Alphonse de La Martaine in ‘Historie de la Turquie,’ Paris, 1854 “If greatness of purpose, smallness of means, and astonishing results are the three criteria of a human genius, who could dare compare any great man in history with Muhammad?” Phil... Read more
Does Islam command its followers to wage war against unbelievers or kill them without provocation? This is a popular misconception among Westerners, and the statements of a few radicals in the Muslim world don’t help in ending this false idea in... Read more
Here is an excellent Dua of the prophet that is appropriate for all occasions. According to the hadith of Abdullah ibn Umar, the Messenger of Allah (S) would rarely stand up from a gathering until he had made the following dua for his companions... Read more
Islam’s teachings are simple and acceptable to human intellect. It is free from superstitions and irrationality. The oneness of God, the prophet-hood of Muhammad PBUH and the concept of life after death are the basics articles of its faith. All... Read more
Pig is not only prohibited in Islam but also in Judaism and Christianity. Jesus too never ate pork. There is a saying in English that “a man becomes what he eats.” For Muslims, consumption of swine-flesh creates lowliness in character and destro... Read more
For a Muslim, to demand perfection in order to gain salvation is not practical. That would be demanding the impossible and is therefore unjust. Islam teaches a person to be humble and to learn that we cannot achieve salvation by our own righteou... Read more