By Michael H. Hart Source: Hart, Michael H. “The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History, Revised and Updated for the Nineties.” New York: Citadel Press Book. Revised edition. November 1992. Copyrighted. My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world’s most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular levels. Of humble origins, Muhammad founded and promulgated one of the world’s great religions, and became an immensely effective political leader. Today, thirteen
Read MoreBy Muhammad AlShareef http://english.islamway.com/bindex.php?section=article&id=103 1. Dress up for your wife, look clean and smell good.When was the last time us men went shopping for designer pajamas? Just like the husband wants his wife to look nice for him, she also wants her husband to dress up for her too. Remember that Rasul Allah – sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam – would always start with Miswak when returning home and always loved the sweetest smells. 2. Use the cutest names for your wife. Rasul Allah – sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam – had nicknames for his wives, ones that they loved.
Read MoreBy Shahid Athar, MD http://www.themodernreligion.com/family/family_muslimamericans.htm The purpose of this article is to evaluate the factors influencing the behavior of children and how to modify them so that they grow as model citizens practicing Islam in their community, become a source of joy and comfort to their parents, and maintain family harmony. The behavior of growing children is influenced by many factors that include their parents and other close relatives, teachers, peers at school, community and the media. Lack of discipline and civilized behavior at school is a major problem in the U.S., the fallout of which is also seen at
Read MoreBy Shabir Ally http://islam-voice.net/questions-and-answers/questions-and-answers-about-islam.html Based on the booklet “Common Questions People Ask About Islam”. 1. What does Jihad mean?The word Jihad represents a concept which is much misunderstood in the West. The concept is explained nicely by the Christian scholar Ira 6. Zepp, Jr. in his book entitled A Muslim Primer on pages 133-135. We adapt from his answer the following: The essential meaning of Jihad is the spiritual, psychological, and physical effort we exert to be close to God and thus achieve a just and harmonious society. Jihad literally means “striving” or “struggle” and is shorthand for Jihad fi
Read MoreBy Shariffa Carlo Al Andalusia http://www.islamicawakening.com/viewarticle.php?articleID=274 As a former Catholic, one of the things that has helped to strengthen my faith as a Muslim is the fact that everything in Islam is so clear and so protected. If we really want to know Allah and His deen, all we have to do is look. It is all here for us, preserved. As a Catholic, I did take my priest as a Lord above Allah. I would obey his edicts, no matter how contradictory because I believed he has some connection to God from which he was able to dictate right
Read MoreBy Tania Tahira Canales Islamic Center of Mexico Before September 2001, Islam was largely viewed as a religion for Arabs. Most Mexicans could not identify a woman wearing hijab with Islam if they saw her walking down a Mexican street. After September 11, Mexican people received all kinds of information about Islam. They heard good information, half-true information, biased information, and misconceptions about Islam. But many Mexicans wanted to know more about Islam. They wanted to know what we Mexican Muslims had to say about Islam. After understanding Islam, many Mexicans understand why some of their countrymen have embraced Islam.
Read MoreOn Friday March 7th, 2008 IslamInSpanish sponsored a dinner at Andalucia Restaurant attended by 200 Spanish Muslims and Non-Muslims along with their families. The purpose of the dinner was to announce the launch of a new IslamInSpanish.org Website, IslamInSpanish OnlineRadio, as well as an IslamInSpanish TV Series airing on April 08’ – October 08’ on Houston Public Access Channel 17. The event gained media coverage from major television stations like “Univision†Channel 45 as well as from various well-known local Spanish Newspapers. Mujahid Fletcher, founder of IslamInSpanish, says, “the closest way to my way of life in Colombia in relation
Read MoreLatino Conversion to Islam: From African-American/Latino Neighbors to Muslim/Latino Global Neighbors
By Danny “Khalil” Salgado Al-Puerto Rikani I. INTRODUCTION In recent times, there has been a sudden increase of Latinos converting to Islam, both in the United States and within Latin America. This phenomenon has even reached the attention of some within the media. Despite an increase of Latino Muslims, there has not been (for the most part) a great effect to call the Latino population to Islam. Indeed, Muslims have a long way to go in when it come to calling Latinos to Islam. For those Muslims in the U.S. who are concerned with da`wah (calling to Allah), there are
Read MorePor Dr. Y. Mansoor Marican, Ph.D. ¿Es Al-láh el dios de los musulmanes? ¿Porqué no hay ninguncuadros o estatuas de Al-láh? Al-láh se refiere como “Él.”¿Es él como un humano? ¿Hay otros nombres para Al-láh? ¿Quién creó Al-láh? ¿Tiene Al-láh un hijo? ¿Hay otros dioses paraayudarle a Al-láh? ¿Necesita Al-láh un día de descanso? ¿Es Al-láh el dios de Jesús? Si Al-láh es compasivo,¿por qué hay tanto sufrimiento? Si Al-láh es misericordioso, entonces¿perdonará Él todos nuestros pecados? Señor de la Creación Al-láh es el señor de todas lascosas creadas, vistos y no vistos. Todo en la creación loadora y se
Read More“If it had been thy Lord’s Will, they would all have believed, all who are on earth! Wilt thou then compel mankind, against their will, to believe!” – Quran 10:99. “On no soul doth God place a burden greater than it can bear. It gets every good that it earns, and it suffers every ill that it earn…” – Quran 2:286. The Prophet (phuh) said, “Charity given to a relative serves a double purpose, being both charity and a connecting link.”- Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 606. Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah (pbuh), said, “The strong man is not the
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