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Intention is the Key to Eternal Living in Paradise or Hell-Fire
Jamaal al-Din M Zarabozo Some people ask: Why is it that the unbelievers are punished in hell forever while they were not disobedient to Allah forever? Similarly, why will the believers be rewarded with heaven forever while they were obedient to Allah for only a short time in this life? The answer is that the…
The Creation is in Need of Allah
By Dr. Saleh as-Saleh, “Man always looks for what benefits him and what protects him from harm. However, to accomplish this, man must be able to realize what is harmful. He must then know whom he should need, trust, and love so that he can attain what is beneficial as well as to feel good…
The Reality of Belief in the Messengers
By: Islam-QA Mankind’s need for the Messengers: The Prophets are the Messengers of Allah to His slaves; they convey His commands, and give them glad tidings of the delights that Allah has promised them if they obey His commands, and they warn them of the abiding punishment if they go against His prohibitions. They tell…
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…
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…
The Bible Led me to Islam
Abdul Malik LeBlanc tells How He Discovered Islam Within the Pages of Bible Taken from International Edition Voice of IslamNovember 1998, Page 25 During my Christian days there were many verses in the Bible that made me question the religion I was following (Christianity). There was one particular verse, 1 Thessalonians 5:17 which says; “pray…
Experiences of a Recently Converted Hindu Woman
My Experiences and How I Find that Islam does not Oppress Women” by Sister Noor, University of Essex I came from a purely Hindu family where we were always taught to regard ourselves (i.e. women) as beings who were eventually to be married off and have children and serve the husband– whether he was kind…
Melissa’s Journey to Islam New Zealand
Bismillahi Rahmaani Raheem. Asalaam alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu, My name is Melissa. I originate from New Zealand, of Maori and European decent. I perhaps wasn’t born into the conventional family full of love and warm fuzzies; still it was classed as a family. I barely recall much of my younger years but do remember…
Former Christian Priests and Missionaries who have Embraced Islam
And thou wilt find the nearest of them in affection to those who believe (to be) those who say: Lo! We are Christians. That is because there are among them priests and monks, and because they are not proud. When they listen to that which hath been revealed unto the messengers, thou seest their eyes overflow…