By: Nuh Ha Mim Keller Philosophy to Islam: Nuh Ha Mim Keller's Journey "I studied philosophy at the university and it taught me to ask two things of whoever claimed to have the truth: What do you mean, and how do you know? When I asked these questions of [...]
How I came to Islam - By: Yusuf Islam From Musician to Muslim by Allah's Will All I have to say is all what you know already, to confirm what you already know, the message of the Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) as given by God - the Religion of [...]
By: Khadija Evans Khadija Evans: From Christianity to Islam Khadija Evans, an American who experimented with umpteen Christian denominations, atheism and even Wicca tells how her post-September 11 investigations of Islam led first herself then her husband to their final spiritual home. How We Came To Embrace Islam? My [...]
This American lady, a former radical feminist and Southern Baptist from Oklahoma, studied the Quran, Sahih Muslim and fifteen other books on Islam in an attempt to convert the Arabs in her college class to Christianity and "save those poor ignorant heathens from the fires of hell." Guess what happened?! [...]
By: Karen Armstrong Separating Fact from Fiction on Violence and Peace Could it be possible that Islam, whose light ended the Dark Ages in Europe, now propounds the advent of an age of terror? Could a faith that has over 1.2 billion followers the world over, and over 7 [...]
By: Robert Salaam On 9/11, I Learned What It Means to Be a Marine, a Patriot, and a Muslim 9/11 is a day of reflection for me for several reasons. On 9/11 I found out that: 1. I really was a Marine 2. I was willing to die for my [...]
By: Riad Saloojee, The Globe and Mail, 1/16/2002 Islam: Beyond the Jihadist Stereotype An enduring aftermath of Sept. 11 is the continued spotlight on Islam. Almost daily, self-declared experts dissect Islam in articles, commentaries, political prognostications, and, too often, the apocalyptic scenario of a clash of civilizations. Some of these [...]
Islam by the Numbers: Country-Specific Statistics and Global Presence
What is Hijab? American Muslim women today are rediscovering the pristine Islam as revealed by Allah, (God), to the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh1), more than 1,400 years ago, but without any of the contradictions of ancestral culture. Consequently they are essentially engaging in a life-long exercise of rediscovering their own selves [...]
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