The Meaning of La Ilaha Illa Allah (Tawheed)

The Meaning of La Ilaha Illa Allah (Tawheed)

Due to the concept of “La Ilaha Illa Allah” Allah brought the creation into being, and due to t ...

Greeting in Islam

The Neglected Value of Greeting

Greeting in Islam not only increases friendship, harmony and respect, it simultaneously signifi ...

morals sunrays

Moral Teachings of Muhammad: Lessons from the Sunnah

The Prophet’s life mirrored the due harmony between faith and actions. He is the exemplary and ...

The Foundations of Good Moral Character

The Foundations of Good Moral Character: The Prophet’s Excellent Example

Before advising his followers to adopt a moral life by giving sermons and counsels, he was sowi ...

shahadah

How Should I Declare the Shahadah?

Where should I say the Shahadah? Being one’s own choice, why should it be in public? Is it just ...

zakah

Zakah: Great Wisdom and Many Reasons

Now a Muslim, why am I obliged to pay zakah? Why has it been prescribed at all? If it is about ...

Five Pillars of Islam

The Five Pillars of Islam: Their Meaning and Priority

What are the Five Pillars of Islam and what is the origin of this expression? Which comes first ...

The Prophet On Charity and Its Virtues

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Save yourself from Hell-fire even by giving half a date- ...

Muhammad: The First Years of His Message

Let us now approach the first years of his message. Those were years one rarely finds an equal ...

Muhammad- The Noblest of the Prophets and Messengers

Muhammad: The Noblest of the Prophets and Messengers

He is Muhammad ibin `Abdullah ibn `Abdul-Muttalib ibn Hashim. He lived a life full of great man ...

Tawheed: Its Meaning and Categories

Tawheed: Its Meaning and Categories

Tawheed is to single out Allah (Exalted be He) in what is distinct to Him and obligatory for Hi ...

Islam: The Religion of All Prophets

Islam: The Religion of All Prophets

Allah sent messengers and prophets to take people by the hand and direct them to the path of gu ...

What is Islam, and How Is It Different from Any Other Religion?

What is Islam, and How Is It Different from Any Other Religion?

Islam is complete submission to Allah the Exalted through Tawheed (Belief in the Oneness of All ...

Prophet’s Physical Features

Prophet’s Physical Features: As If You Were Seeing Him

One feels amazed by the degree of detailing in the description of the Prophet’s physical featur ...

Patience: A Tower of Light for the Muslim

Patience is such a basic quality that a Muslim needs it to shape his life in this world and in ...

The Muslim and the Belief in Qadar

The Muslim and the Belief in Qadar

What do the Arabic words Qadaa´ and Qadar mean? What does it mean to belief in Qadaa´ and Qadar ...

Mu`adh Ibn Jabal: The Most Learned of Halal and Haram

Mu`adh Ibn Jabal: The Most Learned of Halal and Haram

Among the seventy-man delegation of the Ansar who took the oath of allegiance to the Prophet in ...

between a new hijri year and a leaving one

Between a New Hijri Year and a Leaving One

Allah’s Mercy encompasses all things. Whoever repents after doing wrong, Allah will accept his ...

nature

Life of the Prophet: The Message for Present Muslims

Going through the prophet’s life there are timeless lessons every Muslim can extract and imple ...

Allah’s Books

The Muslim and the Belief in Allah’s Books

What does it mean to believe in Allah’s books? What are these books, and why do we believe in t ...