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
From Habakkuk, we read when Prophet Habakkuk P.B.U.H. was invoking Allah for mercy after seeing a vision of the Chaldeans destroying his people’s towns and cities. Habakkuk then wondered why Allah would allow this to happen to the Israelites, trying to find excuses for their sins which he knows and even spells some of them… Continue reading The Prophecy of Habakkuk
The song of songs is a big dispute among scholars, some argued that it shouldn’t be included in the holy book because of its apparent sexual nature like the famous rabbi Shammai (50BC–30CE, Hebrew: רבי שמאי) who was an important figure in Judaism’s core work of rabbinic literature, the Mishnah. Others stressed its importance like… Continue reading The Man In the “Song of Songs”
Like all prophets, Prophet Muhammad gave many prophecies about future events. One of the most amazing prophecies was about conquering Persia. This prophecy was given at a moment when the Persian army was the strongest army in the whole world; its soldiers exceeded 250,000 soldiers and they were triumphant over the Romans and had even… Continue reading Chosroes’s Cloak
How to know whether a person is a fraud or not has always been a complicated issue that needs a lot of investigation. Trying to imagine how such investigations were carried out 1400 years ago is surely something extremely hard. Luckily enough, we have an example that has been lying recorded in the book of Bukhari for… Continue reading Heraclius’s Dialogue
In his book, “Islam the Misunderstood Religion,” published back in May 1955, James A. Michener said, “Muhammad, the inspired man who founded Islam, was born about A.D. 570 into an Arabian tribe that worshiped idols. Orphaned at birth, he was always particularly solicitous of the poor and needy, the widow and the orphan, the slave and… Continue reading The Exceptional Human
In my previous post “Tender Creatures” I tackled some of the accusations raised against Islam regarding women’s rights. This time I’m going to continue discussing verse (4:34) which is always utilized in attacking Islam. I have already explained how Allah has given women their financial rights, and how the Islamic law has dignified all women and elevated their… Continue reading Tame But Don’t Break
Unlike what many Muslims think, the methodology of legislation in the Qur’an was built upon promoting facilitation and disfavoring difficulty. In the Qur’an you can read verses like the following: “Allah desires ease for you, not hardship.” [The Qur’an (2:185)]. “Allah does not charge a soul with more than it can bear.” [The Qur’an (2:286)].… Continue reading Promoting Simplicity
Being popular, is a status that most people seek after avidly. Of course, no one likes to be left behind, or looked down upon. Most people like to be the ones followed, not the ones following. Imperialist political regimes spend trillions on the popularization of their fake idealism and masked theft programs; movie makers spend… Continue reading The Least Popular
Islam teaches that all humans are equal in the sight of Allah, it doesn’t matter whether you are rich or poor, of noble origins or vulgar, black or white, European or Hindu, American or Asian, Arab or Malay, etc., the only thing that can distinguish people in the sight of Allah is their faith, piety… Continue reading Islam, Slavery Advocator, or Slavery Destroyer!
Islamic Methodologies Made Easy 