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TRUTHFULNESS AS AN ESSENTIAL ATTRIBUTE OF PROPHETHOOD) Truthfulness is the cornerstone of Prophethood. No lies or deceit, whether explicit or implicit, were ever heard from them. The Qur’an declares: Mention Abraham in the Book: Surely he was a most truthful Prophet (19:41); Men

TRUSTWORTHINESS – AS AN ESSENTIAL ATTRIBUTE OF PROPHETHOOD The second attribute of Prophethood is amana, an Arabic word meaning trustworthiness and derived from the same root as mu’min (believer). Being a believer implies being a trustworthy person. All Prophets were the b

INFALLIBILITY – AS AN ESSENTIAL ATTRIBUTE OF PROPHETHOOD Infallibility is a necessary attribute of the Prophets. The original Arabic word translated here as infallibility is ‘isma, which means protecting, saving, or defending. It appears in the Qur’an in several deri

Allah: Translated as God, Allah is the proper Name of the Divine Being Who creates and administers His creatures, individually and as a whole, Who provides, brings up, sustains, protects, guides each and all, Who causes to perish and revives each and all, Who rewards or punishes, and

NEICC Brooklyn Chapter organized a Family Seminar This month, as a part of its family series, North East Islamic Community Center in Brooklyn Chapter hosted Doctor Figen for us to discuss family/relationships according to Islamic values. The seminar received much attention due to Dr F

Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “Allah will shade seven (groups) of people under His shade on the Day when there will be no shade except His: the just ruler; young people who have grown up in worship of Allah, may He be glorified;

It is related from Abu Hurayra that he heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say: “What do you think would happen if there was a river by someone’s door in which he washed five times every day? Do you think that any dirt would remain on him?” They said

Ibn Umar reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “A Muslim is the brother of another Muslim. He should not wrong him nor surrender him to his enemy. Allah will take care of the needs of anyone who takes care of the needs of his brother. On

Anas ibn Malik reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “When I ascended through the heavens, I passed by some people holding copper nails with which they were gouging their faces and chests. I said, ‘Who are these, Jibril?’ He said, ‘Those