A huge hand grabbed the back of my neck as I stepped out of the Rex Cinema, and, instinctively, I knew whose hand it was. “I beg you, forgive me, in Allah’s name,” I pleaded. Uncle Usama’s wide palm ...

Do not forget, seeking forgiveness opens the doors to Allah’s boundless mercy. As humans, we may falter, but the path of repentance allows us to correct our mistakes and draw closer to our Creator. By ...

The Plague of Justinian that killed many millions of people in the Near East and Europe, first appeared in Egypt, before spreading throughout the Eastern Roman, or Byzantine, Empire. Yersinia pestis, ...

The Glorious Quran has a lot of verses that open the doors of hope for winning Allah’s mercy, pardon, and satisfaction before people. It similarly includes verses that highlight great, sublime ...

One of the greatest blessings which Allah bestows upon His servants is that He gives them an opportunity to turn to Him in repentance. He also made repentance a safe resort and secure refuge which is ...

The first pillar of Islam is to believe in the one true God, known by the name of Allah. Muslims call Allah by many names. His names are representative of His majesty and power as well as His ...

Is the name Allah simply a generic name for any and every deity in every religion? This is the way we use the word God in English. But no Muslim would ever call Zeus: Allah! The answer is to make a ...