TheShariahincludes both faith and practice. It embraces worship, individual attitude and conduct. It also includes social norms and laws, whether political, economic, familial, criminal, or civil. What is Shariah? In its fullest sense, the Shariah is virtually synonymous, and can be used interchangeably, with the word deen, which can only inadequately be translated as “religion.” …

I believed in God but I didn’t really identify Him as a Christian; it’s just sort of family culture. And I think when I learned about Islam, I really felt like this is the God that I had always believed in; and I felt that it was kind of my duty to follow this path…

I’ve noticed in my extensive research of Muslim converts, that just about every single one of them did extensive research which included reading the Quran, most often the entire Quran, sometimes several times over before coming to a decision.

Allah is the greatest name because it encompasses all of God’s names and attributes. Their meanings are incorporated in the name Allah. They are signs by which we recognize the wonder and glory of God – Allah. The essence of all the names and attributes are…

My first desire was to learn Arabic, but my soul awakened when I began to read the Quran. Maybe it was better because I began to read it in Arabic directly, while I was consulting a dictionary. I could realize that what the Quran says was the parts that were missing in the Bible…

Short Answer:Because God never said his name was Yahweh.YHWH is the representation of the Hebrew characters into English. That’s why it is all capitalized. Therefore, this is not God’s name; it is an assumption to claim that it is Yahweh just because this is how it sounds when you pronounce the four letters YHWH in …

The many times I have failed You, And whenever I am forgetful too. Even at my weakest You stayed, I was lost, but my ways You paved.

Since Jesus fasted, his true followers will also fast, if they indeed follow his teachings. He said: “If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed” (John 8:31). People had complained to Jesus…

Among the many things which we can do to please God, there are some which He especially highlights as things He loves and things He doesn’t love. One of the most powerful ways of earning God’s pleasure is to do the things He loves and avoid at all costs the things He hates. Therefore let us look at some of these things.

At some point, my life just sort of spiraled to the bottom and I cracked. My immediate response was to turn to God, and, having been raised Catholic, it was to that church that I turned. At the time, I had been divorced and remarried and came to find out…