The Christian World Celebrates the Birth of Jesus
As with every year, the streets in cities from New York to London and from Sydney to Berlin are decked out in Christmas enthralling all who see them. The streets are illuminated, Christmas trees are decorated and the shop windows compete with each other to attract the attention of passers-by. While the Santa Clauses are ringing their sleigh bells, the capitalist economy brings this wind to the re...

What is Christmas About?
  The pressure on parents each year to buy bigger and better toys for their children is so great. Many have to borrow money to cope with the financial burden Christmas brings.   Christmas, celebrated in December, is surrounded by so much media hype that many of the shops have begun to display their Christmas range from as early as October. After three months of "jingle bells," shopper...

My Dearest Prophet
Sir! My connection with you began the day I was born! They called me rose so I could remember you, and they gave me the name Aysegul (Aisha Rose). I do not know if that is why I think of you every time my name is called. My dearest Prophet, I never get tired of calling you to my dreams every night. When I wake up without having seen you, dawn does not break for me. I console myself every morning ...

The Devotion of Youth to Prophet Muhammad
"Hello! I am indeed writing this letter to my Prophet Holy Muhammad with all my sincerity. They say that back in the old times many bad things used to happen. Then those days passed... Our Prophet arrived. With his arrival, every living thing came to life. When he came, we reached enlightenment after the days of darkness. Life became meaningful with his arrival. "I wish to deliver this letter...

Youth and Children in the Path of the Prophet
The fact that the children and youngsters were more receptive to the divine message, and their pure and clean creation enabled them to put a sincere effort in living and spreading the teachings of the Prophet in that day within the way of their faith, and exceedingly widened the link of the Prophet in which they take place in a short time. These unique people, who transformed their society in...

Months of the Islamic Calendar: Meanings
  There are twelve months in the Islamic lunar calendar. Since their names are in Arabic, their meanings might be somewhat difficult to grasp for a non-Arabic speaking audience. In this short piece, we briefly examine these terms. 1. Muharram: is named so because the Arabs used to prohibit fighting during it. 2. Safar: is named so because the Arabs used to leave their homes during that month...

Hijri New Year - 1432
December 6 & 7, 2010/1432 A.H. (anno hegirae)marks the beginning of the first month in the Islamic (lunar) Calendar called Muharram, and the Islamic New Year, or Hijri New Year. This day is significant for Muslims because it is the day that Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) reached Yathrib in the year 622 C.E., after fleeing from his own people in Mecca who had set out to kill him, in fear that his mes...

International Seminar on Modern Trends in Sirah Writing
An international seminar on Sirah is being organised under the joint auspices of the National Sirah Study Centre, Islamic Research Institute and Iqbal International Institute for Research and Dialogue, International Islamic University, Islamabad (26-28 March, 2011) to take stock of the different approaches to the subject, and to attempt critical surveys of the major studies on Sirah along with th...

How to portray Prophet Muhammad to the West?
  In addition to the various contexts that the question of “how to portray Prophet Muhammad” has acquired throughout the historical process, the question of transforming it into “how to portray Prophet Muhammad to the West” has taken on a new importance. However, when the issues that are prevalent in the modern world are taken into account, the open discussion of how...

Forty Hadith from Lastprophet.info
The tradition of memorizing forty hadith has been a very important aspect of Muslim life for centuries. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said ''May Allah resurrect those people of my Ummah who  memorize forty hadith, together with the ulama (scholars) and the fuqaha (jurists) (on the day of judgement).'' Here you will find a collection of forty hadith prepared by the lastprophet.info ...

Valentine's Day: Origins & Islamic View
The Origin of "Valentine Day" or "Festival of Love" The Festival of Love was one of the festivals of the pagan Romans, when paganism was the prevalent religion of the Romans more than seventeen centuries ago. In the pagan Roman concept, it was an expression of "spiritual love". There were myths associated with this pagan festival of the Romans, which persisted with their Christian heirs. Am...

The Farewell Hajj and the Farewell Sermon
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) met with Archangel Gabriel every Ramadan and read the verses which had been revealed up until then. In the month of Ramadan during the 10th year after the emigration (December, 631) Gabriel said that they would read the Holy Quran twice. The Prophet understood this to mean that his life was coming to an end, and informed his daughter Fatima of this. The Prophet would perf...