Like many Baha'is in the West, I grew up with Christianity, and later embraced a new religion because of the progressive social teachings and the universal and inclusive teachings. The move from Christianity to the Baha'i Faith seemed to be a natural progression. Baha'i communities in the West...
I came to understand and appreciate the beauty of Islam by studying it through the lens of the Hadith of Jibreel and then reading a translation of the Qur'an. And thank goodness for the podcasts on Muslim Central and SeekersHub. I am looking for suggestions of other resources, in print or...
There has been much discussion on RF about the stories of Genesis and how Christians make sense of scripture in the light of modern science. I thought it would be interesting to examine Muslim beliefs as there are many similarities between what Christians and Muslims believe in regards Noah...
Hi all,
Here is a small introduction to a book that has just been published..
There is a something special about this book, which researches the topic of Wilayat-Al-Faqih (the Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist)..
This important point is that the author has done this research firstly for...
Courageous Saudi writer Maha Akeel writes article against terrorism in the guise of protecting religion, you can read it here:
Terrorism in the guise of protecting religion
You would think that if a book such as the Bible has significant prophetic content it would mention Islam if it were a true religion from G-d. Even if it were a false religion, wouldn't it get a mention? Lets consider the facts that I hope we can all agree on. The Bible was written by multiple...
When we look closer to the holy quran, and serach to understand the divine message in the holly text, anyone will surely discover so many wonderful facts which may change his life:
Please be patient to hear the presentation of Pr Jeffrey Lang, an eminent American Mathematic Professor and his...
I am muslim, and would like to learn from you and share my knowledge about islam and the holy quran, my aim is to give the true image of islam and spread the good word & peace.
I hope Allah may help me:
Sourat 20.Taha:
V 25.[Moses] said, "My Lord, expand for me my breast [with assurance]-26...
Below is a mauquf Hadith (taken from the saying of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ)’s companions). If you read the original Arabic letters of this hadith and compare them with the English translation already circulated around, then clearly you will realize that the hadith is not talking about Khurasan at...
Pakistan forced Geert Wilders to cancel Muhammad Cartoon Contest by "murder threat"
1 Amsterdam Imaam called to protect Geert Wilders, but Muslim organisation CMO did not agree (spoiler 6)
Personally I think Freedom of Speech should not be used to irritate on purpose. But the issue here is...
Hello, I'm a follower of the Muslim faith. yet I promote skepticism because if a faith is right then you wouldn't have problems questioning it, logically.
Now I have a few simple questions to ask to mostly all the followers of the abrahamic faith.
I wouldn't argue that all the abrahamic faiths...
This is another discussion mainly for Theists.
Many Christians and Jews are expecting the advent of another great religious leader. The expectations within Judaism relate to their sacred texts, for example a book in the Tanakh called Isaiah. For some Christians the question is framed around the...
Islam is the true Religion. It is the Religion that will lead you to Heaven. Today, especially in the west, it has become very misunderstood. The Holy Quran has been used out of context. People have been brain washed because of certain enemies of Islam and certain media programs. I have come...
The Islamic Golden Age witnessed outstanding levels of scientific, cultural, and economic developments during the 8th to 14th centuries. The House of Wisdom was established in Baghdad, a city that was to become a great centre of learning, arguably unrivalled by other civilisations during this...
Muhammad claimed to be a Messenger from God and this claim is now accepted by over 1.5 billion Muslims world wide.
The Baha'i Faith arguably the newest Abrahamic Faith emerged out of Persia, now Iran during the nineteenth century. The Founder, Baha'u'llah claimed also to bring a new Revelation...
Islam and Christianity are the two largest world religions. Both believe in One God therefore being monotheistic. Both believe their respective founders Muhammad and Jesus brought a Revelation from God. Both have books, the Qur'an and Gospels that provide a record of their Founders Teachings...
Also, for additional information regarding the disposition of the Rawaafidh Shi'ah, Shaykh Saleh al-Fawzaan حفظه الله has made their condition in regards to Islam crystal clear:
Also, a follow-up for those who have doubts regarding the speech parroted by many Muslims everwhere, that we are all...
The Khārijites: Historical Roots Of Modern-Day Extremism And Terrorism.
It is common knowledge to the scholars of the Muslims and their students that ISIS, Boko Ḥarām, al-Qāʿidah and others are simply another manifestation of the recurring appearance of this group that was explicitly mentioned...