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The Meaning of Right Guidance “Al-Rashad”

What one can get from all the above Qur’anic ayahs (verses) is that the Al-Rashad (the Right Guidance) stands for hitting the very middle of the targeting mark, the eye of truth, the essence of everything and anything. It is to be guided by The Creator of the whole universe and protected by Him in all that you do and utter. It is to walk in the right direction and toward the right destination. If Allah the Almighty guides you, you are given the greatest of all blessings and, thus, your steps will be blessed and rightly guided.

The Quran was Revealed only 1400 years ago: Why?

A non-Muslim is asking Dr. Zakir Naik an interesting question and a clever one indeed. Why did not God (Allah the Almighty) send or reveal the Ever-Glorious Qur’an before 1400 years ago, i.e., with the creation of man and his descending from Heaven to Earth? The answer to the above question by Dr. Naik became very smooth and spontaneous.

Piety of Abu Dujanah, Simak ibn Kharashah

Before we end this account of that noble companion, let us look into one incident which reflects his righteousness as well as piety and avoidance of eating what is not lawful or halal. This incident shows how Islam produces godly and pious people who can be fierce fighters for the sake of Allah at the same time as there is no contradiction whatsoever between being brave and being pious and righteousness.

Jacian Fares: Now My God Has A Name

My father took no stock in religion nor did he live it, although my grandparents are devout Muslims, I do imagine his choice and path in life had saddened their hearts. Needless to say my siblings and I were born without a specific religion. We were to be raised as American kids.

Ibn Rushd on Anatomy (Part 1/2)

Ibn Rushd was one of the greatest intellectual geniuses in human history. He was acquainted with all the sciences of his time and an authority in several of them-philosophy, jurisprudence, astronomy, and medicine. He became known in Europe under the name of Averroes, in particular for his brilliant commentaries on Aristotle which shaped European thinking throughout the later Medieval and early Renaissance periods.

Islam and Environmental Ethics (Part 2/2)

The Prophet said that even a tiny unborn that was killed because of human recklessness is going to appear before the Lord of the worlds asking for justice. You and I are accountable if we do not take the necessary steps. Let us reflect on the creation of Allah. Let us find the hand of Allah in everything out there. There is beauty there leading to the source which is Allah. Let us connect with nature.

The Intention: The Foundation of All Actions

The Messenger of Allah said: "Verily actions are by intentions, and for every person is what he intended. So the one whose ‘hijrah’ (migration) was to Allah and His Messenger, then his ‘hijrah’ was to Allah and His Messenger. And the one whose ‘hijrah’ was for the world to gain from it, or a woman to marry her, then his ‘hijrah’ was for what he made ‘hijrah’ for."

Who Invented the Trinity Doctrine?

Christianity has digressed from the concept of the Oneness of God, however, into a vague and mysterious doctrine that was formulated during the fourth century. This doctrine, which continues to be a source of controversy both within and outside the Christian religion, is known as the Doctrine of the Trinity.