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: Teachings and Values of Islam
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Sep
”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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Aug
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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Jul
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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Jun
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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Jun
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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May
May
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 […]
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May
Rais Bhuiyan – A hate crime survivor speaks about his experience.
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Apr
The Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OCIS) has been granted the Royal Charter. This will be celebrated at an event hosted by the Centre’s Patron, HRH The Prince of Wales, on 15 May, 2012.Royal Charters, granted by the sovereign on the advice of the Privy Council, have a history dating back to the 13th century. […]
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Once there lived two brothers who lost their parents at an early age. They worked together on their family farm. Some years later, the elder married and had a family with 2 children, while the other was still single. They worked hard together in the day and at the end of each day they shared […]