Islam

Google Earth proves that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is right

No human on earth can draw a straight line on the surface of the earth between two far cities except with the aid of detailed maps, made possible today due to airplanes, satellites, and knowledge of latitude, longitude, and land height. However, there was a person who had done this 1400 years ago. This person is the prophet Muhammad (peace …

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Fasting the Month of Ramadan By Sheikh Yusuf Estes

The fourth pillar of Islam is fasting. Allah prescribes daily fasting for all able, adult Muslims during the whole of the month of Ramadan, the ninth month of the lunar calendar, beginning with the sighting of the new moon. Exempted from the fast are the very old and the insane. On the physical side, fasting is from first light of …

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18 Benefits of Prayer

Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah [d.751] Source: Zaad al-Ma’aad (4/304-305) translated for www.bakkah.net [1] [In the Name of Allaah, the Compassionate, the Most Merciful…] In his excellent book, Zaad al-Ma’aad, in the section which includes the book, At-Tibb an-Nabawee, Shaykh al-Islaam Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have Mercy on him) stated in his alphabetized discussion of medicines and nutrition: – Prayer – Allaah …

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Chicken a la Carte by: Ferdinand Dimadura

This film is about the hunger and poverty brought about by Globalization. There are 10,000 people dying everyday due to hunger and malnutrition. This short film shows a forgotten portion of the society. The people who live on the refuse of men to survive. What is inspiring is the hope and spirituality that never left this people [hana-flv-player video="https://sailanmuslim.com/news/wp-content/themes/newspress/clips/05-09/Chicken.flv" width="400" …

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Basic Beliefs of Islam

These are the 6 Articles of Iman (faith) that every Muslim must believe in and live by. Belief in God: Muslims believe in one, incomparable God, He has no son nor partner, and that one has the right to be worshipped but Him alone. He is the true God, and every other god is false. In the Qur’an, God describes …

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