Self-Love & Allah’s Decree!
•Self-love defined as “love of self” or “regard for one’s own happiness or advantage” has both been conceptualized as a basic human necessity and sometimes as a moral flaw, akin…
JEALOUSY & ENVY
The general definition of “JEALOUSY” is the resentment against a rival, a person enjoying success or advantage, etc., or against another’s success or advantage itself. It is also the mental…
French Muslims protect church
As a French-born Muslim, Elyazid Benferhat’s stomach turned when he heard about a deadly Islamic extremist attack on a church in Nice. Then he decided to act. A self-described man…
“Traditional” Muslims vs the Modernists
I preface saying that I am publishing this article from a journalistic perspective. My intent is not to offend any particular group. I only want to educate those who may…
WHAT IS THE ISLAMIC POSITION ON HELPING OTHERS; (NON-MUSLIMS INCLUDED)?
Islam expects “people” to practice tolerance in their family, society and everyday life. It is the teaching of Islam that when faced with ill-treatment by any unwise person, a sensible…
WHO IS THE GREATEST MAN IN HISTORY?
• Alphonse de Lamartine (1790-1869) French poet and statesman: “Philosopher, orator, apostle, legislator, warrior, conqueror of ideas, restorer of rational dogmas, of a cult without images; the founder of twenty…
DID YOU KNOW? (President Eisenhower opened a Mosque in Washington D.C. in 1957)
“I should like to assure you, my Islamic friends, that under the American Constitution, under American tradition, and in American hearts, this center, this place of worship, is just as…
WHO WAS MUHAMMAD; THE PROPHET OF ISLAM?
Muhammad (Peace be upon him) was more than an Arab religious, social, and political leader. He was more than the custodian of Islam. He was a prophet & messenger, sent…
DOES THE QUR’AN SAY ANYTHING ABOUT VIRUSES OR PANDEMICS?
I was asked, by a non-Muslim, “does the Qur’an make mention about viruses and/or pandemics? If so, how are we to deal with such a situation?” No. The Qur’an does…
Western civilization as we know it wouldn’t exist without Islamic culture
Algebra, alchemy, artichoke, alcohol, and apricot all derive from Arabic words which came to the West during the age of Crusades. Even more fundamental are the Indo-Arabic numerals (0-9), which…