By Bassam Zawadi Some Muslims are facing difficulties with passages such as Surah 2:37, 54, 160 and others, which state that Allah repented. Most, if not all, translations would translate the Arabic word for repent as meaning “relenting towards” or “pardoned”. The reason for this is because that is the correct meaning. In English … Read more
By Bassam Zawadi Please note: This paper is discussing non-Muslims in general and not exceptions to the general rule. Of course a Musilm can be friends with his non-Muslim wife and with his non-Muslim parents (31:15), etc. Before I proceed to my article, I want to clarify what I mean by the word “friend”. … Read more
By Bassam Zawadi Christians love to keep pointing out that stories found in Islamic sources could actually also be found in earlier sources (see here) and by Allah’s grace there have also been Muslims refuting these claims (see here). I think what these Christians fail to realize is that Islam does teach that … Read more
By Sheikh Salih Al Munajjid Question: Due to the inclination of the earth’s axis of rotation, regions nearest to one pole experience continuous day for some months, for example, the trading city of Tromso (about 50000 inhabitants) in northern Norway (in which 0.4% of its population comes from islamic countries) where the sun is … Read more
By Bassam Zawadi Saheeh Bukhari Volume 8, Book 77, Number 611: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, “Adam and Moses argued with each other. Moses said to Adam. ‘O Adam! You are our father who disappointed us and turned us out of Paradise.’ Then Adam said to him, ‘O Moses! Allah favored you with His talk … Read more
By Understanding Islam Question: A Christian missionary has cited the following Hadith from Bukhari and is demanding an explanation: Volume 9, Book 84, Number 57: Narrated `Ikrima: Some Zanadiqa (atheists) were brought to `Ali and he burnt them. The news of this event, reached Ibn `Abbas who said, “If I had been in his place, … Read more
By Moiz Amjad Mr. P. Newton with Mr. Rafiqul-Haqq has written an article titled: “Grammatical Errors in the Qur’an [1]“. He writes: Muslims claim the Qur’an not just to be a human literary masterpiece, but a divine literary miracle. But this claim does not square with the facts. For the Qur’an, which we have … Read more
By IslamReligion.com All mandates of the religion of Islam are from God, the Wise, and thus one deduces that all things which are permitted are due to the fact that their benefit to the self and society outweighs their harms. When one analyzes the reasons and results of the allowance of polygamy, it will … Read more
By Rasheed Gonzales The praise is for Allah, and it is sufficed. May peace be upon His slaves who He has chosen. As for what follows . After painting a sexually explicit picture for his Christian readers with a long introduction in which he describes the Hūrîs of Paradise, their physical features, and other … Read more
By Bassam Zawadi A lot of Islamic critics tend to attack and criticize Islam because its Shariah Law is strict. I agree that Islam is very strict when it comes to justice, but why complain and argue about something that will not affect you? Who are the people that should complain about Shariah Law? … Read more