Islam

Eidul Adha is a blessed occasion that all Muslims over the globe celebrate with much happiness and excitement. It is all about sacrifice and surrender to Allah as it marks the story of prophets Ibrahim and Ismail, Peace be upon them both. However, Some Muslims turn it into a food festivity with overspending and overeating in contrary to the true …

Question and answer details Name of Questioner   :Elizabith Reply date                  :2014/10/06 Question                     :Dear scholars, As-salamu `alaykum. How should the meat of udhiyah (sacrifice) be shared out? consultant                   :Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid Answer Wa `alaykum as-salamu …

Eid-ul-Adha is a very important holiday for 1.3 billion Muslims around the globe. It marks the end of the annual Hajj pilgrimage and also commemorates the story of Prophet Ibrahim’s (may peace be upon him) sacrifice. A traditional animal sacrifice, the Udhiyah, has been an integral part of this holiday, with meat being shared between friends, family and those in …

Russia's Orthodox archpriest Dmitri Smirnov said that Muslims were closer to the teachings of Jesus than Christians. World Bulletin / News Desk In a sermon that reportedly took place in a church in Moscow on Sunday, Russia's Orthodox archpriest Dmitri Smirnov said the future belongs to the Muslims after comparing them to Christians. Recalling an experience shared with him by …

The old poem that most American school children recognize begins “In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue…” Indeed, in the year 1492, Christopher Columbus (whose real name in Italian was Cristoforo Colombo) sailed across the Atlantic in the name of the Spanish crown and landed in the Caribbean part of North America. For hundreds of years, it has simply been …