(part 1 of 2): endure suffering with patience Before we talk about how a believer behaves when he is sick or injured, it is important to understand what Islam is telling us about life in this world. Our existence here on earth is just a short stay on the way to our real life in … Weiterlesen
(part 1 of 3) “He (God) said:“ What prevented you (o Satan) from prostrating after I told you to? ? “ He (Satan) said: „I am better than he (Adam). You created me out of fire, but you made him out of clay!“ (Quran 7:12) This is how the history of racism begins. Satan considered … Weiterlesen
(part 1 of 3): Peace with God The Relationship Between Islam and “Peace” (Salaam) Perhaps it is best to start a discussion of the relationship between Islam and Peace and Security with a statement which you hear a lot these days: „Islam means peace“. If the one who makes this statement thinks that the … Weiterlesen
Wie beeinflusste die Ausbreitung des Islam die Entwicklung der Wissenschaften? Der Islam fordert den Menschen auf, die Kräfte seines Geistes und seiner Beobachtung zu nutzen. In den wenigen Jahren der Ausbreitung des Islams erblühten große Zivilisationen und Universitäten. Die Synthese von westlichen und östlichen Ideen und von alten und neuen Gedanken brachten großartige Fortschritte in … Weiterlesen
A few centuries before Jesus, the outstanding Greek civilization began to blossom, producing such outstanding brains as Aristotle, Euclid, Socrates, Galen and Ptolemy. Her contributions to philosophy, mathematics, geography, astronomy and medicine became cornerstones of modern science. Then the control of the Romans weakened and the subsequent rise of Christianity brought the calendar we all … Weiterlesen
(part 1 of 2) Napoleon Bonaparte Quoted in Christian Cherfils: ‚Bonaparte and Islam,‘ (Bonaparte and Islam) Pedone Ed., Paris, France, 1914, pp. 105, 125. – Original reference: “Correspondance de Napoléon Ier Tome V pièce n ° 4287 du 17 / 07/1799 … ” “ Moses conveyed the existence of God to his people. Jesus … Weiterlesen
From coffee to checks and the three-course menu, the Muslim world has brought us many innovations that we take for granted in the West. Here are 20 of the most influential innovations: (1) The story began with his Arab named Khalid grazing his goats in the Kaffa region in southern Ethiopia when he noticed that … Weiterlesen
When one talks about religion, one often hears that no one has the right to judge anyone else’s belief or that religion is a person’s private affair, and we cannot say what is right and what is wrong. Throughout history, societies have based their laws and values on „absolute truths“ that they believed to be … Weiterlesen
(part 1 of 2): introduction Islam, which was revealed to Muhammad – God’s praise and peace be upon him – is the continuation and culmination of all previous religions, and is therefore valid for all times and all peoples. This position of Islam is supported by clear evidence. First, there is no other disclosed … Weiterlesen
Many people are amazed at the theory of biological evolution – the theory that species living on Earth today were derived from others in the past, and that the present diversity of living things as we see them now is a result of descent with modifications in the course of time of numerous generations. Muslims … Weiterlesen