Those who follow the Messenger, the unlettered prophet, whom they find written in what they have of the Torah and the Gospel… [Al A’raaf 157] It comes to my attention, initially brought by brother Abdullah (hafidzahullah) in his comment thread… Read More ›
Muhammad
Be merciful to those on earth and the one in the heavens will be merciful to you!
Muhammad the Messenger of God (peace be upon him) said: اِرْحَمُوا مَنْ فِي الأَرْضِ يَرْحَمْكُمْ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاءِ Be merciful to those on earth and the one in the heavens will be merciful to you! Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1924
The Grandeur of the Greatest King of Arabia
His house was but a hut with walls of unbaked clay and a thatched roof of palm leaves covered by camel skin and slept in hard mat leaving marks on his body. Once a few of his disciples, noticing the… Read More ›
The forgotten root: “They know him as they know their son”
Scriptures are not just text of revelation which one must understand within the border of sacred theological paradigm but it can also be approached as a collective memory of a profane history. In this context one should not neglect to… Read More ›
Prophetic Biography: revisionism gone wild [Dr. Jonathan Brown]
Dr. Jonathan Brown discusses how revisionist accounts are formed and used to purport alternative narratives of early Islamic history. This is part of a preview for his course on “The Prophetic Biography.” Dr. Brown explores the Life of the Prophet… Read More ›
The Night of Power
Laylat Al Qadr or the “Night of Power” is the holiest night of the year. It commemorates the night in the holy of month Ramadan when the Qur’ān was first revealed to the Prophet Muhammad, beginning with the exhortation, “Read!”… Read More ›
Isaiah vision
For thus my Lord said to me: “Go, set up a watchman; Let him announce what he sees. And he saw mounted men, two horsemen — a rider of donkey, a rider of camel — and he will listen closely, Most attentively” –Isaiah 21:6-7 For muslims, upon… Read More ›
Best of both worlds
Paul “Bilal” Williams, Muslim blogger, bibliophile.
God’s Generals: The Military Lives of Moses, the Buddha, and Muhammad (by Richard A. Gabriel)
I recently purchased this book in the airport on my way back from holiday. The title looks interesting and the author is a Royal Military College of Canada professor. As opposed to standard islamophobia narrative that only Islam and Prophet Muhammad is… Read More ›
Thanks God for Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
Thanks God for the holy Prophet Muhammad peace be upon Him, the eternal light and blessing for mankind, the most noble descendant of Prophets Abraham and Ishmael (peace be upon them), the Menaḥēm/Paraclete and the restorer of true monotheism. ~12 Rabi‘ al-awwal ١٢ ربيع… Read More ›
Who is THAT Prophet?
In John 1:19-21 when the Jewish leaders asked John the Baptist who he was, they asked him a very distinct prophetic figures. First they questioned him as to whether or not he was the anticipated “Messiah” Next they asked if… Read More ›
“Do not become angry”
Posted by Abu Amina Elias on Saturday, February 20, 2016
Song of Songs 5:16 prophesied Prophet Muhammad (p) by Name
When dealing with the fact that Bible passage in the Song of Songs or Shir haShirim 5:16 שיר השירים ה:טז in Hebrew where the word “Machamadim” מַחֲמַדִּים is clearly shown, christian apologists like James White in his debate with Br. Zakir Hussain titled “Is Muhammed… Read More ›