Islam in Perspective

Why Muhammad was a true Prophet

While discussing the prophethood of Muhammad Mustafa (peace be upon him), we need to go into the backdrop in which the Qur’an was revealed.Sixth century Arabia was steeped in darkness, as the modern...

The Prophet’s Mosque: One of the world's most amazing structures

The Prophet’s Mosque is known the world over as the second largest mosque with its most beautiful state of the art structure.

Preparing for Lailatul Qadr (Night of Power)

WE ARE about to enter the last 10 days of the holy month.

Let us open our hearts in Ramadan

THE Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "Musa, the son of Imran once asked, 'Oh my Lord!

How pious Muslims observed Ramadan

THE Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “The best of my Ummah would be those of the generation nearest to mine.

Ramadan — the most blissful month in a Muslim’s life

Ramadan is a holy month in which each of us gets opportunity to make the best out of it.

My first fasting was a wonderful experience

A new revert blogger, by the name of Marjana, chronicles his experience of keeping fasts in Ramadan.

Fasting — a unique form of worship

Fasting has been practiced for centuries in connection with religious ceremonies by Christians, Jews, Confucianists, Hindus, Taoists, and Jains. God mentions this fact in the Qur’an:

Harvesting the benefits of Ramadan

IN the month of Ramadan it is very important that we spent a few moments to understand some of the wisdoms and lessons that we can learn from this month of fasting.