Category: Islam
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The State of Prophet Muhammad’s Religious Beliefs Before the Advent of Prophethood
It is interesting to note that most of his arguments “from a biblical [SIC] perspective” are nothing new. They are arguments rehashed from orientalists in the last century who allege that the Prophet’s(P) religious attitude and practices prior to the coming of the Revelations were no different from his people. Most of these claims were…
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What About The Killing of Ka’b ibn al-Ashraf?
The Christian missionaries and the enemies of Islam have alleged that the Prophet Muhammad(P) was an “assassin” who would “kill his opponents in the middle of the night using deceit and lies”. They cite the events of the killing of Ka’b ibn al-Ashraf as evidence for their claims. Our contention is that these bigots are…
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The Islamic Prayer and Its Importance in the Muslim Religious Consciousness
Prayer (salat) is the first duty imposed by God Almighty upon mankind after that of the belief in tawhid and constitutes a pillar of the Islamic faith. The position of prayer is very important and unparalleled by any act of other worship. Like the pole of a tent without which it cannot stand straight, Islam…
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Common Misconceptions About Muslims and Islam
Muslims do not believe in Muhammad(P) as God or venerate and worship him as God. We believe that he is a Messenger of God, just like Moses(P) and Jesus(P), and that he brought God’s Words to us. He neither conceived his own conception of God nor did he told Muslims to establish Islam with force.…
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The Human “Fitrah”: The Religio Naturalis of Man
Muslims believe that God gave mankind an inborn natural predisposition which cannot change and which exists at birth in all human beings, a religio naturalis which is called “fitrah” in Arabic.
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The Qur'an and Hadith
The Qur’an is the last revealed word of God and the basic source of Islamic teachings and laws. It deals with a variety of subjects including the basic beliefs of Islam, morality, worship, knowledge, wisdom, God and man’s relationship, and relations among human beings. Comprehensive teachings on which sound systems of social justice, politics, economics,…