“Believers! Obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you…” (Qur’an 4:59) There are three parts in the verse. To obey: 1) Allah 2) the Messenger 3) Those with authority among us Before reading this article, readers are urged to understand the first two parts ‘Obey Allah and the Messenger’ by reading …
1- The ‘Black stone’ At one corner of the Kaaba, traditional Muslims seek the blessing of a black stone. Such practice has no support in the Quran. It was innovated by someone through the hadiths books. 2- The water of ‘Zamzam’ There is nothing in our religion that makes of Zamzam water any blessed water …
God has decreed four steps for ablution, but the Muslims of today have their own rules. They followed the rules of their Scholars instead of the rules of God. The word Muslim means the one who submits to God . Submitting to God should include doing His Ablution not the ablution of the scholars. God’s ablution is very …
The word ‘ummy’ has been used in the Quran in a number of verses. The following verse is one example: “Those who follow the messenger, the prophet who is ‘ummy’ …..” 7:157 Many translations of the Quran have wrongly translated the word ‘ummy’ to mean illiterate. With a quick analysis of various Quranic verses that use …
“Those who intend to divorce their wives shall wait four months (cooling off); if they change their minds and reconcile, then God is Forgiver, Merciful. If they go through with the divorce, then God is Hearer, Knower.” 2:226-227 God’s way is always the best solution. The Quran offers many solutions for some of today’s most urgent problems. Divorce rates are …