There are two types of Sufism: authentic and pseudo, or theosophical, Sufism. Authentic Sufism is a product of Islam alone and is nothing else but the quintessence of orthodox Islam. Pseudo, or theosophical, Sufism, on the other hand, is an abominable innovation which was influenced by alien-to-Islam worldviews and traditions.

Your heart is your human compass guiding you, leading you and ending your confusion. And this doesn’t in any way ignore the element of knowledge or mental capability. But you can say it has the last word when all elements prove fallible or contradictory, or all possibilities seem valid.

“Indeed, You Are of a Great Moral Character”... a divine testimonial given by Almighty Allah to the last of His Prophets, the sealed nectar, Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, a statement that frames his character as a human being as well as a noble Prophet, one of those of determination.

Idiomatically Zakah means purity and involves the annual deduction of 2.5% of each individual’s net property, whether money, livestock and cattles or other treasures, after spending the basic necessities, expenses, due credits, donations and taxes of the year, provided that it reaches the Nisab.

In the early days of Islam, there was no such thing as the concept of ahl al-sunnah wa al-jama’ah. The Prophet (pbuh) spoke much about the virtues of following the jama’ah (community), the Qur’an and his Sunnah, the last component signifying the way Islam is to be lived and practiced as taught and shown by the Prophet (pbuh), the most excellent role model for believers. At the same time, both the Qur’an and the Prophet’s Sunnah warned against disunity, schism and sects.

Every Friday we have a chance to for our Du’as to be be accepted and our sins to be erased. How lucky we are to be blessed with such a day every week! Read on for 3 different rewards which you can reap inshaAllah every Friday from now on.

Like most Surahs of the Quran, Surah Maryam tackles a number of themes, yet the Oneness of Allah remains its central subject matter, presented differently through a number of topics and parables involving a variety of figures, including the noble Prophets; Zachariah, John, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Aaron, Ishmael, Idris, Adam, Noah and Jesus. It mentions their stories, struggles in the path of Allah to deliver their legacies and the attitudes towards them; those who chose to follow their guidance and those who went astray.

Islam stipulates that men and women and equal but not similar. And in the so-called Freedom Resurrection that nations embraced one after the other, women started gaining more freedoms, that for some countries have got no limits, same way they started losing their right of being supported by their societies, families and husbands, among other rights Islam grants them.