One of the major signs of the last day is the Anti-Christ, or Dajjal, as he is known in Islam. Also known as the False Messiah, he is the greatest challenge the Muslim world will ever face. The word Dajjal comes from the Arabic verb dajala which means to ...
Category Archives: Muslim Culture
Whispers of the Shaytan
Wes-waas (evil whispers) during prayer and at other times comes from the Shaytaan, who is keen to misguide the Muslim and deprive him of good and keep it far away from him. One of the Sahaabah complained to the Messenger of Allaah (Sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallem) about wes-waas during prayer, and ...
Forgiveness Offer
They are the days in which Allah the Mighty and Majestic - most loves the doing of good deeds. Allah swears an oath by them, and swearing an oath by something is indicative of its ...
My Name Made Me Muslim
The following is an excerpt of an email my mother sent me. Inshallah, I hope you find it as inspiring as I have. My name is Tarik Preston. I embraced the religion of Islam in 1988 at the age of 19. The story of how I came to embrace Islam is not a ...
Islamic Calendar
The Muslim calendar is a very unique instrument. Unlike the Gregorian (Western) calendar most of us are used to, the Hijri calendar runs according to the moon. Let me try to explain that. With the Gregorian calendar, the one we're all pretty much used where the current year ...
