Changing the Qiblah: A Test for the Believers

If a certain hardship or test is meant to reflect Allah's wisdom and purpose, passing such a te ...

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Sha`ban: A Special Month with a Special Night

The month of Sha`ban is the eighth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, which has a special sig ...

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Beyond the Night Journey

Why was the Prophet taken on the Night journey? Was it a spiritual or physical one? What did Go ...

Prophet Muhammad on the Night Journey

Prophet Muhammad on the Night Journey.. The Qur’an Tells Us

What do you know about the Prophet’s miraculous night journey? What happened on that journey? W ...

The Night Journey

The Night Journey: Sometimes It Causes Me to Tremble

Spend some time reflecting on the Prophet's Night Journey and Ascension—Israa' and Mi`raj—which ...

Characteristics of the Month of Rajab

Characteristics of the Month of Rajab

The month of Rajab is one of the Arab and Islamic Hijri lunar months. The word rajab is derived ...

True Freedom

Islam: The True Emancipator of Women Converts

Does Islam suffocate women’s freedom and rights to live properly or does it help them reclaim t ...

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Women Before and After Islam

Did you know not that in the Christian France in 586 AD a conference was held to discuss whethe ...

Women’s Reflections on Wearing Headscarf (Hijab)

Why do you wear hijab? When did you start wearing the hijab? To get these questions answered, p ...

What Is Mysterious about the Hijab?

Have you ever thought of the Muslim woman’s hijab as just a religious traditional habit? I had… ...

Like It or Not, Jesus Practiced Islam

It’s not just a conversion story as it may seem, neither is it a recited poem or story. Rather, ...

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The Teachings of Jesus Led Me to Islam

In Islam I found both the needed beliefs and the unique relationship with God…How did harry fin ...

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Prophet Muhammad: A Gentle Father and a Merciful Human

What type of father was the Prophet? How did he treated his daughters? How were women treated a ...

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Building up Goodness: Lessons from the Prophet

You can change your life and others’ as well. Learn how the Prophet built up a new Islamic soci ...

Virtues of the Ten Days of Dhul Hijjah… Don’t Miss

Allah has favored over other days, the first ten days of Dhul Hijjah are a great season of wors ...

Preparations for Hajj… How to Get Ready!

Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam. All Muslims who fulfill certain conditions must perfo ...

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By Experiment: Hajj… A Journey towards Tolerance

How much impact does the Hajj experience have on one’s life, outlook, relationships, emotions, ...

How to Make Hajj (1/3)

The first steps in Hajj are to put on the clothing of ihram and then to make the intention of i ...

Hajj: It Is All About God’s Oneness

“Tawheed” (the Oneness of God) was the message with which all the messengers and prophets were ...

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Fruits of Hajj (1/3)

A Muslim does not leave to Makkah in order to show more glorification to the Ka`bah, the black ...