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Understanding Television
(Author’s Request: Please turn off your television set as you read this article.) In Karachi the murder and mayhem have been going on for years. “The only social activities left in the city are those related to death,” wrote a Karachi newsmagazine editorial some years ago. “Funerals, burial, mourning.” When you leave the home in…
The Civilised Family System
By Sayyid Qutb If the family is the basis of the society, and the basis of the family is the division of labour between husband and wife, and the upbringing of children is the most important function of the family, then such a society is indeed civilised. In the Islamic system of life, this kind…
Criteria for Determining What is Right
Criteria for Determining What is Right By Sheikh Salmaan ibn Fahd al-‘Awdah Do methodologically sound criteria exist for determining what is correct and what is in error? They certainly do. Those criteria are clear and precise, and we shall be discussing some of them. One: The Religious Criterion This criterion is established upon three sources:…
Where is Allah?
Where is Allah? compiled by Abu Abdullah from ‘The Ever-Merciful Istawaa Upon the Throne’ by Shaikh Abdullah As-Sabt Important: I apologize for not mentioning the salaam on the Prophet next to his name. So we give salaam and blessings (sala Allah alehi wasalam) of Allah upon the Messenger and we say that may Allah be…
Shirk (Polytheism)
Shirk (Polytheism) Polytheism is a belief in and worship of many deities. Islam considers shirk illogical and totally unacceptable when referring to deity.If there were in the heavens and the earth other gods beside Allah, there would be confusions in both (heaven and earth) but glory be to Allah, the Lord of ,the throne; high is…
Al-Wala’ Wal-Bara’ in Islam
By: Dr. Muhammad Saeed Al-Qahtaani Translated by: Omar Johnstone Al-Wala’ Wal-Bara’ and the Declaration of Faith Love is the source of wala’ and hate is the source of bara’; it is by this that both the heart and the hand are moved to act. Wala’ inspires intimacy, concern and help. Bara’ provokes obstruction, enmity and…
Islam – The Only Choice
PREFACE I receive dozens of letters every week from allover the world written by different people of different nationalities, most of whom came across one of my books on Islam, Christianity, or comparative religion. Hundreds of those people, originally Christians, have told me that they have embraced Islam. Each one of them has a story…
Christianity: The Point of Departure
By Sherif Quinn First Impressions My first memories of anything Islamic were when I prepared to start work in Saudi Arabia. In the United Kingdom I visited my local library and read some books on the country. The place looked extraordinarily exotic and once I got there I wasn’t disappointed. I vaguely knew that Saudi…
On My Way to Becoming a Lutheran Minister
By Jamilah Kolocotronis I sat in my night class, in my first semester at the community college, daydreaming as usual. I thought about my future and wondered where it would take me. Suddenly I had a revelation. I wanted to become a minister. I wanted to devote my life to spreading God’s Word. Two years…
Veil of Tears
The Levy sisters and their father, Laurent Levy. Even though he is an atheist, he cannot help but admire their choice. (Le Parisien) By Daniel Ben Simon Two sisters became captivated by Islam, and their French liberal, `Jewish-by-chance’ father has found himself having to face up to their religiosity and subsequent expulsion from school. The…