Say thou: “I am but a man like you: It is revealed to me by Inspiration, that your Allah is one Allah.” (Al Fussialat, 6) Two basic characteristics of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) have been mentioned in the Glorious Qur’an which is the obvious and certain endorsement of the Qur’an and also called as nass. One is his Prophethood and the other is his humane aspect. A poet has said: محمد بشر لا كالبشر بل هو كالياقوت بين الحجر Prophet Muhammad [...]

Man reaches maturity by imitating: he imitates his parents, his teacher, and older ones; shortly man imitates his loved ones. He resembles his loved ones and gets the colour of his loved ones. Does knowing the life of Prophet (PBUH) mean really knowing Him? Not in my opinion! To know your Messenger is not just about knowing who he is or his life story. In this context, I probably would not be wrong to say that the current biographies of [...]

When you are alone, do not forget that you are with Allah (SWT) and your conscience! As long as Allah (SWT) is with you, no one can turn his/her back on you. Truthfulness is the only valid-everywhere currency. Honesty is the best policy. Nothing tires human as much as continuous indebtedness does. Everyone is known by his/her production Predestination nullifies precaution Hatred is the longest one of feelings. Human loves hastily, but hates until satisfied. Lie gallops. Truth, on the [...]

A tragic story in which four heroic FBI agents fly off to Saudi Arabia and kill Arabs.  This is followed by gunfights galore, explosions, suicide bombings, rocket-propelled grenades, and clearly specified heroes and villains. Fleury and three other are leading FBI agents for Saudi Arabia. They only have five days to get and subjugate the villains in a place that turns out to be worse. It is a baleful desert with evil machine-gun-toting Arabs lurking in the shadows, waiting to [...]

Ornamenting the firmament with stars, enlightening our nights, putting various views in our sphere, our Lord has adorned the floor of earth with various colourful and scented flowers and set tables of feast for the pleasure of our hearts. A starless heaven is unthinkable; likewise a flowerless floor is unimaginable either. Flowers: the mark of beauty, purity, clearness and embroidery. However, there is one among them, which  is the sultan of flowers. Maybe, that is why it has become the [...]

Almighty Allah orders in the Qur’an: “The most beautiful names belong to Allah: so call on him by them.” (A’raf, 180) The Prophet (PBUH) says, “Allah has ninety-nine Names and whoever memorizes them by heart and comprehends them will go to Paradise.” (Tirmidhi) In other narrations, it is stated that only Allah knows the number of Hiis Names. So, the number 99 is not meant to be a limitation. Moreover, the Prophet (PBUH) calls on Allah by His one thousand [...]

Do we need hereafter? What could possible benefits does have the hereafter? Does it help society or destroy family? Why do some not believe in the hereafter? Does belief of hereafter promise an ultimate happiness or corruption? This article will seek answers for those questions commonly asked of people of faith. Islamic creed reveals significant clues about human happiness both in this earthly life and the one after death. As this huge topic covers so many fields and answers, it [...]

BLUE WORLD Since the beginning of the humankind, the good and evil have been in a persistent conflict. Sometimes ‘the good’ gets ahead and sometimes ‘the evil’ does. People subscribe to one of these values according to their character, temper and choices, and a social structure is formed based on the majority. With the inception of the last time of the world, the irreligiousness emerged and spread all around the world from the north, and it incited the racism after [...]

There are three major elements apart from the writer contributing to the communication of readers with the books: The complexion and the content, in other words, the “truth” of the book; the image of the content, in other word, the “letters” and the “language” which is a spiritual bridge between the reader and the book. These three elements constitute the identity of the book. The truths, the letters and the language of the book either give strength or foible to [...]

Since 9/11 the term Islamophobia has been one of the most discussed issues all around the world. ‘Phobia’ is a psychological term and mostly caused by traumas particularly experienced in childhood. Despite the term ‘Islamophobia’ has not yet involved into the literature of psychology, some human rights organizations use it to define “the nonsensical fear of Islam and Muslims” witnessed in Europe and USA.1 The debate over whether an Islamic centre should be built a few blocks from the World [...]