Muslims

La ilaha illa Allah Muhammed asul Allah. English translation: There is no god but God, and Muhammad is the messenger of God.

Islam Quotes

Islam Quotes Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Islam quotes, quotes about Islam, and Islam sayings, collected over the years from a variety of sources. Enjoy reading these insights and feel free to share this page on your social media to inspire others. Islam is...

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Islamophobia

Islamophobia Islamophobia is the fear of, hatred of, or prejudice against the religion of Islam or Muslims in general, especially when seen as a geopolitical force or a source of terrorism. The scope and precise definition of the term Islamophobia, including the relevance of race, is the subject of debate. Some scholars consider it to be a form of xenophobia or racism,...

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Common Ground Between Islam And Christianity

Common Ground Between Islam And Christianity For many, Islam and Christianity have little in common. More than a few Christians misperceive Islam as a religion of the sword and of oppression, while many Muslims see Christianity as permissive and rampant with sin. Yet, much of this misperception arises from the...

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Canonization Of Islamic Scripture

Canonization Of Islamic Scripture This article covers the answer to the question: “What is the Canonization of Islamic Scripture?“ Canonized Islamic scripture is texts which Muslims believe were revealed by God through various prophets throughout humanity’s history — specifically the Quran and Hadith. Muslims believe the Quran to be the final revelation of God to mankind and...

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The World We Long For

The World We Long For This article covers the writer’s yearning for The World We Long For with Islamic values. In many different eras, in many different parts of the world, many have stepped forward with claims of reformations and reconstructions under different names and titles. Such claims have always...

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Finding Islamic Path

Finding Islamic Path This article covers Muslims finding Islamic path back to The Islamic Golden Age. Since the day we were deprived of the inheritance of the Earth, the Islamic world has been in a heart-breaking plight, trapped between the weaknesses of the Muslims and the ruthless assaults of its...

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The Major Cause Of Our People

The Major Cause Of Our People This article covers the next generation of Muslims (Our People). The whole world is now moving toward spring. Despite problems in the past, almost everyone agrees that the future is bright. Rather than dwelling on this phenom­enon though, it is more important to consider...

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Ishmael

Prophet Ishmael Ishmael was the first son of Abraham, the common patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, and the Egyptian Hagar, (Genesis 16:3) and is venerated by Muslims as a prophet. According to the Genesis account, he died at the age of 137 (Genesis 25:17). Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions consider Ishmael to be the ancestor of the...

Outline of Islam

Outline of Islam Islam is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion teaching that there is only one God (Allah), and that Muhammad is the messenger of God. It is the world’s second-largest religion with over 1.8 billion followers or 24% of the world’s population, most commonly known as Muslims. Muslims make up a majority of the population in 50 countries. Islam teaches...

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Military Career of Muhammad

Military Career of Muhammad The military career of Muhammad (2 June 570 – 8 June 632), the founder of Islam, encompasses several expeditions and battles throughout the Hejaz region in the western Arabian Peninsula which took place in the final ten years of his life, from 622 to 632. His primary campaign was...

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Why Is Slaughtering Animals Prescribed As It Is

Why Is Slaughtering Animals Prescribed As It Is We can best grasp the benefits of slaughtering animals according to the manner prescribed to Muslims. Muslims are permitted to slaughter animals for food, and the manner of doing so is carefully prescribed in the Qur’an and Sunna. To depart from that...

World Muslim population by percentage (Pew Research Center, 2014).

Muslim World

Muslim World The terms Muslim world and Islamic world commonly refer to the Islamic community, which is also known as the Ummah. This consists of all those who adhere to the religion of Islam, or to societies where Islam is practiced. In a modern geopolitical sense, these terms refer to countries where Islam is widespread, although there are...

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Islam And Alcoholic Drinks

Islam And Alcoholic Drinks This article covers the relationship between Islam and Alcoholic Drinks. Islam is a faith which appeals to reason and conscience. Since alcohol is injurious to reason and diminishes a man’s intelligence, moral sense, logical powers and spiritual sensitiveness, any drop of it is strictly forbidden to...

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Wudu: A Prescription for Good Health

Wudu: A Prescription for Good Health Here is a grand prescription from among the many marvels of the Qur’an. The day will come when even non-Muslims will imitate the Muslim wudu or washing before prayer, a privilege and favour Muslims have enjoyed for more than fourteen hundred years. And they...

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Islam Means Submission To God

Islam Means Submission To God What is Islam and why is it sensible to submit your will to God? Islam means submission to God and Islam is indeed in accord with sense and reason. This is so because such a submission does not contradict sense or reason. Let us explain...

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Are Muslims Guilty of Imperialism?

Are Muslims Guilty of Imperialism? This article covers the answer to the question: “Are Muslims Guilty of Imperialism?” This charge continues to be levelled against the Muslim world. I would like to counter it by asking the following questions: Given the existing circumstances of 1,400 years ago, how would anyone...

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Islamic World Contributions To Medieval Europe

Islamic World Contributions To Medieval Europe This article covers Islamic World Contributions To Medieval Europe. During the high medieval period, the Islamic world was at its cultural peak, supplying information and ideas to Europe, via Al-Andalus, Sicily, and the Crusader kingdoms in the Levant. These included Latin translations of the Greek Classics and of Arabic texts...

World Muslim population by percentage (Pew Research Center, 2014).

Islam And Other Religions

Islam And Other Religions This article covers the relationship between Islam and other religions. Over the centuries of Islamic history, Muslim rulers, Islamic scholars, and ordinary Muslims have held many different attitudes towards other religions. Attitudes have varied according to time, place and circumstance. Non-Muslims and Islam The Qur’an distinguishes between the monotheistic People...

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Jumu’ah (Jumuah)

Jumu’ah (Jumuah) Jumu’ah (صلاة الجمعة‎, ṣalāt al-jumu‘ah), also known as Friday Prayer or Congregational Prayer, is a prayer (ṣalāt) that Muslims hold every Friday, just after noon instead of the Zuhr prayer. Muslims pray ordinarily five times each day according to the sun’s sky path regardless of time zones. Jumu’ah means Friday in the Arabic...

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Ummah

Ummah The Ummah (أمة‎) is an Arabic word meaning “community”. It is distinguished from Shaʻb (شعب) which means a nation with common ancestry or geography. Thus, it can be said to be a supra-national community with a common history. It is a synonym for ummat al-Islām (أمة الإسلام, ‘the Islamic community’), and it is commonly used...