In any discussion about the Names of God, it is important to understand that Muslims believe in One True God, the only Creator, the One Who has Dominion over all that exists, has ever existed or will come to exist. A Muslim worships the same One God whom all the Prophets worshipped. “...were you witnesses when death approached Jacob? When he said unto his sons, ‘What will you worship after me?’ They said, ‘We shall worship your God, the God of your fathers, Abraham, Ishmael and Isaac, One ... [Continue Reading]
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Misconceptions about Allah: Is Allah God?
es, Allah is God. He is Allah, the One and Only. He is the same God worshipped in the Jewish and Christian faiths and is recognisable as such. Across the globe and throughout history people of all faiths and beliefs have turned towards God, or a supreme deity, the Creator of the universe. He is Allah. Allah is God. God the Creator. God the Sustainer. The word God is spelled and pronounced differently in many languages: the French call him Dieu, the Spanish, Dios and the Chinese refer to ... [Continue Reading]
New BBC Article affirms Ayat of the Quran
New BBC Article affirms Ayat of the Qur’an – Animals Guided by Stars. In the Qur’an, Allah [swt] informs us that one of the wisdoms behind the creation of the stars is their usage in guiding. In a BBC article dated 24th Jan 2013 entitled ‘Dung beetles guided by Milky Way’ “Scientists have shown how insects will use the Milky Way to orientate themselves as they roll their balls of muck along the ground. Humans, birds and seals are all known to navigate by the stars.” Whilst I was ... [Continue Reading]
The Fig, the Olive and Mount Sinai
“By the fig and the olive; By Mount Sinai; By this City of Security (Makkah)” (I) These ayahs are the opening ayahs of Surah at-Tin (The Figs), a Makkan Surah and one of the shortest in the Holy Qur’an; it has only eight ayahs after The Basmallah (In the name of Allah, the most Merciful, the most Compassionate). The theme of the Surah deals with two main issues. Firstly, that Allah has honoured man; he has created him in the best of forms and with an instinct to act righteously. He has ... [Continue Reading]
The Fruits’ Colour
“See you not that Allah sends down water (rain) from the sky, and We produce therewith fruits of various colours” (I) This ayah appears in the second half of Surah Fatir, which was revealed in Makkah. The Surah gets its name, Fatir (Originator), from the opening ayahs which praise Allah (SWT), the Originator of the heavens and the earth who made the angels His Messengers, as He is Able to do all things. He is most Gracious in the heavens and the earth; He is the most Merciful, the All-mighty ... [Continue Reading]
And tall date-palms with ranged clusters
“And tall date-palms, with ranged clusters” (I) This verse appears towards the beginning of Surah Qaf, a Makkan Surah whose main theme is the final revelation, the resurrection of man (on the Day of Judgement) and the disbelievers’ rejection of both. The Surah begins with Allah (SWT) swearing by the Glorious Qur’an and other patent miracles in the universe that prove that He is the Creator of everything and that He is capable of destroying His creation and resurrecting it. For disbelievers, ... [Continue Reading]