Know, O Friend! If the great world which you see, the macrocosm, is considered to be a vast book, the Muhammed (PBUH) Light is the ink of the pen of the book’s Writer. And if the great world is imagined to be a tree, the Muhammedan Light is both is seed and its fruit. And if the world is supposed to be a living being, His Light becomes its spirit. And if it is imagined to be an i... more.

Mücahir Bilici - karakalem Four questions that each panelist is asked to respond: 1. What is your definition of morality? What are your motivations? 2. How do we go about moral reasoning if we are faced with a dilemma? 3. How do you translate your understanding of morality into your daily life? 4. Is there a universal morality (is morality possible w/out religion/spirituality?) Intr... more.

A Reality Check: Our Youth, How Safe Are They on the Internet? By Fatin Khairallah So many of you must be thinking, "Drugs, guns, pregnancies, our kids could never do these things." In fact, these activities don't even cross our minds when thinking about our MUSLIM youth. We automatically assume that, ""these things don't happen to Muslims."" Unfortunately, we need to undergo a reali... more.

God instructs men to be nice to their wives and to treat them well to the best of their ability: "And live with them in kindness." (Quran 4:19) The Messenger of God -sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam- said, The most perfect of believers in belief is the best of them in character. The best of you are those who are the best to their women.'[1] The Prophet of Mercy tells us that a husband's trea... more.

TWO PATHS, TWO AIMS, BUT WHAT KIND OF FRIEND? "Have We not given him two eyes…and shown him the two highways." (Surat al-Balad; 8,10) All human beings seek a true friend. They look for people to share their happiness with, who will support them in times of trouble, who will show them solutions when they can find none, who will love them unconditionally, be loyal to them, protect them,... more.

Hatred as the Root of Violence, the Trap of Said Nursi -A Verson Who Was Spared From This Trap Mustafa ULUSOY WE LIVE IN a world which is being constructed at the same time it is being destroyed. Symbols are made and symbols are destroyed. Houses are built and houses are destroyed. People are born, people are killed. Bonds are formed, bonds are destroyed. Peace is made, war destroys. ... more.

Question: Sayyid Abdulhakîm Efendi defines îmân as follows in the subject concerning îmân in the book Endless Bliss: Without consulting mind, experience or philosophy, to confirm, to believe the facts which Hadrat Muhammad [alaihis-salâm], the master of both worlds, communicated as the Prophet. If one confirms them because they are reasonable, one has confirmed mind and the Messenger to... more.

Question: A foreign friend of mine has just become a Muslim. What should we teach him before all else? ANSWER First of all, you must teach him îmân; that is, you must teach him Allahu taâlâ, His Attributes, Hadrat Muhammads being His Prophet, the six tenets of belief in the Âmantu, and then the five fundamentals of Islam. After teaching the foregoing, you should help him perform namâz ... more.