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  • Consumption of intoxicants & drugs: an Islamic perspective

    The young Muslims of today are facing an ever-increasing number of dilemmas. One of these is drugs. What does Islam have to say about it? How should Muslims regard drugs? To know this, we must see what the Quran and the Sunnah (prophetic tradition) say regarding intoxicants and narcotics. Allah Almighty states in the Noble Quran what means: "O.. More

  • Raising Righteous Generations - III

    Many girls desert their books soon after they finish formal education and do not read anymore. Thus, they relapse into a state of ignorance because they do not have anything to do with books. They devote themselves entirely to caring about their clothes, adornment, and sampling the good things in life. However, these interests are temporal and related.. More

  • Palestinian farmers fighting to survive

    For Palestinian farmer Esam Foqaha, agriculture is more than a profession, it's a way of life. "Farming is not only a job. It's our lifestyle and we will do it forever," Foqaha said. Foqaha lives in Ein Al-Beida, a Palestinian agricultural village located in the West Bank's northern Jordan Valley area. With his three brothers, he cultivates.. More

  • On the receiving end of Israeli 'impunity'

    Looking back at other victims who, like Rachel Corrie, came under Israeli attack and then were deprived of justice. The death of 23-year-old American peace activist Rachel Corrie was a "regrettable accident", an Israeli court has ruled, in a verdict that was neither surprising nor unfamiliar. Corrie was crushed by an Israeli Defense Force.. More

  • Former Israeli Soldiers Confess Abuse of Palestinian Children

    Testimony by ex-Israeli Defense Force soldiers reveals a devastating portrayal of ill-treatment and abuse of Palestinian youth by members of Israel's occupying army in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The testimony by more than 30 soldiers, and fashioned into a booklet by Breaking the Silence, an organization of former IDF soldiers dedicated to speaking.. More

  • Israel ex-soldiers say troops abused Palestinian kids

    Former Israeli soldiers who served in the occupied territories say that mistreatment of Palestinian children by troops is "routine" and occurs even at times of relative calm. A collection of over 30 testimonies published on Sunday by Breaking the Silence, a group of ex-servicemen critical of army practices, says physical violence, often arbitrary,.. More

  • The excellence of generosity

    Generosity is a virtuous trait that every Muslim should strive to attain. As for the believer who closely adheres to the teachings of Islam, kindness and giving from what he has become part of his good character. Generosity is the opposite of stinginess, as stinginess is a disease of the heart. The Muslim should avoid this bad quality, for it is a.. More

  • The caliphate of 'Ali -II

    The battle of the Camel (Al-Jamal) 'Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, headed to Koofah from Al-Madeenah, when he heard that fighting broke out between 'Uthmaan Ibn Hunayf, his governor in Basrah, and the army of Talhah and Az-Zubayr, may Allah be pleased with them. 'Ali organized a ten thousand-man army to fight them. Al-Miqdaad Ibn Al-Aswad and.. More

  • Praising Allah – I

    Many texts in the Quran and the Sunnah indicate the virtue of praising Allah and that it is what the dwellers of Paradise will say upon entering Paradise. The Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, used to praise Allah during all times. Furthermore, supplications - which included the praise of Allah - before and after many actions have been reported.. More

  • Teaching children good manners

    Just as a child should be taught ritual acts of worship, he should also be taught good habits and etiquettes until they become second nature to him. The Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, said: "The believers who have the most perfect faith are those who have the best manners." [Abu Daawood] Good manners are an acquired trait that must.. More

  • Amnesty: Syrian civilians suffer most in Aleppo

    Human rights group Amnesty International says artillery and mortar fire and airstrikes by regime forces in the northern city of Aleppo are killing mostly civilians, including children. A new Amnesty report released Thursday said air and artillery strikes against residential neighborhoods are indiscriminate attacks that seriously endanger civilians. Governme.. More

  • Nobody's people in a no-man's land

    In November 2007, Rohingya refugee Ali Ashraf paid dubious agents in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar town for a place in a big boat that was to take him to Malaysia via Thailand for a "good job" and a "secure future". Three weeks later, after a perilous journey across the choppy waters of the Bay of Bengal, Ashraf's boat was intercepted.. More

  • Attacks on US Muslims creates Eid worry

    Religious sites targeted before holiday, as congressman says 'radical' Muslims 'try to kill Americans every week'. On Thursday, a Palestinian American was visiting his father's grave at Muslim cemetery in Evergreen Park, a suburb southwest of Chicago, when he noticed graffiti written on the tombstones. Anti-Muslim graffiti were written on the tombs.. More

  • Everything in the Universe tends to be Covered

    Allah The Almighty safeguarded the Earth with the atmosphere before women lived on it wearing Hijab (Islamic covering). The Earth with its atmosphere; all types of living cells; and all parts of the plants ranging from seeds to fruits – are all covered. A caterpillar starts its life in a cocoon; the skin covers the organs; a corpse is shrouded.. More

  • The battle for Area C

    Palestinians face severe restrictions in the more than 60 per cent of the West Bank under full Israeli control. Dozens of tents, made of wooden planks, small boulders and plastic tarps, cling to the rocky hilltop. Tires, garbage, shoes, children's clothes and broken electronic equipment are strewn between the tents, home to the 400 Palestinian residents.. More