The last prophet: Prophet Muhammad
 "A similar (favor have ye already received) in that We have sent among you a Messenger of your own, rehearsing to you Our Signs, and purifying you, and instructing you in Scripture and Wisdom, and in new knowledge." (Surah al-Baqara (2): 151) This verse summarizes the reason for Prophet Muhammad (and inadvertently all other prophets) being sent [to mankind] and his mission. In the...

The Teachings of Islam
The viability of a people and a civilization depends on their understanding of life and their application of their philosophy on life. The endurance or death of a civilization also depends on the essence of their basic teaching. If this civilization invites those who become attached to it to abandon this world, it will certainly progress in the spiritual realm; however, its adherents will not mak...

The Qur'an which was revealed to Prophet Muhammad
The definition of the Holy Quran is "A miraculous speech that was sent to Prophet Muhammad through revelation, which is encoded in the Quranic text, narrated without any hearsay and whose mere recitation is considered an act of worship." The most important feature which every description must carry is that it must be able to define something comprehensively, without any d...

The common attributes of Prophets
As noted in many verses throughout the Qur'an, prophets are human beings. They too lived under the same conditions as other people. They are also held responsible for commands and prohibitions. However, in addition to being humans, they have a few attributes which are natural results of them being prophets. These attributes are: 1.Sidk: "Sidk" means being upright. Every prophet is a...

Prophecy throughout history
Belief in Prophets When one examines history all the way back to the first era there are traces of ancient remains, one can see that man was always aware of the existence of an almighty entity that was the Lord and creator of everything. The forms of worship changed according to time and the social conditions in a given society; however, people of all eras tried to fulfill their responsibilities ...

The inscription and memorization of the Qur'an
Most of the major religions of the world are based on sacred books which are associated with divine revelation. People were not dependent on their memories alone to retain the knowledge and thoughts that came from these beliefs; writing, which was used to transfer information, had been invented long before. Undoubtedly, writing is more constant and everlasting that personal memory, which ends alo...

What is Islam?
Islam is a universal religion at the same time. It was sent for all the nations of the world and for all times. This special trait is tied to Islam’s rules not being limited by local characteristics and details not included in the essence. Islam is an easy religion that all of mankind can practice anytime and everywhere. It contains no extremes. Definition The dictionary meaning of Islam is pea...

What is Religion?
digg_title = "What Is Religion?"; var sburl6772 = window.location.href; var sbtitle6772 = document.title; What Is Religion?   All branches of knowledge related to religion have defined religion from their own perspective. While describing religion, Islamic scholars have taken into consideration the way the concept of religion was taken up in the Quran and Islamic ...

Prayer: the apple of my eye
"Who establish worship and spend of that We have bestowed on them." (Surah Al-Anfal: 3)  "Concerning the guilty: (41) What hath brought you to this burning? (42) They will answer: We were not of those who prayed (43)..." (Surah Al-Mudatthir: 41-43) The Qur'an defines the first attribute of sincere believers as those who "establish worship properly" (Surah Al...

What does the Quran say about the Prophets?
Why does the Quran relate stories? What does someone feel, who is reading the Quran for the first time and is not accustomed to the Quran's style and topics, about this book that frequently relates stories and sometimes repeats the same story again and again? While reading the last message that Allah sent to mankind, what does one who wants to find some divine inspiration about his own life think...