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From time to time, the levels of our faith do tend to dwindle. This weakness of faith manifests itself in degraded quality of acts of our worship, negligence in remembering Allah, feeling indifferent to His commands and, in general, us having a doubtful heart. Experiencing any of these symptoms or others akin to them is an indication of a weakness …

Prince Charles, heir to the British Throne, has called time and again for a better understanding of Islam and urged the West to learn from Islam. He has made several public statements endorsing Islam as the solution to the spiritual and cultural ills of Britain and the West. His public advocacy of Islam appears to go back to 1989. Following …

Source – http://abdurrahmanorg.wordpress.com/2011/05/07/sage-advice-by-imaam-sufyaan-ath-thauree-rahimahullaah/ Imaam Sufyaan (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: Be truthful at all times and in all places. Stay away from lying and from deception, and do not sit alongside liars and deceivers, for all such deeds are sins. My brother, be careful not to show off, either in speech or in deed, for showing off is Shirkitself (Shirk being to …

Journey of the Midnight Sun Mosque from Nilufer Rahman on Vimeo.   In Islam, much depends on the sun. The devout offer a prayer at sunrise and another at sunset. Simple enough in most of the Muslim world. But a little tricky in Yellowknife, land of the midnight sun, noontime dim and North America's northernmost mosque. At this time of …

One of the delights in exploring Turkey in the 21st century is the plethora of new museums that are springing up all over the country. Turks seem to have discovered the rich wealth of their history, and are proud to show it off to both locals and foreigners. There seems to be a new fascination with the arts and a …

  If the end of a year is a time for stock taking, the end of a decade is time for reflection and to see which way history has been moving. If progress is defined as a qualitative change for the better, then we have seen advancement in science and technology, arts and aesthetics and trade and business. But in …