By Paul Salahuddin Armstrong "...IF My servants ask thee about Me - behold, I am near; I respond to the call of him who calls, whenever he calls unto Me: let them, then, respond unto Me, and believe in Me, so that they might follow the right way." ~ Holy Qur'an 2:186 (M. Asad) Allah…Read more Only Allah SWT knows our final destination…
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Don’t Just Say “Insha Allah”, Make It So!
By Paul Salahuddin Armstrong As Muslims, it is our custom to say "insha Allah" (God willing) whenever we agree to do something. The sad thing is, many brothers and sisters today, just say "insha Allah" even if they have no intention whatsoever, of doing that which they are agreeing to do. If you really are…Read more Don’t Just Say “Insha Allah”, Make It So!
2013, a Year Specially Blessed by Allah?
"Verily, in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the succession of night and day, there are indeed messages for all who are endowed with insight, [and] who remember God when they stand, and when they sit, and when they lie down to sleep and [thus] reflect on the creation of the heavens…Read more 2013, a Year Specially Blessed by Allah?
Religious Visions, Testimonies and Conversions
By Paul Salahuddin Armstrong Fanatical Christians often claim not to have heard of anyone being told by God to leave Christianity, while citing testimonies of "ex-Muslims" hearing directly from Jesus Christ, peace be upon him, to leave Islam. How much weight can we put in these claims, and how should Muslims respond to them? Well…Read more Religious Visions, Testimonies and Conversions
Keep Calm it’s Sunnah
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem "Seek help in patience and prayer; and truly it is hard save for the humble-minded, who know that they will have to meet their Lord, and that unto Him they are returning." ~ Holy Quran 2:45-6 (M. M. Pickthall) http://www.KhilafahOnline.com http://www.facebook.com/KhilafahOnline
If I could finish reading all these books…
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem: As the timeless words of Allah SWT, the Holy Quran is unlike any other. The study guide for life, death, and what then follows. Therefore, it most assuredly deserves a great deal more careful study than any other book, necessitating the reader return to the early narrations of those who witnessed its…Read more If I could finish reading all these books…
The School Girl and the Candy!
Once, a young girl went shopping with her mum after school. In one of the shops they visited, an assistant looked at the cute child and showed her a bottle of candy, and said, "Dear child, would you like some sweets?" The girl didn't take. The assistant was surprised... Such a small child, yet she…Read more The School Girl and the Candy!
Don’t Be So Quick To Judge…
The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu `alaihi wa sallam, said, “Grab five things before five others: your youth before your old age, your health before your illness, your wealth before your poverty, your free-time before your preoccupation, and your life before your death.” [al-Hakim] The Prophet, sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam, said, “Lose no time to do…Read more Don’t Be So Quick To Judge…
Don’t forget those who are impoverished and the orphans…
Don't forget those who are impoverished and the orphans during our Eids, for Islam stressed charity and helping any who are in need, for they too have the right to be happy, clean, to eat, play and to wear new clothes. Nor should we ONLY be thinking of those less well off than ourselves during…Read more Don’t forget those who are impoverished and the orphans…
To That End, He Gives Man Hope.
"Pandora brought the jar with the evils and opened it. It was the gods' gift to man, on the outside a beautiful, enticing gift, called the "lucky jar." Then all the evils, those lively, winged beings, flew out of it. Since that time, they roam around and do harm to men by day and night.…Read more To That End, He Gives Man Hope.
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