‘O our Lord! Open our eyes so that we may see the realities scattered all around us which are a proof of your existence; and bestow on us the wisdom to discern the path that leads to you, and protect us from all perceptible and imperceptible evils’. Life after Death The life hereafter is the…
Introduction Faith is a matter of heart, some one may make a confession of faith, but the reality of his inner belief and faith is only known to the individual and Allah. To believe that Allah is the Sustainer of the worlds and the Lord of the universe, emanates from the heart and permeates our…
Introduction The faith in God is axiomatic which man accepts with the help of his intuition without the need of a rational proof. It is an axiom, the proofs of which subsist in everything in this world, yet it needs no proof. Although the proofs are so numerous that they cannot be enumerated in a…
Introduction: There was a time when a King with strong armies would invade and conquer other territories, this was the period of the kingdom and empire building which continued till the last century, it ended with decolonization after World War-II. The League of Nations was reorganized as the United Nations. A new world order came…
Introduction This is the fourth article in the series of “Understanding Islam”, through the book “Ta’rif-e-Aam bi-Din il-Islam”, [General Introduction to Islam] written by renowned Syrian scholar Shaikh Ali Tantawi. This is a simple book for everyone, Muslim or non-Muslims, written about half century ago. The book has been translated into many languages and read…
Introduction This is the third article in the series of “Understanding Islam” through the book “Ta’rif-e-Aam bi-Din il-Islam”, [General introduction to Islam] written by renowned Syrian scholar Shaikh Ali Tantawi. He was among the few scholars who were educated in both secular and religious education. This is a simple book for everyone, Muslim or no-Muslims, written…
Introduction Terrorism is a global menace, not restricted to any one race, religion, faith or country. Recently the world witnessed the massacre of Muslim worshippers in New Zealand, followed by another massacre of Christian worshippers on Easter in Sri Lanka. The attack on a Synagogue in the USA is another form of racism, hatred, discrimination and…
Explaining Islam in Brief Once Shaikh Ali Tantawi asked his students the following question: “If a non-Muslim asks you to explain all about Islam in an hour, what you would do?” This is how they responded: “That: would be impossible! He would have to study the principle of the Oneness of God, commentaries on the…
Introduction The book “Ta’rif-e-Aam bi-Din il-Islam” was written in Arabic by the renowned Syrian Scholar Shaikh Ali Al-Tantawi, first published in the sixties, since then it has been translated into many languages and reprinted several times, the world over. Shaikh Ali Al-Tantawi grew up in Syria at the beginning of this century. He always expresses…
Introduction The very popular favourite claim of orientalists and islamophobes is to accuse Muslims for conversion by force using the expansion of Islamic empires and vast military conquests in support of this claim. Cherry picking technique is employed to quote verses from scripture, which is deceptive and misleading. The world at that time was much…
