The shahada, or declaration of faith, is the central doctrine of Islam and the first and most important pillar of the religion. It is where Islam begins and ends. And since Go…
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Muslims believe that everything we are given is bestowed upon us by God (Allah) and therefore, nothing, not even our bodies, belong to us, but to God. We are merely trustees o…
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The fact that the history of Islam began with insistence upon knowledge (of the self and the world) is extremely significant. Allah created human beings with an intellectual a…
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Prophet Muhammad’s determination, strength of character, and unwavering faith in God and in his mission are responsible for the rapid and pervasive spread of Islam, which cont…
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The teachings of Islam can help us avoid self-destructive attitudes such as hopelessness, weakness, and self-centeredness. They can also protect us from our modern society’s r…
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As soon as I arrived in the “Holy Land” I was struck by a strange thing: it is one of the least...
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