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
In this post, I shall continue discussing Prophet Muhammad’s marital life. Links to the previous posts are included at the end of this post. After lady Khadijah’s departure and the passage of one year, the companions sensed the prophet’s grief and sorrow for losing her, they hoped he would agree to get married again, may he… Continue reading Lady ‘Āʾishah ∴ The Glaring Beacon
“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
Beyond the road of life, roses on each side, stairs reaching into the clouds, grey like silver, softly shining onto the horizon. Gigantic trees spread all around, branches bending down towards the reaching hands, fruits eager to be picked, in their shades riders travel for months, walking above soil of topaz, ruby and sapphire, from… Continue reading Shimmer of Heaven
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
There she stood supplicating To her Lord and imploring: “O Lord, grant me a righteous son, Who would serve you & all sins shun, I have pledged for you what’s in my womb, To strive in your cause from birth to tomb, O Lord, kindly accept what I conceive, Set him as an example for… Continue reading Mary’s Symphony
What is that? Siwak or Miswak is a kind of toothbrush Made from a tree that is abundant in the Arabian peninsula called ʼArāk in Arabic, Salvadora Persica or simply the toothbrush tree in English. For simplicity, it is a sort of tooth brush in size and function. Arabs use it in brushing their teeth and they… Continue reading Siwak, AKA Miswak!
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
Islamic Methodologies Made Easy 