Manners, etiquette, and traditions for Eid
“May Allah accept good deeds from us and you.”
Moderation الوسطية
How many raka’at of taraweeh prayer in Ramadan?
“The majority of scholars maintain that night prayer in Ramadan consists of twenty bowings and others said that is consists of eleven, thirteen, or thirty six bowings.”
Freedom of religion and apostasy in Islam
“Whoever wills, let him disbelieve.”
Verse 9:29 and the battle of Tabuk
“Fight in the way of Allah those who fight you but do not transgress. Verily, Allah does not love transgressors.”
Does Islam support female genital mutilation (FGM)?
“Female circumcision is merely a cultural practice,”
Lessons from the journey of Mu’adh ibn Jabal to Yemen
“Make your character excellent for the people, O Mu’adh ibn Jabal.”
Beware of the satanic idol of desire
“Have you seen the one who takes his own desire as his god? Then would you be responsible for him?”
Religious love and human love in Islam
“In Islam, it is important for us to understand the difference between religious love and human love.”
Love in the Quran and Sunnah
“The believers are only brothers,”
This world is nothing compared to the Hereafter
“What is the example of this worldly life…?”
What is the meaning of ‘eye for an eye’?
“We ordained for them a life for a life, an eye for an eye…”
Most restrained in killing are believers
“The most restrained of the people in killing are the people of faith.”
Who carries out Islamic legal punishments?
“It is forbidden to establish a legal punishment unless…”
Al-Nawawi on self-sufficiency and contentment
“Richness is not having many possessions. Rather, true richness is the richness of the soul.”
–Sahih Bukhari 6081
Slay them wherever you find them?
“The Prophet never forced the religion upon anyone,”
Al-Nawawi on safeguarding good habits
“The most beloved religion to Allah is one which is performed regularly.”
–Sahih Muslim 786
Islam is against racism and prejudice
“Verily, the most noble of you to Allah is the most righteous of you.”
Al-Nawawi on manners of eating and drinking
“When one of you eats a meal, let him begin in the name of Allah. If he forgets to say it in the beginning, then let him say: In the name of Allah in its beginning and ending.”
–Sunan At-Tirmidhi 1858
Islam advocates non-violent reform of unjust rulers
“You should listen and obey, even if they strike your back.”
Worshiping Allah in fear and hope
“They arise from their beds and they supplicate their Lord in fear and hope, and they spend from what We have provided them.”
–Surah As-Sajda 32:16