First Ten Days of Dhul-Hijjah: Special Season of Worship

Like no other days in the Islamic calendar, the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah have a very speci ...

A Brief Guide to Hajj (Poster)

Through this e-Book, we briefly introduce you to the types of Hajj, and- both in words and pict ...

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 ...

Islam & Terrorism

How Islam Defines Terrorism

Is there ‘anything’ in Islam that encourages acts of violence and terrorism? Why are many crimi ...

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 ...

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 ...

After Hajj

After Hajj: A Blessed Life and Embodied Lessons

How does Hajj actually benefit those who perform it? How long does its impact last? How might w ...

Hajj 2013

For an Accepted Hajj and Lasting Blessings

Back from Hajj? What should and shouldn’t you do? How do you develop the goodness Hajj instille ...

the kabah

Hajj: Unity Towards the Centre

Close your eyes and visualize what it must be like to see people from countless communities and ...

Abu Bakr As-Siddiq

Abu Bakr As-Siddiq: The Skinny but Great Man

In physical appearance, Abu Bakr was a slender man with a slightly bent waist t. He was very ge ...

World's Oldest University

World’s Oldest University Was Started by Muslim Woman

According to UNESCO, the oldest university in the world was founded by a Muslim woman. Who was ...

Muhammad to His Companions: The Light They Followed

What was Prophet Muhammad to his Companions? What did make them believe in him, cherish him, sa ...

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 ...

Hajj_Makkah_tolerance

By Experiment: Hajj… A Journey towards Tolerance

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

Ibn `Umar tenderness

`Abdullah ibn `Umar: A Great Man with a Tender Heart (Part 2)

Generosity, asceticism and piety all worked together in complete harmony to shape the most magn ...

Sa`d Ibn Abi Waqqas: The Lion's Claws!

Sa`d Ibn Abi Waqqas: The Lion’s Claws!

Possessing two weapons, his lance and his prayer. Whenever Sa`d pierced an enemy with his lance ...

`Ammar ibn Yasir A Man of Paradise

`Ammar Ibn Yasir: A Man of Paradise (Part 2)

What do you know about the man whose body bore the scars of the horrible torture and, at the sa ...

The mountain of Thawr

Emigration to Madinah: Lessons for New Muslims

What do you know about the Prophet’s Hijrah? What lessons does it offer on the life of a Muslim ...

Ka`bah_Hajj

Offering Sacrifice: Refrain from This

Offering the sacrifice during the `Eid is a divine order from Allah to Muslims. But do you know ...