Zakah Can Improve the Human Condition

The Qur’an teaches us to work for the good of this life, as well as the hereafter (Al-Baqara ...

Ahmed Ibn Taimiyyah: The Tortured Scholar

Ibn Taimiyyah (May Allah have mercy upon him), had a difficult life full of continuous trial ...

Ramadan: The Month of Taqwa

Ramadan is the month of heightened Allah-consciousness, of attaining unto taqwa / God-consci ...

Is Taqwa Simply Fear?

God-consciousness is the core of taqwa because God-consciousness is acknowledging, feeling, ...

Achieving Piety through Fasting

Unlike Prayers, charity, and pilgrimage, fasting is an invisible act. According to Islam, on ...

Preparations for the Month of Ramadan

Cleaning out the closet feels great. You go through all of your stuff, throw away whatever y ...

Between Hinduism and Islam: Creation of Matter and Soul

One of the most famous defenders of this philosophy in the modern era is: Dayananda Saraswat ...

Hijab Liberated Me!

When I cover myself, I make it virtually impossible for people to judge me according to the ...

Islam Permits Polygamy: Why?

Islamic polygamy addresses the social problems of prostitution and extramarital affairs comm ...

Secularism and Moral Values

Moral values, such as honesty, trustworthiness, justice and chastity, are originally innate ...

Changing the Qiblah or Religious Authority?

Notwithstanding, the event was so important that the Jewish tribes in Madinah waged a fierce ...

Surah At-Tariq (Chapter 86) (The Night Visitor)

This chapter opens with an oath. God swears by the heaven or the sky. The Arabic word used g ...

Between Prophet Yusuf and Khalid ibn Al-Waleed

Let’s learn from Prophet Yusuf and from Khalid how to exert ourselves in doing what is ...

There Will Come Light

How many times have we sat down to count our mistakes and recognized we’ve sinned so m ...

The Cultural Alternative

Islam is not a culture. Whether we like it or not, the essence of Islam is religious. The ce ...

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Weight Management: What Do We Have to Lose?

If you aren’t in the market for a gym membership, a trainer, or a meal plan, you can always ...

Islam: The Greatest Blessing Bestowed upon Mankind

Islam is the greatest blessing that Allah has bestowed upon mankind and the Qur’an is the gr ...

4 Wives for Muslims, 9 for the Prophet (PBUH): Why?

Why did Allah the Almighty exempt the Prophet’s (peace and blessings upon him) wives from th ...

The Stewardship of Water in Islam

Humanity should behave in such a way that would maintain the balance that exists within the ...

Does Islam Care for the Environment?

How does Islam view the sanctity of earth? What is Islam’s take in ecological issues?To know ...