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 ...

Prophet Muhammad and the Middle Ages III
  This was a subtle transmutation of the old habit of making 'Islam' and its Prophet the opposite of everything that 'we' hoped (or feared) that we were. The apocalyptic view of Islam promoted by the martyrs of Cordova had continued during the Crusading period, though it was not a major theme. In 1191, when Richard the Lionheart had been travelling to the Holy Lan...

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...

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...

Why do human beings feel the need for Supplication?
A believing individual does not leave his belief on a mental plane and he develops a close relationship with the Being he believes in. One of the relationships between the believer and He Whom he believes in is supplication. In the supplication relationship, the believer and Allah appear as the two main elements. This relationship between Allah and man frequently gets our attention in the Quran, ...

Supplication
In the Quran there are two hundred verses related to supplication. Fatiha, the first surah of the Quran, carries the special property of being a supplication taught personally by Allah to His servants. In this surah Almighty Allah has shown his servant how it is necessary to pray. According to this, it is necessary to first glorify Allah and remember Him with praise. Then, spiritual requests fo...

What Changes did Prophet Muhammad make to the Society in which h
Religious Characteristics:       1. Belief: From the time that Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was charged with the duty of prophethood he tried to correct the beliefs of people and distance them from the idols. Idolatry did not consist merely of believing that Allah had partners; the idols, which had been raised to the level of deities, were involved in worship and ...

The Birth of Prophet Muhammad
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was born in the city of Mecca, which is located in the Hejaz region on the western part of the Arabian Peninsula. His exact date of birth is not known. The reason for this is that no particular calendar was used among the Arabs at that time. According to common opinion, he was born 50 to 55 days after the Incident of the Elephant in the month of Rabi' al-awwal on a Mon...

Who Should Eyes See, Who Should Tongues Speak Of?
Since the time the first light shone on this earth until now, how many human beings have had this much praise and have been the vehicle for the most celebrated atmosphere of love ever? It is no other than that "Beloved" who has been constantly on people's tongues and in their hearts since the time he lived and as a result, has been the inspiration for epic written works. The feelings of love, ded...

Search for “Footprints” in Life Stories
It has always been said that listening to the life stories of the sahaba or the legends of great people plays an important role in man's attaining perfection. Why is this so? I will try and answer my own question by asking another question. Can a person understand his existence on earth without knowing the story of Adam? Other than the story of Adam is there any better method of explaining and fi...

Exploring the Truth within Cinema
We followed the trail left by the shadow. We pursued noble feelings, pure sorrow, harmless anger and universal truths on the silver screen, something normally dulled by violence and banality. While walking on the path made by film strips wrapped around the girth of the world we became fascinated by how Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is treated as a topic for the cinema. We investigated how well the life...

Concepts of Love used in Islamic Culture
There are many words, terms and concepts used to express love in Arabic, particularly in Islam’s basic sources, the Quran and sunnah (practices of the Prophet). Some writers who have compiled books related to this subject say that the number is as great as sixty. A number of these have been used in both the Quran and hadiths (sayings of the Prophet). Some of these are words and terms that, even t...