Hope and Solace for the Elderly
‘’Through the light of the Qur’an, I saw that both for myself and everyone else this world is a temporary market place set up on the road for the passers-by to shop in, a guest-house which every day filled and emptied. . . O respected elderly men and women who feel their old age as I
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IN ADDITION TO PROPHETIC MIRACLES, ARE THERE OTHER EXAMPLES OF THE QURAN’S REFERENCE TO SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES?
The formation and the developmental phases of an embryo in the uterus What the Quran reveals about the formation and the developmental phases of an embryo in the uterus is striking: O mankind! if you have a doubt about the Resurrection, (consider) that We created you out of dust, then
Continue Reading →- January 07, 2013
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TRUTHFULNESS
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); Mention Ishmael in the Book; surely, he was a man of his w
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TRUSTWORTHINESS
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 best believers and therefore perfect exemplars of trustworthiness.
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INFALLIBILITY
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 derived forms. For example, when Prophet Noah asked his son to boar
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