Tag: QURAN
“Repent, Believe and do Righteous Work”
And those who do not invoke with Allāh another deity or kill the soul which Allāh has forbidden , except by right, and do not commit unlawful sexual intercourse. And whoever should do that will meet a penalty. Multiplied for him is the punishment on the Day of Resurrection, and…
Who has the right to interpret the Qur’an?
The Qur'ān A book of guidance, revealed by Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) to his beloved Messenger, Muḥammad (sall Allāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam). A book revealed by Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) ' sent down to you, full of blessing, so let people of intelligence ponder its Signs and take heed. ' A…
How the Qur’an led to the iPhone
The Modern World’s Debt to Islām Part 1: Out of Darkness Into Light Part 2: How the Justice of Islām Saved Jews and Christians Part 3: How the Qur'an led to the iPhone This series explores the astronomical impact that Islām had on the world. In the previous article we…
The Timeless Trend of Ridiculing the Caller
Arrogance was the first sin committed violating the right of Allāh. It before drove out the Satan from the company of the angels and, when against people, it drives them away from the company of the righteous. The apex of this illness is: when one is told to have Taqwa (God-consciousness), he turns away in…
The Modern World’s Debt to Islam
The Modern World’s Debt to Islām Part 1: Out of Darkness Into Light Part 2: How the Justice of Islām Saved Jews & Christians Before the coming of Islām, the world was in a state of oppression and injustice. Pre-Islamic Arabia was a dreadful place to live in. Among the…
Conquering Arrogance With Fear & Hope
Every individual is disposed upon acknowledgement of a Lord, a transcendent creator worthy of worship. Some fear the repercussion of admission, whilst others actively allow enveloping layers of arrogance to veil this realisation until it is rendered in their minds a myth. With the occurrence of calamity, arrogance is coerced…
Screaming for the help of Allah
Having listed His blessings on land, sea and in the universe, one is left to wonder at the extent of heedlessness held by those who obstinately remain to surrender to other than Him given their dependence on Him from His extracting edible crops from grain to their voyage at…
Fruits of Following the Sahaba
With terms such as ‘salaf’ and ‘salafism’ having become highly politicised and sensationalised in the public domain, Ustadh Ali Hammuda separates fact from fiction in this series demystifying the status and authority of the constitutive and interpretive “Understanding of the Companions” of the Messenger of God (sallAllāhu ‘alayhi wasallam). The Authority of the Understanding…
How stones changed the course of history
“And when you threw, it was not you who threw; it was rather Allāh that threw” Stone-wielding Palestinians have become a symbol against the brutal illegal occupation. However, the practice of stone-throwing and stones and rocks themselves, have deep religious, cultural and historical resonance as we shall now explore. Abraha…
A Sign in the Floating Aircraft Carrier
Verse 40 spoke of the sun and the moon streaming along at speed in their own orbits. Even though nothing of the naked eye would suggest that the Sun and Moon are moving at speed, through modern advancements in technology we now know that the Moon orbits around the Earth…