As for the benefits of Zakah for the wealthy, Allah has made it a purification for the soul from destructive greed, and a purification for wealth from its impurities.

In my previous post I suggested that the God of ancient Israel -- known to Israelites as Yahweh -- lived for centuries in a polytheistic milieu and may well have had a goddess wife named Asherah. This ...

Three reasons why Allah equals God historically, theologically and linguistically. The idea that Muslims and Christians worship different Gods is not only false, it’s dangerous. Also, the Friday ...

Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Universe. May peace and blessings be upon Muhammad, the last of the prophets and messengers, and upon his family and esteemed companions. Hajj is one of the best forms ...

An old Arab tradition tells of Abraha, a powerful Christian warrior from Abyssinia, who was set to besiege Mecca just after the middle of the sixth century. Abraha wanted to destroy the ka’ba, the ...