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| Concept of Hereafter in Islam | The concept of the hereafter in Islam is disturbing for the following reasons: i) Heaven (Jannah) is portrayed as a place of material reward with drink and pleasure, seeming more worldly than spiritual. ii) Hell (Jahannam) is portrayed as a place ......Read full article |
| Does Islam promote Concubinage? | Muslims proudly consider Islam as a liberating religion that has enhanced the status of women, yet there is clear evidence that the Qur'anic text supports the concept of the man's domination over women by explicitly permitting men to have concubi......Read full article |
| Marriage | Do females have the independent right to choose their marriage partners according to Islam? Could she be forced to marry someone against her will? In well-known tradition documented by Imaam Bukhari, Prophet Muhammad is reported to have said: ......Read full article |
| Circumcision | Why should Muslim male babies be circumcised? From where did this practice originate? Is it an obligation? It seems so cruel. To believe that a child needs to be circumcised implies that God made a mistake, which I do not accept. What benefit i......Read full article |
| Chatting on the Internet | Is chatting on the Internet with members of the opposite sex forbidden in Islam ? Islamic etiquette demands that any communication, especially between males and females, comply with the highest standards of hayaa' (modesty). Decency and purity o......Read full article |
| Cloning | With the recent announcement of a human cloning, so many question religious, ethical and scientific questions arise. What exactly is cloning ? Are there different levels of cloning ? What are the arguments for and against human cloning ? Whic......Read full article |
| Jerusalem, Muslim-Jewish Relationship and Zionism | i>Is Islam hostile to Jews? When observing the Israeli Palestinian conflict it seems that long standing animosity comes to the fore. Religious symbolism is used and abused. Daniel Pipes (director of the Middle East Forum in the USA) writes: "Mus......Read full article |
| Condemnation of 9/11 Attacks | Words of Wisdom, Words of Compassion ?¢‚Ǩ?ì?¢‚Ǩ¬¶ If one takes a life, it is as if one has taken the life of all humanity. If one saves a single life, it is as if he has saved the life of all humanity.?¢‚Ǩ¬ù [Qur'an 5:32] * "Hijacking Pl......Read full article |
| JIHAD in Perspective | QUESTIONS Jihad is often defined as a ?¢‚ǨÀúHoly War?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢ undertaken for the propagation of Islam and for exterminating those who refuse to embrace the Islamic Way. Jihad seems apparently brutal and bloody, yet it is considered one of the mainst......Read full article |
| Polygamy | QUESTION Islam is often criticized for fostering the institution of polygamy. The prophet of Islam is maligned by some critics as a sensualist who married numerous women; is severely chastised for marrying a nine year old girl by the name of ?¢‚Ǩ......Read full article |
| Reincarnation | QUESTION How does Islam view the doctrine of reincarnation? ANSWER The doctrine of reincarnation or transmigration of souls incorporates the belief in the cycles of birth, death and rebirth; where the same soul is said to inhabit another liv......Read full article |
| The Ka'bah & The Black Stone -Clarifying Misconceptions | QUESTIONS Are the circumambulating of the Ka?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢bah and kissing of the Black Stone remnants of idolatry? Since when has the Ka?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢bah and Makkah been considered sacred by Muslims? Was the change in Qiblah from Jerusalem to Makkah......Read full article |
| Terror and Religion | QUESTION Though religions claim to promote peace there seems to have been a close association between religion and violence. Recent incidents of terror (Oklahoma bombing, World Trade Centre in New York) are clearly motivated by a religious imperat......Read full article |
| Jesus in Islam | ?¢‚ǨÀúIsa (peace be upon him) JESUS in Islam by Sadullah Khan "Behold! the angels said: "O Mary! Allah gives you glad tidings of a Word from Him: his name will be Christ Jesus, the son of Mary, held in honor in this world and the Hereafter, he ......Read full article |
| Prophet Muhammad?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s Life...In the words of Others | [i]?¢‚Ǩ?ìYou have indeed in the Messenger of Allah an excellent exemplar, for any one whose hope is in Allah and the Final Day, and who engages much in the glorification of the Divine.?¢‚Ǩ¬ù [/i][b][Quran 33:21] [/b] [b]BIRTH: [/b] Historian, ......Read full article |
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