A. The Middle Path Islam is a complete way of life. It is not only concerned with the spiritual upliftment of human beings, it is equally concerned about their material and physical well-being. Islam guides its followers in financial and economic matters, ...
Muslim Faisal - 09/23/2012 - 22:00
"Khums" literally means "one-fifth or 20%". In Islamic legal terminology, it means "one-fifth of certain items which a person acquires as wealth, and which must be paid as an Islamic tax". The Qur'an mentions it in the f ...
Muslim Faisal - 09/23/2012 - 22:00
A. When To Pay Khums Khums becomes wajib at the beginning of the new financial year on the profit or surplus of the past year's income. Beginning The "beginning" of a new year means the time when the profit or surplus of the income becomes ...
Muslim Faisal - 09/23/2012 - 22:00
A. Definitions It is wajib to pay khums from a wealth which is mixed with some illegitimate wealth. By "illegitimate" we mean anything that has been acquired by the means not permitted in the shari`ah, for example, usury, gambling or liquor busi ...
Muslim Faisal - 09/23/2012 - 22:00
A. The Two Shares Of Khums According to the verse of khums, this Islamic tax is for: (1) Allah, (2) the Messenger of Allah, (3) the near relative of the Messenger, (4) the orphans, (5) needy, (6) stranded traveler. The first two shares are clear: they bel ...
Muslim Faisal - 09/23/2012 - 22:00
A. Khums: a Charity or a Duty? In our evaluation, we judge a person by his deeds. This is so because we, as human beings, cannot know the motives of the doer. But does Allah judge the people in the same way? Allah will not judge the people by looking at t ...
Muslim Faisal - 09/23/2012 - 22:00
139427 views Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi From the "Dear Maulana Questions" section of Shama newsletter (Vancouver, B.C., Canada) 1990 Dear Maulana: Are we allowed to adopt children? If yes, then does an adopted girl have to wear hijâb when she becomes ...
Abbas Gadhia - 08/17/2019 - 11:24
15569 views Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi Ansariyan Publications- Qum An introductory treatise on Islamic beliefs, laws and ethics as well as the early history of the faith in fifty lessons. General Education Islam Beliefs and Doctrine Ethics History ...
Abul Hasan - 08/17/2019 - 11:23
In the name of Allāh, the Beneficent, the Merciful O Allāh, send Your blessings upon Muhammad & his Progeny The book in your hand is an introductory treatise on Islamic beliefs, laws and ethics as well as the early history of the faith in fifty lesson ...
Abul Hasan - 10/04/2012 - 03:24
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Abul Hasan - 10/04/2012 - 03:24
1. Why Study Religion? Why should we investigate about religion and study about God? What provokes us to consider religion? There are three reasons: (A) Love of Knowledge We all want to know the truth about the world in which we live: Did the heaven with ...
Abul Hasan - 10/04/2012 - 03:24
From time immemorial, man has found different ways of knowing God. Human beings of various intellectual levels have found their own ways to God. Common people have found simple ways; whereas thinkers and philosophers reached the same conclusion on a highe ...
Abul Hasan - 10/04/2012 - 03:24
In this universe, from the smallest atom to the largest celestial body, in everything we see, we are reminded of its perfect orderliness and exact regulation, so much so that great scientists have been provoked to amazement. One look at the world around u ...
Abul Hasan - 10/04/2012 - 03:24
1. The Eternal Need For God Examine the following examples, and then you will realize the extent to which the creatures of this world show the presence of a Creator. 1. How do those who construct airplanes work together to produce a plane? These specializ ...
Abul Hasan - 10/04/2012 - 03:24
The advent of science has exposed for us a unique pattern of the universe. There was a time when the earth was considered to be the center of the universe, that it was stationary, and the heavenly bodies revolved around it. Then came a time when the peopl ...
Abul Hasan - 10/04/2012 - 03:24
1. Tawhīd: Monotheism The corner-stone of Islamic beliefs is tawhīd, the belief in Unity or Oneness of God which is also known as monotheism. Tawhīd is the first part of the kalimah—the formula of faith in Islam. It says: Lā ilāha il-lal lāh There is no g ...
Abul Hasan - 08/25/2019 - 18:38
1. God’s Justice From previous lessons we have read and learned that: 1. The order, design and harmony in the universe in general and in the human body in particular are veritable witness to the existence of a Creator whom we call God. 2. The same order, ...
Abul Hasan - 10/04/2012 - 03:24
1. The Purpose of Life Did God create man as part of the chain of reproduction, to be a cog in a machine, and to be counted only as an automaton? Was man created only for his own enjoyment? Was he created only to amass as much wealth as possible through a ...
Abul Hasan - 10/04/2012 - 03:24
1. Why must the Prophets be Ma‘sūm? The Wise and Merciful God sent the prophets so that human society may recognise the right way as opposed to the precipitous way, and may be able to stride up to the highest peaks of true pride, perfection and laudable v ...
Abul Hasan - 10/04/2012 - 03:24
Almighty God did not leave man alone; he sent guidance in the form of prophets and messengers. According to the common belief of all Muslims, God sent 124,000 prophets and messengers to guide mankind in all parts of the world. The first was Prophet Adam a ...
Abul Hasan - 02/28/2015 - 04:06
