BY: MOHAMMAD HUMAYOUN KHAN The belief that mankind will rise from the grave, an integral part of the three Abrahamic faiths Islam, Christianity, and Judaism,...

Question 93708: Do you say the Adzan and the iquamah when you pray alone?      I have just embraced Islam and I read books...

Eid ul Adha is a festival celebrated among Muslims all over the world in remembrance of the sacrifice that Prophet Ibrahim (A.S.) made out...

By: Fatima Khaled When Ibrahim was going to sacrifice his son, Shaytan came to him in the form of a man to try and distract...

Over two million Muslims from around the world are beginning the five-day hajj pilgrimage. They will circle Islam’s most sacred site, the cube-shaped Kaaba...

By: Asma Shums, Hajj is not a time to focus on shopping lists but rather reconnecting with Allah and His Messenger. It is a great time...

Question 92539: I am a believer and I am in love with a believer. We are both women and have already had children who we...

On a recent shopping trip, I happened to pass by a pet shop, where a big monkey in a small cage outside the entrance...

Question I read in an Islamic monthly magazine that when a Muslim does his ablution, i.e. ‘wudhu’, he may pass his wet hand over his...

By: Ahmed Abdulla It is no secret that people love gossip. What is quite shocking is how often we engage in gossip or backbiting and...

Today I tried to understand the interpretation of this verse and I was amazed that the Qur’an of Allah Almighty is amazing. Verily, Allah is...

Question 1: My question is on the topic of capital punishment. Is capital punishment allowed within the Islamic law? If it is then I am...

By Nadine Kamal Every year, the Holy month of Ramadan provides us with the opportunity to eliminate unhealthy eating patterns and gives our overburdened digestive...

Ramadan is a month of spiritual cleansing and purification for Muslims in which we try to increase our worship, good deeds and acts of...

The Prophet (PBUH) said, “Whoever pays the zakat on his wealth will have its evil removed from him” (Ibn Khuzaimah and at-Tabarani). Zakat is a...

Ramadan-ul-Mubarak is the ninth month of the Islamic year. Brief biographies of 14 of those blessed Sahabah, Awliya and ‘Ulama who passed away or...

By: Ismet Tamer M.D., Ph.D.Member, Nutrition Advisory Board During Ramadan, the “Sultan of 11 Months,” millions of Muslims around the world focus on inner reflection and...

By Huda Ramadan is a period of fasting, reflection, devotion, generosity, and sacrifice observed by Muslims around the world. While major holidays of other faiths...

From al-Masjid al-Aqsa the Mi^raj (Ascension) started; the Prophet ascended to heaven on stairs, called al-mirqat. Those stairs are veiled from us. He then...