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People in the Muslim world prepare for Ramadān in many different ways. Almost all believers change their habits of worship, at least a little, during this month. We are truly blessed when Allah turns our hearts to this aspect of Ramadān, and we strengthen it ...

Muslims commemorate the time when Allah revealed to Muhammad the first verses of the Qur'an. It is a period for good deeds and avoiding anything that displeases Allah. Every person who has passed the age of puberty and is mentally and physically...

A man might look calm and composed on the outside, but be a raging volcano within. If you can keep calm when you are angry, then you have genuine self-control.

At the start of the month, the believers get busy exchanging special greetings and happy salutations, using all sorts of joyful expressions. They convey these salutations in person and through various other means, like greeting cards, phone calls, e-mails,...

An acquaintance of mine became religious at a mature age, but he had never had sufficient religious education. He got some ideas from the people around him who were preoccupied with specific issues. He wrote me a letter lamenting all the bad things he saw around him,...

On Saturday 13 June 2014, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad emphasised the true nature of Khilafat during an address in front of around 1,000 non-Ahmadi guests at the ...

The Holy Qur’an comes from God and is true, as God Almighty says: The truth comes from your Lord; then be not among the doubters. (Al-Baqarah, 2:147)1 And say, ‘The truth comes from your Lord… (Al-Kahf, 18:29) It is not only ...

This book was originally a widely-acclaimed PhD thesis at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt. In it, the author treats, in a simple and accessible style with reader-friendly and teaching-friendly features, not only of love of God and love of the neighbour, but also...

The world's largest bloc of Islamic countries is sending 14 delegates to the Central African Republic on Tuesday to lead a fact-finding mission, express solidarity with Muslims and to contribute to peace talks in the wake of a near-total Muslim...

I heard that Ibn Taymiyah said it was permissible for a Muslim to pray his prayers inside a church. Is this true? As for prayer in a church, there are three opinions held by the scholars. In the Hanbalî school ...

Some Muslim Mosques in Ho Chi Minh City

A new project launched by the the Schoolchildren's Eyes group of the organization called "Muslims in the Czech Republic" has been approved by the Education Ministry. The group offers free seminars and lectures that acquaint pupils with Islam and the life and habits of Muslims.

Once upon a time, a prosperous merchant sent his son to a wise man to learn the secret of happiness. The lad walked for forty days until he reached a great palace built on a mountaintop. This was where the wise man lived. He waited two hours...

Under ground-breaking guidance produced by The Law Society, High Street solicitors will be able to write Islamic wills that comply with Islamic Law. The documents, which would be recognised by Britain’s courts, will allow ...

Verses from the Holy Quran about the Attributes of Allah. Chapter 7:157 My mercy encompasses all things. Chapter 59:25 He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner, His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He...

The validity of a female factory worker's conversion to Islam by her late father when she was 15 months old is to be determined by the Syariah Court, the Federal Court ruled, Thursday.

The status of women in society is neither a new issue nor is it a fully settled one. The position of Islam on this issue has been among the subjects presented to the Western reader with the least objectivity. This paper is intended to provide a brief and authentic exposition of what Islam stands for in this regard.

After a careful study of the rulings pertaining to unlawful festivals and holidays, it appears to me that these rulings concern those occassions that have a single date for all the people in society – like all of the people residing in the country or who are attibuted to it...

An Ahmadi Muslim group in Beckton organised a meeting of faith leaders in London to promote understanding and harmony between faiths. His holiness Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad gave the keynote addressHis holiness Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad gave the keynote address...

Do you reminisce about your childhood? What makes us long for it so much? When you were a child, did you really have a sense of how beautiful your life was? Or is it just that the human heart is always drawn to the past, since it will never return? Remember Eid al-Fitr in childhood...

Sometimes, Prophet Muhammad goes out at Tahajjud time to the home of his daughter Fātimah and his son-in-law `Alī. He calls out to them: “Will you not wake up and pray?” `Alī recalls to us one occasion when this happened:...

Question: Christians refer to Jesus (peace be upon him) as Christ. What does this word mean? Is it correct for Muslims to refer to Jesus (peace be upon him) as Christ?

Women should cover their hair. Government should implement Shariah law. But democracy and separation of church and state may be best for society. Those are among the sometimes contradictory findings of a new studyabout public attitudes in seven bellwether Muslim-majority ...

1. Hadrat Allama Mulla Ali Qari narrating the routine of the people of Madina Munawwarah writes, “The people of Madina Munawwarah (May ALLLAH have Mercy on them) used to arrange and attend mawlid gatherings with great enthusiasm and ...

Tehran will host an international conference on Islamic unity from January 17-19, the secretary general of the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought announced on Tuesday.

The transmission of Islam in the Malay-Indonesian world remains entrenched in history as one of the foremost examples of peaceful proselytisation of religion on a trans-continental scale.

Humanity is a single family. It is diverse, spanning many nations, cultures, ideologies, and ways of life. Yet, their essential nature is always the same. Everyone is born with the same humanity, but people in every culture learn to express it in their own unique way. Drama is...

My young son surprised me one day with a very difficult question. Out of nowhere, he asked: “You are driving a car that can only carry the driver and one passenger. You pass by three people, all of whom need a ride. The first is an old woman who is in need of urgent emergency...

“But whoso does good works, whether male or female, and is a believer, such shall enter Heaven, and shall not be wronged even as much as the little hollow in the back of a date-stone.” (Al Qur’an 4:125)

Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: “Followers of the Qur’an, observe (devotions) an odd number of times, for Allah is Indivisible and loves that which is indivisible.”