Is Satan A Fallen Angel Or Jinn? What’s The Difference?
THE JINN In Islam, Satan is known to be a Jinn, not a fallen angel. According to Islamic teachings, Jinn are a separate creation than angels, created from smokeless fire,…
A True Look At The Muslim Ummah/community.
What makes Muslim communities in America uniquely different from others? Muslim communities in America may differ from other communities in several ways. Firstly, Islam is a central aspect of their…
Men And Women Are Different!
بِسۡمِ اللهِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِ يٰۤـاَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوۡا رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِىۡ خَلَقَكُمۡ مِّنۡ نَّفۡسٍ وَّاحِدَةٍ وَّخَلَقَ مِنۡهَا زَوۡجَهَا وَبَثَّ مِنۡهُمَا رِجَالًا كَثِيۡرًا وَّنِسَآءً ۚ وَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ الَّذِىۡ تَسَآءَلُوۡنَ بِهٖ وَالۡاَرۡحَامَ ؕ اِنَّ…
Religion & Food: A Sources of Life?
IS THEIR A ROLE FOR FOOD IN RELIGION? In religion, food is one of the most important parts of religious ceremonies. The role of food in religious culture is an…
GOD’S LAW VS MAN-MADE LAWS
What happens when one’s spiritual teachings and moral principles, which were formed by way of Divine writs (such as the Torah, the Bible, the Qur’an etc.), clashes with the man-made…
GOD vs. SATAN; RELIGION vs. GUNS
“Command righteousness and forbid wrongdoing…” (S. 3:110) Depending on the translation from the Quran, the phrase may also be translated as commanding what is just and forbidding what is evil,…
Is Silence With Prayer Behind It Enough?
USING OUR FAITH TO TRY TO HEAL OUR VERY FRACTURED AND INJURED WORLD We here at Interfaith Library are acutely aware of these difficult times we live in and acknowledge…
Let’s Truly Start Talking And Listening To One Another.
The power of religion can be used as a major force of unification among divergent factions, and hence it can play a key role in the promotion of global peace…
CHANGE STARTS FIRST WITH ONE’S SELF
Don’t Let Your Fear Feed On Ignorance. Fear is a basic human emotion, with a very natural function in our lives. It is very much part of our survival mechanism.…
How Does Islam, Christianity & Judaism View Free Will?
Islam (Contributed by: Imam M. Abdus Salaam) In the above example, the parachuter had the choice and free will to jump out of an airplane. It was his choice and…