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General

Is Sufism Islamic?

In order to judge something as Islamic, it must be judged and weighed by the well-established criteria and standards of Shari`ah. More

Is Sufism Islamic?

General

Should the Da`iyah Be a Sufi?

If by tasawwuf you mean the authentic Islamic spirituality, then a da`i who observes the method of the Prophet is practicing tasawwuf. More

Should the Da`iyah Be a Sufi?

General

Celebrating Christmas With My Christian Mother?

Celebrating Christmas with Christian Mother of Father; it is a very critical point for the newly reverted to Islam. More

Celebrating Christmas With My Christian Mother?

Stories from Sunnah

Pharaoh drowned

Read about the last moments in the life of the Pharaoh who tortured the people of Prophet Moses and refused to believe in Allah. More

Pharaoh drowned

Stories from Sunnah

Garden Watered by Clouds

Allah orders clouds to water specific garden owned by pious man. Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet said: "While a person was in the wilderness he heard a voice from the cloud (commanding it thus): Irrigate the garden of so and so. (After that the clouds slinked aside and poured water on a stony ground. It filled a channel amongst the channels More

Garden Watered by Clouds

Stories of the Quran

The Blind Companion

Ibn Umm Maktūm, a poor and blind man, once went to the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) and asked him repeatedly to teach him something of what the Prophet had been taught by God. The Prophet was very busy speaking to al-Walīd Ibn al-Mughīrah and a number of Quraysh notables. More

The Blind Companion

Other

Is 2016 the worst year in history?

The events of 2016 may seem bleak, but the study of history offers some context for those who believe we are living through the worst of times. More

Is 2016 the worst year in history?

Other

10 Benefits of Asking God’s Forgiveness

We should make it a habit to beseech Allah’s forgiveness as much as we can. We will receive numerous benefits for doing so. More

10 Benefits of Asking God’s Forgiveness

Other

Tranquility: A Treasure of Faith

Many psychologists argue that the greatest human drive is the search for peace, that whatever humans do, they do so seeking peace and tranquility. More

Tranquility: A Treasure of Faith

Readers Write

Overcome your temptations: Part 2

In our war against evil, we may lose some battles, but in those lost, Allah ta ala can redeem each defeat by revealing to us the cause of each failure and uplift our spirit to attain His pleasure and closeness, if we turn to Him. More

Overcome your temptations: Part 2

Readers Write

Overcome your temptations: Part 1

How to overcome impure thought, temptation, compulsive behavior to attain the pleasure and closeness of ALLAH ta ala in this blessed month of Ramadan and for good. More

Overcome your temptations: Part 1

Readers Articles

Who is Dr John Andrew Morrow?

Dr. John Andrew Morrow was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1971. Raised in a multilingual family, he lived in Montreal for ten years and in the Greater Toronto Area for another twenty. More

Who is Dr John Andrew Morrow?