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The spiritual significance of last Ashra of Ramadan

24Apr

By Aqsa AzamNo Comments

Islam

The spiritual significance of last Ashra of Ramadan

Ramadan is a month of spiritual cleansing and purification for Muslims. The last Ashra of Ramadan holds even more significance for Muslims all around the world. Muslims seek salvation before the month comes to an end. Ashra of Ramadan Of the major three Ashras of Ramadan, it is the third one that is valued greatly among Muslims. There are a lot of reasons, why it is valued more. One of the major reasons is it is the last Ashra and with it, Ramadan ends, so Muslims try to make the most out of it. The last ten days of Ramadan require greater devotion and dedication to making the most out of it. Muslims do Itikaf in these last 10 days to follow the Sunnah of their Prophet (PBUH). It is not compulsory for every Muslim to do Itikaf as it is a Sunnah. It is the renowned Sunnah of Prop...

21Mar

By Aqsa AzamNo Comments

Islam

15th March: International day to combat Islamophobia

The UNGA supported a resolution setting March 15 as the International Day against Islamophobia. A compelling step towards freedom of speech. World is definitely evolving. They are opening arms for tolerance and opinions. Recent example is passing a historic resolution against Islamophobia. The resolution was adopted by agreement by the 193-member world body and cosponsored by 55 mainly Muslim countries. It emphasizes the right to freedom of religion and belief and recalls a 1981 resolution. The calling for the 1981 resolution was “the elimination of all forms of intolerance and discrimination based on religion or belief.” As per this, the UNGA has passed the resolution to observe a day against Islamophobia. Pakistan has proposed this resolution in front of the UNGA. The resoluti...

From Christianity to Islam: How I became Muslim

16Mar

By Sher3 Comments

Culture

From Christianity to Islam: How I became Muslim

By David Charbonier On September 4th, 2020, I adopted Islam as my way of life. Some people call me a convert because I was raised as a Christian and became Muslim after 43 years. Although I completed changed my life, in all honesty, naturally, my beliefs have always remained the same for as far as I can remember. I prefer the word revert because it means to “return to a former condition or belief. A revert is returning to that innate faith to which they were connected as young children, before being led away.” When I read that, I was able to completely relate to it. When I go back to my childhood I remember feeling at ease at with the concept of God. As I grew older, I started attending church services. Of course, we all start learning from the story of Adam and Eve and how the serp...

Qur’anic Predictions: River Euphrates and Mountain of Gold

15Nov

By Aqsa Azam7 Comments

Islam

Qur’anic Predictions: River Euphrates and Mountain of Gold

"Soon the river Euphrates will disclose the treasure [the mountain] of gold. So, who will be present at that time should not take anything from him." - (Sahih Bukhari). A prediction made hundreds of years ago is getting real in recent times. Is this the end of the world or just a hoax? The Euphrates River, also known as Nahr al Furat, is the longest and one of the most historically important river of Western Asia. The river is also most important because it holds the sign of Qiyamah, Almighty Allah’s final assessment of humanity. The river is about 2800km in length and its basin size is about 4,40,000 square kilometers. Three countries Turkey, Syria and Iraq shares the water favors from decades. River Euphrates And River Tigris are the main source of drinking and irrigation i...

True Story of Noah’s Ark: Bible Vs Qur’an

11Nov

By Aqsa Azam3 Comments

Islam

True Story of Noah’s Ark: Bible Vs Qur’an

Noah's ark is one of the famous narrative in history. There are many acknowledged versions of the incident. Noah and His ark has also been mentioned in Bible and Qur'an. Life is around 60,000 years old on Earth. Whereas the humankind is almost 8000 to 10,000 years old. A lot of incidents happened that has shaped today's earth. One of the major incidents is Noah's Ark and flood. It is basically referred to the making of a giant ark prior to the massive destructive flood warned by God/Allah Almighty. Along with that human race as well as all the living beings said to board on this ship, a pair of each specie to be precise. In a rough estimate there were almost 3,858,920 animals aboard the boat. 14 species of birds are exclusive. It is considered as a miracle that human as well as ani...