10 Easy Ways To Enter Paradise

1. Listen to your mother 2. Help your mother 3. Smile at your mother 4. Be thankful to your mother for whatever she does for you 5. Spend time with your mother 6. Always ask your mother if you can help her with anything 7. Buy your mother gifts 8. Be good to your mother’s […]

Suhaila – an inspiration for all girls

A young girl from a highly conservative society defies all odds by going her own way, realizing her dream, and proving everyone wrong. At 17, Suhaila is a martial arts champ, with 35 gold medals under her (black) belt. Her message: “there is no field in which a man can venture and a woman can’t”. Here’s her […]

Relashipships in Islam

Islam is a complete way of life, a lifestyle and a religion. It sets the rules and cleared the way people should interact between each other. “O mankind! Lo! We have created you from male and female, and have made you nations and tribes that ye may know one another. Lo! the noblest of you, in […]

Rights of the Muslim upon the Muslim

Abu Hurayrah (radhiyallaahu ‘anhu) narrated that the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “The rights of the Muslim upon the Muslim are six.” It was said, “And what are they Oh Messenger of Allaah?” He replied, “When you meet him, give him the greeting of peace, When he invites you, respond to his invitation, […]

Women and Men are we equal? …What does Islam say?

The rights and responsibilities of women are equal to those of men but they are not necessarily identical. We should understand this as men and women are different, in their physical and psychological make-up. With these characteristics in mind, there is no room for a Muslim to imagine that women are inferior to men. Perhaps […]

Hurricane Irene – ICNA Relief at Work – Charity Begins at Home!

ICNA Relief USA Has Established a $100,000 Disaster Response Fund for Families Impacted by Hurricane Irene – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – JAMAICA, New York (August 28, 2011) – ICNA Relief Head Office unveils a broad plan in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene. In the early response phase Points of Distribution (PODs) are being set up […]

Islam as a Lifestyle

Islam is more than a religion but a way of life for millions of Muslims. A person is recognised as a Muslim by birth, naturally following his parent’s religion. A person is also recognised as a Muslim on their ID card, under the ‘Religion’ section. Having said this, have we, as Muslims, ever taken a moment to pause and ask ourselves what this word, ‘Muslim’, means? This article aims to summarise the conceptual meaning of […]

What does the Qur’an say about Jesus?

In the Qur’an, there are many stories about the life and teachings of Jesus Christ (called ‘Isa in Arabic). Says Huda Dodge. The Qur’an recalls his miraculous birth, his teachings, the miracles he performed by God’s permission, and his life as a respected prophet of God. The Qur’an also repeatedly reminds that Jesus was a human prophet sent by God, not part of God Himself. Below are some direct quotations from the Qur’an regarding his […]

Muslim Extremists

Many Muslims will pick and choose the parts of Islam to follow. They will take certain subjects (i.e halal meat, beard, etc..) very seriously and then completely ignore other subjects (i.e. how they treat their wife, riba, etc..). Some people will focus so much on certain subjects at the expense of not paying attention to other important subjects. This video about them….the Muslim Extremist.