MY first memory is from the time I was three years old. I remember asking my father: “What would I become as I die?” He was very amazed to hear such a question from my little mind and unfortunately he was not able to answer me. Here, in Estonia, (...)
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ISLAMIC Law protects basic human rights like the preservation of life, property, and honor for Muslims and non-Muslims alike. Whether the non-Muslims are residents or visitors, they are guaranteed these rights. These rights cannot be taken away (...)
THE first time I ever thought about having Islam as my religion was at the age of 15. Reading a story in my high school religion book about a Swedish woman who converted made me think: How would it be if I became a Muslim? How would it change my (...)
Lying is a common part of human relationships. People lie for a variety of reasons. They may lie as part of self-presentation, in order to present a more favorable image to others.
People may also lie in order to minimize conflict, because lying (...)
There is much talk these days about the allowance Islam gives to the existence of other religions in the world. Some of the opinion that Islam orders that Muslims fight the world until everyone becomes Muslim, creating ill-feeling without actually (...)
Peter Sanders was born in London in 1946. His professional career in photography began during the mid-sixties where he photographed most of the major stars in the music business including Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, The Who, the Rolling (...)
IIThe judicial system in Islam is a system for deciding between people in litigation with the aim of settling their disputes in accordance with the injunctions of the Divine Law, injunctions that are taken from the Qur'an and Sunnah.
The Messengers (...)
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“And among His Signs is this, that He created for you mates from among yourselves, that you may find repose in them, and He has put between you affection and mercy. Verily, in that are indeed signs for a people who reflect.” (Qur'an (...)
being of the “other” instead of just the “self” is a virtue so rooted in the religion that it is evident even to those outside it. The British humanitarian and civil rights lawyer, Clive Stafford-Smith, a non-Muslim, stated: “What I like about Islam (...)
Islam is the religion revealed for all of humankind. It is not exclusively for Arabs or Asians, men or women, the wealthy or the downtrodden. Islam is the religion and way of life that assures that humankind is able to access all of their rights. It (...)
First of all, I would like to start by saying that this true story is not for my own fame or admiration, but for the sake of my Lord and your Lord God. All praises due to God, the Lord of the worlds, the Beneficent, the Merciful Owner of the day of (...)
Just what exactly are human rights? Is it just the right to life? Alternately, is it the right to freedom, liberty and justice? Do human rights include having the right to security and a safe haven?
Since the end of World War II, Western (...)
I am an American woman who was born in the midst of America's “Heartland”. I grew up, just like any other girl, being fixated with the glamor of life in “the big city”. Eventually, I moved to Florida and on to South Beach of Miami, a hotspot for (...)
Muhammad Asad was born Leopold Weiss in July 1900 in the city of Lvov (German Lemberg), now in Poland, then part of the Austrian Empire. He was the descendant of a long line of rabbis, a line broken by his father, who became a barrister. Asad (...)
ISLAM covers every aspect of life, it is not a religion that can be bought out and polished on a Sunday or for specific celebrations. Islam, through the words of God in the Qur'an, and the traditions of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), offers (...)
The Lagoon nebula (Figure 1) is a cloud of gas and dust, about 60 light years in diameter. It is excited by the ultraviolet radiation of the hot stars that have recently formed within its bulk. (Horizons, Exploring the Universe, Seeds, plate 9, from (...)