1) “Islam” means “Peace through the submission to God”. 2) “Muslim” means “anyone or anything that submits itself to the will of God”. 3) Islam is not a cult. Its followers number over 1.5 billion worldwide. Along with Judaism and Christianity, it is considered to be one of the three Abrahamic traditions. 4) There are […]
Category Archives: Contemporary Islam
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The Beauty of Islam by Vern Barnet Several readers asked why I called Islam “incredibly beautiful.” Based on decades of study, world travel and long friendships with Muslims, I answer with three hints. •Our indebtedness to Muslim culture is extraordinary. Try doing your finances using Roman instead of Arabic numerals, and you’ll get the idea. Have […]
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”Serve Allah, and join not any partners with Him; and do good- to parents, kinsfolk, orphans, those in need, neighbours who are near, neighbours who are strangers, the companion by your side, the wayfarer (ye meet), and what your right hands possess: For Allah loveth not the arrogant, the vainglorious” Al NIsa’a : 36 (translation from […]
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They claim they want to burn Quran. Some Muslims are upset over the whole matter. In fact, some places the Muslms are so upset they have rioted in the streets. But what does Islam really say about people burning the Holy Quran?
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Sami Yusuf – Allahu Allah ChorusAllahu Allahu AllahuAllahu Allahu AllahuTruly He is the OneHe has no father or sonEverything in creation was by Him begunWith His infinite power anything could be doneAsk Allah for His PardonAnd you’ll enter the Garden ChorusBefore Him there were noneOf partners He has noneHe knows what is apparent and what […]
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Is it probable that all the letters on this page unscrambled themselves bychance to form these meaningful and structured sentences? How then, could a human being – with ears, eyes and a mind – have been formed by chance? Is it credible that such a vast universe with inestimable billions of galaxies could have evolved […]
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Many people think that they have a vision but in reality they have nothing. Countless brothers and sisters consult me regarding key decisions in their life. My answer has always been and continues to be, ‘if you had a clear vision of what you want to be or what you want to do, you would […]
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Major Derrill Guidry says: I’m a soldier who just happens to be Muslim. It doesn’t have anything to do with my job. We need the support of the American people in order to survive as soldiers. Knowing that the people we serve are behind us, beside us, and with us, gives us the encouragement we […]
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (May 5, 2012) — The Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) New Jersey chapter organized the first annual Muslim Sports Day (MSD) for youth and adults, on May 5, 2012, in South Brunswick, NJ. Over 1200+ Athletes and 100+ Teams participated. The 2012 MSD featured: • Basketball• Soccer• Volleyball• Cricket• Flag […]
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It all started in September 2010, during the Park51 “Ground-Zero Mosque” controversy. The same rhetoric spewed out of the mouths of the Islamophobes seeking to spark more anti-Islam and anti-Muslim sentiment in America. We’d heard it all too many times before in fact, for the past nine years we’d heard the anti-Islam and anti-Muslim rhetoric being spewed […]