The Meaning of Tawheed (The Oneness of Allah)
In this short video, there is an introduction to tawheed, belief in the Oneness of Allah, its meaning and its three categories.
The Miracle of the Coccyx and Resurrection
This article discusses the issue of resurrection in Islam and provides irrefutable proofs from the Quran, the Sunnah and modern science.
Life After Life?
Imagine you find yourself imprisoned in a strange land. You have been imprisoned for several weeks. One day, two guards come to your cell. ...
The Intention and Its Relation to Acceptance of Deeds
For actions to be accepted and rewarded by Allah there are two crucial prerequisites: Sincerity or having a valid intention & Performing the action properly
God Has Chosen You to Be Muslim
What has led you to Islam? How did you respond to call of God? How does Islam go in line with your natural disposition? What is unique about Islam and the Qur’an?
The Muslim’s Behavior on Fridays: Dos and Don’ts
Friday, according to Islam, is the best day on which the sun has ever risen, and the lord of days. How should the Muslim behave on Fridays?
Worldly Life: Meaning & Purpose
Why do we eat? Why do we sleep? Why do we work? The answers we would get to these questions would be similar. I eat to live. I sleep to rest. I work to support myself and my family. But when it comes to what the purpose of life is, people are confused. We see their confusion by the type of answers we receive. Youths may say…
How Islam Regulates Our Life
In Islam, man’s entire individuals and social life is an exercise in developing and strengthening his relationship with God. How?
Shirk (Polytheism): Its Meaning and Different Forms!
In this short video, Sister Ameena Blake gives a short talk about Shirk (polytheism), its meaning, and the different forms of Ash-Shirk Al-Akbar.
Belief in the Divine Decree
Allah’s foreknowledge is infallible. He is not indifferent to this world or its people. He is Wise and Loving, but this should not make us fatalists, throwing up our hands and saying, “what’s the point of making any effort?” His foreknowledge does not compromise human responsibility…
Belief in Life After Death
Islamic doctrine holds that human existence continues after the death of the human body in the form of spiritual and physical resurrection. There is a direct relation between conduct on earth and the life beyond. The afterlife will be one of rewards and punishments which is commensurate with earthily conduct.
Belief in the Prophets
Belief in the Prophets chosen by Allah to relay His message to humans is a required article of Islamic faith.They form a link between the earthly beings and the heaven, in the sense that Allah has picked them to deliver His message to human beings. There are no other channels to receive divine communications.
Belief in Angels
In common folklore, angels are thought of as good forces of nature, hologram images, or illusions. Western iconography sometimes depicts angels as fat cherubic babies or handsome young men or women with a halo surrounding their head. In Islamic doctrine, they are real created beings who will eventually suffer death…
Belief in Scriptures
A Muslim firmly believes that divinely revealed books were actually revealed by the Compassionate Allah to His prophets to guide mankind. The Qur'an is not the only spoken word of God, but God also spoke to prophets before Prophet Muhammad. The central message of all scriptures was to worship God alone.
Prophet of Islam in the Eyes of Lamartine
Prophet Muhammad was the best example in worship and conduct. All good manners and virtues were ideally manifest in him. He is loved and appreciated by countless numbers of believers. Yet when the testimony comes from a non-believer in his message, it has a different meaning. Here we quote what the French poet Alphonse de Lamartine said about him...
Muhammad: The Mercy for All Mankind
Prophet Muhammad was sent a mercy for all mankind. He called people to the worship of the One and Only God: Allah. Watch this video by Sheikh Yusuf Estes to know his story.
Muhammad: The Prophet of Mercy
Please allow me to briefly present to you my book “MUHAMMAD, THE PROPHET OF MERCY” (255 pages), a planned (five years of work) response to the offensive cartoons. It mainly addresses readers who are misinformed or know nothing about Prophet…
Muslim Response to “Innocence of Muslims” (6)
Millions of people wonder why Muslims love the Prophet Muhammad. The answer to this question is given in this talk delivered by Dr. Esam Omeish at ICNA Convention, 2007.
Muslim Response to “Innocence of Muslims” (5)
Watch what Karen Armstrong, best-selling British author and founder of the Charter for Compassion, says about compassion in the Qur'an. This compassion was most exemplified in the Prophet Muhammad's life. This clip is part of CelebrateMercy webcast.
Muslim Response to “Innocence of Muslims” (4)
The movie opens with Egyptian Muslims burning the homes of Egyptian Christians while Egyptian security forces stand idle. Watch this clip from Part II of The Fog is Lifting documentary produced by Bridges Foundation to see how Islam views violence and attacking innocent people