Quilliam Press Presents Abdal Hakim Murad's Live Online Class: T
Quilliam Press presents a live online class in the caliphate of the third Caliph 'Uthman. Entitled The Khilafa of Uthman: The Wisdom and the Agony, and taught by Cambridge University's Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad, the live online class is the third in a series on the Rightly Guided Caliphs. Watch the class live online at quilliampress.com on Sunday, April 15, 2012 7:00-8:00pm (GMT). The reco...

Are You a Shadow or Body?
I recently became acquainted with a concept: “Regenerating the Sunna.” Not imitating the Sunna, but realizing it, bringing it to fruition, actualizing it. The concept implies not merely remembering the actions of Prophet Muhammad, but living and experiencing those behaviors in the here and now. It does not refer to remembrance of the Sunna through longing, but its manifestation as an aesthetic e...

Book on Prophet Muhammad Enters World Records
The largest book ever published, This is Muhammad, on the life of Prophet Muhammad was unveiled in Dubai recently. Dr Mohammed Saeed Al Awlaki, Chairman of the board of Mshahed Investment Group, told Khaleej Times that the book is written by Dr Abdullah Abdulaziz Al Muslih, Saudi author and Secretary General of the Complex for Islamic Jurisprudence Research in Riyadh. “The book, weighing ov...

1,500-year-old Handwritten Bible Kept in Ankara, Ministry Confir
The Turkish minister of culture and tourism on Thursday confirmed media reports suggesting that a 1,500-year-old Bible that was discovered by Turkish police during an anti-smuggling operation in 2000 is being kept in Ankara today. According to media reports on Thursday, the Bible was seized from a gang smuggling artifacts during a police operation in southern Turkey in 2010 and reportedly prese...

God and His Messenger Know Best
"The example of guidance and knowledge with which God has sent me is like abundant rain falling on the earth, some of which was fertile soil that absorbed rain water and brought forth vegetation and grass in abundance. (And) another portion of it was hard and held the rain water and God benefited the people with it and they utilized it for drinking, making their animals drink from it and for irr...

Love Like a Knot
Prophet Muhammad is an example for people of every social status and walk of life. Spouses leading a family life with their wives and children can also gather a great deal of lessons and examples from his life. The Prophet received with patience and a warm disposition any possible jealousy, rivalry, and trying behavior coming from his wives. He never resorted to reproach or violence. He treated h...

Prophet Muhammad a unique historical figure
The Prophet Muhammad is certainly one of the most influential figures in history. Michael H. Hart, in his book, The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History, puts Muhammad at the top of the 100 most influential personalities. More than a billion people across the world follow Muhammad and take him as their guide, mentor and leader. Muslims' respect, love and reverence for Muh...

Abu Ayyub al-Ansari's tomb to reopen in September
Eyüp Sultan Türbesi, the historic tomb of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, is set to reopen to the public in September following a year of restoration. If the restoration goes according to plan, the tomb, which received hundreds of visitors every day prior to closure, will be open in time for Eid-ul Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Khalid bin Zayd Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, one of the Pro...

Journey of Faith
IN JUNE 2009 Neil MacGregor, the director of the British Museum (BM), flew to Saudi Arabia, his first visit to the heart of the Islamic world. He wanted the blessing of the Saudi royal family. Mr MacGregor and Venetia Porter, the BM’s keeper of Islamic art, spoke to the chairman of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities, Prince Sultan bin Salman (known locally as the “astro...

Rare copy of Qur'an on display at British Museum
LONDON: The British Museum witnessed the installation of one of the oldest known copies of the Holy Qur’an from the 8th century as an exhibit for a major Islamic exhibition. The British Library has lent the copy of the Holy Qur’an to the British Museum for the exhibition: Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam, which is set to open to the public on Jan. 26. The Ma’il Qur&rsquo...

When love for the Prophet becomes art
A thriving hub of cultural enrichment, Ottoman İstanbul was renowned for its glorification of the beauty of Islam through art.   A glossy soft-cover volume produced by the Association of International Art and Culture (UKSD), “When Love for the Prophet Becomes Art” sheds light upon the spiritual significance of two manifestations of this great tradition: Hilye-i Şerif (The Nobl...

Quicunque Vult: or, My Journey to Islam - IV
PART IV: “Christians, too, Can Recognize the Quran as the Word of God” As the Muslim years pass, one's sense of gratitude and humility increases, usually with the realisation that one still knows little. Theory becomes (attempted) practice. There are meetings with remarkable men: the beauty and compassion of Sufism; and the lessons learned the tragic superficiality of Wahhabism. There is the fell...