'Life of Muhammad' gave a broad overview of the Prophet of Islam
Jul 11,2011 Rachel Tarley    There were high hopes for this three-part series and with the competent and conscientious Rageh Omaar at its helm, Life of Muhammad didn't disappoint. It's true that opening with footage of the 9/11 attacks seemed a questionable choice and arguably, the programme faltered in its early stages. Omaar appeared to be taking an Islam-by-...

TV matters: The Life of Muhammad
Jul 06,2011 Next week, Rageh Omaar's BBC2 documentary The Life Of Muhammad makes TV history as the first biographical documentary to feature no visual images of the subject. This decision is for religious reasons – Islamic theology forbids depiction of the prophet – but such abstinence could usefully have a wider secular application. It may seem strange to say that there are too m...

Description of the Prophet Muhammad
Love (mahabba) for people arises from three characteristics: 1) their physical outward beauty, 2) their inward beautiful character, and 3) the good or the sacrifice they do for us. To increase and maintain his love for the Prophet Muhammad, upon him be peace, Hasan (the Prophet's grandson) sought descriptions of all three of these aspects of the Prophet because he wanted something to hold on to. ...

A Home Based on Love
A foremost characteristic of life in the home of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was love. Love is the quality most necessary to ensure happiness. When love is present, happiness is assured. The Prophet preferred a life of poverty, which was sometimes close to, if not below, the subsistence level. Yet this did not detract from the fact that his was a very happy home, with love spre...

Annual Sirah Conference held in Kashmir
Jun 13,2011 “Life and death, here and the hereafter are the two things which have been given to mankind in order that man understands his true nature and his purpose in this world. We get lost in the affairs of our life in such a manner that we forget the hereafter in the process -our true and ultimate destination,” said Maulana Mohammad Farooq Khan, a prominent Islamic Scho...

Plan to set up new Zamzam water distribution center in Madinah
Jun 27,2011 JEDDAH: Water and Electricity Minister Abdullah Al-Hussayen on Sunday disclosed his ministry's plans to establish a Zamzam water distribution project near the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah. "Tenders to implement the project will be opened within two weeks," he said after opening the automatic Zamzam water distribution system and the central warehouse here on Sunday. ...

The Soul of the Desert: A Poetic Experience
Jun 28,2011 Rendering things into rhymes in order to easily penetrate deep into people’s consciousness has been a method employed since antiquity. This is due to the innate proclivity of human mind to musicality, its rhyme and rhythm. The intrinsic power of music was used for multiple causes. In order to boost the morale of the warriors, the womenfolk of yore used to chant the songs ...

London hosts the “Prophet of Mercy” Exhibition until 2012
Jun 20,2011 Secretary General of the Muslim World League (MWL) Dr. Abdullah bin Abdul Mohsin Al-Turki opened the permanent “Prophet of Mercy” Exhibition and the “Dialogue: The Future of All” conference organized by the Islamic Cultural Centre in London in cooperation with the WML-affiliated Global Commission for Introducing the Messenger (PBUH).   Bring happiness to h...

The Prophetic Portrait: The Hilya in Calligraphy
    For Muslims who avoid visual representations depicting human beings, especially that of the prophets, the millenary expression within the Islamic tradition allowing for the portrayal of the person of Prophet Muhammad has been the hilya, his pen portrait. Denoting ‘quality, characteristic or form’, as well as ‘decoration or ornament,’ hilya, within the ...

Journey of love
Formal prayer has an end, but the prayer of the soul is unlimited. It is the drowning of the soul in universal love. This journey of love and devotion forms the foundation of the Sufi experience. It demonstrates that through God's grace, it is possible for those who are pure to journey to the Divine. All through history, Muslim scholars have discussed whether the Ascension was of a physical ...

What non-Muslims know about the Prophet Muhammad
  Lastprophet.info asked members of different faith traditions living in Turkey about their views, knowledge and feelings about the Prophet Muhammad, with some interesting results. Here are their responses… [flvplayer videoUrl="http://www.lastprophet.info/files/1630-what_non_muslims_know_about_the_prophet_muhammad_Lastprophet_info.flv" previewImageUrl="http://www.lastpr...

Women Retake Islam: The Prophet -- And My Mother -- Would Be Pro
Women Retake Islam: The Prophet -- And My Mother -- Would Be Proud Kamran Pasha Jun 06,2011 Many fans have asked where I have been for the past few months. I have been a regular blogger for the Huffington Post since 2009, often commenting on issues relating to Islam and the media, which as a Muslim in Hollywood is perhaps appropriate. But I have not written a post either here or on my own persona...