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Islam’s position on sorcery for both the one who practices magic and the one who believes in sorcery can be summed up in just one sentence.  Sorcery is absolutely forbidden.  However, let us try to discover why Islam forbids it.  Remembering that Islam is a way of life, not just a set of beliefs that […]

God has sent thousands of prophets to humankind. Every nation on earth received a Prophet. They all preached the same message – to worship One God, alone, without partners, sons, or daughters.  All the prophets and messengers came for the same purpose, to lead mankind to God. “By God, We indeed sent (Messengers) to the

One of the practices prevalent before Islam was excessive wailing and lamenting for the dead.  This was denounced by Islam and is strictly forbidden.  Prophet Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, made this abundantly clear when he told his companions and thus the believers until the end of time, ‘the

In part 1we learned that the religion of Islam upholds the rights of the dead and the dying.  Death should not be a stranger to us and Muslims are encouraged to remember death even in the midst of life.  Death is an ever present, a part of everybody’s life and the simple procedures set by

In this still sparkling, bright 21st century many of us have forgotten about death.  It is a scary stranger.  One we do not dare think about for fear that it will creep up behind us and take us away from the only life we know.  In the past however, death was an ever present friend.  People

We are not alone!  This statement sounds a little like an ad for a science fiction movie.  It could be just that, but it is not.  We really are not alone here on earth.  We are God’s creatures but we are not God’s only creatures.  In the past two articles we have learned a great

Is Satan (Shaytaan) one of the jinn?[1]  Satan, Shaytann, the devil, Iblees, the personification of evil, is known by many names.  The Christians usually call him Satan; to Muslims he is known as Shaytaan.  He is first introduced to us in the story of Adam and Eve and although the Christian and Islamic traditions have

Throughout history humankind has been attracted to the supernatural.  Spirits, ghosts and many other strange creatures have filled our minds and captured our imaginations.  Strange and beguiling spectres have at times lead people to commit the greatest of all sins – Shirk.[1] So are these spirits real?  Are they more than just figments of our imagination, or

The Islamic Ruling on Fortune-telling Because of the sacrilege and heresy involved in fortune telling, Islam has taken a very strong stance towards it.  Islam opposes any form of association with those who practice fortune-telling, except to advise them to give up their forbidden practices. Visitation of Fortune-tellers The Prophet, may the mercy and blessings

Man cannot gain control over the Jinn as this 0was a special miracle given only to Prophet Sulaymaan.  In fact, contact with the Jinn in circumstances other than possession, or accident is most often made by the performance of sacrilegious acts despised and forbidden in the religion.  The evil Jinn summoned in this fashion may aid