The Third Pillar of Islam: Compulsory Charity (Zakah)

The whole concept of wealth is considered in Islam as a gift from Allah. Allah, who provided we ...

The First Pillar of Islam: Testimony of Faith

The First Pillar of Islam: Testimony of Faith

The first part of this testimony states that Allah has the exclusive right to be worshipped inw ...

Belief in Life after Death

Belief in Life After Death

Islamic doctrine holds that human existence continues after the death of the human body in the ...

Hamzah ibn `Abdul-Muttalib: The Lion of Allah & the Martyr of Martyrs (Part 2)

Hamzah ibn `Abdul-Muttalib: The Lion of Allah & the Martyr of Martyrs (Part 2)

Allah supported Islam with Hamzah and his conversion. He was strong in defending the Prophet of ...

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Worldly Life: Meaning & Purpose

Why do we eat? Why do we sleep? Why do we work? The answers we would get to these questions wou ...

Hamzah ibn `Abdul-Muttalib: The Lion of Allah

Hamzah ibn `Abdul-Muttalib: The Lion of Allah & Martyr of Martyrs (Part 1)

There were people among the non-believers who yearned to declare their belief in Muhammad, but ...

Jannah and Its People: How the Qur’an Depicts Them

Jannah and Its People: How the Qur’an Depicts Them

While the Paradise dwellers will be enjoying the blessings of Allah; they will recline on thron ...

The Continuous Battle between You and the Satan

The Continuous Battle between You and the Satan: How to Win It

The Satan was and is still the most dangerous enemy of Mankind. Allah warns every human being, ...

Mu`adh Ibn Jabal: The Most Learned of Halal and Haram

Mu`adh Ibn Jabal: The Most Learned of Halal and Haram

Among the seventy-man delegation of the Ansar who took the oath of allegiance to the Prophet in ...

When Hardship Afflicts A Believer…

When Hardship Afflicts A Believer…

In the midst of his severe affliction, what did Prophet Ayyub say? What did he ask Allah for, a ...

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Messengers of Allah: How Did It All Begin?

He knows Allah forgives people all sins, if He so wills, except one. Allah never forgives peopl ...

Sa`d Ibn Abi Waqqas: The Lion's Claws!

Sa`d Ibn Abi Waqqas: The Lion’s Claws!

Possessing two weapons, his lance and his prayer. Whenever Sa`d pierced an enemy with his lance ...

`Ammar ibn Yasir A Man of Paradise

`Ammar Ibn Yasir: A Man of Paradise (Part 2)

What do you know about the man whose body bore the scars of the horrible torture and, at the sa ...

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Make the Shift: Instill the Real Habits, Weed out the Guilty

Are there certain goals, beliefs, or reasons behind what we do every day? What are the real hab ...

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Belief in the Last Day

It’s for a fact! On a day only known by God this life will come to an end. What does this mean? ...

Life & Beyond in the Qur’an

Life & Beyond in the Qur’an

What does the Qur’an say about life and the hereafter? Is there a contradiction between both? H ...

The Intercession

Islam and the Day of Resurrection (Part 2)

What exactly would happen on that day? Where will I be? Have you ever wondered about it? Have y ...

Does life cease after death, or is it just an initial step leading to another?

Islam and the Day of Resurrection

Have you ever wondered what would happen when the soul departs the body? Will life come to a fu ...