Leadership of Muhammad: by John Adair, a book review
John Adair is a teacher and writer on leadership who works at the United Nations System Staff College, and whose experience includes a youthful stint in the Arab Legion. His interest in the leadership qualities of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, stem from embracing Islam and knowledge of bedouin culture due to his own experiences. The book is composed of several narratives about leadersh...

Ramadan in Istanbul
The fasting month, in spite of its private nature (‘Fasting is Mine’, as the hadith insists), is more of a public affair than any of the other rites of religion, perhaps because of its elemental quality; and in this city it forces each citizen to decide how he stands with God. Ramadan brings to the surface some of Istanbul’s deepest human secrets. The great City resembles the  improbable arm of ...

From Hamza Yusuf’s Viewpoint: What can the West learn from Islam
Hamza Yusuf calls attention to the prejudices of the Western world against Islam, as well as the attitude of Muslims towards the West, which is apparently biased. According to Yusuf, both the Westerners and the Muslims have to make themselves known to each other in order to eliminate the negative prejudices that accompany abstract concepts that are based on the "fallacy of personification". What ...

Forty Prophetic Sayings in Forty Cartoons: Islam and Humor
This week our guest is a skilled artist, whose drawings not only make us laugh, but also cause us to stop and think. He has managed to go beyond the boundaries of the drawing, showing us the gravity of the Day of Judgment. With the weight of the world on his soldiers, he is hardworking, a veteran traveler on the road to the cities of Heaven. On this journey he carries drawings of 40 hadith in his...

Attitudes and Behavior of the Prophet towards Non-Muslims
That the Prophet was trustworthy, defended justice, sided with the poor and weak, gave importance to familial relations, emphasized the rights of parents, and had many similar characteristics are all matters of historical record. Religious Tradition in the Hejaz The Hejaz Peninsula has come into contact with different cultural elements and religious traditions throughout history. This region stre...

Rihla 2013 Set To Begin In Konya
The 2013 Rihla Program, which will begin on Thursday this week, will continue its tradition of providing participants enrichment through a unique multidimensional summer intensive. Combining dependable, relevant education and dedicated devotional time in a spiritually inspiring historic setting, the Rihla program will provide a holistic experience to those seriously striving to learn their religi...

Arabia in the Pre-Islamic Period
To understand the religion that Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) conveyed and the effects that this religion had on society it is necessary to understand in part the ethnic, geographic, social, cultural, economic and religious features of the environment in which Prophet Muhammad lived. Revealing this process, which directly affected the existence of Islamic society, will not only help us to understand t...

Questions and Answers from Director Majid Majidi
World renowned director Majid Majidi was part of LastProphet.info Web Portal’s 2013 Seerah Workshop, which was organized under the theme of “Seerah and Visuality.” During the question and answer period of the workshop, Majidi spoke about his artistic life and his new film on the life of the Messenger of Allah (p.b.u.h.) Q: Can you speak about your journey in starting off the project of your film...

World’s largest Prophet Muhammad Museum to open in Istanbul
The museum named "The Age of Felicity World Prophet Museum" will exhibit replicas of the objects and places which were part of the life of Prophet Muhammad, ranging from his clothes to tools, and the Prophet's Mosque to the Kaaba. Prophet Foundation Chairman Mehmet Kaya told the Turkish press that the museum, which will be built by the foundation, is set to open in 2016. The museum, which will ha...

Animated Sirah Series From Iran
An animated film, “The Last Messenger”, produced by the Dalvand brothers, narrates the biography of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). The animation has been produced for Sahar, an international Iranian TV channel. The story of “The Last Messenger” is narrated by the Iranian companion of Prophet, Salman al-Farsi. He was the first Companion to translate the Quran in...

The Repentance of Arnoud Van Houn and the Fitna of Cursing the P
  Last week, the Dutch politician and municipal leader, Arnoud Van Houn, visited the Two Sacred Mosques, performing the sacred rites of Umra (the Lesser Pilgrimage of the Ka’aba in Makkah) and ziyara (visitation of the Noble House of the Prophet in Madinah) during which he stopped in front of the tomb of the Noble Messenger and was heard pleading ‘Forgive me, Oh Prophet!’… Several years before, A...

New Children's Book on the Sirah
  The Story of Muhammad is the first animated and interactive book app about the blessed Prophet (peace be upon him). Written by American Muslim children's book author Alexis York Lumbard with classically-inspired miniature paintings by Maram al-Hidmi, the book covers the most essential aspects of the Prophet's life and prophetic mission.  Based on Quran & Hadith, children will learn about the mi...