What is the Purpose of Life?
Imagine going to sleep on your bed and waking up on a boat. What are the first questions you are going to ask those around you? How did I get here? What am I doing here? Where am I going? These are important questions to ask because you have been thrown onto the boat. The…
What is the Quran?
The Qur’an (the Last Testament) is unequivocal proof that God exists. It has been passed down through an authentic and uninterrupted chain of credible narrators through oral (i.e. mass transmission from the time of the Companions of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) until today) and written transmission (i.e. the Topkapi Manuscript…
What is Islam?
Islam is the Arabic word derived from Salaam and Silm, meaning peace and submission, respectively, to the One True God, Allah. In short, Islam is an internal, external, and eternal peace that is acquired by willingly submitting our will to the will of Allah, and by following His last prophet, Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon…
The 5 Pillars of Islam
Islam is built upon 5 pillars which are the Shahada (the sincere enunciation of the declaration of faith), the salah (the 5 daily obligatory prayers), sawm (fasting the month of Ramadan for those who are eligible), zakah (alms-giving paid from yearly savings, if eligible), and Hajj (a once in a lifetime pilgrimage to Makkah, if…
The Six Pillars of Iman (Faith)
Faith in Islam is not blind – it is based upon evidence and logic. Not seeing something does not imply its nonexistence. For instance, no one has ever seen their great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great grandmother since any observable evidence of her existence cannot be found – this includes her…
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