cat Stevens, Former Pop star, UK (Part 2/2)

When I read the Qur’an further, it talked about prayer, kindness and charity. I was not a Musli ...