Even God’s Messenger, who said, “If you knew what I know, you would laugh little and weep much,” laughed at times. In actual fact, his face would light up with his smile and mercy, like the precious stone, mother-of-pearl.

Denoting ‘quality, characteristic or form’, as well as ‘decoration or ornament,’ hilya, within the Islamic context, refers to the literary genre which elaborates on the features and merits of the Prophet Muhammad. Also known with the titles ‘Portrait of Happiness’ and..

Contrary to certain claims, it is generally known that donning a beard for a man is a characteristic of Muslim identity associated with merit and piety, a tradition established by the Prophet Muhammad himself, which many Muslim men follow to this very day. 

There are many forms of worship that are beneficial to the individual and the communitywhich have been clarified by revealed Islamic qualities and the worship of Allah. The sacrifice, as a financial form of worship, has greater importance to the benefit of thecommunity and individuals. The main difference is that...

It has often been said that each and every facet of the Prophet Muhammad's life entailed supplication and entreaty to God. The following is a brief compilation of supplications recited often by the Prophet.

There is a common belief that the name a person carries has an effect on their character. Although this is of course debatable, what interests us here is that people who believe this frequently choose names like Muhammad, or other names that were used to refer to Prophet Muhammad.

Our Prophet's being an example of virtue necessitates his being a model for living and applying moral values. By personally living these values as a human being and by demonstrating them in a tangible way, he became a model for us.

After Prophet Muhammad became an active member of the society where he passed his childhood, he began to be uncertain about everything in the society. These doubts prevented him from accepting all the customs and behavior in that society which had been passed down from generation to generation and applying them in his own life.

Islamic morality is aimed at the individual forming a just and honest personality in general and a “Muslim identity” in particular. The only guide to this morality is the life of Prophet Muhammad. It is an undeniable fact that the sunnah (practices) of Prophet Muhammad is an important factor in forming such a Muslim identity.