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
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
We all face different kinds of hardships in our lives. Corruption has taken its role in tearing down all pure innate characters to pieces, then it continued to grind them down to dust. Day after day, one feels more depressed, and inclines towards succumbing to despair. Wise men say, “It’s only after the darkest moment, that light… Continue reading Be Brave, His Help Is Near
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 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
Islamic Methodologies Made Easy 