A Greek Column
We are bound to confront Greece and the recent Greek experience with their affairs of state – meaning…
Wife
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My Brother’s Plum Tree
I often think of my brother during the early summer. When we moved to our home in Philadelphia,…
A Subject of the Divine Promises: Ishmael
The family story of Ishmael is one of the ten family histories into which the book of Genesis…
Life
A documentary released in June depicted an assisted suicide. The man on the show was a millionaire, and…
Reconstruction of the Daily Life through Islam
Adam woke up a little late in the morning, blaming himself for failing to wake up early, even…
Women and their Legal Rights in Monotheistic Religions
Introduction Eve’s fault? Eve’s legacy Shameful daughters Female education Unclean and impure women Bearing witness Vows A wife’s…
Why did Prophet Muhammad practice polygamy?
Q: In this time of sexual permissiveness and sexual scandals within certain religious and social circles, some people…
The Governor With Four Faults
The second Caliph after the Prophet Muhammad, upon him be peace and blessings, ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab has a…
Waking Up From Head To Foot
An old man sat up one morning in his bed as if about to get up in the…
Jafar Ibn Abi Talib
In spite of his noble standing among the Quraysh, Abu Talib, an uncle of the Prophet, was quite…
Tit For Tat
A lesson based on a true story It was 1927. The warm days of spring had arrived in…
A Companion of The Prophet: Talha ibn Ubaydullah
Returning to Mecca in haste after a trading trip to Syria, Talha asked his family: ’Did anything happen…
The reasons behind the several marriages of the Prophet Muhammad, upon him be peace
Some critics of Islam, either because they are not aware of the facts about the marriages of the…