Author: Zak D

What They Say about Islām, the Qur’an and Muḥammad

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

In the Name of Allāh, The Beneficent, The Merciful “Islām is the fastest-growing religion in America, a guide and pillar of stability for many of our people…” HILLARY CLINTON, Los Angeles Times, May 31, 1996, p.3 Already more than a billion-people strong, Islām is the world’s fastest-growing religion. ABCNEWS, Abcnews.com “Islām is the fastest-growing religion in the country.” NEWSDAY, March 7, 1989, p.4 “Islām is the fastest-growing religion in the United States…” NEW YORK TIMES, Feb 21, 1989, p.1 ...

Common Misconceptions about Islām

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

In the Name of Allāh, The Beneficent, The Merciful Misconception #1: Muslims Worship a Different God First of all, there is only One God who created the Universe and all of mankind. Throughout history, people have created false gods in their minds and come up with false ideas about Almighty God, but regardless of this there is still only One True God – and He alone is worthy of worship. Unfortunately, some non-Muslims have come to incorrectly believe that Muslims worship a different God than Jews and Christians. This might be due to the fact that Muslims sometimes refer to God...

Why Allāh Sent Prophets and Messengers

Written by Zak D on July 13, 2014. Posted in The Message of all the Prophets, The Messengers.

In the Name of Allāh, The Beneficent, The Merciful Ever since people innovated the dogma of joining others in worship along with Allāh, Allāh had been sending Prophets and Messengers to His devotees in order to invite them to the worship of Allāh and Allāh Alone, to order them not to ascribe partners unto Him and bring them out of the darkness of polytheism and into the light of Monotheism. All the Prophets preached the belief in the Oneness of Allāh. The following verses from the Noble Qurʾān illustrate this fact: “Indeed, We sent Nooh (Noah) to his people and he said:...

Muḥammad: A Witness, Bearer of Glad-Tidings and a Warner

Written by Zak D on July 13, 2014. Posted in Muḥammad - The Final Messenger, The Messengers.

In the Name of Allāh, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful “And (remember) when Jesus, son of Mary, said: “O Children of Israel! I am the Messenger of Allāh unto you, confirming the Torah (which came) before me, and giving glad tidings of a Messenger to come after me, whose name shall be Aḥmad. But when he (Aḥmad i.e. Muḥammad) came to them with clear proofs, they said: “This is plain magic.” (The Noble Qur’an 61:6) “We have not sent thee (O Muḥammad) except as a universal (Messenger) to men giving them glad tidings and warning them (against...

Aaron (Hārūn) Eugene Nichols (USA)

Written by Zak D on March 24, 2014. Posted in Converts, N. America.

Convert Finds Peace in Islām Aaron Nichols looked into religion after Sept. 11By Andre Briscoe (Herald Staff Writer) In the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, Aaron Eugene Nichols, then 17, did what many in the United States couldn’t think of doing: He embraced Islām. “I wanted to know both sides of the story. I wasn’t just going to believe what I heard on TV,” said Nichols, now 21, who has changed his name to Hārūn, Arabic for Aaron. “Everybody was saying how Islām and Muslims were terrorists, so I wanted to find out for myself. I was taught to think...

Raha Batts (USA)

Written by Zak D on July 24, 2009. Posted in Converts, N. America.

A Letter from a Muslim Convert in Prison It’s been said that instead of saying, “All praise is for Allāh who has guided us to Islām” we should say, “All praise is for Allāh who has guided us to Islām and the Sunnah,” because many have entered into Islām, but have left the Sunnah in terms of ʿaqīdah (creed), ʿibādah (worship), and character. My journey to correct Islām was truly one of trial and error. Having grown up in the streets of Baltimore, Maryland, like many misguided youth, I aspired to be no more than one of three things: an athlete, a rapper or a gangster. Without proper...

The Likeness of Jesus Is the Likeness of Ādām

Written by Zak D on February 25, 2009. Posted in Jesus, The Messengers.

In the Name of Allāh, The Beneficent, The Merciful The saying of Allāh the Elevated: {Indeed the likeness of ʿĪsá (Jesus) before Allāh is as the likeness of Adam. He created him from dust, then (He) said to him: “Be!” – and he was. The truth from your Lord, so be not of those who doubt.} [Āl ʿImrān: 59-60] ʿĪsá, son of Maryam [Jesus, son of Mary], may prayers and peace be upon him, is a servant and messenger of Allāh in the Islamic legislation, the Word of Allāh that He bestowed upon Maryam and a Rooh – spirit from Him. He is a servant [of Allāh] who must...

Islām — The Modern Alternative

Written by Zak D on April 23, 2008. Posted in Introduction to Islām, What Is Islām?.

In the Name of Allāh, The Beneficent, The Merciful Some people think that to live an Islamic life is “restrictive”. Islām however, was revealed as a balanced way of living. Allāh (The Most High) created all the humans with what is called ‘A Fitrah’ (a natural state/desire)1. Islām recognizes that within this Fitrah there are motivations that influence a man’s role on earth e.g. a desire for good food and drink, to have a home, a desire for love and intimacy, to protect and be protected and to be successful and strong. Without some form of control and...

A Brief Introduction to Islām

Written by Zak D on April 23, 2008. Posted in Introduction to Islām, What Is Islām?.

In the Name of Allāh, The Beneficent, The Merciful Islām and Muslims The word “Islām” is an Arabic word which means “submission to the will of God”. This word comes from the same root as the Arabic word “salam”, which means “peace”. As such, the religion of Islām teaches that in order to achieve true peace of mind and surety of heart, one must submit to God and live according to His Divinely revealed Law. The most important truth that God revealed to mankind is that there is nothing divine or worthy of being worshipped except for...

Islām: The Call to Submission

Written by Zak D on April 23, 2008. Posted in Introduction to Islām, What Is Islām?.

In the Name of Allāh, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful “Say (O Muḥammad): “We believe in Allāh and what has been sent down to us, and what was sent down to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob and the Tribes (sons of Jacob) and what was given to Moses, Jesus and the Prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between one another among them and to Him (Allāh) we have submitted (in Islām)”.” (The Noble Qur’an 3:84) Verily all praise is due to Allāh, We praise Him, we seek His Help ans ask for His Forgiveness. We seek refuge in Allāh from all evils in our...

Is the Religion of Islām True or False?

Written by Zak D on April 23, 2008. Posted in Introduction to Islām, What Is Islām?.

If we would like to know whether a religion is true or false, we should not depend on our emotions, feelings, or traditions. Rather, we should depend on our reason and intellect. When God sent the prophets, He supported them with miracles and evidences which proved that they were truly prophets send by God and that the religion they came with was true. The true religion can be found by answering three questions: 1. What is truly the literal word of God, revealed by God?2. Who was truly the last prophet sent by God?3. What truly is the religion from God? 1. What is truly the...