Among the most horrible customs of war that were inherited from ancient times and lasted till the middle decades of the second millennium A.D. was the habit of enslaving the women and children left behind the defeated army by those who were victorious. The first record available of this custom is in the book of… Continue reading Concubinage In Islam
A tinge from the Islamic civilization, which laid down the foundation for the european renaissance. This board includes paintings, images, ancient manuscripts, art, articles, books, calligraphy, architectural ideas, etc. It’s a window to a 1000 years civilization that’s never mentioned or depicted properly in the western media. Arabs—after the advent of Islam—developed a great civilization joining… Continue reading The Islamic Civilization
The Muslims’ unanimous creedal views regarding Allah revolve mainly around the following Qur’anic verses: “O mankind, worship your Lord who has created you and those before you, may you become righteous. Him who made for you the earth for dwelling and the skies as a ceiling and He sent down from the skies water with… Continue reading The Islamic View of Allah
In the past two decades or so, many western artists and movie makers tried to depict Prophet Muhammad in cartoons, movies, etc. They have all given their people a false image for the prophet P.B.U.H. No need to say that this was all part of their campaign against a man they obviously know nothing about.… Continue reading Prophet Muhammad’s Real Appearance
Let us think rationally and give ourselves an example from what we see and do in our daily lives. If you own a company that work in the construction business for instance, and you wanted to hire a new principal engineer who would be responsible for preparing all the junior engineers, choose from among them… Continue reading Upon Whom Does God Bestow His Revelations?
Unlike what most Muslims think, Prophet Muhammad P.B.U.H. didn’t explain all of the Qur’an to his companions, he only explained that which the companions inquired about. His explanation mainly depended on the other verses of the Qur’an which tackle the same issue. That is to say, he understood and explained the Qur’an through its own… Continue reading How to Understand the Qur’an
Many preachers mix politics with Islam; they seek to drive people towards a certain political direction which have come to exist under the name Islamism. Islamists claim that they want to apply the Islamic Shari‘ah through today’s legitimate political channels. Let’s go back to the beginning, discuss the matter reasonably, and try to assay the ideology… Continue reading Assaying Political Islam
Prophet Muhammad P.B.U.H. said, “Convey on my behalf, even one verse.” Unlike what many Muslims think, preaching Islam is not about converting others to Islam, making presentations about Islam, giving lectures in mosques, having the prophetic traditions hanged on billboards in non-Muslim countries, etc. Those acts neither improve people’s understanding of Islam, nor even urge them… Continue reading The Methodology of Preaching Islam
The story of Abraham is told in the Qur’an at different places. Among what Allah says: “They said: ‘Build for him a structure (i.e. big furnace), and throw him into the blazing fire.’ So, they plotted against him, but We made them the lowest. And he said: ‘I am going to my Lord, He will… Continue reading Comparative Religion Part II
In this post and the next, I shall try to explain a couple of the major differences between Islam and Judaism. It’s worth mentioning here that when Prophet Muhammad P.B.U.H. started preaching his message, people of the book (i.e. Jews and Christians) split in to two groups. The first group believed in him to be… Continue reading Comparative Religion Part I
Islamic Methodologies Made Easy 