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What does fasting during the month of Ramadan mean? The word Ramadan comes from the Arabic root word, “Ramad,” which means “excessive heat”. People in the past used to fast during summer when the heat was at its climax.  This year Ramadan fasting will take place in August, in which the intensity of the summer heat [...]

There are many issues today that have given rise to environmentalism, which is active participation in attempts to solve environmental pollution and resource problems.  This concept is not new, however; the Quran orders the wise treatment of the earth and its resources and Prophet Muhammad’s dictates and conduct, known as the sunnah, demonstrate …[Read more]

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1. God created us to worship Him : “I have only created Jinns and men, that they may serve (worship ) Me. No sustenance do I require of them, nor do I require that they should feed Me.” (51:56-57) 2. What is the meaning of worship? Ans. Sayings, actions, and thoughts that please God, benefit you and other people. God says: “Behold, your Lord…[Read more]

Ramadan is not a month of laziness, irresponsibility and non-accountability as many people think. I would like to prove in this article that such people not only have erred but have also distorted the pure and noble meaning of Ramadan thus ripping it of its essence. Reading about the victories that took place during the [...]

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The enforcement of the Muslim Brotherhood is the greatest social ideal of Islam. On it was based the Prophet Muhammad’s sermon at his farewell pilgrimage in Makkah. Islam cannot be completely realized until this ideal is achieved. It should be borne in mind that everything that jeopardizes and threatens the Islamic Brotherhood is regarded as [...]

Muhammad Asad (formerly Leopold Weiss ) (1900–1992), an Austrian Jew who converted to Islam, was a 20th century journalist, traveler, writer, social critic, linguist, thinker, reformer, diplomat, political theorist, translator and scholar. Asad was one of the 20th century’s most influential European Muslims. In 1947, Asad was given Pakistani c…[Read more]