By Editorial Staff The names and attributes of God include “the Trier” and “the Tester”. The Lord and Creator of this universe is intuitively the One Who can try and test all creatures and none can try or test Him. Trier & Tester in Islam In the Qur’an, God (called “Allah” in Arabic) is often referred … Read more
Al-Hafiz B.A. Masri Animals in Islam Excerpts are from the book by the same name, written by Al-Hafiz B.A. Masri, the first Sunni Imam of the Shah Jehan mosque (Woking, U.K.) when it was the Islamic center of Europe. He is widely respected for the depth of his scholarship in this field. (An Imam is … Read more
By Truth Seeker Staff “And you see the earth dead and barren. Then, when We send down water onto it, it quivers and swells and sprouts with luxuriant plants of every kind.” (Al-Hajj 22:5) The Arabic word for “quivers” is “ihtazzat,” meaning “to set in motion, come alive, quiver, move, stir; the movement and stretching … Read more
New images have been found revealing amazing truths behind verses in the Qur’an that depict the embryonic development. The Qur’an is said to be the Word of God (Allah) and such miraculous phenomena are used to authenticate this statement. The Qur’an claims that the embryo is a “Alaqah” which means either a blood clot, suspended … Read more
The road to salvation is through certain belief that there is only One God and that He is Oft Forgiving and Most Merciful. Islam states unreservedly that there is no such concept as original sin and that God does not require a blood sacrifice in order to forgive humankind for their sins and transgressions. “Say: … Read more
In part 1 of this series ‘Salvation in Islam’, we learnt that salvation is attained by worshipping the One God. We worship Him alone and we follow His commandments. We also learnt that Islam does not recognise the concept of original sin, thus Muslims believe that all people are born sin-free. In the following article … Read more
Islam teaches us that salvation is attainable through the worship of God alone. A person must believe in God and follow His commandments. This is the same message taught by all the Prophets including Moses and Jesus. There is only One worthy of worship. One God, alone without partners, sons, or daughters. Salvation and thus … Read more
Dr. Albar is a Consultant to the King Fahad Medical Research Center, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah. In this excellent, fully illustrated study, written in plain English with only the minimum of technical words, he presents a summary of present knowledge about human embryonic development in the light of the Qur’an and Hadith. The Qur’anic … Read more
The E-Da`wah Committee, owned by Al-Najat Charity Society in Kuwait, presents this short video on the concept of salvation in the three Abrahamic religions; Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Has the concept of Salvation preoccupied you your whole life? What is the path to the Divine forgiveness and mercy? What is the path to God and to Paradise? … Read more
The main proof of Muhammad’s Prophethood (peace be upon him) is and forever will be the miraculous Qur’an which was revealed by God to him through Angel Gabriel. God Almighty, out of His mercy for Jews and Christians (respectfully referred to in the Qur’an as the People of the Book) also provided an additional proof … Read more