Mawlid (Holy Birth) Activities of Lastprophet.info
Within the framework of the Week of the Holy Birth this year Lastprophet.info has put its name to a number of activities in a variety of areas in Turkey. The aim, of course, was better introducing and acquainting people with Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). First of all, a series of lectures were organized under the theme "Comparative Theological and Religious Studies in the World and Turkey". On the pan...

Muhammad Asad
Muhammad Asad (Leopold Weiss) was born in 1900, into a family of Jewish scholars in Poland. It was the tradition of his family that the son would become a rabbi, and therefore he received a strict religious education. He was so well instructed in the Jewish religion that he knew Aramaic and Hebrew very well. He studied the Torah in original. From his teenager years, Asad/Weiss made many unsuccess...

Awaiting My Turn
I am still waiting.  Each year goes by, and for some reason or other, I am forced to wait another year.  I pray for my turn to make the journey, my turn face the challenge, my turn to fulfill one of the duties of passage in life, my turn to walk and pray and worship on the sacred grounds of the pilgrimage.  I wait for my turn to go on Hajj. While I wait, I strive to fulfill the dut...

Eid al Adha: What it Means to Me
My fondest memories of the Eid are the summertime celebrations in the park.  Since the vast majority of the families that attended my masjid were only first, second and third generation Muslims, home visits did not characterize the celebration of Eid, as they do in many other communities.  Eid celebrations were special in that they provided those without Muslim family members an opportun...

Islamophobia and the Fear of Influence
Discussions of Islamophobia often center upon the results contempt towards Muslims.  Rarely is Islamophobia viewed as a stage in the evolution of American cultural and political transformation.  Rather than viewing Islamophobia as an independent phenomenon impacting Muslims, an alternative is to treat the rise in Islamophobia as a reaction to historical political loss.  While this p...

‘Acts of Worship slow down time'
  One of the most important reasons why the Muslim world has not been crushed and swallowed by the global system is the atmosphere of Ramadan. Our guest today is Professor Kemal Sayar, a psychiatrist who is also literature professor. His elegant style and broad-minded perspective as well as the depth in his answers to ou...

Keeping the Connection to the Prophet Alive
The Prophet Muhammad is ever present in the lives of Muslims, but how often do we ask ourselves about the nature of our connection to him or how his teachings have come down to us? Certainly we know of his teachings and example from the Quran and Hadith, but there is also a living connection to the Prophet that has been cultivated and guarded by generations of Muslim scholars. The tradition of I...

The Covenant of Medina Versus Islamophobia
"Islam is intolerant to other religions"; this is a claim used today around the globe to justify the growing fear of Islam and Muslims! However, the truth is entirely the opposite. The following is an example that provides insight into the true spirit of "accepting the other" in Islam: The Covenant of Medina, or as some call it: the Constitution of Al-Madinah.  ...

Islamophobia in Italy II
The Guastalla Park in Milan, about thirty meters from the great Synagogue of the city. It is the last day of high school. Hundreds of students are playing the traditional game of throwing eggs and flour. But in a corner of the garden there is a more simple form of teasing and deceit. Two students - one in the final year, the other in the third year, 19 and 17 years old. The former is Andrea. He h...

Lastprophet.info Met With 35,000 People at ISNA
Lastprophet.info recently attended the ISNA (Islamic Society North America) Congress, the most important organization that brings American Muslims together. Representing our site, our editors participated in the activities which were held in Columbus, Ohio. Also a Lastprophet.info stand was set up at the fair, which was organized together with the conference. Thousands visited the stand. In addit...

Lastprophet.info Asked People about Prophet Muhammad
What does Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) remind you of?   If you had a chance to meet Prophet Muhammad what would you ask?   How would you describe Prophet Muhammad to someone who doesn't know Him?   How did you perceive Prophet Muhammad when you were a child?   What comes to your mind first when you hear the name Prophet Muhammad?   Have you ever dreamt of Prophet Muhammad?...

Finding the Prophet in His People


In Western civilization, there is a commonly-held belief that ‘seeing is believing' and the importance that is attached to a person runs parallel to the extent to which they are known;  however, this view is no more than an illusion.  It is possible to know someone without seeing them, as Muslims set a good example by laying an emphasis on seeking the results rather than illustrating th...