WOMEN IN ISLAM HAS GREAT RANK, AND HONORABLE POSITION, she is the first teacher in generations school, she is the basic factor in building society, she is firm strong hold for this religion, she is the righteous wife, advised sister, sympathetic mother, kind daughter, the springs or sympathetic, the security strong holds, lights of houses and she is the support of family.

A couple of weeks ago, not so long before the spring showed up in Cambridge, I came across with a gentleman near the park road talking to one of my friends. After greeting I joined them. Having heard them speaking about Christianity, I don’t know how they started, but it was not too hard to guess where the topic was going to. As the gentleman was eloquent and well-behaved, my friend was, in response, at least as much kind and [...]

Hijra Hijra is the event that Meccan Muslims emigrated to Medina between July and September in 622. Upon receiving permission from the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), the companions emigrated to Medina in groups. Amir bin Rabia and his wife Layla bint Hamsa are the first ones setting out for Hijra. The only purpose of the Prophet (PBUH) and his companions, who had to leave the territories where they were born and grew up, was to go to a city where they [...]

The resurrection phenomenon, that is to be revived after death, has been known to human kind since Prophet Adam (ALAYHISSALAM) who is the first man and the first prophet. The human mind mostly has been unable to comprehend that extraordinary truth. The geniuses like Ibn Sina (Avicenna) had to admit that they accepted that truth as a narration just because it is mentioned in the Qur’an but it is impossible to explain it reasonably. Yet, there are rational proofs for [...]

Do you remember that we were taught that the angle of tilt of the Earth’s axis is 23° 27′, and it is not round but oblate ellipsoid or geoid? (It is a nice tewafuq that the 23 coincides with Qur’an’s revelation time and 27 with the Night of Power which is the beginning of revelation.) I wonder why Hakim Dhul Jalal (All Wise One of Magnificence), who does everything with absolute wisdom, has created the magnificence guest house (world) in [...]

The Africa 1 Aid convoy is on track, as the products to be delivered in Gaza loaded from the offices of Al Quds Foundation in Gauteng to be delivered in the Al Quds Foundation warehouse in Durban. The humanitarian aid departs by ship from Durban on July 15, while the motorcade will still leave by road to create awareness on the Palestinian issue. The Africa 1 Aid Convoy, the first planned Aid convoy was planned for the Gaza strip on a mission to [...]

The 6th International Youth Gathering starts tonight at 18:30 in Istanbul. There will be a-three-day forum within the programme. The Union of Non-Governmental Organizations of the Islamic World (UNIW) has determined the topic of the forum as “Human Rights in the Islamic World”. Today, the idea and term of Human Rights is at the center of many debates. Even though the concept has very historical root as much as the history of Islam in the Islamic Civilization,  today it is important [...]

Khushu (Humility) means veneration and involves submission and bowing down through expressing one’s reverence. According to one’s view, it has an identical meaning with that of khudhu (veneration). According to another view, khudhu (veneration) refers to showing humbleness with your body, namely with your limbs, while khushu particularly means showing one’s humility and submission through voice and eyes. Khudhu is also used to express tranquillity and abasement. It is stated in Sura al-Taha, verse 108: “All sounds shall humble themselves [...]

It cannot be extinguished by a blow! 4. International Bediuzzaman and Said Nursi Symposium, organized by Hayrat Foundation, was held in Bursa with a large participation. The Pillars of Islam were negotiated in the symposium. Bulent Arinç, Deputy Prime Minister and State Minister, also participated to the symposium to which many scholars and academicians from around the world joined in. The symposium commenced with slide show. In the slide show the process beginning from the revelation of the Qur’an to [...]

To maintain a balance between the requirements of the body and soul, Islam has laid down simple dietary rules. Islam allows people to eat what is Halal (lawful) and Tayyab (good): “O Mankind! Eat of that which is lawful and good in the earth, and follow not the footsteps of the devil. Lo! He is an open enemy for you.” (al-Qur’an 2:168) For the food to be halal (lawful), it must meet the following criteria: (1) The food must be [...]