“Believers, take not Jews and Christians as friends.” [The Qur’an (5:51)] “This verse is enough to prove that Islam is a religion of hatred and enmity. It orders Muslims not to befriend the people of the book (i.e. Jews and Christians) on account of their faith.” [A fellow non-Muslim in a western TV program]. Now… Continue reading Verse 5:51 Unfurled
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
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
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
The following is an illustrative conversation between 2 friends, one of them is a skeptic called Amr, and the other is a Muslim student from Al-Azhar called Zein. I designed this conversation a while ago to help the reader find answers for many questions which we hear on daily basis, or even ask ourselves, but… Continue reading Skepticism Infinite Loop
‘I am at my servant’s expectations, and I am with him whenever he calls onto me. If he draws near me one span of a hand, I draw near him a cubit; if he draws near me a cubit, I draw near him an ell; and if he approaches my path walking, I approach him… Continue reading Allah Is Near
Islamic Methodologies Made Easy 