Da’wah – AlJumuah Magazine

Rectifying Monotheism In Interfaith Exchange – 24

We continue our series on the story of how Christianity veered off the monotheistic path adhered to by Jesus. Instead of remaining faithful to the teaching of Jesus hiimself, Church officials defended the teachings of Paul. Accordingly, they built their doctrine preferring…

The Signs Granted to Prophet Isa (A.S)

The very essence of an Islamic mindset is ‘submission in peace,’ as it exemplifies a life of compliance and obedience to the will of Almighty Allah. To elucidate the tenets of the religion and to represent the ideal way of living, Allah…

Priorities of Dawah (1)

“It is imperative that we Muslims adopt a scientific, proof-based, and rational daʿwah discourse… It is the weakness of our daʿwah discourse that turns people away from Islam.” NOW THERE’S A claim I’ve heard countless times. And I confess to having no…

What Does it Mean to Become Muslim? (1)

MANY CONVERT STORIES are to be found in cyberspace, giving testimony to how and why a growing number of persons are discovering Islam and committing themselves to its Guidance. Endless media headlines in the West feature “Islam” or “Muslim”–usually together with “terrorist”…

Lessons in Patience from the Life of Musa

We human beings naturally love to receive prompt appreciation for the good things we do for others—and such is the right of the good doer. In the da'wah world of reform, however, this appreciation is, most of the time, hard to come…

Rectifying “Monotheism” In Interfaith Exchange – Part 23

The Christian’s Gospel according to John is prefaced with a Greek philosophy-oriented ‘Prologue’ (John. 1:1-18), which we have referenced repeatedly in this series. According to this passage, a supposed, one-time embodiment of God in human history—what is said to have become God’s…

Monotheism In Interfaith Exchange – 22

We continue discoursing the resolution of the fine print in the Church’s doctrine of the ‘divinity’ of Jesus. The ‘Greek Fathers’ weigh in with their contributions to the development of doctrine and Greek philosophy is back, center stage. The Cappadocian ‘Fathers’ Legitimize…

Manufacturing Islamophobia in the Media

WHEN IT COMES to Islam and Muslims, the Western world by and large has turned on the news to learn about this faith and its people. The danger of this kind of education is manifesting in the actions of Americans, with hate…

Muslim Samples: Your Impression of Islam on Others

"Inevitably the list of ways some Muslims don’t adhere to the teachings of Islam can go on and on. Unfortunately many non-Muslims never even consider Islam for themselves, because they are so turned off by their negative experience with Muslims or by…

Handling Hate Like The Prophet

THE TIDE OF Islamophobia is rising and it seems like nothing short of a miracle will stop it. Mosques around the world are being burned down. Muslims are being attacked on the streets. Islamophobes are slandering the Prophet with impunity, fomenting fear…