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 ...

Allah the Almighty says: {Have you (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) not seen how your Lord dealt with the owners of the Elephant? [The Elephant army which came from Yemen under the command of Abraha ...

The moon is the earth’s dark satellite, visible only by reflecting the light of the sun. The visible area of the moon changes daily according to the angle formed by line between the sun, the earth and ...

The Quran and Hadith emphasize that the concept of peace in Islam is maintained through love, justice, and the fulfillment of rights.

Abu `Ubaidah is one of the ten Companions who were given the glad tidings of entering Paradise. Asma’ bint Abi Bakr belonged to a distinguished Muslim family. Her father, Abu Bakr, was a close friend ...

Continuing his speech he said: “People, you have an obligation towards your womenfolk and they have an obligation towards you… When the time of pilgrimage drew near, the Prophet caused it to be known ...

The minaret of a mosque used to be the place from which the muezzin would call out for prayers. Allahumma rabba hadhihi-d-da‘awati-t-tammati wa-s-Salati-l-qa’imati, ati Muhammadan il-wasilata ...

In the context of IslamOnline.net’s special coverage of Muslims in South Africa, we present a series of profiles of prominent South African Muslim figures. Below is the profile of Sheikh Ahmed Deedat, ...

I would like to clear a misunderstanding among certain Muslims, which some Christian missionaries are trying to take undue advantage of: The Muslims do not believe that the Torah and Bible are lost, ...

The story of Aisha bint Abi Bakar can be summarized as follows: According to the available records, she was born in 614 C. E. and she died in 678 C. E. She was the daughter of one of the Prophet’s ...

This shows that his distinctive quality was that he was a blessing incarnate in word and deed. According to a tradition recorded in the Sahih of Imam Muslim, when the Prophet’s opponents greatly ...

The truth about Islam is that it is the religion of Allah, the One and Only God of the universe. From the very beginning of human existence on earth, Allah has been guiding mankind through His ...