It is obligatory for Muslims to fast during the month of Ramadan. It’s the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting (siam), prayer, reflection, and community. This month lasts 29–30 days based on the visual sightings of the crescen...
including those of the “People of the Book,” Jews and Christians. There is not a single church or synagogue in the cradle of Islam, Saudi Arabia, while thousands of mosques dot the tolerant and welcoming non-Muslim lands. Islamic countries that allow for Jewish and Christian places of wors...
The growth of the Arabic language and Islamic scholarship in West Africa happened slowly by way of trade, not war. Learn how trade spreads culture as well as goods, the influence of the Northern Arabs, the process of the spread, and the impact Mansa Musa had on expanding Islamic culture in...
Re: What to do about ISIS (a.k.a. ISIL, Islamic State) Quote Postbyfivedragons»Thu Sep 11, 2014 2:07 am The antithesis of the "western" ideal. Reminds me of the inquisition. We will see how effective fear is in recruiting people to a cause. Maybe the last dying throes of a ...
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A lot of people don’t realize it, but every day in the United States thousands of kids are abused. That adds up to millions of kids each year. More than 3.3 million in fact. Often children and teens are abused by the people who are closest to them like family, friends, sitters, ...
While earning a halal dwelling and supplying for the monetary properly-being of a rustic are certainly important Islamic desires as nicely, linking education to economic dreams is extraordinarily unlucky. It turns the study centers into mere vocational facilities in their outlook and spirit. It degra...
the night when the first verses of the Quran were revealed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It is one of the nights of the last ten days of Ramadan. Muslims believe that on this night the blessings and mercy of God are abundant, sins are forgiven, supplications are accepted, and that the...
How the revelation is best implemented has historically differed in the places Muslims ruled or had presence in. This diversity is intrinsic to the Islamic legal tradition (like it is to all tradition) and has always been there since the time of the Early Muslim Community. I do not...
We can see that taking an active role in our family's Islamic education protects our families from the fire of Hell. We must strive to set the best example possible for our children, wives and brothers in Islam. It is only by taking personal responsibility, that we can improve the current...