It is human nature to make mistakes. Adam was made from clay, and he was instilled with lusts and desires as part of his nature. Allah also created the devils who seek to call the children of Adam to sin and lead them astray. As a result, when people choose to be...
Prophet Muhammad said: “Women are the full sisters of men.” [Sunan al-Tirmidhī (113) and Sunan Abī Dāwūd (236)] This authentic hadīth is the basis for the the principle that equality between men and women is the default assumption for Islamic legal rulings...
A good clean handkerchief can come in handy in many ways. You can use it to wipe dirt off your hands, dab your forehead or blow your nose. But according to Perak Mufti Harussani Zakaria, handkerchiefs are also good for whacking wives with.
This paper was originally presented at the seminar Religious Minorities: Circumstances and Practices with the title: "The Rights of Foreign Nationals in Islamic Countries".
I was one day speaking with a group of orphan children whose parents were unknown. I spoke to them about Allah, for He is the Lord of all people. As he says to Prophet Muhammad: “Did I not find you as an orphan and give you shelter?” [Sūrah al-Duhā: 6]
God says: [17:71] Indeed, We have honoured the children of Adam, and carried them by land and sea, and given them of good things and exalted them far above many of those whom We have created.
God’s favour (‘fadl’) is an aspect of His mercy, and Divine mercy it- self—as we saw earlier—is inseparable from Divine love. Hence we must mention here God’s completely gratuitous favour upon humanity in general as an...
What is the difference between glorification of God (‘tasbih’) and praise of God (‘hamd’)? When glorifying God, one evokes His magnifi- cence and His Qualities of Majesty, for to glorify God implies declaring His transcendence. When praising God...
“O ye who believe! fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those before you, so that you may guard against evil.” (Al Quran 2:184) This verse was revealed in the seventh century Arabia, which had very limited knowledge of religions...
The purpose of all the revealed books has always been inner purification. Abraham prayed to his Lord to send to his descendants a Messenger who would recite His signs to them, teach them the scripture, and purify them. Allah answered his prayer by...
Allah says: “And your God is One God; there is no god save Him, the Beneficent, the Merciful.” [Sūrah al-Baqarah: 163] Allah also says: “Say: He is Allah, the One.” [Sūrah al-Ikhlās: 1] In the first of these verses, Allah is referred to as al-Wāhid (the One), whereas ...
Epigraph: O mankind, We have created you from a male and a female; and We have made you into tribes and sub-tribes that you may recognize one another. Verily, the most honourable among you, in the sight of Allah, is he who is the most righteous among you. Surely, Allah is...
O Prophet! strive hard against The Unbelievers and the Hypocrites, And be firm against them. Their abode is Hell,—An evil refuge indeed. 74. They swear by God that they said nothing (evil), but indeed They uttered blasphemy, And they did it after accepting ...
As in the case of those Before you: they were Mightier than you in power, And more flourishing in wealth And children. They had Their enjoyment of their portion:And ye have of yours, as did Those before you; and ye Indulge in idle talk As they did. They!—Their works are fruitless...
Alms are for the poor And the needy, and those Employed to administer the (funds); For those whose hearts Have been (recently) reconciled (To Truth); for those in bondage And in debt; in the cause Of God; and for the wayfarer: (Thus is it) ordained by God, And God is full of knowledge ...
God give thee grace! Why Didst thou grant them exemption Until those who told the truth Were seen by thee in a clear light, And thou hadst proved the liars? ...
Fain would they extinguish, God's Light with their mouths, But God will not allow, But that His Light should be Perfected, even though the unbelievers ...
Il faut commencer par tenter de dresser la liste des connaissances scientifiques (ou du moins des principales d'entre elles) qui, selon certains musulmans, seraient présentes dans le Coran. Selon les quelques recherches que nous avons pu effectuer pour l'instant, le Coran contiendrait ...
Go ye, then, for four months, Backwards and forwards, (As ye will), throughout the land, But know ye that ye cannot Frustrate God (lay your falsehood) But that God will cover with shame those who reject Him.
10. Allah made it but a message of hope, and an assurance to your hearts: (in any case) there is no help except from Allah. and Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise.