I was once asked by a friend, “Why didn’t Allah create us compelled to obey Him like those creatures you call angels for instance? Why did He create us having lusts and free wills? It’s as if He wants us to make sins!” I answered, “This was His method in creating the most perfect creatures ever.… Continue reading Fighting Lusts
Signs and prophecies about many prophets fill up the books of the O.T. Many books have been written about those hidden signs. Many people have come to adopt different opinions about them. I believe that if we try to cooperate in interpreting and understanding a certain verse, we will reach a more correct result than… Continue reading The Prophecy of Isaiah
Dr. Mustafa Mahmoud’s Last Words to Muslims Translated by: Ehab Shawky The human soul is like an ocean; it looks very calm on the surface, but in its depth, there are sharks, wales and piranhas. Likewise, in the soul’s depth there is envy, conspiracy and spite… Before man ever dove into the depths of the… Continue reading The Gates of Heaven
War has always been a disastrous disgusting affair. Men kill each other, families get destroyed, and worst of all, humanity betrays its trust, that is protecting the earth and being our Creator’s vicegerents on it. After any war, the ones who pay the price the most are widows and orphans, may Allah curse all those… Continue reading Orphans & Widows
For complete understanding, kindly read Polygyny In Islam Part I first. Polygyny in history: Dr. Jamal A. Badawi wrote a pamphlet on this issue, he stated many points that made polygyny a historical necessity, among them: Devastating wars in the past and at present, have taken their roll mainly among men. The result is not only… Continue reading Polygyny In Islam Part II
Among the accusations that are always raised against Islam is Polygyny, which is the permission that one man can have more than one wife (Maximum 4 wives). There seems to be a sort of visceral disapproval of the practice by most women. “Why would Allah allow Men to marry more than one wife? Isn’t this infidelity?! Isn’t… Continue reading Polygyny In Islam Part I
In this post I shall speak about the Qur’an as a book, and try to describe its effect on those who actually read it and ponder over its verses. If you ponder over the life of the first generation that embraced Islam, you will find that this generation was lagging far behind all other nations, they… Continue reading Magnet of Piety
The following is an illustrative conversation between 2 friends, one of them is a skeptic called Amr, and the other is a Muslim student from Al-Azhar called Zein. I designed this conversation a while ago to help the reader find answers for many questions which we hear on daily basis, or even ask ourselves, but… Continue reading Skepticism Infinite Loop
‘I am at my servant’s expectations, and I am with him whenever he calls onto me. If he draws near me one span of a hand, I draw near him a cubit; if he draws near me a cubit, I draw near him an ell; and if he approaches my path walking, I approach him… Continue reading Allah Is Near
Many have fallen with the bottle in their hand. Among the most common misconceptions raised against the Qur’an is the issue of “Abrogation”. Some would say: “How come that the verses of the divine Holy book contradict themselves? One time God says one thing, later on, He says another! How could this hesitating attitude be… Continue reading Stay Sober
Islamic Methodologies Made Easy 