Ramadan came and the masjid brimmed with joy from daybreak to sunset, men, women, and children overflowed its sacred halls light emanated out from their ardent worship magnificent chandeliers adorned the

Of all the Muslim rulers who ruled vast territories of India from 712 to 1857 CE, probably no one has received as much condemnation from Western and Hindu writers as Aurangzeb. He has been castigated as a

In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Kind A blessed month is casting its shadow upon us A night of this month is better than a thousand months Bear with patience for the sake of Ar-Rahman

Originally published in Urdu in Daily Ummat Karachi on 12 December 2004 Oh guests of the Most Merciful! Oh fortunate ones! Oh travelers to the Haram! Congratulations on being invited by the Lord of the worlds!

What exactly is a masjid? Is there a difference between a masjid, musallā, and jamāt khāna, etc? These are questions which need detailed discussion. Nowadays, in the west, many Islamic Centers being managed

A quiet revolution is taking place in the Arabic language; it is fast losing the character set used to represent numbers. Arabs gave the Arabic numerals to the world, thereby making the tremendous advances in

The Council of Islamic Scholars (Majlisul Ulama) of Port Elizabeth, South Africa, have published a booklet on Islam and television in which they list the factors present in television that are unlawful or offensive, the

Dr. Muhammad Hamidullah, was born on February 9, 1908, in the state of Hyderabad Deccan in the Indian subcontinent. He was the youngest of 3 brothers and 5 sisters. In Hyderabad, Dr. Hamidullah was educated at

[Maulana Khalilul Rahman Sajjad Nomani Nadwi is from Lucknow, India and is a prolific scholar and thinker of Islam. He is the son of the distinguished Muslim scholar Maulana Muhammad Manzoor Nomani,

Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar Allah is the greatest, Allah is the greatest Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar Allah is the greatest, Allah is the greatest Ashadu an La illaha illAllah I witness/declare that there is no illah (god) but Allah