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What is Islam? Islam is not a new religion, but the same truth that God revealed through all His prophets to every people.  For a fifth of the world’s population, Islam is both a religion and a complete way of life.  Muslims follow a religion of peace, mercy, and forgiveness, and the majority have nothing to do with the extremely grave events which have come to be associated with their faith. Who are the Muslims? One billion people from a vast range or races, nationalities and cultures across the globe - from the southern Philippines to Nigeria - are united by their common Islamic faith. About 18% live in the Arab world; the world’s largest Muslim community is in Indonesia; substantial parts of Asia and most of Africa are Muslim, while significant minorities are to be found in the Soviet Union, China, North and South America, and Europe. What do Muslims believe? Muslims believe in One, Unique, Incomparable God (called Allah in Arabic); in the Angels cre...

The reality of life in this world. By Shaykh Abu Ammar Yasir al-Qadhi Many people mistakenly assume that true wealth and real treasure is that of money.  It is indeed true that wealth is a great blessing from God which He bestows upon His servants.  And the one who earns it purely, and spends it properly, and gives it to those that deserve it, without a doubt earns a great reward from God. But at the same time, wealth is not the greatest blessing that can be given to mankind.  Furthermore, no matter how much wealth a person has, eventually it will leave him, and pass on into the hands of others.  The Prophet, may God praise him, reminded us of this when he asked the Companions, “Who amongst you loves the money of his inheritors more than his own money?” They replied, “O Messenger of God!  There is no one of us except that he loves his own money more than he loves the money of his inheritors.”  So the Prophet replied...

How one can live a content life in this world. No matter how much money a person earns, in reality he only utilizes a very small fraction of it.  Ponder over the wise reminder from the Prophet, may God praise him.  Abdullah ibn al-Shakhir reported, “I entered upon the Prophet, may God praise him, and he was reciting ‘Alhakum al-takathur’: “Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you.” (Quran 102:1) He said, ‘The son of Adam would say: ‘My money!  My money!’ But do you have, O son of Adam, anything of your money, except that which you ate, and it was put to waste, or that which you wore, till it wore out, or that which you gave in charity, so you have sent it forth (to get its rewards in the Hereafter)?’” ( Saheeh Muslim ) In this hadith, the Prophet reminded us that, in reality, all of our money is utilized in only three ways.  Firstly, the food that we eat, and this eventually is transformed into waste.  Secondly,...

--> People worship money because they put their faith in it.And they put their trust in it. And they put their hope in it.And they believe that went they have money,they will be happy. And went they have money they will be successful. And they believe that money is the cause of their happiness and their success in life. So went they have it,they happy,and went they don’t have it,they are sad. There are some people who worship fashion.The worshipper of fashion, If they have the latest clothes,the latest style ,the latest fashion,the latest shoes,the latest everything . They are happy, and they  look and they think that people are admiring me,and they are respecting me and this make them happy. So went they have this things they feel secure they feel happy and they put their faith in this and they trust in this and this is the source they believe of their happiness in life.So they pursue it and they run out to it and if they don’t have the latest clothes an...