TUESDAY, 16 MARCH 2004 14:26 UMAR MAJID ROSHAN HITS: 1928 One of the main topics of discussion at Muslim gatherings these days is the concept of bidah (innovation or introduction of something new in religion). Before proceeding, one should realize that the learned teachers of Islam have described bidah in two categories. […]
How one Commits Shirk by Calling on Dead People
MONDAY, 03 NOVEMBER 2003 19:27 MUSTAFA HITS: 1669 Contents: Introduction Is the shaheed (martyr) alive? Who shall taste death? Who is the ever-living who never dies? What does Quran say about dying? What does Quran say about those people who call or invoke others besides […]
The Need for Messengers and Prophets
SUNDAY, 13 JULY 2003 12:22 CASHIF ANSARI HITS: 1266 Regarding the need for messengers, it can be established through examination of some basic aspects of human life, they being the instinctual drive to worship, the humans need to establish societal relationship and mankind’s natural right to be […]
The Prophet is in Madina, and Unlike Allah, he isn’t Omnipresent
THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2003 01:42 HABEEB HITS: 3179 The claims of some writers and so called students of Islam that the Quran alludes to the erroneous belief that our dear and beloved Seal of all Prophets actually visits us and he […]
The Creation of the Heavens and the Earth in Context
SATURDAY, 08 FEBRUARY 2003 09:14MARWAN BOUSTANYHITS: 1792 THE RELEVANT QUR’ANIC PASSAGES:- 002.029 It is He Who hath created for you all things that are on earth; Moreover in His design he comprehended the heavens, for He gave order and perfection to the seven firmaments; and of all things He hath perfect knowledge. 041.009 Say: Is […]
Science is Fundamental to Islam
FRIDAY, 15 NOVEMBER 2002 13:04 HABEEB HITS: 1444 Science isn’t another religion. Islam fourteen hundred years encouraged and promoted discoveries of nature. The Quranic approach to life is scientific. When Prophet Muhammad lost his son on a certain day, the newly converted Arabs thought this […]
Conscious Times: Wake up Muslims!
SUNDAY, 13 OCTOBER 2002 15:24 HABEEB HITS: 1446 Media misrepresenting Islam. Despite the fact that Islam is one of the fastest growing religions in Guyana, it is generally poorly understood. Consequently, media reporting may unwittingly perpetuate misinformation and stereotypes. One letter writer said Islam enslaved Africa. For sure Muslims may be […]