Our Lord! Let not our hearts deviate now after Thou hast guided us, but grant us mercy from Thine own Presence; for Thou art the Grantor of bounties without measure. al-Qur'an 3:8 (Click for Arabic)
Explaining Islam This civilization is described as Judaeo-Christian in origin, but there is a third strand in the monotheistic "rope of God", grasped by those who desire a good life and a good exit from this life: Islam. More
Know-Nothing Security Terrorists are bad people with inscrutable motives. All we need to know is that they're out to get us. This is the message of the terrorism "experts," who leverage their authority from their ability to keep us scared and vigilant. More
Israel, Hawking and the Pressing Question of Boycott It is an event "of cosmic proportions", said one Palestinian academic, a befitting description regarding Stephen Hawking's decision to boycott an Israeli academic conference slated for next June. More
Identity in the Islamic Diaspora The subtle but significant link between traditional Islam as motion, movement and migration and modernized Muslim because of motion is a significant contemporary distinction for the identity of Muslims occupying the African Diaspora. More
A Code of Conduct for Establishing and Using Mosques The Prophet (pbuh) also prohibited that quarrels, noisy arguments, fights and punishments take place inside the mosque. Anything that can generate harm to the people or to the mosque and its surroundings is to be shunned .. More
According to Jesus, Bible and Quran - What is truth? God's word is the truth - so when Pilate asks, "what is truth", the answer is manifest before him. At that juncture, the silence of Jesus' presence was the most potent response. More
Your Parents A child should respect and appreciate his or her parents every day throughout the year. Allah has asked human beings to recognize their parents after recognition of Allah Himself. More
Mother's Day Proclamation And We have enjoined on humankind (to be good) to their parents: in travail upon travail did his mother bear him, and in years twain was his weaning .. Quran 31:14More
The Pain of Bangladesh: T-shirts Made with Blood and Tears When one calculates the long-term loss brought on by the death of a mother working under inhumane conditions, no numbers, no statistics, no charts and certainly not Dada's quest to stay above the competition, could possibly do this tragedy any justice. More
Muslims and the challenge of creating change Muslims must rise to fit into the Qur'anic framework "You are the best of mankind establishing good deeds and preventing what is wrong". Is there anywhere in the Muslim world that there is a practical demonstration of reform and change? More
Comment of the Week I love reading the Quran it's very interesting. I feel so at peace while reading those beautiful words. I'm in the process of converting to Islam and I welcome all information that's available on this. [Bonnee from Kentucky, USA]