Sailan Muslim Foundation

Fulfilling the Qur’an’s Mission

An essential and important part of living by the Qur'an is to convey its message to people around you. Indeed the moment the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), received the first revelation he realized the immense task of bringing it to his people. And the second revelation came with the summons: {Stand up and warn.} (Al-Muddaththir 74: 2) …

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Four million Burmese entitled to get iqama

Four million Burmese residents in the Kingdom are now entitled to obtain an ‘iqama,’ turning many of their dreams of long-term residence and stability in the Kingdom into a reality. Sheikh of the Burmese community in Makkah, Abu Alshamaa Abdulmajeed, said a large number of Burmese citizens have been living in the Kingdom for more than 70 years, arriving here …

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Do You Know How to Engage with the Quran?

There is something that has been bothering me for quite some time now and it is the realization that so many Muslims (especially youth) are not engaging with the Quran as they should be. Instead of reading and trying to understand it many people feel that the Quran is too complex, too long, too repetitive, too sacred, scary, even dangerous …

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Italy: Muslims face a shortage of mosques

Italian Muslims are praying in warehouses, parking lots, garages and even a former sex shop due to the lack of official mosques in the country – and they are not happy about it. There are some 1.5 million Muslims in Italy but only two official, purpose-built mosques – in Rome and Milan – plus a handful, around five, that resemble …

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Prophet Moses and Believers Saved by God (Part 9)

Pharaoh and the majority of the people of Egypt refused to believe the signs.  Repeatedly God sent His punishments and the people appealed to Moses, promising to worship God alone and free the Children of Israel but time and time again, they broke their promises.  Finally, God withdrew His mercy and gave the order for Moses to lead his people …

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