Marriage in Islam is intended to cater to multiple purposes which include, above all, spiritual tranquility and peace, and cooperation and partnership in fulfilling the divine mandate. Islam – being a natural way of life – takes into account all of genuine human instincts such as physical, spiritual, intellectual, emotional, et cetera. Although fulfilling one’s [...]
وَقَالَ الرّسُولُ يَرَبّ إِنّ قَوْمِي اتّخَذُواْ هَـَذَا الْقُرْآنَ مَهْجُوراً
“And the Messenger has said: “O my lord, indeed my people have taken this Qur’an as [a thing] ignored (abandoned).”” [QS. Al-Furqan: 30]
Indeed, Allah SWT has honoured this ummah with a lot of privileges. One of those privileges which in fact is the greatest of them, is [...]
Professor Richard Dawkins, one of the greatest living “experts” on blind watchmakers and selfish gene-centric Evolution got out his Ouija Board to channel the spirit of Charles Darwin, author of The Origin of Species and the father of Naturalism and Atheism.
The major religions of the world can be divided into two broad categories—the Aryan and the Semitic, with Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism in the first and Judaism, Christianity and Islam in the second. So far as their theological aspects are concerned, there is a difference between these two kinds of religions.
Muslims number more than one billion today. If you go round the world to study the minds of Muslims inhabiting various regions you will probably come to the conclusion that Muslims all over the world share the feeling that the history of Islam had reached an impasse. Despite enormous sacrifices no way out is in [...]
Islam is a word misunderstood by many non-muslims as well as some muslims. I would like to share with you the true meaning of this word and what it actually means. The word “Islam” is the verbal noun of the verb “aslama”. This verb is defined as, “He resigned or submitted himself.” When used with [...]
“Allah has promised to those among you who believe and do good works that He will surely make them successors in the earth as He made successors from among those who were before them; and that He will surely establish f or them their religion which He has chosen for them; and that He will [...]
In every age, people have always wondered how this seamless universe originated. Where it leads to? How are the laws maintaining its order and balance? For centuries, scientists and thinkers have made numerous researches on this issue and produced quite a few theories. The prevailing thought in the 19th century was that the universe was [...]
African Boxers Find Islam in Pakistan
Gbodo Ygor, 28, came to Pakistan last week to participate in the light welter weight category in the Benazir Bhutto International Boxing tournament.
But he will be returning to his homeland, the Central Africa Republic (CAR), as Ali Akber after having embraced Islam along with eight other boxers from the Central [...]
My name is Justin Peyton and I am a 29-year-old African American from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I grew up in a loving, two-parent, middle-class household with three siblings.