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Regulations on Divorce: Biblical Perspectives vs. the Qur’anic Program (2)

WE CONTINUE LAYING out how the Quran directs us to deal with a situation heading for divorce and how the couple are to proceed righteously in exploring whether they really need to break up their marriage, and if so, how this is…

Abraham’s “Son of Sacrifice? The Bible Vs. the Quran

The Bible vs. the Quran: Who was Abraham’s “Son of Sacrifice”? (1) | Aataai Gazi Mahbub

ALTHOUGH SOME JEWS, some Christians, and some Muslims—across the religious divide—can claim to be sons [=descendants] of Abraham in a biological sense, only Muslims annually celebrate the event (ʿEîd Al-Aḍḥa) commemorating Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his only son to God in the…

Regulations on Divorce: Biblical Perspectives vs. the Qur’anic Program (1) | Aataai Gazi Mahbub

AS RELIGION IS considered a code of life, believers try to find the solution to their problems in human life from their religious scriptures. Divorce is one kind of problem for which religious people take resort to their religious laws and rules.…

15 Characteristics of the Khawarij | Shaykh ‘Abd Al-Majid Al-‘Arifi | Translated by Shaheera Vakani

THE FOLLOWING ARE a few of the characteristics of the earlier Khawarij, including those who lived at the time of the Companions of the Prophet, as well as those at the time of the Ummayad and Abbasid Caliphates and all other ages,…

The Testimony Of The Quran And The Witness Of Its Messenger | Muhammad Abdullah Diraz

WITHOUT A DOUBT, it is common knowledge that the Quran is associated with a man from Arabia, born in sixth-century Makkah (in Common Era calculation), and that his name is Muhammad, the son of ʿAbdullah, the son of ʿAbd Al-Muṭalib. This much…

Da‘wah in Complex Settings (3) | Ra’d ‘Abd Al-‘Aziz

PART (1) AND (2) discussed the first and second situations in which dâʿîs may find themselves today, according to Shaykh Al-Islâm Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allah have mercy upon him. Here we discuss his third of three. (3) Commanding Right and Forbidding Wrong:…

Da’wah in Complex Settings (2) | Ra’d ‘Abd Al-‘Aziz

PART (1) DISCUSSED the first situation—a position of powerlessness—in which dâʿîs may find themselves today, according to Shaykh Al-Islâm Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allah have mercy upon him. Here we discuss his second of three. (2) Leaving off a Commendable Act for the…

Da’wah in Complex Settings (1) | Ra’d ‘Abd Al-‘Aziz

THERE IS NO question that there are few or no serious fiqhi (legal) problems connected with the Muslim individual’s living in a society where Islamic principles and teachings reign supreme. Difficulties, however, crop up when this society distances itself from Islam—and the…

Makkah: Where Hearts and Souls Meet (2) | Ghada Khafagy

PART 1 ANSWERED some questions about Makkah (traditionally spelled “Mecca”) in a daʿwah setting, beginning with common misconceptions and going on to contextualize for Westerners, using Biblical terms and references, the meaning of Makkah to Muslims. Abraham, Ishmael and Makkah The rituals…

The Companions And the Da‘wah Paradigm (2) | Abd Al-Aziz Abdullatif

IN PART 1 we were reminded that the Companions l of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ were more deeply knowledgeable of the Quran and the ways of the Prophet than were any succeeding generations. We continue with the lessons for our Daʿwa from the…