How are we to realize the Mawlid?
The word mawlid is defined as “place and time of birth” in dictionaries. The “Mevlid,” or the “Veladet Kandili” in Turkish, is the night on which Prophet Muhammad graced the earth with his arrival, coinciding with the 12th night of the month of Rabi` al-Awwal on the Hijri calendar.
read moreIntroduction To Islam - Part I
Entering into Islam is only possible with faith. It is not possible to consider someone a “Muslim” if that person does not believe in the principles that are brought by the Qur’an. In Islam, faith is innate. God created each person with a potential..
read more 1 09.03.2011, WednesdayOur shield: Fasting
The reason why fasting constitutes a form of worship in its truest form in all religions throughout history is the need to discipline human nature, which does not change, despite changes in time. Fasting helps a great deal when a person tried to adopt good manners..
read more 0 25.06.2010, FridayPrayer: the apple of my eye
Prayer had been ordained during the first days of prophecy, albeit not in its final form. The first five verses of Surah Al-Alaq, which was brought verbally to Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) by the angel Gabriel, had taught ablution and prayer as the first forms of behavior and...
read more 0 11.03.2010, ThursdayWhy is religion necessary?
Regardless of which historical period is looked at, at every time and in every place man has felt the need to take refuge in a powerful and sublime being, and to trust and seek help it. These emotions are so deeply rooted in man that throughout history all people have compared some thing or being to sacredness and sublimity and become attached to it.
read more 2 11.03.2010, ThursdayThe Source of Religion
According to Islamic belief, the source/founder of religion is Allah. Having established religion, Allah informed man of the rules He wanted them to follow by means of the prophets, and he gave the prophets the duty of making sure these rules were understood and implemented.
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