Ramadan the best month of the year and is a gift from Allah [swt] and a golden opportunity for us Muslims to get closer to Him by increasing good deeds. For every important thing we do in our life it’s worthwhile to plan ahead and make needed preparations so that it becomes an unforgettable event in our life. Ramadan is an important event in a Muslims life. Some common practices that Muslims engage in are, praying qiyam-al-layl, reading more...

Written by Paul Lunde Illustrated by Michael Grimsdale Additional illustrations courtesy of Bodleian Library Towards the end of the 10th century, Ibn al-Nadim, son of a Baghdad, bookseller and boon companion of Abbasid caliphs, compiled an annotated bibliography of books that had passed through his hands during the course of his long and active life. The sheer number of books that he lists, to say nothing of the range of their subject matter,...

BILAL IBN RABAH (ragiy-Allahu lanhu) The First Muezzin (Prayer Caller) and the first slave convert in Islam One of the basic teachings of the religion of Islam is the unity of mankind and equality of people in the sight of Allah.In chapter 49, verse 13 of the Our’an we read what may be translated as: يُّهَا النَّاسُ اِنَّا خَلَقۡنٰكُمۡ مِّنۡ ذَكَرٍ وَّاُنۡثٰى وَجَعَلۡنٰكُمۡ شُعُوۡبًا وَّقَبَآٮِٕلَ لِتَعَارَفُوۡا‌ ؕ اِنَّ اَكۡرَمَكُمۡ...

Khalid ibn AI-Waleed [ranhu] “The Sword of Allah” (d. 21 A.H.) It is reported that Prophet Muhammad [saw] said, ‘The better ones of you in the Days of Ignorance are the better ones of you in Islam when they understand (the religion).” These wise words of Prophet Muhammad [saw] were best proved in the case of our hero today, Khalid ibn AI-Waleed. For, it was Khalid ibn AI-Waleed who managed to cause the defeat of the...

A series made by MBC. Watch to makes you love the sahaba more and more. Umar Ibn Al-Khattab raḍyAllāhu ‘anhu (may Allāh be pleased with him) is a pioneering figure in the Islāmic world. He was a leader, a statesman, a pious and God conscious Muslim who showed respect for all people including non-Muslims and he ordered the Muslims to treat non-Muslims with respect. He showed us how to apply the Quranic injunction “there is no compulsion in...