In his well-known book, Al-Hikam (Words of Wisdom), sheikh Ahmad Ibn `Ataa’illah As-Sakandari says: Your obedience does not benefit Him, and your sins do not harm Him. He ordered you to this and forbid you from this only for what benefits you. It is a fact that Allah the Almighty does not benefit from anyone’s …

“O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another” (Al-Hujurat 49: 13). Islam aims at establishing strong relations among people who were all created by Allah. “Knowing one another” in this verse implies integration, cooperation, and co-existence. Practically speaking, each and …

The Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) adopted various methods in delivering the Divine Message; among these methods were the letters he sent to kings and leaders. He sent letters to kings at his time calling upon them to accept Islam and become loyal to Allah to be successful in this present life and the …

Years ago, I heard about a village in the former Soviet Union, whose inhabitants were non-Arab Muslims. All they got was a single copy of the Quran which was inherited from their ancestors. Each family used to keep it for a specific period of time by turns, one following the other. “This is the word …

Any one can say or claim anything, be it true or false. What distinguishes the truth from falsehood is one’s practice and deeds. If one’s talk conforms to his/her deeds, one is considered truthful and vice versa. To be truthful, you have to walk the talk! In the case of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings …

Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) faced countless attempts to silence him. Enemies of Islam –be they polytheists, disbelievers, hypocrites– defied the final message and wanted to uproot the Muslim faith and nip it in the bud by putting an end to his life. They left no stone unturned in their endeavor to …