The Last Ten Nights of Ramadan
The last ten nights of Ramadan are very special. These are the nights that Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) would spend in constant worship. More »
How Islam Can Help Us Stop Smoking
It is universally understood that cigarette smoking causes a number of health problems that often ultimately result in death. Men who smoke contract lung cancer at 22 times the rate of non-smokers. Smokers are also highly at risk for heart disease, emphysema, oral cancer, stroke, etc. There are hundreds of poisonous and toxic ingredients in the cigarette itself that the smoker inhales straight into the lungs. In an authentic hadith, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said that "Whomsoever drinks poison, thereby killing himself, will sip this poison forever and ever in the fire of Jahannum (Hell)." Over 3 million people worldwide die from smoking-related causes each year.
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Copyright as a Right Guaranteed in Islam
Islam protects personal wealth and imposes very strict penalties against banditry, robbery, and thievery, and any violations against the sanctity of property. Cheating, embezzlement, monopoly, hoarding and many other harmful practices are also prohibited. This is done with the intention of ensuring protection to the wealth and personal assets of the individuals. Islamic law imposes the corporal punishment of cutting off the hand of the thief who steals the property of others, in according to strict requirements and due process of law.
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Shura as the Islamic Version of Democracy
Islam neither totally accepts democracy nor totally rejects it. It has a better alternative, namely Shura. It is such a substitute to dictatorship and mobocracy
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Humanitarian Action in Islam
The Islamic scriptures calling for humanitarian action are numerous. They are either of an obligatory or an inciting nature and do not exclude non-Muslims from humanitarian aid
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Prohibition of Perjury
In this article, the author argues that all divine religions prohibit perjury.
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Was Prophet Muhammad Illiterate, and Why?
Illiteracy of the Prophet is not something defaming the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) whom Allah favored upon all humans. Rather, this was for certain wisdom from Allah, Glory be to Him.
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Statements of Western Historians about Muhammad
The article discusses the claim that Muhammad is the author of the Qur’an and quotes statements of some of the renowned western thinkers and historians about Prophet Muhammad
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Early Dialogue with the Followers of Jesus
Allah teaches Muslims in the Qur’an that when dialogue with non-Muslims reaches an impasse they should continue to do justice to them for religious disagreement does not justify injustice according to Islam
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Message of Jesus as a Prophet of God
According to Islam, Allah taught Jesus writing, wisdom, the Torah and the Gospel as a messenger to the Children of Israel to confirm the Torah and make lawful for them some of what was forbidden to them.
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Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad: One Message
Watch this lecture by Sheikh `Abdur-Rahim Green about the unity of message brought by Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad (peace be upon them all.)
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The Second Coming of Jesus
Muslims believe that some of the People of the Book, including Jews and Christians, will believe in Jesus as a prophet and messenger of Allah when he comes back to fight the False Messiah.
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Does Muhammad Fit the Prophecies Mentioned in the Bible?
In this video, Sheikh Ahmed Deedat proved by quoting from the original Bible in Hebrew the verse that speaks in clear words about Prophet Muhammad.
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Are You that Prophet?
Do you know who is the Paracletos, comforter or the Spirit of truth stated in the Bible?
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Are You that Prophet?
Do you know who is the Paracletos, comforter or the Spirit of truth stated in the Bible?
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Does Muhammad Fit the Prophecies Mentioned in the Bible?
In this video, Sheikh Ahmed Deedat proved by quoting from the original Bible in Hebrew the verse that speaks in clear words about Prophet Muhammad.
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