Yearly Archives: 2016

Singing & Music in Islam – Halal, Haram or Middle Ground?

By Asiff Hussein A topic that still has many Muslims confused is whether singing and music is permissible or prohibited. Many charismatic Muslim speakers today in the rhetorical cherry-picking style of America’s evangelical preachers often take a one-sided view of the issue, and typically rant against musical entertainment in any form. People like Abdul Raheem Green belong to this category …

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Why was the Prophet a merchant?

Shaykh Hamza Yusuf explores this important question. The Prophet (pbuh) said: “Honest and reliable merchants are with prophets, saints and martyrs.” (Tirmidhi)

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Archaeologists identify oldest Muslim graves ever found in Europe

Archaeologists working in southern France have identified three graves that are believed to represent the oldest Muslim burials ever found in Europe, dating to the eighth century. The skeletons at medieval site at Nîmes were found facing Mecca, and a genetic analysis showed their paternal lineage was North African, said the study in the journal Plos One. Furthermore, radiocarbon dating …

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