Intolerance is on the increase in the world today, causing death, genocide, violence, religious persecution as well as confrontations on different levels. Some times it is racial and ethnic, some times it is religious and ideological, other times it is political and social. In every situation it is evil and painful. How can we [...]

  "Islam teaches that Wudu is done this way." The man said confidently. "But you’re wrong," the young man replied. "That’s totally against the laws of Islam." "But it says in a hadith that." The older man started saying. "That’s a weak hadith!" The younger man interrupted. "Oh Yeah! What’s your daleel (proof)? I read in a book that the [...]

Anas (RA) reported: Maalik ibn Anas said to his wife Um Sulaym – who was the mother of Anas – “This man – meaning the Prophet (PBUH) is forbidding alcohol.” So he left Madinah and went to Shaam (Syria), where he died. (i.e., he fled from Madinah when the Prophet (PBUH) came there, because he [...]

By Nour Habib Difficult as it is to believe, we actually give advice like this to our 5- and 6- year-old children as we send them off to school. It obviously speaks to the concern parents harbor that their children get the best out of life and don’t get taken advantage of. But something rings wrong [...]

EVERY child is born on Fitrah (man’s innate disposition to Monotheism), his parents make him Jewish, Christian or a fire worshiper." (Al-Bukhari and Muslim ) Allah Almighty has entrusted parents with their children. Parents bear the responsibility to raise up their children in the Islamic way. If they do that they will be blessed [...]

Splitting of the Moon. Death of the Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. A form of death which will kill thousands of Muslims. (Understood to refer to the plague of Amwas during the caliphate of Umar ibn al-Khattab.) A major fighting in Madinah (understood to refer to the battle of al-Harrah [...]

Comes the hajj season, and I am reminded of the wonders of aab-i-Zumzum. Let me go back to how it all started. In 1971, an Egyptian doctor wrote to the European Press, a letter saying that aab-i-Zumzum was not fit for drinking purposes. I immediately thought that this was just a form of prejudice against the [...]

Prophetic Hadith on Speaking: In Matters of Justice Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Charity is due on every joint of a person, every day the sun rises. Administering of justice between two men is also a charity. And assisting a man to [...]

IMAM Ibn Al-Qayyim (Allah’s mercy on him) said: Du’a and ta’awwudhat (prayers seeking refuge with Allah) are like a weapon, and a weapon is only as good as the person who is using it; it is not merely the matter of how sharp it is. If the weapon is perfect and free of faults, [...]

FULFILMENT of family obligation is the litmus test for greatness. Many men, considered being otherwise great, have failed in this test. There are persons, who go beyond the realm of right and wrong when it comes to serving the needs and desires, genuine or false, of their family members as if family was more important [...]