Hisbah (Islamic Duty of Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil)

Hisbah is a broad Qur'anic principle that encompasses both the government's responsibilities as ...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Basketball Player, USA

My choosing Islam was not a political statement; it was a spiritual statement. What I learned ...

Those Who Have Binding Authority

The term ahl al-hal wal `aqd refers to those who have power and are influential in terms of dec ...

Glimpses on the Night Journey

The Night Journey experience, presented in classical accounts of the Prophet's life as a gift f ...

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Islam, Muslims and the Natural World

Islamic law needs to be applied in environmental cases. For everything ranging from animal righ ...

Cat Stevens, Former Pop star, UK (Part 2/2)

When I read the Qur’an further, it talked about prayer, kindness and charity. I was not a Musli ...

Cat Stevens, Former Pop star, UK (Part 1/2)

As human beings we are given a consciousness and a duty that has placed us at the top of creati ...

The Position and Role of the Mind in Islam

Islam encouraged the human mind to think about laws of Islam and try to deduce laws for things ...

How Can We Attain Social Justice? (Tell us!)

Do you think there are ways to carry out this mission on earth nowadays and to endeavor spread ...

Islam Encourages Social Justice

I am concerned about the abuse of our environment and exploitation of our natural resources. My ...

Position of Women in Islam – Social Aspect

It is incorrect to say that the Islamic dress code restricts women to wearing one particular ty ...

Jihad

Why Should I Become Muslim?

Truth be told, all humans are born in a natural state of Islam, called the fitrah. It is the pa ...