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The Destiny of Humanity – Part 2 In the opening verses of the second chapter of the Qur’an, Surah Al Baqrah, Allah divides mankind into three types believers, disbelievers and hypocrites. After detailing each one’s traits and characteristics Allah invites...

Allah’s Challenge to Mankind One of the greatest miracles of the Holy Qur’an is its inimitability, this outstanding challenge to mankind has stood strong for over 1400 years. In the time of the Prophet Muhammad his enemies accused him of...

Family Matters The family is a part of the Islamic social order. The society that Islam wants to establish is a society based on social justice, liberating people from the worship of man to the freedom and liberation to worship...

Family matters The family unit is the foundation to any society. The success of any nation depends on the success of the family. The peace and security offered by a stable family unit is greatly valued and seen as essential...

A reality check – Little hope the Jews will believe – Part 1 The Meccan call to Islam The blessed Prophet Muhammad called the pagans to Islam in Mecca for thirteen years, very few of them accepted Islam even though...

A reality check – Little hope the Jews will believe – Part 2 Banu Qaynuqaa The battle of Badr was a great victory for the Muslims in 2H, it raised them in rank and strength. Many celebrated this victory, and...

SALVATION THROUGH PATIENCE & PRAYER Creation of the Soul Islam posits that all human beings were created in a natural state of submission inclining towards God. This is related to the ‘first pledge’ that all souls took in a gathering...

The Destiny of Humanity The second chapter of the Holy Qur’an is the longest, it consists of 286 verses and is named after a very interesting story about a cow (Baqarah) found in verse 67. Verses 25 to 29 and...

Prayer & Purity Both prayer and purity are the opening chapters to any fiqh book, describing the Sharia of Allah. Fiqh is the ability to understand what Allah has commanded us with. The mujtahid returns to the primary sources the...

SINS & SALVATION: CHRISTIANITY VS ISLAM Sins & Salvation in Christianity Any attempt at trying to understand ‘sin and salvation’ in Christianity, as opposed to Islam, requires a clear understanding of modern Christianity and Islam. Muslims believe that both Christianity...