The farthest journey I have made yet was when I performed pilgrimage to the sacred city of Makkah. I was prickling with excitement and overawed by this once in a lifetime trip. Our plane landed in Jeddah that is one hour drive from Makkah. Traveling between the mountains surrounding the way to Makkah helped clear… Continue reading Journey To The Valley Of Bakkah
Leading a hard life in the desert, the Arabs were accustomed to making their hearts the pages inside which they memorized their endless poems, lineages, glorious events, and stories of old. Many of the people back then were unlettered. Even for those who knew how to read and write, the writing tools as such of ink… Continue reading Organization Of The Qur’an
“How do you believe in a paedophile to be a prophet? How can you follow a child rapist and a womanizer, He married ‘Āʾishah when he was 54 and she was 9, are you that crazy?! You Muslims encourage child abuse and Islam is a religion that teaches paedophilia.” [A fellow non-Muslim, 2010] In this… Continue reading History of the Age of Consent
Right in front the eyes of “Quraish” tribe of Makkah, Prophet Muhammad led a blame-free life. He was raised up as an orphan by his grandfather then his uncle. When capable, he worked as a shepherd for the cattle owners in Makkah. At his young age he was too poor to get married as early… Continue reading The Loyal Partner
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
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
Islamic Methodologies Made Easy 