Al-Badr – 7th February 2011
February 7th, 2011 | Al Badr, Download | admin | No CommentsView all this week’s Al-Badr articles here or download… the issue as a pdf to read it later!
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Archive for February 7th, 2011
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Islam – It’s All About One God
February 7th, 2011 | Al Badr | admin | No CommentsWhether on TV, in the newspaper, or at some event, we commonly hear people talking about Islam and what it’s all about. On one end of the scale, we hear people talking as if Islam is the root of all evil (and we seek refuge with Allah), whilst on the other end, we have those who equate Islam with peace.…
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An Invitation
February 7th, 2011 | Al Badr | admin | No CommentsTo be a good friend is to make sure you don’t let your companion fall into a black hole, and if he does you’d be there with a rope ready to save him. When your friend becomes your brother, you love for them what you love for yourself and share what is most precious to you. And what could be…
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How He Taught Me to Deal with Depression
February 7th, 2011 | Al Badr | admin | No CommentsNowadays, if you’re a woman feeling down, all you need to do is go to the bathroom. There you’ll find adverts for all kinds of counsellors, phone lines and self-help groups, which are all essentially aimed at providing a platform for people to talk to each other, to give people the chance to speak about their worries and concerns. It…
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Why Would Anyone Want to Become Muslim?
February 7th, 2011 | Al Badr | admin | No CommentsAt various points in my life people have asked me questions along the lines of ‘whether people who are born into a Muslim family would make the choice themselves’ i.e. are those that are born Muslim, only stay with the faith because they’ve been forced to in some way?? And why on earth would someone choose such a religion as…
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Foundations of Faith
February 7th, 2011 | Al Badr | admin | No CommentsThe Five Pillars of Islam are fundamental principles which form the foundation of the religion. These five duties must be adhered to should one consider themselves as a Muslim.
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On the authority of Abu ‘Abd al-Rahman ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar bin al-Khattab, radiyallahu ‘anhuma, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam, say:
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30 Facts of Islam
February 7th, 2011 | Al Badr | admin | No Comments1) “Islam” means “submission to God”.
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2) “Muslim” means “anyone or anything that submits itself to the will of God”.
3) Islam is not a cult. Its followers number over 1.5 billion worldwide. Along with Judaism and Christianity, it is considered to be one of the three Abrahamic traditions.
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Choosing Islam
February 7th, 2011 | Al Badr | admin | No CommentsHow long have you been a Muslim?
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I have been Muslim for nearly nine years (Alhamdulillah). I became a Muslim at the age of twenty-one. The date was Friday May 4th 2001 (I will never forget this day). I took my Shahada after salaah al-Jumu’ah in a tiny little masjid in East London. If only the rest of the world… -
Creator, Master and Sustainer of All Creation
February 7th, 2011 | Al Badr | admin | No CommentsToday, Islam remains the only religion which is based solely on the divine unity. Allah (SWT) is One and One alone, there is none like Him and nor is there anything equal to Him.
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There are two fundamental beliefs in Islam; the belief and worship of one Creator which is known as tawhid with the second being the acceptance of…
Daily Quranic Verse
"Like the fate of the people of Nûh (Noah), and 'Ad, and Thamûd and those who came after them. And Allâh wills no injustice for (His) slaves. [Ghafir 40:31]
Daily Hadith
Narrated 'Aisha, the mother of the faithful believers: One night Allah's Apostle offered the prayer in the Mosque and the people followed him. The next night he also offered the [+] [Bukhari 021:229]
