Why We Refer To Science And Scientific Facts! We refer to science and scientific facts when explaining Islam because some people only accept scientific facts. Materialists and both non- and anti-religious people have sought to exploit science to defy religion and give their ideas more prestige than they deserve. Through...
Muhammad’s The Companions And The Tabi‘Un This article covers the friends of Prophet Muhammad and their friends (The Companions And The Tabi‘Un) The Companions (Sahabah) These people constitute the first pure and blessed channel through which the Qur’an and the Sunnah were transmitted. God is the All-Trustworthy and Inspirer of...
What Is Quranism? Quranism or Quraniyya (القرآنية; al-Qurʾāniyya; also known as Quranic Islam) is a branch of Islam. It holds the belief that traditional religious clergy has corrupted religion, and Islamic guidance should be based strictly on the Quran, thus opposing the religious authority of all or most of the hadith literature. Quranists believe that religious laws in the Quran are already...
History Of Hadith This article covers the History of Hadith. Traditions regarding the life of Muhammad and the early history of Islam were passed down both orally and written for more than a hundred years after the death of Muhammad in 632. According to Muslims, the collection of hadith or...
Hadith studies Hadith studies (علم الحديث ʻilm al-ḥadīth “science of hadith”, also the science of hadith, or science of hadith criticism or hadith criticism) consists of several religious scholarly disciplines used by Muslim scholars in the study and evaluation of the Islamic hadith—i.e. the record of the words, actions, and the silent approval of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad....
Hadith Categories Different categories of hadith have been used by various scholars. Experts in the Hadith studies generally use two terms – taqrīr for tacit approvals, and khabar for sayings and acts ascribed to Muhammad. The term taqrīr implies that, in the presence of Muhammad, a believer did something, which Muhammad noticed but did not disapprove or...
What Is Hadith? Hadith is the record of the words, actions, and the silent approval, of the prophet Muhammad in Islam. Hadith (حديث ḥadīṯ, pl. aḥādīth, أحاديث, ʾaḥādīṯ, literally means “talk” or “discourse”) or Athar (أثر, ʾAṯar, literally means “tradition”). Within Islam, the authority of the Hadith as a source for religious law and moral guidance...
Why Was The Prophet Polygamous? This article covers the answer to the question: “Why Was The Prophet Polygamous?“ Some critics of Islam have reviled the Prophet Muhammad as a self-indulgent libertine. They have accused him of character failings that are hardly compatible with being of average virtue, let alone with...
Why Do We Give Blessings And Peace To Prophet Muhammad? This article covers the answer to the question: “Why Do We Give Blessings And Peace To Prophet Muhammad?“ As God Already Gives His Blessings and Peace to Prophet Muhammad, What is the Wisdom in Our Invoking God’s Blessings and Peace...
Why Did Prophet Muhammad Practice Polygamy? In this article, you will find the answer to your burning question: “Why Did Prophet Muhammad Practice Polygamy?“ POLYGAMY In this time of sexual permissiveness and sexual scandals within certain religious and social circles, some people are claiming that polygamy is a social evil....
What Is the Sunna’s Role Today? This article covers the answer to the question: “What Is The Sunna’s Role Today?” A Hadith says: “There is a reward as much as that of 100 martyrdoms for one who adheres to my Sunna when my community is spoiled.” Technically, Sunna refers to...
Was Muhammad’s Mission Limited and Temporary? This article covers the answer to the question: “Was Muhammad’s Mission Limited And Temporary?“ All of the available information and resources, including his life, shows that his mission was universal and eternal. Such men as Alexander the “Great,” the Roman Caesars, Napoleon, Hitler, and...
Was Messenger Muhammad For All Nations And All Times? This article covers the answer to the question: “Was Messenger Muhammad For All Nations And All Times?“ There is no source, no evidence, which indicates that the Messengerhood of Muhammad was peculiar to Arabs or only to those who lived during...
Prophet Muhammad’s Compassion This article covers Prophet Muhammad‘s compassion toward living beings. The adage nowadays is that we all need love. So many people are talking about this. Islam teaches us that God’s act of creating humanity was an act of mercy and compassion. Compassion represents the love between parents...
The Prophet Muhammad Sent As A Mercy Prophet Muhammad appeared at a time when people had lost their knowledge of the true religion and had reverted to worshipping idols of stones, earth, bread, and even cheese. The Dark Period of Ignorance Every period of history characterized by associating partners with...
Prophet Muhammad’s Illiteracy This article covers the Islamic Prophet Muhammad’s Illiteracy. Question: Was the Prophet illiterate throughout his life? Or did he (the one for whom veils were lifted with the verse “Read!”, and thus who could read the mysteries of the universe) ever read and write in the sense that...
Prophet Muhammad’s The Military Dimension This article covers the Islamic Prophet Muhammad’s The Military Dimension. Islam is the religion chosen by God for humanity’s individual and collective welfare in this world and the next. It is based on belief in and worship of God and does not countenance associating any...
Prophet Muhammad’s Life Prior To His Messengership Promised His Prophethood This article covers the Islamic Prophet Muhammad’s Life Prior To His Messengership. 1. The extraordinary events which took place on the night of his birth, the different character he displayed even in his childhood, and the meaningful signs men of...
Prophet Muhammad Humanity came to know true civilization by means of the Prophet Muhammad and favored it. All efforts exerted after him for the sake of true civilization have been no more than practicing or trying to practice the principles he brought and adjusting them to new conditions. For this...
Muhammad’s Life Following His Prophethood This article covers the Islamic prophet Muhammad’s life following His Prophethood. 1. If the Messenger Muhammad had cherished selfish aims and intentions, and if he had not been a Messenger chosen by God to guide people into truth, he would not have had to wait until...