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Salaam everyone I'm sure no one has failed to know about the furore going on about this ISIS bride So how do we feel about her, what are our opinions and particularly how do Abrahamics and spiritualists feel?, is mercy forgiveness and compassion the way forward? I personally think she was a...

Hi 3veryone, have a great holiday and merry Christmas! ☺

Peace to all my Bahai brethren! :) It feels great to see one's fledgling community flourish, especially when it is persecuted in it's homeland Iran and this increases a determination for one's religion and community to thrive but is such a determination creating a smoke screen from Bahai's...

Originally Posted by Popeyesays The basic quality of Sufism that sets it apart is the notion that one can enter into an ecstatic state and become one with God This however should not be taken litterally; it merely means that one reaches a state of meditation where he is intoxicated...

Assalamualaikum :) Many people enquire about why we have to follow the Sunnah when the Quran is supposed to consist of the complete guidance for mankind. In this thread, inshAllah I will try and give a comprehensive answer to why a Muslim has to follow the Sunnah, in addition to the Quran...

Shaykh Hamza Yusuf gave an account of how the western 'invaders' dismantled one traditional Islamic university after another untill the last one fell..., and they replaced the priority of Islamic education, with things like medicine and engineering and put the priority of learning about Islam at...

Salaam All :) this is a common question of which the answer seems to be far from clear; the Quran seems to suggest that former religions are still valid, yet other verses suggests differently so what is the truth of this matter and is there a clear cut decisive answer for it? well this is...

Peace to All :) Religion is indeed about faith, for it is faith that gives us the inner vision of absolute truth [this however dont apply to all religions] but one thing that is sometimes overlooked, is that the faith of Islam is also in accordance with the intellect and science; my first...

It has become the common practice in modern times for western educated people in Islamic countries to claim to be able to reinterpret Islam by reference to the Holy Qur'an only, disregarding entirely the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet on one pretext or another. Unwittingly or wittingly by this...

Salaam to all :) The Holy Quran is indeed a miraculous Book, for it has many scientific miracles in it in addition to other miracles: Here is a list of some of the sceintific miracles of the Quran!: In the Qur'an, which was revealed fourteen centuries ago at a time when the science of...

Before the actual happening of Qayamat [Day of Judgment], people will begin to regard Allahs property [waqf ,etc] as their own, zakat will be treated as a burden or fine, trusts will be misappropriated and husbands will obey their wives in anti-sharaih acts. children would disobey their parents...

Asalamualykum warhmatulahi wabaarkthu! This story illustrates how a pious muslim can go from one extreme to another Alhamdulilah it has a deep message and something to think about insha Allah! jazahka Allah khair for reading this and please feel free to pass this story to any muslim you know...

Sunnah: The Second Source of Islamic Law The Sunnah of the Holy Prophet Muhammad ( ) has been accepted as an important source of Islamic law, next in importance only to the Holy Qur’ân. This status of the sunnah has remained unchallenged and undisputed throughout the centuries. There have been...

WHAT IS MODERNISM AND WHERE DID IT COME FROM? We can relate, ideologically, the modernist movement spreading these days to one sect in the past. This sect is called the Muta'zila, which is dated back to the third Islamic century. Although those people accepted the Qur'an and Sunna they made...

Salamualikum wr wb Sister Muslimwoman, You can discuss about Taqlid on this thread sister [everyone is invited to discuss/debate/voice their opinions as well], I will re-post my last post...on here so you may answer it. Salaam :)

As for the conditions of the absolute and independent ijtihad, they are mentioned in the Maraqi as-sa’ud in the following line and what follows: “And that [word ‘faqih’2] is synonymous with the [word] ‘mujtahid’ coupled with those things which bear upon [him] the burden of responsibility...

Q. How is it that Islam, a religion inspired by God for the good of humanity, allows slavery? A. There are historical, social and psychological dimensions to this question, which we must work through patiently, if we are to arrive at a satisfactory answer First of all, it is useful to recall...