Islam and Women: Any Injustice?

Islam considers the woman as one of the greatest values of all human societies. In Islam, the w ...

Umm `Umarah: Nusaybah bint Ka`b (Part 1/2)

The Prophet was very impressed with this display of strength and courage by Umm 'Umarah. He smi ...

Let There Be No Compulsion in Religion

Once people have heard the Message without obstruction or hindrance and the proof has been esta ...

Al-Bukhari: Master in the Science of Hadith (Part 2/2)

In 250 AH, Al-Bukhari left to Nisabor, a city in Khurasan and stayed there for a while teaching ...

How Islam Solves the Problem of Begging

Indeed, it is far better for one to bring a load of firewood on one’s back and sell it to other ...

Al-Bukhari: Master in the Science of Hadith (Part 1/2)

Al-Bukhari always loved to visit Madinah. Among the fruits of his visits to that blessed place ...

Al-`Izz Ibn `Abdus-Salam

Al-`Izz Ibn `Abdus-Salam was a true scholar who knew that the role of a scholar is not restrict ...

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 ...

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 ...