Category: New Muslims

The Concept of God in Islam

The Concept of God in Islam

Why do we, Muslims, have a special term for God and what does it mean in the Islamic creed? Does it relate to the word God?
Islam…It’s So Beautiful

Islam…It’s So Beautiful

It’s my faith, my voice and my choice… These are some words from the new nasheed by Khalil Ismail, whose informative, inspirational words truly portray the beauties of Islam…
Worship in Islam: Its Meaning and Necessity

Worship in Islam: Its Meaning and Necessity

How worshipping God is viewed in Islam? Why do we humans need prayer, fasting, etc.? Can’t I be a devoted believer without such ritual acts if I am pious and God-conscious enough?
Belief in the Last Day

Belief in the Last Day

It’s for a fact! On a day only known by God this life will come to an end. What does this mean? Why are we required to believe in that?
The Oneness of God and Man’s Recognition of It

The Oneness of God and Man’s Recognition of It

Man, by nature, has an inherent inborn recognition of his Creator, but how does man recognize God? Not His greatest act of creation, how yet, from all His creatures, man is distinguished?
Ramadan with the Qur’an – Day 21: Surat Al-`Alaq

Ramadan with the Qur’an – Day 21: Surat Al-`Alaq

In his comments to a more detailed interpretation of Surat Al-Alaq, Ali Khan stresses the importance of understanding the context in which it was revealed
Ramadan with the Qur’an – Day 22: Surat Al-Qadr

Ramadan with the Qur’an – Day 22: Surat Al-Qadr

Surat Al-Qadr is entirely dedicated to Laylat Al-Qadr, the most noble of nights during the month of Ramadan when the Qur’an was first revealed. In this video, Ustadh Nouman teaches us the nua
Ramadan with the Qur’an – Day 23: Surat Al-Bayyinah

Ramadan with the Qur’an – Day 23: Surat Al-Bayyinah

In this video Ustadh Nouman focuses on the first two verses of Surat Al-Bayyinah, which he says have been the subject of many different interpretations.
Ramadan with the Qur’an – Day 24: Surat Az-Zalzalah

Ramadan with the Qur’an – Day 24: Surat Az-Zalzalah

In the final passage of Surat Az-Zalzalah, Allah describes the moment of resurrection and how our deeds will be weighed on the Day of Judgment.
What Disbelief Says about God and Existence

What Disbelief Says about God and Existence

Equivalent for ignorance, tyranny and injustice, how does disbelief itself testify to the existence of God? What do we rebel against when choosing not to believe, and what do we accomplish? What ha