“If a Muslim plants a tree, the fruit of that tree that is eaten is definitely charity for that person. Fruit stolen from that tree is again charity for him. Fruit eaten by wild animals is also charity. What birds eat is.....

1. The secret you keep is your prisoner; if you reveal it, you become its prisoner.                                                                                                             Sayyidina Ali 2. The lover of Allah among a hundred people is like the moon shining among the stars.                        .....

In past issues of this magazine we have mentioned how Islam entered China, particularly among the Hui people. Now we will narrate how the Turkic people, in particular the Uyghurs, converted to Islam. Historians studying the Turkic Muslim nations record that the Turks descended from Japhet, (Yafes) the son of Prophet Noah, who was sent.....

Oh soul, you worry too much. You say, I make you feel dizzy. Of a little headache then, why do you worry? You say, I am your antelope. Of seeing a lion here and there why do you worry? Oh soul, you worry too much. You say, I am your moon-face.....

1.  What do we call the Angels who write down what we do?      a. Kiraman Katibin      b. Azrail      c. Mikail      d. Jabrail      2.  Who was the first human to be created by Allah?      a. Elias                     b. Noah        .....

1.The peace of the body is with eating little and the peace of the spirit is with little sin. Imam Ghazali 2.In the past, they had done a favor and had not told about it; then they started both doing and telling; but now, they do not do but only tell. Umar bin Haris 3.The value of the youth is perceived .....

Islam is officially recognized as a religion alongside Buddhism, Taoism, Catholicism and Christianity in modern China today.  There are ten minority groups in China who believe in Islam: the Hui, Uygur, Kazak, Uzbek, Kirgiz, Tajik, Tatar, Dongxiang, Sala and Baoan peoples. Amongst them, the two largest ethnic groups are conspicuous:  the Uygurs,.....

1.Which companion was “purchased” by Khadijah (ra)? a. Hz.Umar b. Hz. Zayd c. Hz. Abu Bakr d. Hz. Ali 2. Which companion was rescued by being “purchased” by Abu Bakr (ra)? a. Hz. Umar b. Hz. Bilal Habashi c. Hz. Zaydd. Hz. Uthman 3. Which companion accompanied the P.....

Say the truth even if it may be bitter.                                                                                    Prophet Muhammad What is destined will reach you, even if it be underneath two mountains. What is not destined, will not reach you, even if it be between your two lips!                          .....

1) How many chapters are in the Qur’an?             a. 112    b. 113   c. 114     d.115 2) How  many verses are in the Qur’an?              a. 3333   b. 4444   c. 5555    d. 6666 3) How many chapters begin with Alhamdulillah in the Qur’an?    .....

Imam Shāfi‘i was standing in front of a mulberry tree when someone asked him about Allah. Imam Shāfi‘i answered, ‘Take a look at this mulberry tree. When goats eat the leaves they make milk, if a bee drinks its nectar, it will produce honey, if a silkworm eats its leaves, the result is silk and if a deer eats its leaves we get musk. Al.....

THE NECESSITY OF SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINE Humans with no spiritual discipline possess souls more disruptive than that of the most ferocious of creatures, they resemble a soiled container polluting everything of excellence and goodness it beholds, therefore spiritual discipline and purification of the soul and ego is necessary for the welfa.....

The proof of a Muslim's sincerity is, that he pays no heed to that, which is not his business.                                                                                                                Prophet Muhammad Knowledge is better than wealth. Knowledge guards you, while you have to guard the wealth.    .....

“When I realized that Islam had everything I needed for the betterment of my life, I converted to Islam.” Wisdom: Could you tell our readers how you came up with the idea for your book? After many years of working in a community-established Islamic school .....

*If words come out of the heart, they will enter the heart, but if they come from the tongue, they will not pass beyond the ears.                                                                                Suhrawardi *Whatever you have in your mind - forget it; Whatever you have in your hand - give it; Wh.....