• The Truth about the Prophet Muhammad
     
      http://www.thepenmagazine.net/the-truth-about-the-prophet-muhammad/
  • Should we Celebrate Mawlid an-Nabi?
     
      http://www.thepenmagazine.net/should-we-celebrate-mawlid-an-nabi/
  • Sunnah is broader than we think
     
      http://www.thepenmagazine.net/sunnah-is-broader-than-we-think/
  • Humane Perfection of Prophet Muhammad
     
      http://www.thepenmagazine.net/humane-perfection-of-prophet-muhammad/
  • What Did They Say About The Messenger of Allah?
     
      http://www.thepenmagazine.net/what-did-they-say-about-the-messenger-of-allah/
  • The Moral (Akhlaq) of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
     
      http://www.thepenmagazine.net/the-moral-akhlaq-of-prophet-muhammad-pbuh/

Are you afraid of Death?

This question comes to everybody. No matter who we are or how we live or in which position we act the reality of death never changes. In a certain time and place, in one way or another it will come and we will leave this world with the visit of Azrael, the angel of death. Death is not annihilation and absolute non-existence; it is rather an act, a change of abode, and the spirit’s liberation from its place of confinement. [...]

Two Sides of Ego…(Ana)-2

Yes, we all have egos and our egos are the keys… Keys of our being… Ego is not always something bad if you don’t feed it with evil. Ego in Islam called “ana” and it has good side and bad side. If it is fed on evil, it causes moral degradation of humanity but fed on good it leads to welfare and high morals. “The key of the universe is in human’s hand and it is attached to their nafs [...]

Truth, not told

Previous text mentioned the most prominent quality of the most prominent one in the history of the mankind. This alone shows the importance of speaking truth, if one were to choose to speak. However this particular text wishes to elaborate and exchange ideas on its contrary and its consequences; hence we will dissect lying on the following lines. First let’s look at the subject at hand, using our most important guide and source; Truly Allah guides not one who transgresses [...]

Andalusia Lessons

In his dream on his way to Spain, the great commander Tariq ibn Ziyad sees the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) and a group of companions of the Prophet from Ansar and Muhajereen all girded on, and the Prophet encourages him “Oh Tariq, continue your march!” His intention of conquering Spain unites with the courage and perseverance and he contributes to the opening of the doors of a great civilization with his conquers (711) which will change the color [...]

Muslims in Bosnia-Herzegovina

By Djermana SETA and Sehija DEDOVIC During the previous century, at the beginning of 90s, Bosnia and Herzegovina like several other countries of the Balkans came into a period of political and economic transition. Unfortunately unlike many of them BiH was attacked and under aggression which lasted from 1992 to 1995 during which the country was totally devastated. Harsh economic situation during war, and post-war transition period forced the inhabitants of BiH, to become preoccupied with finding the ways for [...]

Andalusian Literature and the West

By Prof. Dr. ‘Abdulwāħid Lúlúa The major development in Andalusian literature was in the realm of poetry. The Andalusians were not really interested in the narrative art, except where it was of a historical nature. Like their predecessors in the Arab East, where the poets of Syria and Iraq formed the literary background, the Andalusians were poets first. Even if there may be doubts about the three lines of Arabic poetry ascribed by Ibn Khaldūn to the Berber Ţāriq ibn [...]

Indestructible Gaza

By Lilia Mukhamedyarova President, Solidarity Charitable Foundation Solidarity Charitable Foundation has delivered to Gaza a humanitarian cargo of medical supplies. Now some departments of Palestinian hospitals – Cancer, Intensive Care, Heart Disease and others – are provided with nine kinds of medicines for three months. It was the first humanitarian mission of Russia to besieged Gaza Strip. For 10-years-old Abdurakhman it is difficult to smile. He is a victim of Israeli Operation Cast Lead: a shell allegedly intended for one of the leaders [...]

Bangladesh: A Country that needs our Helping Hand

Ten hours after taking off from Istanbul, we landed into Shah Jalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Half of the Bangladeshi people earn less than one dollar a day. That fact reveals itself when you take a glance around the airport as soon as you land. We realized that the buildings, devices, public transportation vehicles and even the clothes on people were quite old. There was a crowd in front of the migration office screaming and shouting at each other. The Bangladeshi [...]

The Sun of the 10th Century

Imam-i Rabbani was born in 1563 (h. 971) in Sirhind, India. He is called as “Mujaddid Alf Thani” for he is the Mujaddid of the second thousand-year. Imam-i Rabbani descends from Hazrat Omar (RA), so he is called with the family name of ‘Faruqi’; and he is called ‘Sirhindi’ as he is from Sirhind. With all these attributes his full name is Imam-i Rabbani Mujaddid Alf Thani Ahmad al-Faruqi al-Sirhindi. Having learned Arabic language and memorized the Qur’an and many [...]

The Great Master of Modern Science

Interview with Dr. Salah Eddin Al Djazairi Dr. Salah Eddin Al Djazairi has lectured and researched at the University of Constantine (Algeria) for more than ten years. He also tutored at the Department of Geography of the University of Manchester. More recently, he has worked as a research assistant at UMIST (Manchester) in the field of history of science. Dr Salah has published many academic works. Publications in scientific journals include papers on environmental degradation, and desertification, as well as [...]