Reality of Angels In common folklore, angels are thought of as good forces of nature, hologram images, or illusions. Western iconography sometimes depicts angels as fat cherubic babies or handsome young men or women with a halo surrounding their head. In Islamic doctrine, they are real created beings who will eventually suffer death, but are […]
(III) God Alone Is Entitled To Worship Islam lays much greater emphasis on how belief in God translates into righteous, obedient life and good morals rather than proving His existence through theological intricacies. Hence, the Islamic motto is that the primary message preached by the prophets was surrender to God’s will and His worship and
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Belief in God in Islam consists of four matters: (I) Belief in God’s existence. (II) God is the Supreme Lord. (III) God Alone is entitled to worship. (IV) God is known by His Most Beautiful Names and Attributes. (I) Belief in God’s Existence God’s existence does not require proof by scientific, mathematical, or philosophical arguments.
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Introduction At the heart of Islam lies belief in God. The core of the Islamic creed is bearing witness to the phrase, La illaha illa Allah, “There is no true deity deserving worship but God.” The testimony to this belief, called tawhid, is the axis around which all Islam revolves. Moreover, it is the first of the two
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Jesus (peace be upon him) was among the five greatest messengers sent to humanity—collectively called the Ulul’Azm[1]. He was the last messenger before our Messenger Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him. According to Imam as-Suyuti, he is also counted as the greatest of the Sahabah (companion of Prophet Muhammad). This is because he
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This article will look at the story of the mother of Moses, peace be upon him,as she strove to save her child from almost imminent death and derive lessons from that. We will only focus on the verses in Surah Al-Qasas (Chapter 28) in the Quran, even though the story is mentioned in other places in the Quran as well. “We
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Today we will talk about one of the greatest conversations in the history of humanity, when God spoke directly to Moses, peace be upon him, in the mountain! We will focus on one of the passages in the Quran even though it is mentioned in other passages. We will pick Surah Taha (Chapter 20) to be our
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The happiest people who ever lived on the face of the Earth were the Prophets. This is in spite of the fact that they suffered more than anyone else. They had to endure severe persecution in delivering the message that God had entrusted them with. Beyond that, they were subjected to the same difficulties that
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Prophet Shuaib, known in Biblical literature as Jethro, is one of only four Arab prophets mentioned by name in the Quran. Many scholars believe that Shuaib was the elderly man who offered Moses safety, security and the hand of one of his daughters in marriage, when he fled Egypt. There are no authentic sources either
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9. Lot or Loot is mentioned 17 times in the Quran. He is the nephew of Abraham, the son of Abraham’s brother. Lot lived towards the southern tip of the Dead Sea. His people were from Sodom and Gomorrah. Lot believed in Abraham and after their return from Egypt, they settled in separate locations. People of Sodom were
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