Tag: Islam

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [82.1] When the heaven becomes cleft asunder,[82.2] And when the stars become dispersed,[82.3] And when the seas are made to flow forth,[82.4] And when the graves are laid open,[82.5] Every soul shall know what it has sent before and held back.[82....

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [103.1] I swear by the time,[103.2] Most surely man is in loss,[103.3] Except those who believe and do good, and enjoin on each other truth, and enjoin on each other patience....

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [18.1] (All) praise is due to Allah, Who revealed the Book to His servant and did not make in it any crookedness.[18.2] Rightly directing, that he might give warning of severe punishment from Him and give good news to the believers who do good that...

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [7.1] Alif Lam Mim Suad.[7.2] A Book revealed to you-- so let there be no straitness in your breast on account of it-- that you may warn thereby, and a reminder close to the believers.[7.3] Follow what has been revealed to you from your Lord and do...

First Forty YearsBackground Moses means 'drawn out' probably because he was drawn out of the water and Israel was drawn out of Egypt. He is one of the greatest Old Testament figures standing next to Abraham and David in importance. While Moses is not mentioned outside the Old Testament there are vei...

Islam From The Beginning To 1300Date: 2002 The Islamic Faith And Law Islam places great emphasis on the necessity of obedience to God's law inaddition to faith. The Koran is the fundamental and ultimate source ofknowledge about Allah and the proper actions of his followers. This holy bookcontains th...

Islam From The Beginning To 1300 Date: 2002 Islamic Culture The attainments of the Muslims in the intellectual and artistic fieldscan be attributed not only to the genius of Arabs, but also to those peopleswho embraced the Islamic faith in Persia, Mesopotamia, Turkey, Syria, Egypt,North Africa, and ...

Islam From The Beginning To 1300 Date: 2002 Western Intrusions And The Crisis In The Arab Islamic Heartlands By the early 1800s, the Arab peoples of the Fertile Crescent, Egypt,coastal Arabia and North Afric had lived for centuries under Ottoman-Turkishrule. Though most Arabs resented Turkish domina...

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [4.1] O people! be careful of (your duty to) your Lord, Who created you from a single being and created its mate of the same (kind) and spread from these two, many men and women; and be careful of (your duty to) Allah, by Whom you demand one of ano...

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [85.1] I swear by the mansions of the stars,[85.2] And the promised day,[85.3] And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne.[85.4] Cursed be the makers of the pit,[85.5] Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,[85.6] When they...

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [21.1] Their reckoning has drawn near to men, and in heedlessness are they turning aside.[21.2] There comes not to them a new reminder from their Lord but they hear it while they sport,[21.3] Their hearts trifling; and those who are unjust counsel ...

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [90.1] Nay! I swear by this city.[90.2] And you shall be made free from obligation in this city--[90.3] And the begetter and whom he begot.[90.4] Certainly We have created man to be in distress.[90.5] Does he think that no one has power over him?[9...