How to Attain a “Tranquil Soul”?

Following this, Allah the Almighty draws the attention of the “thinking man” to a number of dee ...

The Lost Art of Altruism

Fethullah Üzümcüoğlu and his bride Esra Polat behaved as true believers when they took their sa ...

The Logic of the Qur’an Led Me to Islam

And the thing that God is calling mankind to in the Qur’an is as the Muslim scholars say is act ...

Influencing the Behavior of Muslim Youth and Their Parents

The behavior of growing children is influenced by many factors that include their parents and o ...

Imam Al-Hasan Al-Basri

He was one of the most renowned tabi`een (the generation after the death of the Prophet (Peace ...

A Horse-Rider’s Journey to Islam

When I was in college, I hadn’t really heard of Islam very much although I did go to journalism ...

Learned Master of the Ummah: `Abdullah ibn `Abbas

He loved his fellow Muslims and sought to fulfill their needs. He said, “To look after a Muslim ...

Female Circumcision in Islam (2/2)

What one can see is that Type I FGC, sometimes called “Sunnah” circumcision, does have some bas ...

Female Circumcision in Islam (1/2)

Various forms of FGC is practiced throughout the world, but it is most common in sub-Saharan Af ...

Al-Laith Ibn Sa`d: Imam of the Egyptians

He remained fond of knowledge and had an unmitigated desire to actively and studiously attend c ...

God’s Name Al-Hadi (The Guide)

The straight path is a kind of way and God has given man the ability to make his own choices; a ...

Religion and Its Role in Human Life (Part 2 / 2)

Dr. Durant, after a comparatively detailed discussion of atheism of certain people writes that ...