The word ‘ilah’ found in the Kalimah means God. Only that being can be our God, the Master, Creator, Nourisher and Sustainer, who listens to our prayers and grants them, and who listens to our prayers and grants them, and who alone is worthy of our worship and obedience.
With certain people it has become fashionable to identify Islam or one or the other system of life in vogue at the time. There are also people who say that Islam is a democracy, and by this they mean to imply that there is no difference between Islam and democracy in the West. Others suggest that Communism is but the latest and revised version of Islam and it is in the fitness of things that Muslims imitate the Communist experiment of Soviet Russia. Still others whisper that Islam has the elements of dictatorship and we should revive the cult of ‘obedience to the Amir’ (the leader).
Only one concession was required from Muhammad in return for that, to give up calling people to Islam and worshipping God alone without any partner. Wouldn’t this offer be tempting to one pursuing worldly benefit? Was Muhammad (P.B. U.H) hesitant when the offer has made? Did he turn it down as a bargaining strategy leaving the door open for a better offer? The following was his answer: (In the Name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful) And he recited to Otba the verses of the Qur’an 41:1-38. The following are some of these verses:
If we compare the life of Muhammad (PBUH) before his mission as a prophet and his life after he began his mission, we will conclude that it is beyond reason to think that Muhammad was a false prophet, who claimed prophethood to attain material gain, greatness, glory or power. Before his mission as a prophet, [...]
For most of us, education means going to a place called school where teachers enrich us with their wisdom. Well, let’s consider what the real world has to do with all of that. Do we really need to memorize stories of ancient cities and dead political leaders? Do these things really enrich us? Or is it the lessons we learn independently that compromise the greatest growing experience? I find it interesting to see a famous person, who spent all his professional life holding top level positions at major corporations, summarize the greatest of his life’s experiences in a book detailing what he had learned at summer camps. Does this not suggest that the realizations we come to while exploring our world together with other people are the most meaningful?
Simply by saying with conviction, “La ilaha illa Allah, Muhammadun rasoolu Allah,” one convert to Islam and becomes a Muslim. This saying means “There is no true god but God (Allah), 2 and Muhammad is the Messenger (Prophet) of God.”
“And give good news (O Muhammad) to those who believe and do good deeds, that they will have gardens (Paradise) in which rivers flow.” (Qur’an, 2:25)
Allah Subhanaho wataala says in the Holy Quran in Surah Al-Fajr, ayat (1): By the Down, By the Ten night, by the Even and Odd (contrasted), and by the night when it passeth away, as there (not) in these and adjuration (or evidence) for those who understand (Qur’an, Surah alfajr, ayat 1,2,3,4,5).
The fourth pillar of Islam is to fast during the month of Ramadhan, the ninth month of the Hijri calendar.
According to scholars and historians, before the Hijrah of Prophet Muhammad, and his Companions, Midinah was not much of a developed or urbanized city, in terms of demography, construction and business .
The Muslim world will soon start observing the fast of the Holy month of Ramadhan upon the appearance of the New Moon.
Islam provides many human rights for the individual. The following are some of these human rights that Islam protects. The life and property of all citizens in an Islamic state are considered sacred, whether a person is Muslim or not. Islam also protects honor. So, in Islam, insulting others or making fun of them is [...]
Muhammad (peace be upon him) was born in Makkah, Arabia, on Monday, 12 Rabi’ Al-Awwal (2 August 570 A.D). His mother Aminah was the daughter of Wahb bin Abd Al-Manaf of the Zarah family. His father Abdullah was the son of Abd Al-Muttalib. His genealogy has been traced to the noble house of Isma’il, the son of Ibrahim (Abraham) in about the fortieth descent.
