Invite all to the way of your Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching

Invite all to the way of your Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching. And argue with them in ways that are best and most gracious... And if you punish, let your punishment be proportional to the wrong that has been done to you. But if you show patience, that is indeed the best course. Be patient, for your patience is from God. And do not grieve over them, or distress yourself because of their plots. For God is with those who restrain themselves, and those who do good. Qur'an 16:125-128

And women have rights similar to those [of men] over them in kindness," [Quran, 2:228]

The Quran says, "And women have rights similar to those [of men] over them in kindness," [Quran, 2:228]. In this verse that speaks of rights and duties the Quran has affirmed equality. The verse continues and says, "And men are a degree above them." This degree is clarified in another verse that discusses the issue of maintenance, which is a responsibility rather than an honor, "Men shall take full care of women with the bounties which God has bestowed more abundantly on the former than on the latter, and with what they may spend out of their possessions," [Quran, 4:34]. Islam made it obligatory for men to support and care for women, similarly this is one of the rights that women can demand of men.

Taqwa is an action of heart which fears Allah and His punishment through righteous deeds

Taqwa is an action of heart which fears Allah and His punishment through righteous deeds. This taqwa can do wonderful things, once understood and implemented in the life of individuals as well as the soceity. Let us see some verses. O ye who believe! Fear Allah, and (always) say a word directed to the Right: That He may make your conduct whole and sound and forgive you your sins: He that obeys Allah and His Messenger, has already attained the highest achievement. [33:70-71]

Despite the social acceptance of female infanticide among some Arabian tribes

Despite the social acceptance of female infanticide among some Arabian tribes, the Qur'an forbade this custom, and considered it a crime like any other murder. "And when the female (infant) buried alive - is questioned, for what crime she was killed." (Qur'an 81:8-9). Criticizing the attitudes of such parents who reject their female children, the Qur'an states: When news is brought to one of them, of (the Birth of) a female (child), his face darkens and he is filled with inward grief! With shame does he hide himself from his people because of the bad news he has had! Shall he retain her on (sufferance) and contempt, or bury her in the dust? Ah! What an evil (choice) they decide on? (Qur'an 16: 58-59).

In a truely Islamic society women have the following rights in Islam:

In a truely Islamic society women have the following rights in Islam: 1. The right and duty to obtain education. 2. The right to have their own independent property. 3. The right to work to earn money if they need it or want it. 4. Equality of reward for equal deeds. 5. The right to express their opinion and be heard. 6. The right to provisions from the husband for all her needs and more. 7. The right to negotiate marriage terms of her choice. 8. The right to obtain divorce from her husband, even on the grounds that she simply can't stand him. (pls note that God deeply frowns upon divorce as a solution unless there is hardly any other alternative but it does not mean that men have more right to divorce their wives than women do.) 9. The right to keep all her own money (she is not responsible to maintain any relations). 10. The right to get sexual satisfaction from her husband. 11. custody of their children after divorce 12. to refuse any marriage that does not please them and more...

Islam recognizes the right of the individual not to be arrested or imprisoned for the offences of others

Islam recognizes the right of the individual not to be arrested or imprisoned for the offences of others. The Holy Qur’an has laid down this principle clearly: "No bearer of burdens shall be made to bear the burden of another" (6:164). Islam believes in personal responsibility. We ourselves are responsible for our acts, and their consequences cannot be transferred to someone else. It is a matters of great regret and shame* that we are seeing this just and equitable principle, which has been framed by the Creator and Nourisher of the entire universe, being flouted and violated before our eyes. So much so that if a man is guilty of a crime or if he is a suspect, he wife is also liable to arrest. Indeed, things have gone so far that innocent people are being punished for the crimes of others.

An Athiest is a person who dosent believe in existance of God.. "And man saith:

An Athiest is a person who dosent believe in existance of God.. "And man saith: When I am dead, shall If orsooth be broughtforth alive ? Doth not man remember that We created him before, when he was naught" (Surah 19, verses 66,67) "Hath not man seen that We have created him from a drop of seed ? Yet lo! He is an open opponent. And he hath coined for Us a similitude, and hath forgotten the fact of his creation, saying: Who will revive these bones when they have rotted away? Say: He will revive them Who produced them at the first, for He is Knower of every creation " ( Surah 36, verses 77, 78,79).

Lisa Valentine takes solace in her husband Omar Hall at her home

Lisa Valentine takes solace in her husband Omar Hall at her home Wednesday Dec. 17, 2008, in Douglasville, Ga. A Georgia judge ordered Valentine, a Muslim woman, arrested Tuesday for contempt of court for refusing to take off her head scarf at a security checkpoint. You shall certainly be tried respecting your wealth and your souls, and you shall certainly hear from those who have been given the Book before you and from those who are polytheists annoying talk; and if you are patient and guard (against evil), then that is of the steadfast heart of things. Quran 3:186

Christianity cannot compromise on the question of polygamy

Billy Graham the eminent Christian evangelist has recognized this fact on Polygamy: Christianity cannot compromise on the question of polygamy. If presentday Christianity cannot do so it is to its own detriment. Islam has permitted polygamy as a solution to social ills and has allowed a certain degree of latitude to human nature but only within the strictly defined framework of the law. Christian countries make a great show of monogamy but actually they practice polygamy. No one is unaware of the part mistresses play in Western society. In this respect Islam is a fundamentally honest religion and permits a Muslim to marry a second wife if he must but strictly forbids all clandestine amatory associations in order to safeguard the moral probity of the community.

According to the Qur’an, man and woman are two units of a pair

According to the Qur’an, man and woman are two units of a pair. When both are taken independent of each other, there are ceretain obvious vacuums in the mental, physical and emotional personalities of each. God has created the two in such a way that they complement each other in different ways, so that these vacuums are generally removed to a great extent. For this very purpose, God gave different mental, physical and emotional qualities to the male and the female. These different mental, physical and emotional qualities, on the one hand complement man and woman, and on the other establishes for them different spheres of activity in their interpersonal relationships. According to the Qur’an, man, for two reasons, should be the head of the family: One, because he is given the responsibility of earning the livelihood for the family (i.e. he is to strive for the provision of the financial requirements of the family); and two, because he is given the mental, physical and emotional qualities that suitable.

Aparthied - Means Racial Seperation of Human beint

Aparthied - Means Racial Seperation of Human beint. i.e. White and blacks. The system of racial segregation first promulgated by the largely Afrikaner National Party of South Africa in 1948. Petty apartheid meant the separation of facilities such as lavatories, transport, parks, and theatres into two groups: white and non-white. Helen Suzman, a celebrated South African MP and anti-apartheid campaigner, has died at the age of 91 on 1 Jan 2009. For 13 years, Mrs Suzman, the daughter of Jewish Lithuanian immigrants, was the only MP to openly condemn South Africa's whites-only apartheid regime. "0 human beings! We have indeed created you of a male and a female and made you into nations and tribes so that you may know one another. Surely the most honorable of you with God is the one among you who is most deeply conscious of Him. Surely, God is Knowing, Aware. (The Quran, 49:13)

Islam is one of the fastest-growing religions in the US

United States of America: # Islam is one of the fastest-growing religions in the US. By the year 2010, America's Muslim population is expected to surpass the Jewish population, making Islam the country's second-largest faith after Christianity # There are currently about 6 million American Muslims. There are about 2,000 mosques in the US # Most American Muslims, 77.6%, are immigrants – 22.4% of American Muslims were born in the US. (Source: US State Department)

The Prophet (pbuh) has laid down the basis on which the marital relationship is established

The Prophet (pbuh) has laid down the basis on which the marital relationship is established. He (pbuh) has enjoined his followers to treat their wives well. He says: "I enjoin you to be good to your women." We cannot fulfill the prophet's instructions unless we establish a relationship with our wives on the basis of mutual care and kindness. The Prophet (pbuh) has highlighted the importance of taking good care of our women when he (pbuh) made that one of the three areas to which he has drawn our attention just before he (pbuh) passed away. He (pbuh) repeated these recommendations: "Attend regularly to your prayer. Do not charge your slaves with what they cannot bear. Fear Allah in your treatment of woman." With all this emphasis on taking good care of women, Islam has outlined certain rights and duties for both man and woman which must be honored. Both can claim equal rights against each other, except for those minor differences which are necessitated by the nature of their roles and the way they are created.

Rachel gave her life in Palestine

Rachel gave her life in Palestine opposing a gross injustice against a helpless people who were living in peace on their land and suddenly found themselves uprooted, pushed into the desert, mountain, and sea, and turned into refugees, becoming the lost Palestinians. Rachel showed such courage and humanity that would shame the most hardened abusers of human rights and the most heartless politicians. "...and nearest among them in love to the believers will you find those who say, 'We are Christians,' because amongst these are men devoted to learning and men who have renounced the world, and they are not arrogant" (Quran 5:82).

Steven Feuerstein stands with members of the Chicago

Steven Feuerstein stands with members of the Chicago Palestinian community protesting the speaking engagement of Israeli Deputy Defense Minister Ephraim Sneh Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2000, at the 13th Annual Dinner of the Chicago Friends of the Israel Defense Forces. Quran Says [3:113] They are not all the same; among the followers of the scripture, there are those who are righteous. They recite GOD's revelations through the night, and they fall prostrate. [3:114] They believe in GOD and the Last Day, they advocate righteousness and forbid evil, and they hasten to do righteous works. These are the righteous. [3:115] Any good they do will not go unrewarded. GOD is fully aware of the righteous.

Allah's Apostle said. "It is one of the greatest sins that a man should curse his parents

Allah's Apostle said. "It is one of the greatest sins that a man should curse his parents." It was asked (by the people), "O Allah's Apostle! How does a man curse his parents?" The Prophet said, "'The man abuses the father of another man and the latter abuses the father of the former and abuses his mother." Bukhari :: Book 8 :: Volume 73 :: Hadith 4 Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr:

And when the female infant buried alive is questioned, for what crime she was killed? - Al Qur'an 81:8-9

And when the female infant buried alive is questioned, for what crime she was killed? - Al Qur'an 81:8-9. When news is bought to one of them of the birth of a female child, his face darkens and he is filled with inward grief! With shame does he hide himself from his people because of the bad news he has had! Shall he retain her on sufferance and contempt, or bury her in the dust? Ah! What an evil choice they decide on. - Al Qur'an 16:58-59. These two verses from the Qur'an are saying that those who bury their daughters alive will suffer hellfire. The first one is speaking in the future tense towards the questioning from God on the day of the resurrection. When God questions the baby girl she cannot answer this question and will go to Heaven. When the father and those responsible are questioned he will not be able to give a response to satisfy God or his soul and so is condemned to the hellfire.

An orphan is a person (typically a child)

An orphan is a person (typically a child), who has lost both his/her parents, often through death. The Qur'an forbids harsh and oppressive treatment of orphan's children while urging kindness and justice towards them. Muhammad (SAW) himself was an orphan. The Qur'an speaks of the reward waiting for those who feed orphans, poor and the prisoner for the love of God. Quran 76 8 And they give food out of love to the poor and the orphan and the captive. 9 "We only feed you for the sake of God; we do not desire from you any reward or thanks." 10 "We fear from our Lord a Day, which will be horrible and difficult."

Muslim Sisters at University in USA

Muslim Sisters at University in USA.. If a daughter is born to a person and he brings her up, gives her a good education and trains her in the arts of life, I shall myself stand between him and hell-fire. (Kanz al-Ummal). quoted in Women in Islam by M. Mazheruddin Siddiqi How praiseworthy are the women of Ansar (Native women of Medina City) that their modesty does not prevent them from attempts at learning and the acquisition of knowledge. (Sahih Muslim, Kitab al Tahrat).

In 2005, Danny and Marleny Hernandez moved to Cairo, Egypt with their three children

In 2005, Danny and Marleny Hernandez moved to Cairo, Egypt with their three children. For the next three years they studied Arabic and the fundamentals of Islam, hoping to instill Muslim morals and etiquette in their children. Islam is a religion for all people from whatever race or background they might be. That is why Islamic civilization is based on a unity which stands completely against any racial or ethnic discrimination. Such major racial and ethnic groups as the Arabs, Persians, Turks, Africans, Indians, Chinese and Malays in addition to numerous smaller units embraced Islam and contributed to the building of Islamic civilization. Moreover, Islam was not opposed to learning from the earlier civilizations and incorporating their science, learning, and culture into its own world view, as long as they did not oppose the principles of Islam.

US President Barack Obama has ordered the closure of the Guantanamo Bay prison camp

US President Barack Obama has ordered the closure of the Guantanamo Bay prison camp as well as all overseas CIA detention centres for terror suspects. Signing the orders, Mr Obama said the US would continue to fight terror, but maintain "our values and our ideals". He also ordered a review of military trials for terror suspects and a ban on harsh interrogation methods. "...and nearest among them in love to the believers will you find those who say, 'We are Christians,' because amongst these are men devoted to learning and men who have renounced the world, and they are not arrogant" (5:82). O Muslims.. be fair.. Guantanamo is having 250 inmates and all are Muslims which were tortured by new means.. This Christian has been a way so that they can return home..We dont know what is in his Heart.. But Follow prophet.. As Prophet prayed for All in his prayes and cried for there Salvation.. you too ask for Hidaya .. for this gentleman as he deserves it... Ameen

Charles Le Gai Eaton (Hasan le Gai Eaton or Hassan Abdul Hakeem)

Charles Le Gai Eaton (Hasan le Gai Eaton or Hassan Abdul Hakeem) (born 1921) was born in Switzerland and raised as an agnostic by his parents.[1] He received his education at Charterhouse at King's College, Cambridge. He worked for many years as a teacher and journalist in Jamaica and Egypt. He then joined the British Diplomatic Service.[2] Eaton converted to Islam in 1951. He has since served as a consultant to the Islamic Cultural Centre in London.[3] In 1996 he served on a committee that drafted the constitution of the Muslim Council of Britain[4] His books include Islam and the Destiny of Man (listed on Q News' list of "10 books to take to university"[5]), King of the Castle, and Remembering God. Many converts to Islam in the United Kingdom have been inspired by his books[2], which are also expositions of Islam for Western readers, secular or believing. He also frequently contributed articles to the quarterly journal on comparative religion and traditional studies, Studies in Comparative Religion. Ther

Sons of Bahadur Shah, The Last Mughal Emperor of Greater India

Sons of Bahadur Shah, The Last Mughal Emperor of Greater India. On the left is Jawan Bakht, and on the right is Mirza Shah Abbas. When the victory of the British became certain, Zafar took refuge at Humayun's Tomb, in an area that was then at the outskirts of Delhi, and hid there. British forces led by Major Hodson surrounded the tomb and compelled his surrender. Begum Zeenat Mahal, wife of Bahadur Shah Zafar Numerous male members of his family were killed by the British, who imprisoned or exiled the surviving members of the Mughal dynasty. Zafar himself was exiled to Rangoon, Burma (now Yangon, Myanmar) in 1858 along with his wife Zeenat Mahal and some of the remaining members of the family. His departure as Emperor marked the end of more than three centuries of Mughal rule in India. Bahadur Shah died in exile on 7 November 1862. He was buried near the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, at the site that later became known as Bahadur Shah Zafar Dargah.[2] His wife Zeenat Mahal died in 1886.[3]

Pakistani cricket star Yousuf Youhana converted to Islam from Christianity after attending preaching sessions by a leading religious group

Pakistani cricket star Yousuf Youhana converted to Islam from Christianity after attending preaching sessions by a leading religious group. Youhana, who now calls himself Mohammed Yousuf and was the only Christian in the team, says his wife also converted with him. Reports in Pakistan say his parents are furious while Yousuf says he wants the rest of his family to convert too. But he told journalists that he had converted of his own free will and there was no pressure on him to do so. "I cannot tell you what a great feeling it is," he told.

A Hindu devotee listens to a robot fortune teller at the Magh Mela fair in Allahabad, India

A Hindu devotee listens to a robot fortune teller at the Magh Mela fair in Allahabad, India. The Danger of Attending Fortune-Telling Assemblies Those who go to fortune-tellers to ask them about the future without truly believing in their falsehoods and without having the slightest intention of disclosing their falsehood to the public. People in this group are sinful and their prayers are not accepted for forty days. Those who believe in the prophecies of the fortune-tellers and go to ask them about the future. These people are regarded as disbelievers since they deny the truthfulness of the Qur'an: 'Say: None in the Heavens and the Earth Knows the Ghaib (Unseen) except Allah.' (27: 65)

Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky, left, of B'nai David-Judea Synagogue in Los Angeles

Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky, left, of B'nai David-Judea Synagogue in Los Angeles, chats with Bobby Alexander, who is homeless, on Pico Boulevard. Kanefsky a Jew Rabbi, 44, helps the homeless, elderly and poor of the Pico-Robertson district. Allah Ordered in Holy Quran to Jews :- We made a covenant with the children of Israel: “Serve none except God. Be good to parents, relatives, orphans, and the poor. Speak kindly to people. Establish prayer and give alms.” Afterward, you turned away, except a few of you, and you were averse. (Quran 2:83) They are not all alike; among the people of the Book there is an upstanding community. They recite God’s revelations through the night, and they fall prostrate. They believe in God and the last day. They advocate good and forbid evil, and they hasten to do good works. These are among the righteous. Whatever good they do will not be denied. God knows those who are reverent. (Qur’an 3:113-115).

Lalu Prasad Yadav Railway Minister of India

Lalu Prasad Yadav Railway Minister of India, meets students of the Harvard and Wharton Business School at the National Rail Museum in New Delhi. He changed the Railway model and made them profitable withing 30 months which were in Loss since decades. He earlier gave management tips to students at the IIMs in Ahmedabad and Bangalore and the chief of US corporate giant General Electric came to India to study the success of the railways. Lalu Prasad was mocked by opposotion because of his simple life style and support of poor people and was considered mentally backward. "O you who believe. Let not some men laugh at others, it may be the that they are better than you. Nor let some women laugh at others it may be that they are better than you. Nor abuse each other , nor be sarcastic to each other by using offensive nicknames..." ( Quran 49 v11)

POLICE ABUSE A 5 YEAR OLD TERRORIST (??) IN PALESTINE..

POLICE ABUSE A 5 YEAR OLD TERRORIST (??) IN PALESTINE.. “A man once came to Umar Al-Khattab, the second Caliph of Islam, complaining of his son’s disobedience. Umar summoned the boy and spoke of his disobedience and his neglect of his duty to Father. The boy replied: ‘O Caliph! Has’nt a child rights over his father?’ ‘Certainly’, replied Umar. ‘What are they, Caliph?’ asked the boy. ‘That he should choose his mother, give him a good name, teach him the Book (the Quran)’, replied Umar. ‘Caliph! My father did nothing like this. My mother was a fire-worshipper. He gave me the name of Ju’alaan (meaning a dung beetle) and he did not teach me a single letter of the Quran’, the boy answered. Turning to the father, Umar said: ‘You have come to me to complain about the disobedience of your son. You have failed in your duty to him before he has failed in his duty to you; you have done wrong to him before he has wronged you.’ ” ISLAM GIVES CHILD RIGHTS 1400 YRS BEFORE..

Late Princess Diana of Wales (UK), visits a patient in Hospital

Late Princess Diana of Wales (UK), visits a patient in Hospital. Lady Diana was know for her devout service for Poor and Needy people. She had a soft heart for the People of Palestine, which raised the eyebrow of many Westerns. No shame to accept, but we Muslims are lacking behind in such qualities. The Messenger of Allaah sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "Allaah will say on the Day of Judgment (to a person): 'O son of Aadam! I was sick and you did not visit Me!' So the person will reply: 'O my Lord! How could I have visited You, while You are the Lord of the worlds?' So He will say: 'Did you not know that My servant, so and so, was sick, yet you did not visit him? Did you not know that if you had visited him, you would have found Me with him?'"(Muslim).

Our deeds are presented to Allah every Thursday night

Holy Prophet (SAW) said that our deeds are presented to Allah every Thursday night and anyone who has severed family ties has all his good deeds rejected. "Allah's mercy will not descend on people among whom there is one who severs ties of kinship." [Baihaqi, Shuab Al-Iman] O PEOPLE PLEASE RESTORE TODAY YOUR BROKEN RELATIONS, AND GET BLESSINGS FROM ALMGIHTY GOD.. IF YOU MOVE FORWARD AND FORGIVE YOUR KINS YOU WILL NOT BECOME SMALL MAN.. BUT YOUR STATUS IN FRONT OF GOD WILL INCREASE.

Threshold India 2009

'Threshold India 2009' is brain child of Shahid Sayed to promote entrepreneurship amongst the Muslim youth, to bring them closer to the mainstream and make them committed global citizens that value life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness as a goal worth achieving by their own efforts. Sadaqat is a very wide term and is used in the Quran to cover all kinds of charity. Helping someone to establish himself in business, giving someone a proper education; helping someone to recover from some disease by monetary assistance to looking after the orphans and the destitute; giving scholarships to students, all such charitable works, come under sadaka jaria - that is why so many centres of social welfare have continued to function in the Muslim community. (Quran 2 : 261 The likeness of those who spend their wealth in Allah's way is as the likeness of a grain which groweth seven ears, in every ear a hundred grains. Allah giveth increase manifold to whom He will. Allah is All-Embracing, All-Knowing.

Coming to the rights of relatives

Ali bin Hussain, the great-grandson of the Prophet, said: "Coming to the rights of relatives, it is the right of your mother that you should appreciate that she carried you as nobody carries anybody, and fed you the fruits of her heart which nobody feeds anybody, and protected you with her ears, hands, legs, hair, limbs, with her whole being, gladly, cheerfully and carefully; suffering patiently all the worries, pains, difficulties and sorrows, till the hand of God removed you from her and brought you into this world.""Then she was most happy feeding you, even if she herself had no clothes; giving you milk and water; not caring for her own thirst; keeping you in the shade, even if she had to suffer from the heat of the sun; giving you every comfort with her own hardship; lulling you to sleep while keeping herself awake.""And her womb was your abode, her lap your refuge, and her breast your feeder, and her whole existence your protection; it was she, not you, who was braving the heat and cold of this world.