The Story of Prophet Muhammad and the Jewish Scholar of Madinah Zaid ibn Su`nah was one of the very notable Jewish scholars of Madinah and lived at the time of the prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam – May Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) in Madinah. The following story about him is narrated by Abdullah ibn Salaam (may Allah be pleased with him) who was a blessed Companion of Prophet...
Life of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) The Biography of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) [Taken from Introduction to Islam by Muhammad Hamidullah (Centre Culturel Islamique, Paris, 1969), with some changes to make it more readable. The changes are marked by pairs of brackets like around this paragraph.] 1. In the annals of men, individuals have not been lacking who conspicuously...
What is Ruqyah? Ruqyah is a vast subject and covers many topics such as Sihr (Magic) Masaha (Possession) and Ayn (Evil Eye). We have presented a basic outline in regards to what is Ruqyah and how it is related to us via the Sunnah. Ruqyah is the treatment relayed to us by the Prophet Muhammad (saw) for afflictions such as Sihr (Magic) Masaha (Possession) and Ayn (Evil Eye). To translate...
THE SCIENTIFIC MIRACLES OF THE QURAN THE WEIGHT OF CLOUDS The weight of clouds can reach quite astonishing proportions. For example, a cumulonimbus cloud, commonly known as the thunder cloud, can contain up to 300,000 tons of water. The fact that a mass of 300,000 tons of water can remain aloft is truly amazing. Attention is drawn to the weight of clouds in other verses of the Qur'an: It...
RAINS WHICH BRING A DEAD LAND BACK TO LIFE The rain's function of "bringing a dead land back to life" is indicated in several verses of the Qur'an: … We send down from heaven pure water so that by it We can bring a dead land to life and give drink to many of the animals and people We created. (Qur'an, 25:48-49) As well as bringing water, an essential requirement for living things, to the...
BLACK HOLES IN THE QURAN The 20th century saw a great many new discoveries regarding celestial phenomena in the universe. One of these entities, which has only recently been encountered, is the Black Hole. These are formed when a star which has consumed all its fuel collapses in on itself, eventually turning into a black hole with infinite density and zero volume and an immensely powerful...
THE SCIENTIFIC MIRACLES OF THE QURAN LIGHT AND DARK Praise belongs to Allah Who created the heavens and the earth and appointed darkness and light... (Qur'an, 6:1) We all know that without light a person cannot see his surroundings with the naked eye. However, the light that we can see is only a very small part of all light-emitting energy. There are other kinds of light-emitting...