Author: Zak D

How a Person Becomes Muslim

Written by Zak D on July 14, 2014. Posted in Purpose of Life, What Is Islām?.

All praise be to Allāh, the Lord of the universe. May peace and blessings of Allaa be upon Muḥammad, His last messenger. The purpose of this hand out is to correct a false idea spread among those willing to adopt Islām as their faith. Some people have a wrong notion that entering into the Islamic fold requires an announcement from the concerned person in the presence of high ranking scholars or reporting this act to courts of justice or other authorities. It is also thought that the act of accepting Islām, should, as a condition, have a certificate issued by the authorities, as...

The Wisdom in the Creator (Allāh) Making Creation

Written by Zak D on July 14, 2014. Posted in Purpose of Life, Uncategorized, What Is Islām?.

In the Name of Allāh, The Beneficent, The Merciful All Praise belongs to Allāh and He is Sufficient. Peace and Blessings be upon His Servants whom He chose.To Proceed: Know – may Allāh direct you – that Allāh the Exalted created the Creation so that it may worship Him and not associate anything (as a partner or equal) to Him.The Exalted said:And I have not created Jinn and Men except that they may worship Me [Dhāriyāt (The Winds that Scatter) 51:56]He also said:And did you think that We created you in jest (for a pastime) and that you would not be returned to Us? [Muʾminūn...

An Introduction to the Qur’an

Written by Zak D on July 14, 2014. Posted in The Noble Qur'an, What Is Islām?.

In the Name of Allāh, The Beneficent, The Merciful The Book of Allāh containing His Words revealed to the Trusted One on the Earth, Muḥammad (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhī wa sallam – peace be upon him), through the medium of the Trusted One in the Heaven, Jibrāʾīl (the Angel Gabriel). It was revealed piecemeal to the Prophet Muḥammad (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhī wa sallam – peace be upon him) over a period of twenty-three years and some months. Allāh says, “We have rehearsed it to you gradually in well-arranged stages.” [al-Furqān, The Criterion 25:32] The first...

Why Muslims Consider Judaism and Christianity Forms of Disbelief

Written by Zak D on July 14, 2014. Posted in The Noble Qur'an, Uncategorized, What Is Islām?.

In the Name of Allāh, The Beneficent, The Merciful Question: One of the preachers in one of the mosques in Europe claimed that it is not allowed to consider Jews and Christians disbelievers. You know – may Allāh preserve you – that most of the people who attend the mosques in Europe have very little knowledge. We fear that statements like this one will become widespread. Therefore, we request from you a complete and clear answer to this question. Answer: I say: The statement that came from that man is misguidance. In fact, it can be blasphemy. This is because Allāh has...

The Distorted Image of Women in Islām

Written by Zak D on July 14, 2014. Posted in Uncategorized, What Is Islām?, Women in Islām.

In the Name of Allāh, The Beneficent, The Merciful Since the height of the feminist movement in the late 70s there has been a magnifying glass placed over the status of Muslim women. Unfortunately, the magnifying glass that has been used is an unusual one. Unusual in the sense that it is very selective about which items it will magnify; other items it will distort to such a degree that they will no longer look familiar. I remember once reading in an “in depth” article about the lives of Muslim women. This article “explained” that at any time a man can divorce...

Aliyah J. (Brisbane, Australia)

Written by Zak D on July 14, 2014. Posted in Austrilasia, Converts.

In the Name of Allāh, The Most Merciful, The Giver of Mercy I’d like to share my story of becoming Muslim, All Praise is for Allāh. I think that there are many people out there who are not yet Muslim but are thinking about it & it is my hope, insha’Allāh (God Willing), that my story will inspire them to take the shahada (confession of faith), the first step to becoming a Muslim. From Lycra to Niqab: Coming Home to Islām This is my story of my journey to Islām…. Islām has intercepted my life since adolescence. It has crossed my path many times; in...

Church Tradition and the Textual Integrity of the Bible

Written by Zak D on July 14, 2014. Posted in Let the Bible Speak Out, Misconceptions.

In the Name of Allāh, The Beneficent, The Merciful The basis of evaluation of any hadith (story or report) in Islām of any text concerned particularly with religion is based on the study of matn (i.e., text) and its isnad (i.e., chain of narration). A hadith (pl. ahadith) is composed of two parts: the matn (text) and the isnad (chain of reporters). A text may seem to be logical and reasonable but it needs an authentic isnad with reliable reporters to be acceptable; ‘Abdullah b. al-Mubarak (d. 181 AH), one of the illustrious teachers of Imam al-Bukhari, said, “The...

Early Lists Of The Books Of the New Testament

Written by Zak D on July 14, 2014. Posted in Let the Bible Speak Out, Misconceptions.

In the Name of Allāh, The Beneficent, The Merciful Below is a list of books of the New Testament drawn at different times in the history of Christianity. The list is taken from Appendix IV of Bruce Metzger’s The Canon Of The New Testament: Its Origin, Significance & Development (1997, Clarendon Press, Oxford). Some of the footnotes and cross references are presented and marked in red. Interested readers may go through the book for further details.•The Muratorian Canon•The Canon Of Origen (A.D. c. 185 – 254)•The Canon Of Eusebius Of Caesarea (A.D. 265 – 340)•A Canon...

The Myth of New Testament Manuscript Evidence

Written by Zak D on July 14, 2014. Posted in Let the Bible Speak Out, Misconceptions.

In the Name of Allāh, The Beneficent, The Merciful Considering the myriad of illusionary and dishonest tactics used by Evangelical Christians, it would be difficult to choose the ones that I feel are the most dishonest. One that jumps quickly to mind is using the “Jews for Jesus” (or other so-called “Messianic Jews”) as “Jewish” references in the hopes that the simple-minded Muslim inquisitor won’t know that these are wholly CHRISTIAN organizations (their deceptive names notwithstanding). There are quite a number of examples of this trick on the...

Muḥammad: A Mercy to all Mankind

Written by Zak D on July 14, 2014. Posted in Muḥammad - The Final Messenger, The Messengers.

In the Name of Allāh, The Beneficent, The Merciful The year is 570 CE, five years after the death of the Roman Emperor Justinian. An army of men, horses and elephants ruthlessly march towards the city of Makkah, intending to wipe it out of existence. This is the army of the Abysinnian warlord Abraha, who after conquering Yemen is now advancing towards the sacred city of Makkah. One of the notables of Makkah, Abdul-Muttalib, has ordered all the women and children to go up into the mountains and take refuge there whilst the men go and fight. However, the men of Makkah are of no match to...

Jesus Misquoted in the Gospel?

Written by Zak D on July 14, 2014. Posted in Misconceptions, Misinterpretations.

In the Name of Allāh, The Beneficent, The Merciful EDMONTON, ALBERTA (CP) – Has Jesus been misquoted for thousands of years or did he actually utter the words: “I am the light of the world?” An international panel of religious scholars, known as the JesusSeminar, says many of the quotes attributed to Christ were not actually spoken by him. In their new book The Five Gospels, the scholars conclude only about 90of the 1,500 gospel quotations attributed to Jesus are likely His words.The rest have been tampered with by writers and revisionists over the...