An Icelander’s Journey to Light
I grew up being one of the most anti-Muslim, anti-Islam people you could ever meet. This is true: I was. I had also been anti-Arab before moving to Cairo to study Arabic (I thought Arabic calligraphy was beautiful). I’d grown up in the States, raised on American movies, which always portrayed Arabs as fundamentalists, radicals, women-oppressors, religious fanatics, terrorists, never normal, average people More »
The Moral System of Islam
What morals does Islam call for and why? Are they something novel or mysterious from the well-known moral norms? By what standards are they sorted?
More »![Shaykh Muhammad al-Ghazali The status of the Mosque in the Islamic society makes it the source of spiritual and material guidance: it is the hall of worship, the school for knowledge and the club for literary pursuits. Strongly attached to the duty of prayers and the rows of worshippers are moral attitudes to the duty […]](http://www.the-faith.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/27394.jpg "Shaykh Muhammad al-Ghazali The status of the Mosque in the Islamic society makes it the source of spiritual and material guidance: it is the hall of worship, the school for knowledge and the club for literary pursuits. Strongly attached to the duty of prayers and the rows of worshippers are moral attitudes to the duty […]")
![Whenever the topic of Islam is brought up among Westerners, it has been my experience that the first objection that immediately springs into their minds is: “But women are so extremely oppressed in Islam.” And, “But women are second class citizens in Islam.” For example, they see that Muslim women usually observe modest standards in […]](http://www.the-faith.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/islam-and-christianity.jpg "Whenever the topic of Islam is brought up among Westerners, it has been my experience that the first objection that immediately springs into their minds is: “But women are so extremely oppressed in Islam.” And, “But women are second class citizens in Islam.” For example, they see that Muslim women usually observe modest standards in […]")
![Medicine as an Art Medicine was defined by Muslim physicians such as Al-Razi (841)-926 A.D.) and Ibn Sina (Avicenna, 980-1036 A.D.) as the art concerned with the preservation of good health, combating of disease, and restoration of health to the sick. For several centuries, the world has witnessed and benefited from the great advances made […]](http://www.the-faith.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/ethics.10985.jpg "Medicine as an Art Medicine was defined by Muslim physicians such as Al-Razi (841)-926 A.D.) and Ibn Sina (Avicenna, 980-1036 A.D.) as the art concerned with the preservation of good health, combating of disease, and restoration of health to the sick. For several centuries, the world has witnessed and benefited from the great advances made […]")
![Imam Ibn ul Qayyim al Jawziyyah God strikes a parable about His light within the heart of His servant (the human being), which only the learned understand: ‘God is the light of the heavens and the earth. The similitude of His light is a niche in which there is a lamp. The lamp is in […]](http://www.the-faith.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/northernlights.jpg "Imam Ibn ul Qayyim al Jawziyyah God strikes a parable about His light within the heart of His servant (the human being), which only the learned understand: ‘God is the light of the heavens and the earth. The similitude of His light is a niche in which there is a lamp. The lamp is in […]")
Salman Al-Farisi: The Seeker after the Truth
Who was that Persian Companion of the Prophet? What was his story with the trench? How did he contribute to phenomenal spread of Islam?
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Qur’anic Gems: Juz’ 1
What do you know about the story of the cow? Why did Moses seek Allah’s refuge from ignorance?
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Funeral Prayer in Islam – Salat al-Janazah
What do you know about the Funeral prayer? What is the reward of performing funeral prayer? How could you perform it in a practical way? What are the conditions of performing it? What is the prophet’s guidance in performing it?
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Duha Prayer
How many rak`ahs is the Duha Prayer? What it its ruling in Islam?
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The Prayer of Fear (5/6)
The Prayer of Fear. What could we understand from offering the prayer in congregation even in the time of fight?
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Praying for Forgiveness and Repentance
The creature, by nature, is fallible. The Creator is the All-Forgiving. Prayer is the tool. But how does the equation work and for whom?
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The Prayer of Fear (Special Folder)
Why do Muslims offer the "Prayer of Fear"? Is fearing of an animal a necessity to offer it? How did the Prophet (peace be upon him) offered it?
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The Eclipse Prayer
What is the significance of eclipse in Islam? How to offer the solar/lunar eclipse prayer?
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Peter as a Witness to the Alleged Crucifixion
In this article, the author argues that Peter was the only disciple who personally witnessed the crucifixion, whereas the other disciples fled the scene.
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Who Is God?
Who is God? Is God One or more? Why should we believe in God? Why Ling Puja? Is idol worship logical? Why does one of us worship the rivers, stones and fire? Why do we worship the creation instead of the Creator?
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![By (Islamforhindus.com) The true perception of divinity, attributes of God and realities of the unseen world depends essentially on divine revelation. No doubt, human mind also leads to the confession of the existence of an entity that has created the universe. Allah, the Almighty, says: We will show them Our Signs in the universe, and in their own selves, until it […]](http://www.islamforhindus.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/images-11.jpg "By (Islamforhindus.com) The true perception of divinity, attributes of God and realities of the unseen world depends essentially on divine revelation. No doubt, human mind also leads to the confession of the existence of an entity that has created the universe. Allah, the Almighty, says: We will show them Our Signs in the universe, and in their own selves, until it […]")
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How God Is the Most merciful, Most Loving?
How Allah is a God of love? How merciful is Allah? Where could this love and mercy be found and seen?
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Islamophobia (4): Why Do Muslim Women Wear Hijab?
In Episode 4 of Islamophobia series, Fadel Soliman explains why Muslim women wear Hijab.
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Islamophobia (11): Discrimination Against Women
In Episode 11 of Islamophobia series, Fadel Soliman discusses the issue of women in Islam.
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Islamophobia (6): Islam and Slavery
In Episode 6 of Islamophobia series, Fadel Soliman explains the Islamic stance on slavery and how Islam put an end to it.
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Women: Before and after Islam
How did the Romans and Arabs before Islam treat woman? How was woman looked upon and considered before the advent of Islam? And what did Islam come to give her?
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Slavery in History before and after Islam (2/2)
Was slavery the product of Islam? What did Islam come to say differently about it? Was there slavery in other religions? What did Islam grant slaves? Are there slaves today?
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The Prophet, the Muslims and the Jews: A Historical Account
Islam is in no way a hostile religion. How real is this saying? What is the concrete proof that values of acceptance, kindness, respect and cooperation are inherent in Islam? How was that demonstrated by the Prophet?
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Atheism and the Meaning of God’s Existence
What is the meaning of man’s existence within the context of God’s? What proofs does one need to believe God exits? On what should man build their belief in God? What is our role as humans in that concern?
More »![Islamophobia refers to unfounded fear of and hostility towards Islam. Such fear and hostility leads to discriminations against Muslims, exclusion of Muslims from mainstream political or social process, stereotyping, the presumption of guilt by association, and finally hate crimes. In this series, Fadel Soliman explains the phenomenion of Islamophobia. Please turn on the annotation icon […]](http://www.dawahskills.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Islamophobia.jpg "Islamophobia refers to unfounded fear of and hostility towards Islam. Such fear and hostility leads to discriminations against Muslims, exclusion of Muslims from mainstream political or social process, stereotyping, the presumption of guilt by association, and finally hate crimes. In this series, Fadel Soliman explains the phenomenion of Islamophobia. Please turn on the annotation icon […]")
Islamophobia (1): Introduction
Islamophobia refers to unfounded fear of and hostility towards Islam. Such fear and hostility leads to discriminations against Muslims, exclusion of Muslims from mainstream political or social process, stereotyping, the presumption of guilt by association, and finally hate crimes. In this series, Fadel Soliman explains the phenomenion of Islamophobia. Please turn on the annotation icon […]
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