“Windows To Spirituality”
What Was Tree Prohibited For Adam And Eve? This article covers the answer to the question: “What Was Tree Prohibited For Adam And Eve?“ As is known, Adam was in the Garden before his worldly life. While in the Garden, God commanded him and Eve not to eat the fruit...
What Wisdom Behind Adam’s Dismissal From Paradise? This article covers the answer to the question: “What Wisdom Behind Adam’s Dismissal From Paradise?“ The wisdom of it concerns the charging of duties; Adam was sent charged with such a duty that the unfolding of all mankind’s spiritual progress and the revealing...
Was Isaac Or Ishmael To Be Sacrificed? This article covers the answer to the question: “Was Isaac Or Ishmael To Be Sacrificed?“ As you know, Kedar is a descendent of Ishmael {Genesis 25:13}, and Ishmael is the base for the Family Tree of Prophet Muhammad through Kedar. An important fact...
The Story Of Solomon This article covers the story of Solomon from Islamic literature. Solomon inherited David’s prophethood and dominion. This was not a material inheritance, as prophets do not bequeath their property. It is given away to the poor and needy, not to their relatives. The Messenger said: “The...
The Story Of Zachariah And John The Baptist This article covers The Story Of Zachariah And John The Baptist from Islamic literature. The years had taken their toll on the Prophet Zachariah. He was now old and bent with age, in his nineties. Despite his feebleness, he went to the...
Story Of Samuel This is the story of Samuel from Islamic literature. The son of Jarir reported that the condition of the Israelites deteriorated. They committed many sins and killed whom they wished of the prophets. Consequently, God sent them a tyrannous king who ill-treated them and spilled their blood,...
Story Of Noah This is the story of Noah from Islamic literature. The Prophet Noah called his people to the religion of God for nine hundred and fifty years. When his people insisted on unbelief and persisted in their wrongdoings, God ordered him to build an ark. After completing the construction...
Story Of Prophet Lot Prophet Abraham left Egypt accompanied by his nephew Lot, who then went to the city of Sodom, which was on the western shore of the Dead Sea. This city was filled with evil. Its residents waylaid, robbed and killed travelers. Another common evil among them was...
The Story Of Joseph In The Holy Qur’an This article covers the story of Joseph in the Holy Qur’an. It has been adapted from the Surah 12. Yusuf (Joseph). We do relate unto you the most beautiful of stories, in that We reveal to you this (portion of) The Holy...
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The Story Of Joseph: Islamic View This article covers the story of Joseph from an Islamic view. This is the most detailed and fascinating story in the Holy Book, involving both human weaknesses such as jealousy, hatred, pride, passion, deception, intrigue, cruelty, and terror as well as noble qualities such...
Story Of Job Job is the central figure of the Book of Job in the Bible. In rabbinical literature, Iyov (אִיּוֹב) is called one of the prophets of the Gentiles. In Islam, Job (أيّوب, Ayyūb) is considered a prophet. He was a man of Rum. His name was Job, son of...
Story Of Isaiah Among the prophets between David and Zachariah is Isaiah, son of Amisiah. Isaiah appeared before Zachariah and John the Baptist. He is among those who prophesied about Jesus and Muhammad. The king during his time was called Hezekiah (Hazkia). He listened and was obedient to Isaiah in...
Story Of Ezra Here is the story of Ezra. Ezra was a saint and a wise man. He went out one day to his own farm, as was his custom. About noon he came to a deserted, ruined place and felt the heat. He entered the ruined town and dismounted...
Story Of Ezekiel After Joshua, Ezekiel succeeded him as the prophet to the Israelites. The people had fled from Palestine for fear of the plague and settled on a plateau. God said to them: “Die you all,” and they all perished. A few centuries passed, and then Ezekiel, passing by,...
The Story Of David Here is the story of David. When the two armies faced each other, Goliath challenged any soldier from King Saul’s army to single combat, as was the custom of battle in those days. Goliath also wanted to show off his strength. The men were terrorized, and...
Story Of Adam Here is the story of Adam. It is from the Quran. God the Almighty revealed: Remember when your Lord said to the angels: ‘Verily, I am going to place mankind generations after generations on earth.’ They said: ‘Will You place therein those who will make mischief therein...
Prophet Aaron According to the Abrahamic religions, Aaron (אַהֲרֹן ’Ahărōn) was a prophet, high priest, and the elder brother of Moses. Knowledge of Aaron, along with his brother Moses, comes exclusively from religious texts, such as the Bible and Quran. The Hebrew Bible relates that, unlike Moses, who grew up in the Egyptian royal court, Aaron and his...
Story Of Abraham This is the story of Abraham from the Quran. Abraham was one of the greatest Prophets, one who was called ‘the intimate friend of God’. God’s Messenger took pride and pleasure in his connection with him, saying: I am the one whose coming Abraham prayed for and...
Story Of Moses This is the story of Moses from Islamic literature. Prophet Moses’ mother was pregnant with Aaron in a year that boys were spared; thus she gave birth to the child publicly and safely. During a year in which boys were to be slain, she gave birth to Moses;...
Knot On Moses Tongue As for Moses, on receiving the order to go to Pharaoh, he supplicated: “My Lord, open my breast (relieve my mind and make me so persevering as to tolerate every impudence and bear every hardship), and ease for me my task. Make loose a knot upon...
