The story of the Qur'an: From the lips of the Prophet to the hol
A tired army of Islam enters the city of Medina. The army, which was returning from Yamama in order to suppress the uprising instigated by false Prophet Musailmah, is greeted with great joy in the Islamic capital. Even though the narratives regarding numbers differ, the result of the war against the insurgents whose numbers are said to be exceed in multiplicity that of the believers, is seen as a...

Migration: the moment when time became steeped
`The migration of the Messenger of Allah would separate the truth falsehood. For this reason, we take the migration as the ning of history. Abu Musa Al Ashari had just been assigned as the governor of Basra, however, Caliph Omar (pbuh) had requested that the inlands of Iran become penetrated, so the new governor had set out an expedition without much time to settle down.  In the camp ...

Prominent Thinker Al-Attas on Applying Sunna to the Modern World
Prof. Mehmet Ipsirli talked to Naquib Al-Attas,  a prominent contemporary Muslim philosopher and thinker from Malaysia, about the Asian journey of the Sayyids (descendants of the Prophet) starting from the early periods of Islam, and the applicabillity of Sunnah (practices of the Prophet) in today's world. Himself a Sayyid, Al-Attas is recognized as one of the most prominent contemp...

A Different Perspective on the Mawlid
He has been presented as someone whose hands were "Colder than ice and softer than silk;" whose perspiration smelled of "rose," whose strength transformed the rosebud into a flower;" and whose shadow was not cast on the ground as he was d of nour (a celestial light) and whose pure body allowed for no flies to rest on it. The entry of the last Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) into this world has been pres...

The Life Model of the Prophet Muhammad in Today’s World for a Ne
Developing a New Perception of Civilization Emeritus Professor of Mimar Sinan University Sadettin Ökten speaks to Lastprophet.info.   - What can you say about how we can form "a new perception of civilization" based on your experiences? - There are not many practical things I can say about this matter. However, I can explain to you the point to which I have come. I come ...

From "Dialogue" to "Living Together With Differences"
Professor Sinasi Gunduz not only brings new dimensions to the concept of dialogue, but with other studies in the area of religious history he evaluates the concept of prophethood by taking into account the Christian view. Dr. Gunduz, who also writes the "The Hues of Belief" column, asks if it is possible to explain Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) to members of other faiths without taking into a...

The Mawlid: Not Just a Prayer, But a Voice
Lastprophet.info interviewed one of Turkey’s most important cultural historians, Associate Professor Haluk Dursun, President of Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia Museum, regarding Mawlid celebrations during the Ottoman period. We are sharing with you rare information that cannot even be found in reference works, such as the "Hacet Bayramı (Religious Festival of Need)" and "Special Mawlid," which most of us...

Imam Zaid Shakir: Prominent American Muslim Leader speaks to Las
Imam Zaid Shakir, one of the imams from the Zaytuna Institute, renowned for its important Islamic educational programs and activities in America, spoke with Lastprophet.info. One of the most influential imams known in the West, Imam Zaid starts from the example of the programs prepared by the Zaytuna Institute that are directed towards young people, and tells us how an atmosphere of communication...

From Texas to Truth
Childhood days on a farm in Texas, a family with roots in England, Germany, Scotland and among the Native Americans, the first questioning of the Church, a search for the truth, a book picked up in the university library one evening that gives the "forty essential questions"... This is how, reared on Christian doctrines, Najla Tammy Ilhan's "Journey to Truth" finally brou...

A Decision Between Two Paths
digg_title = "A Decision Between Two Paths"; var sburl2516 = window.location.href; var sbtitle2516 = document.title; Dr. Tibor Altenberger (32) was born in Zell am See, Austria; after receiving a doctoral degree in genetics he now works as a secondary school teacher (biology and chemistry). Dr. Altenberger currently resides in Vienna with his wife and eight-month-old daughter. He...

"The Other Qur'an": Bosnian Scholar discusses the Prophet Muhamm
Professor Cemaleddin Latic who teaches Tafsir (Quranic exegesis) at Sarajevo Islamic Institute is a close friend of former Bosnian President Aliya Izetbegovic, who stood by the President's side throughout the national struggle of Bosnia. Also famous as a poet, he penned the Bosnian national anthem. Does the Ottoman tradition still survive in Bosnia today? The Islamic tradi...

Going Forward Towards Islam
digg_title = "Going Forward Towards Islam"; var sburl6028 = window.location.href; var sbtitle6028 = document.title; Nora Seghier-Naber (42), born in Nieuw-Weerdinge, the Netherlands, is a journalist and a teacher as well. She is now holding the position of the director of Islamic primary school.  She also owns a company about educational toys for (Muslim) children. She curre...