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
Eight days ago, a group of terrorists opened fire on worshipers in a mosque in north Sinai, Egypt; they killed 309 and wounded over 150. Some families lost all men in this attack, including their elders and even male children under 5 years of age. I didn’t feel like writing about this issue, or any… Continue reading Islamic Penal Code Part V
This post is only for those above 18; hence, if you are under this age, kindly have enough courtesy to close the page right-away, this is not for you. Please read part III first, or you won’t be able to understand this post. There is consensus among Muslim scholars that the punishment for fornicators, if… Continue reading Islamic Penal Code Part IV
This post is only for those above 18; hence, if you are under this age, kindly have enough courtesy to close the page right-away, this is not for you. In this post, I shall start tackling a very complicated part of the Islamic penal code. I shall explain the crime, the circumstances that must exist… Continue reading Islamic Penal Code Part III
In Genesis, Allah informed Abraham of his firstborn’s future—of Ishmael’s future—saying: {17:20} And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly, twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation. Pondering over the Arabs’ conditions nowadays, one… Continue reading Islamic Golden Age
Mount Paran: Or “Pharan” as correctly pronounced and written in Hebrew (פארן), is among the mountains around the wilderness where Ishmael lived after prophet Abraham P.B.U.H. took him and his mother Hagar to live there. Read Genesis where it says: {21:20} And God was with the lad, and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness,… Continue reading Locating Paran
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