The Most Beautiful Names: Asma ul Husna
Lastprophet.Info / Others / Editor

"Allah" has no dictionary meaning beyond being the essential name of the Almighty Creator, confirmed by the religion of Islam. All other names are known as the Asma ul Husna (the most Beautiful Names...

We Borrow This World From Our Children
Lastprophet.Info / Others / Muhsin Toprak, PhD

We enter a relationship with our natural environment with an awareness produced by our social life

The Place of The Karbala Incident in The History of Islam and Its Consequences
Lastprophet.Info / Others / Adem Apak, PhD

Iraqis lost the struggle for power that they had started by supporting Ali (a.s.), against the Syrians that were acting under the leadership of Muawiyah (a.s.). As a result of this, the center of the government, and thus the treasury were moved from Kufa to Damascus.

Imam Abu Hanifa on Thinking Good of Your Neighbour
Lastprophet.Info / Others / Kamran Riaz

Imam abu Hanifa asked, “Have you not heard the hadith of the Prophet (may God’s peace and blessings be upon him) wherein he said, “Think good of the believers (Zunnu bi’l-mu’minīna khayran)”?

The Blessing of Serving Others
Lastprophet.Info / Others / Muhammad Hüdayi (Stuart R. Clark)

As God's Mercy extends to all of His creation, the entry point of our service begins with our fellow human beings. Where can we begin serving? What are the basics? Charity begins with your immediate environment.

How do you make people feel?
Lastprophet.Info / Others / Fatma Bayram

Was our Prophet not afraid that if he made them feel important and close to him,  that he would lose his respectability before them? Of course not.  Because he gained his respectability not from the table which he sat behind, but directly from his lofty station before Allah subhana wa ta'ala

The Qur'an from the Mouth of its First Addressee
Lastprophet.Info / Others / I. Hakkı Ünal, PhD

The Qur’an, which is a miracle in both its style and content, had the ability to deeply affect each person who heard it, because it was the most beautiful of words...

The Understanding of Prophethood in Judaism
Lastprophet.Info / Others / Eldar Hasanov

In the Jewish tradition as well, the institution of prophethood is amongst the basic institutions. This work addresses not the prophetic tradition in Judaism, but its conceptualization of prophethood in the abstract.

Fasting Six Days in Shawwal
Lastprophet.Info / Others / Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Abu Ayub al-Ansari relates that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, "Whoever fasts Ramadan and follows it with six days of Shawwal is as though he has fasted the entire year"

Staying Vigorous With the Qur'an
Lastprophet.Info / Others / Fatma Bayram

How frequently does a Muslim read the Qur'an? How did the Companions do it, how do we go about this and is there an average measure to go buy?

Merits of Shaban
Lastprophet.Info / Others / Amin Buxton

The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) was asked why he was fasting so much in Sha`ban. He replied: “It is a month that people neglect, between Rajab and Ramadan. It is a month in which actions are raised to the Lord of the Worlds and I love for my actions to be raised while I am fasting.”

Shaykh Abdulqadir al-Jilani on the Month of Shaban
Lastprophet.Info / Others / From the Editor

‘A’isha, the wife of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace, and may He be well pleased with her), is reported as having said:

Allah’s Messenger (Allah bless him and give him peace) used to fast until we would say he was never going to stop fasting, and he would go so long without fasting that we would say he was never going to fast, but I never saw Allah’s Messenger (Allah bless him and give him peace) continue a fast from the beginning to the end of any month except the month of Ramadan, [apart from which] I never saw him do more fasting in any month than he did in Sha’ban.

Night of Ascension: The Basics
Lastprophet.Info / Others / Editor

Lailat al Miraj is a Muslim holiday that commemorates the Prophet Muhammad's nighttime journey from Mecca to the 'Farthest Mosque' in Jerusalem where he ascended to heaven, was purified, and given the instruction for Muslims to pray five times daily.

Bless Us in Rajab and Shaba'an...
Lastprophet.Info / Others / From the Editor

It is also highly recommended to say the following Prophetic prayer (known as Sayyid Al-Istighfar or the Master of Repentance) 3 times every morning and every evening in Rajab: O Allah, you are my Lord, and there is no god but you. You created me and I am your servant, and I am upon the convenant to the best of my ability. I seek refuge in you from the evil I have brought upon myself. I admit all the blessings you have given me and I admit my sins, so forgive me, for no one can forgive sins save You.

What the Emigration Demands of Us
Lastprophet.Info / Others / Ekrem Demirli

The Hijra, or Emigration, which includes certain preconditions, is a moral duty and responsibility for every individual. Prophet Muhammad placed the Hijra in the minds and hearts of the Islamic community with a hadith that expresses two basic interconnected matters.

Review: The Life of Muhammad, Episode 1
Lastprophet.Info / Others / From the editor

The significance of BBC Two’s broadcast of the first episode of the documentary, the Life of Muhammad, who the BBC describes as “a man who - for the billion and half Muslims across the globe - is the messenger and final prophet of God” is palpable.

New take? Or more of the same?
Lastprophet.Info / Others / From the editor

Notwithstanding its shortcomings, in this episode the audience does get a feel for some of the extraordinary ways in which the Prophet Muhammad changed the society in which he found himself and the drastic breaking away that he trailblazed.