Author: Harris Abdullah It is the last week of Ramadan which means all Muslim brethren is going to end the Islamic fasting ritual soon. When the question about the purpose of fast is brought up, it is easy for Muslims … Continued
Author: Harris Abdullah How to be a corrupted/doomed nation? With the recent event of the situation up in the North, it is indeed sad to see the suffering of the people in particular children, the elderly and infants. But what … Continued
Author: Sophia Abdullah The new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2,) the unseen enemy just like Devil himself, not visible to human eyes but capable of sending the whole world into a state of panic, great fear, mental anguish, hopelessness; causing millions to lose … Continued
Author: Harris Abdullah During this time of pandemic caused by Covid-19 coronavirus made the whole world stand still and many had suffered and died because of it. It is understandable that there would be many cries to Allah SWT but … Continued
Author: Harris Abdullah Assalamualaikum WBT Apologies for the long delay on the continuing message of Allah SWT who is full of compassion and mercy. Looking at the world that has been inflicted with the pandemic disease of Covid-19, so much … Continued
Author: Balu “The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order” (Published in 1996) by American author Samuel P. Huntington had become very popular worldwide immediately after 9/11. Why did the book receive so much attention? Reason being, following … Continued
A transformation of a fanatic becoming a true Muslim Seeing the world through new eyes I am putting this autobiography of Usman Kadir in this section in order to stress the importance of being a true Muslim not according … Continued
The process of a journey is the most important part. I used to think that if God would just illuminate my path like a runway to show me which way He wanted me to go in life then I would … Continued
At the end our meeting that evening, I told my friend that I couldn’t find anywhere in the bible where it talks about Jesus being God. Immediately and in a relaxed and gentle manner, he gave me some references and … Continued
This time all circumstances changed and got tough. I tried several possibilities, but none of them worked. I was becoming like a fish struggling inside a tiny jar of water. All doors were closed at my face and I found … Continued
Author: Harris Abdullah Quran has 114 chapters, various verses on the surface stated that God has no son. All the references could be found in Allah:has no son link to (http://www.islamicity.org/quransearch/….). Examples of the verses are: Sura 17:111 – Praise … Continued
When my father saw my condition, he discussed with the rest of the family and then he decided this is the right time for my marriage. So, he selected a guy for me and arranged a date for our marriage. … Continued
Author: Harris Abdullah Assalamulaikum WBT As I was meditating on the words of Allah in Mat 5:7 & Surah 57:27. I don’t know if you notice if it is a coincidence that the 2 verses from the Injil and the Quran has quite a ‘number’ of amazement. … Continued
My name is Areefa and this is my long, exhaustive story. I was born in 1983 in a small town of Pakistan. My mother was very religious. When she married my father she became a way more devoted Muslim and … Continued
By Harris Abdullah Link: Grand Imam Sheikh Al-Tayeb Interview 2013 (شيخ الأزهر : أتغنى بموعظة المسيح على الجبل وتدمع عيني وأنا أقرأها .. روعة ) From one site’s translation of this video interview: “Sheikh Al-Tayeb explains to his host that … Continued
By Harris Abdullah Link: Grand Imam Sheikh Al-Tayeb Interview 2013 (شيخ الأزهر : أتغنى بموعظة المسيح على الجبل وتدمع عيني وأنا أقرأها .. روعة ) From one site’s translation of this video interview: “Sheikh Al-Tayeb explained to his host … Continued
Author: Harris Abdullah Link: Grand Imam Sheikh Al-Tayeb Interview 2013 (شيخ الأزهر : أتغنى بموعظة المسيح على الجبل وتدمع عيني وأنا أقرأها .. روعة ) From one site’s translation of this video interview: “Sheikh Al-Tayeb explains to his host that … Continued
Author: Harris Abdullah First of all Happy New Year to all who have found this site and may all of you be blessed for your journey of faith in the coming year(s). Link: Grand Imam Sheikh Al-Tayeb Interview 2013 (شيخ … Continued
Author: Harris Abdullah Link: Grand Imam Sheikh Al-Tayeb Interview 2013 (شيخ الأزهر : أتغنى بموعظة المسيح على الجبل وتدمع عيني وأنا أقرأها .. روعة ) From one site translation of this video interview: “Sheikh Al-Tayeb explains to his host that … Continued
Author: Harris Abdullah 1. Why was sacrifice or redemption necessary in the first place? This was covered in ‘Those who disbelieve (Part 3) – Sin, Hypocrisy and Sacrifice?’ wherein I had written about the institution of sacrifice during the … Continued
Author: Harris Abdullah It is disheartening to see that the image of Islam has been heavily tainted by extremism in Islam. The Muslims religious leaders and world leaders are quick to come out to defend Islam as a religion of … Continued
Author: Harris Abdullah Do you know what Allah is trying to convey to mankind through His signs? If mankind had understood the whole intention of Allah through His signs, they would not be so foolish as to reject His signs. … Continued
Author: Harris Abdullah In the previous article ‘Those who disbelieve (Part 4), we had briefly mentioned about Isa Al-Masih being the Sign of Allah. Those who read the Quran will immediately realize that the matter of sign(s) have been mentioned … Continued
Author: Harris Abdullah Today I would like to look into the matter of sacrifice. The pivotal sacrificial event the Quran recounted was the story of Abraham and his son found in Surah 37:100-107. رَبِّ هَبْ لِي مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ فَبَشَّرْنَاهُ بِغُلَامٍ … Continued
Before we embark on the matter of sacrifice as a continuation from previous article, we wish to spend some time on the matter of sin – power and guilt of sin. The problem with many people is to think that … Continued
Author: Harris Abdullah In the second part of this topic, we saw that Isa Al-Masih strongly condemned the scribes and Pharisees as hypocrites who outwardly appeared righteous but inwardly full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. We understood that prophet Isa was … Continued
Author: Harris Abdullah From Part 1 we saw that the matter of disobedience and the punishment for sin is very absolute because we are dealing with an absolute God who is Holy and cannot tolerate sin. That causes the fall … Continued
Author: Harris Abdullah Surah 2:29-34 (QS 2: 34 And when We said to the angels: Make obeisance to Adam they did obeisance, but Iblis (did it not). He refused and he was proud, and he was one of the unbelievers.) … Continued
I am an Imam I can see that many people respect me; envy me I can hear people say I am at leisure; free Does anyone know my inner heart? Within my heart, there are too many hidden predicaments! As … Continued
Author: Harris Abdullah Surah 4: 157-158 That they said (in boast), “We killed Christ Jesus the son of Mary, the Messenger of Allah”;- but they killed him not, nor crucified him, but so it was made to appear to them, … Continued
Author: Harris Abdullah Surah 4: 157 That they said (in boast), “We killed Christ Jesus the son of Mary, the Messenger of Allah”;- but they killed him not, nor crucified him, but so it was made to appear to them, … Continued
Author: Harris Abdullah From our previous study we had touched on Surah 4: 157 concerning the crucifixion of Christ. This passage has indeed been the subject of much discussion and different religious groups have their own conclusions and it is … Continued
Author: Harris Abdullah Does Al-Quran contradict the crucifixion of Christ or the death of Christ as written in the Injil? Surah 4: 157 That they said (in boast), “We killed Christ Jesus the son of Mary, the Messenger of Allah”;- … Continued
Writer: Sophia The author of ‘Vivre, a quoi ca sert’ (living, what is the point?), Soeur Emmanualle was elected as the most favorite woman in the hearts of the French. In this book <Vivre, a quoi ca sert>, she used … Continued
Dear teacher, brothers and sisters: Assalamualaikum! May the grace of Allah be with you all! Today, I cannot be with you all to listen to the words of Lord. It is unfortunate, I have gone home. In the beginning, I … Continued
Author: Rainbow Lee I am a girl who grew up from Hui Muslim background. Since young, my mother used to tell me that our Allah is swift in settling accounts. He will punish strictly those who sinned and will surely … Continued
Author: Dorcas <Quran> Surah 2:257 Allah is the Protector of those who have faith: from the depths of darkness He will lead them forth into light. Of those who reject faith the patrons are the evil ones: from light they will … Continued
………continue from ‘The inverted life (1) 2:2-16’ We had seen in <Quran> Surah 2: 2-16 that human are divided into three categories, which are believers, unbelievers and hypocrites. Let us first take a look at how Allah treats … Continued
Author: Bai Tao Before exploring Surah 2: 2-16, firstly we have to understand how human is described in the Quran. In the Quran, people are basically divided into three categories, which are believers （مؤمنين）, unbelievers （الكافرين）and hypocrites （المنافقين）. Surah 2: … Continued
Writer: Aimo Si What kind of person can be considered as outstanding? What do you think are the qualities of an outstanding person? While I was talking to a friend, I was led to think about this matter. He said … Continued
As far as I know, the purpose of Qurban/Eid al-Adha festival is seeking to get near to Allah, to get close to Allah. However, nowadays, many Muslims may have forgotten the meaning of Qurban. This time, I had an opportunity … Continued
Writer: Harun Jo With a child, forgiveness is not an option, it is expected. As a parent we know that a child will always make mistakes and expects to be forgiven later. This relay marathon of forgiveness and mistakes may … Continued
Author: Sophia Do you know what age we are living in now? Are you able to sense the atmosphere of this age? This is Noah’s times. Perhaps you may ask: What is Noah’s times? Noah is a prophet, translated as … Continued
Author: Imam Ma Assalamualaikum. Recently, there have been a lot of Christians coming to mosque, asking questions relating to faith (in fact, they are here to evangelise). Their language and behavior have caused me to think a lot…… Of course, … Continued
According to Reuters, 35-year old Zahra tried to burn herself to death in order to escape from her hellish marriage. Her husband often beat, tortured and attempted to murder her. Now, she is aware of a safer method: divorce. In … Continued
If one day you were to stand in front of an organ that was once belonged to you, how would you feel? This happened to a girl named Jennifer Sutton from Hampshire, England on 4th September, 2007. On that day, … Continued
The word ‘Adam’ appears 26 times in the Quran (in Arabic text). Being the first to be placed on this earth and the first created man, Adam was also Allah SWT’s first servant and ancestor of mankind. Thus, the things … Continued
The Muslim world is rather divided on the practice of hudud laws for the punishment of crime. Islamic jurisprudence is drawn not only from the Quran but also from the whole body of related sources extraneous to it: the Sunna … Continued
Someone said, “Without forgiveness, life will be dominated by endless hatred and revenge.” Forgiveness requires the greatest power in life; it also brings the greatest hope in life. Nowadays, many people around us are living in hatred – tension among … Continued
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Sofia In that cold and windy night, mountains and plains were covered by snow, barren hillside were buried in snow and making it desolate and colder. The sickly mountain said to the piercing snowballs that continuously pressured on him, “Why … Continued
Firstly, I must state clearly that this is merely my journal on Al-Quran reading, merely knowledge gained from reading Al-Quran. This is not a research on Al-Quran, and there is no support from Al-Quran in Arabic. The purpose of contributing my … Continued
Have you ever imagined the time when heaven and earth were created? The astronomers estimated around 140 billion years ago, our universe arose from a big explosion where its temperature and intensity were beyond our imagination. Besides, the Al-Quran also … Continued
Editor’s note: This article is quoted from the network; the original title was ‘Extraordinary life’. The title has been changed to ‘Quality of believers’ because it is thought that the latter is more suitable for this article. The author of … Continued
Have you heard of this song ‘That Day’, the song lyric is like this: “Sitting under the shadow of death are my people who are dying, Imprisoned by desperation and hunger that I grieved for a long time, Oppressed by … Continued
Today, another Hui female colleague has resigned and left us. Why? She was forced by her family again to get married. She could not bear with it anymore, thus agreed to get married. Originally, she was a girl yearn for … Continued
“In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful” is very common to every Muslim, it is deep in their marrow, deep in their consciousness and flow in their blood. “In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful” is … Continued
When we talk about fasting, what actually are we fasting from? What are we thinking and what do we go after? This is what we are going to discuss in this passage. <Quran> Surah 2:185. Ramadhan is the (month) in … Continued
<Quran> Surah 2: 257 Allah is the Protector of those who have faith: from the depths of darkness He will lead them forth into light. Of those who reject faith the patrons are the evil ones: from light they will … Continued
Do you see the meaning and the implication of ‘fasting’ from the verses in the Quran? <Quran> Surah 2:185 is the origin of Ramadhan. 2:185. Ramadhan is the month in which was sent down the Qur’an, as a guide to … Continued
Explanation from <Quran> Surah 2: 31-38 Continue from ‘Why Allah SWT created man? (1) <Quran> Surah 2: 31- 38’ At that time, when all the angels obeyed Allah SWT by bowing down to Adam, only Iblis refused to obey (Note … Continued
The following is the content taken from my son’s diary: “18th February 2001, Sunday. Father and uncles went for volleyball game in the morning. I was standing aside watching them playing. I was holding a cute little dog in my … Continued
Explanation from <Quran> Surah 2: 31- 38 Since ancient times, human had been known as the crown of creations. What does this mean? Let us study the origin of man’s ancestor – Adam. When Allah SWT created Adam, He used … Continued
A Letter About At – Taubah If one were to read At – Taubah, then one has to consider a question, “Why do I have to tauba?” This involves dealing with the problem of sins. If I do not sin, … Continued
Since a long time ago, Prophet Isa’s identity and mission had became a point of argument and mystery in the Christian and Islamic worlds. Today, those who love the truth and have pondered about religion and history notice this. Muslim’s … Continued
<Quran> Surah 19:96. On those who believe and work deeds of righteousness, will (Allah) Most Gracious bestow love. Muslims are people who submit to Allah SWT, they believe and work deeds of righteousness. How do we know whether we are … Continued