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The term ‘fitrah’ can be defined as the pristine nature within human beings that leads them to acknowledge the truth of Allah’s ﷻ existence and follow His guidance. Allah ﷻ has gifted us with this innate belief and has engraved it within our souls. If a person happens to turn away from guidance, they would still possess this innate characteristic … Continue Reading

Question:

Salaam IR!

Pray this finds you well.

Wanted to ask how do you explain to kids that Christmas isn’t allowed in Islam. Like Santa Claus and Xmas tree. Like I reside in not a Western country but it’s like during this festive season they are everywhere even in supermarkets so it’s hard to escape these things.

They tend to … Continue Reading

Question:

Salaam alaykum

Hi!

Wanted to ask like how do you inform a 6 year old about other faiths.
He saw a church once and as you know they beautify it a lot during Christmas and he wanted to go in and see.
And I was kinda confused and shocked on what to say and what to do.

How do … Continue Reading

Introduction

The Prophet ﷺ said, “The best people are those of my generation, and then those who will come after them (the next generation), and then those who will come after them (i.e. the next generation)…” [Sahih al-Bukhari 6429]

These generations of role models consist of various kinds of people, from businessmen to scientists, as well as slaves. These slaves … Continue Reading

The widely acknowledged and immoral form of slavery that was prevalent in the earlier societies is appalling. Islam, on the contrary, took a strong stance against such practices and changed the manner of enslavement and slave treatment.

Slaves in Islam are treated with kindness and compassion. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,

“They are your brothers whom Allah has put

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Allah ﷻ created the Heavens and the Earth, and He ﷻ subjected them to our use so that we may seek His bounties and be grateful to Him. Energy is one of Allah’sﷻ  many bounties to us; it can be defined as the ability to do work. All these tremendous developments and modern civilizations are due to the ability to … Continue Reading

The concept of slavery in Islam has invited a lot of controversy from people with different viewpoints. This is because of the misunderstanding that has occurred with the sub-concepts involved, including the real meaning of slavery in Islam, the rulings on slavery, its sources and reasons, the rights and duties of slaves as equal to free people, rulings on freedom … Continue Reading