Writings on Islam

Half-Told Truths The True Position of Women in Islam Based on the Qur’an & Sunnah Asiff Hussein Little is it known that Islam was the first faith to truly recognize the humanity of women. It was the only faith and still remains the only faith that teaches that women are …

THE GREAT BROTHERHOOD Islamic Teachings on the Equality of Man There is no faith on the face of the earth that has preached so much about the equality of humanity as Islam. Islam did not stop at just preaching about equality, it made it a requirement of every true believer, …

ISLAM         FORMULA FOR THE PERFECT WELFARE STATE In Islam wealth is only a trust given to us during our short term on earth. The real owner of all we own is God, which makes each and every one of us only a trustee or custodian. One day we all …

The Muslim Fast  Why Islam prescribes an obligatory Fast Fasting in the Holy Month of Ramadan is incumbent on every Muslim man and woman. The fast involves keeping away from food, drink and sexual relations from dawn to dusk during the entire lunar month of Ramadan.  All this at a …

Islam – The Key To Happiness Many ask what the key to happiness is. If we can put it in just one word – It is Islam! Islam ensures happiness in many ways. It ensures happiness through its stress on submitting to the Will of the One True God, through …

Superstitions Why Muslims don’t believe in Hogwash Superstitions have been the bane of nations throughout the ages. They are almost as bad as idolatry as they involve false beliefs in things that have no real power. Although some superstitions seem innocuous, they can also become exceedingly dangerous, especially when put …

JINNS Who are they and what Islam says about them God’s creation is full of unseen wonders. Take micro-organisms which we cannot see with the naked eye, but which play a very important role in cleansing the earth of corpses, sewage and faeces by acting upon them, breaking them down …

PREDESTINATION & FREE WILL What Islam says To put it in a nutshell, Islam holds to both predestination and free-will. Both of these have a place in the divine scheme of things. Both these notions, though seemingly contradictory, must of necessity have a place in the heart of the believer, …

Heaven & Hell What Will Be Our Choice for the Hereafter? As Muslims we hold that heaven and hell exist to ensure we earthlings get exactly what we deserve in the hereafter. Those who are godly will be rewarded with paradise and those who are devilish will be penalized with …

The Resurrection And the Life to Come! We Muslims believe that our short life on earth does not end here. Rather it is only a trial in preparation for a better eternal life in the hereafter. It is a test to determine whether we deserve a better world or not. …