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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...
The Lens of Islam: An Interview with Peter Sanders
In the first edition of The 500 Most Influential Muslims published in 2009 by Georgetown University's The Prince Alwaleed Bin Talaal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding and The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre, Peter Sanders is described as “a notable photographer and convert to Islam. He was granted exclusive privileges to photograph Hajj pilgrimage rituals ...
The Social and Oral Structure of Isnad (Chain of Transmission ):
The more than 1400 year-old social network of hadith (sayings of the Prophet) scholars is known traditionally as the isnad (chain of transmission) system which includes innumerable scholars in Islam’s broad geography. The intellectual pursuit of these scholars is known as the science(s) of hadith. Here the ilim (science) faces a systematic accumulation of knowledge. As an academic pursuit, the Sc...
A Critique and Evaluation of Narrations Concerned with the Reco
It is an undeniable fact that writing plays a significant role in passing information on to future generations. However, recording information is not sufficient on its own for reliable transfer, as the soundness of information is not so much related to whether it has been recorded or not, but rather is connected with the reliability of the transmitters. As a matter of fact, there are many written...
The Place of the Mawlid in Islam
Conceptual confusion has become a basic tool for cultural exploitation. We seem to think that throughout the history of mankind there has been no confusion of concepts until today. The leading role in this confusion, which is like a contagious disease, infecting the whole world and almost every culture, is played by the media.Unfortunately, it is impossible to determine what dimensions this conf...
Development of Narration Literature
The hadith (sayings of the Prophet) literature has developed in the following stages: a) The Kitabat al-Hadith, that is the recording of a hadith on paper during the period of the Sahaba (Companions of the Prophet) and the early Tabiin (Successors of Companions of the Prophet). b) The Tedvin al-hadith (collection of hadith), the compilation of scattered materials over the last quarter of the firs...
Kutub Al-Sitta (The Six Books)
The hadith (sayings of the Prophet) literature has developed in the following stages: a) The Kitabat al-Hadith, that is the recording of a hadith on paper during the period of the Sahaba (Companions of the Prophet) and the early Tabiin (Successors of Companions of the Prophet). b) The Tedvin al-hadith (collection of hadith), the compilation of scattered materials over the last quarter of the firs...
Friday Sermon - The Ethics of Trade in Islam
Friday March 18, 2011 Lastprophet.info provides its readers with a weekly Friday sermon (khutbah), which may act as a supplemental guide for imams, hospital and prison chaiplains, Muslim organizations and societies (i.e. MSA), students and the general reader. All of our sermons have been prepared by imams, Islamic scholars and theologians in the Rebulic of Turkey. Please contact us if you would...
Prophet Muhammad in Calligraphy
The Arabic script was not greatly developed in the pre-Islamic era; it was not used much at this time because the Arabs usually committed things to memory. For this reason, the development of the Arabic script started with the advent Islam, when the Quran began to be revealed, and with Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) asking his scribes to register everything they heard from him. Thus, the Arabic script ...
Introduction To Islam -Part II
POLYTHEISM / CREATING ALTERNATIVES FOR ALLAH In the Qur’an, the oneness of Allah is mentioned more than the existence of Allah. According to the Qur’an, the existence of Allah for humans is so indispensible and natural that expressions of astonishment are used for those who do not believe that. Atheism (denial of God) is something that is developed as a reaction against religion.Nowadays, the n...
Lost in Translation
Changing the way we talk about Islam could go a long way toward cultivating a sense of belonging among these brothers and sisters, and deepening their personal connection to Islam. Whether we were born as Muslims or embraced the religion later in life, we are all students of faith. We may not realize, however, that those who have newly accepted Islam may look to us for guidance, taking our opin...
Worship in Islam
The definition of worship Worship, which is explained as "humility, obedience, deification and submission" in dictionaries, connotes a person's love, adoration and submission to Allah and encompasses as actions he or she exhibits in order to win the pleasure of Allah. In Islamic resources, the term "ubudiyya" meaning obedience and servitude to Allah is used alongside worsh...
