Who does Islamophobia Frighten?
Are we frightening or do we frighten others? Or are we frightened as a result? Are we relegated to be the unfortunate generation that is living in a world order based on fear or are we witnesses to a historical period that is more painful than birth pangs and even more historical than history itself? In order for these questions to be answered, we must all wait a while longer; perhaps our lifespa...

Prophet Muhammad and the Middle Ages
By the end of the eleventh century, Europe was beginning to rise again under the Pope and was pushing back the frontiers of Islam. In 1061 the Normans had started to attack the Muslims in southern Italy and Sicily, conquering the area in 1091; the Christians of northern Spain had begun the Wars of Reconquest against the Muslims of al-Andalus and conquered Toledo in 1085; in 1095 Po...

Prophet Muhammad as an Enemy
Extracted from the book "Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet"   It has been difficult for Western people to understand the violent Muslim reaction to Salman Rushdie's fictional portrait of Muhammad in The Satanic Verses. It seemed incredible that a novel could inspire such murderous hatred, a reaction which was regarded as proof of the incurable intolerance of Islam. It w...

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The Lastprophet.info web portal was launched with a ceremony attended by the Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and leading names in the fields of business, art, science and thought on April 19, 2007. Lastprophet.info, founded by the Meridyen Association, started out its life with the slogan “Unbiased Islam”.  In the first two days 3.5 million guests visited the site,...

Jonathan Brown and Ahmad Vincenzo in Turkey
The Meridyen Association's project to understand and introduce Prophet Muhammad to the world through lastprophet.info continues with international projects. Abdal Hakim Murad (Timothy Winters) from Cambridge University, Jonathan Brown from Washington University and Ahmad Vincenzo, the author of Spring in Yathrib, will be in Turkey this month as guests of the Meridyen Association Panel: "...

To Live a Simple Life under the Contemporary Conditions
Question: The sources tell us that our Prophet led a very simple life. How would he have lived under the contemporary conditions? Answer (Meral Günel - Theologian): If the Holy Prophet (pbuh)’s life style and means of livelihood – during his entire life – are examined comparatively, the conditions of his day and the insufficiency of his financial conditions are not enough to explain his life stri...

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When Faith and Service Feed Each Other
Being my brother's-and sister's---keeper is as much a part of my religion as ritualistic prayers. I've become quite wary of lectures that focus on ritualistic prayer and that alone in Islam. It's as if the lecturer has blinkers on when it comes to what makes a true Muslim; going to the masjid, praying, fasting, etc., is all what my faith is about. Fortunately, one of my favorite v...

The Manner of Greeting and Shaking Hands According to the Sunna

According to the Prophet's Sunnah, greetings are given by saying "As Salamu Alaikum"; the reply to this greeting is "Wa Alaikum Salam" and when the words "Wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu" are added to the greeting, the reward is increased. In Surah Nisa of the Qur'ân, Allah Almighty commands His servants to greet each other, and to spread greetings across the face of the earth. "When yo...

The First "Lady Photographer" in the Arab World: The Palestinian
Photography was introduced to Palestine in the nineteenth century first by the British, and then the Germans, with finally the Americans arriving on the scene; all were searching for evidence about biblical subjects and connections. Palestine has always had a special place within the Arab world for the importance it gives to the pioneering work and education of women. The fact that the first Arab...