The Celebration of the Birth of the Prophet. Why? And how?
In the third month of the Islamic calender (Rabi` the First) Muslims communities commemorate- each [...]
The Best Day of the Year
Arafa is the 9th day of Dhul Hijja of the Islamic calendar, right before the major annual Islamic feast of sacrifice, Eid al-Adha. It is the day when pilgrims are required to gather in the place called the mountain of Arafa in the Holy City of Mecca... Arafa is important because Prophet Muhammad, God bless him and grant him peace, said: “The best of days is Arafa.” Its countless benefits and blessings include...
The Middle Night of Sha’ban
Amongst the significant features of the month of Sha‘ban is that it consists of a night which is termed in Sharia as “Laylatul-bara’a” (The night of freedom from Fire). This is the night occurring between 14th and 15th day of Sha‘ban. There are certain traditions of Prophet Muhammad, God bless him and grant him peace, to prove that it is a meritorious night in which the people of the earth are attended by special Divine mercy. Some of these traditions are quoted as follows:
The Night Journey and Ascension of Prophet Muhammad
The Night Journey and Ascension of Prophet Muhammad (God Bless Him and Grant Him Peace) [...]
Family Stability: Building Foundations and Realizing Outcomes
The Islamic Sharia places great emphasis on the family because it is the fundamental building block for nurturing righteous individuals and fostering a mature society. The strength and productivity of a society are directly
The Unyielding Resolve of Resistance
The Unyielding Resolve of Resistance The Zionists, along with their allies and proxies, are reluctant [...]
Faith as a Process in Imam Yassine’s Revivalist Theory
The justice and spirituality movement was founded by Imam Abdessalam Yassine in the early 70s of the twentieth century. The main rationale of the movement could be summed up in the maxim which the leaders as well as members keep citing “we repent to God and call on people to repent along with us”...
The Night Journey and Ascension of Prophet Muhammad
The Night Journey and Ascension of Prophet Muhammad (God Bless Him and Grant Him Peace) [...]
Winning the Modern World for Islam – Translator’s Forword
The present translation now extends this profoundly powerful message to readers of English. The French title has a degree of shock value -as the singular inversion of the secularist phrase moderniser l’islam (“modernizing Islam”)- that cannot be reproduced in English. “Islamicizing” is no more at home in English than “Christianizing” or “Hinduizing,” and “modernity” is similarly fuzzy. Translating a serious and important argument is not an appropriate occasion for coining novel and ambiguous phrases. The operative sense of islamiser is “to convert to, to transform by means of, Islam,” “to make something or someone Islamic.”
The Feast of the Sacrifice for Muslims, meaning and significance
1- How many holidays are there in the Muslim religion? The Muslim calendar includes two major [...]
On Ramadan
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, a month of intense prayer and dawn-to-dusk fasting. The fast is intended to bring the believer closer to God and to remind them of the suffering of those less fortunate. Ramadan is a month that God has distinguished and revealed his eternal miracle to the Day of Judgment, the miracle of the Holy Quran
The Muslim in Ramadan
Setting the scene for Ramadan, God, the Most High, says: “The month of Ramadan [is that] in which was revealed the Qur’an, guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion. So whoever sights [the new moon of] the month, let him fast it; and whoever is ill or on a journey – then an equal number of other days. Allah intends for you ease and does not intend for you hardship and [wants] for you to complete the period and to glorify Allah for that [to] which He has guided you; and perhaps you will be grateful.”