By: Prof. K. S. Ramakrishna Rao Head of the Dept. of Philosophy, Govt. College for Women. University of Mysore, Mandya-571401 (Karnataka, India). Re-printed from "Islam and Modern age", Hydrabad, March 1978. Mohammad: The Visionary Mind That Transformed Arabia In the desert of Arabia was Mohammad born, according to Muslim [...]
How Angels Are Portrayed in Folklore and Iconography In common folklore, angels are thought of as good forces of nature, hologram images, or illusions. Western iconography sometimes depicts angels as fat cherubic babies or handsome young men or women with a halo surrounding their head. The Islamic View of [...]
By: Azra Pervez How to Be Grateful to God in Islam According to Islam, one of our foremost duties is to be grateful to God for all of His blessings. We can describe three levels of thankfulness: To realize and appreciate all blessings by and within the heart. To [...]
By Saadia Z. Yunus When It Rains, It Pours...But Sometimes, There's a Silver Lining “When it rains, it really does pour,” she said aloud. “Why do horrible things happen to me?” It was just too easy to think this way, to look around and see that so many [...]
By: Saulat Pervez The Life and Legacy of Moses, a Prophet Revered by Islam and Judaism Among the prophets mutually revered by Islam and Judaism is the prominent figure of Moses or Musa, peace be upon him (pbuh). A descendant of Joseph, also known as Yusuf, (pbuh), Moses played a [...]
A Little Taste of an Islamic Art The Glorious Quran was revealed to Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be on him) in the seventh century of the Christian Era (610 CE - 632 CE). The revelations came to the Prophet through the angel Gabriel. For the past fourteen centuries, Muslims [...]
Baghdad's Libraries Muslims learned how to make paper from the Chinese, and proceeded to transform this art into a major industry. By 793 C.E., there were many paper mills in Baghdad. This was a revolutionary development because the existing alternatives to paper were papyrus, which was fragile, and parchment, which [...]
By: Dr. Maurice Bucaille (Edited by Dr. A. A. Bilal Philips) Table of Contents Editor's Foreword Introduction Religion & Science The Qur'an And Science Authenticity Of Qur'an Creation Of The Universe Astronomy The Sun and Moon. Stars and Planets Orbits The Day and Night The Solar Apex Expansion of the [...]
By: Zaid Shakir Islamic Teachings for Children When we talk about Islamic education and our children, the discussion usually revolves around strictly academic issues related to technical aspects of curriculum development, testing standards and methodologies, balancing between secular and religious education, and similar concerns. Sometimes we miss the greater objective [...]
Sura Al-Fatiha "La Apertura" La sura Al-Fatiha ("La apertura") es el primer capítulo del Corán. Sus versículos son una plegaria para pedir la guía de Dios y subrayan el Señorío y la Misericordia de Dios(Alá en árabe). Este capítulo tiene un papel especial en las oraciones diarias (Salat), recitándose al [...]
