Fasting on Muharram 10, known as the Day of ‘Ashura’, expiates for the sins of the past year. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived in Madinah in 622 CE, he found that the Jews there fasted on Muharram 10 and asked them the reason for their fasting on this day. They…
Sadly, in our age, when consumerism is the new religion for vast numbers of people, many parents completely ignore the spiritual needs of their children. By Roshan Shah To be a parent is to take on one of the most challenging responsibilities possible”of being the vehicle for providing for the various needs of the child…
What the Prophet (Pbuh) is warning against is argument for argument’s sake. He does not tell us not to have different views on matters which admit such differences, but he does tell us not to try to defend our views as if proving ourselves to be right, as an end in itself. The goal should…
On the ninth day of the Prophet’s (Pbuh) Hajj, the pilgrims proceeded to the Plain of Arafat to stand on the Mount of Mercy. There they stood and prayed to Allah for His mercy. Hajj is one of the five tenets of Islam and every Muslim having the means, and healthy enough to travel, must…
Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) encouraged cheerfulness. He encouraged us to smile and to be good-natured. Even meeting another person with a cheerful disposition is a powerful act of kindness. He taught us to be happy and to spread happiness to others. By Sheima Salam Sumer Abdullah bin Harith reported, “I have never seen a man who…
Jakarta: Nahdlatul Ulema (NU), Indonesia’s biggest Islamic organization, is of the opinion that making Indonesia a peaceful country is more important than forcing it to adopt Sharia law, the organization’s leader has said. NU chairman Said Aqil Siradj emphasized that NU wanted Indonesia to become a darussalam country, which in Arabic means an “abode of…
Paris: France’s main religious leaders have sent a message of unity and solidarity following a meeting with French President Francois Hollande, after two extremists attacked a Catholic church and slit the throat of an elderly priest, last month. Hollande was presiding over a defense council and cabinet meeting after speaking with Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Muslim…
Nuns’ Island, Montreal: Christians, Muslims and Jews in Nun’s Island in Montreal, Québec, Canada, have come together recently under the same roof, hoping to spread the message of peace and unity. A Jewish Chabad centre, the Al-Jazira Islamic Centre and the Catholic Ste. Marguerite Bourgeoys Church have all moved into the same building, a project…
The Mobile Muslims Exhibition, a 40 day journey, is a coast-to-coast campaign that is looking to debunk some of the common misconceptions about the religion and culture through community education, Canadian CTV News reported. “We want people to know the good side, the true side of this religion. Islam is a very peaceful and loving…
A Hadith (related by Al-Bukhari in Al-Adab Al-Mufrad) quotes the Prophet (peace be upon him) as saying: “Ambiguity provides a way out of telling lies.” This is a clear sanction to resort to ambiguity in order to avoid telling a lie. It is well known that telling lies is totally unacceptable in Islam. No matter…
