Belief in God
To understand and truly live Islam requires that one familiarizes themselves with Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and his approach to life. Understanding and getting to know him is possible through grasping the essential beliefs of Islam correctly. For this reason, as Lastprophet.info, we would like to bring to your attention, under the section titled Islam, the faith's fundamental beliefs along with...

The Source of Religion
According to Islamic belief, the source/founder of religion is Allah. Having established religion, Allah informed man of the rules He wanted them to follow by means of the prophets, and he gave the prophets the duty of making sure these rules were understood and implemented. If in this sense prophets are the secondary source of religion, the validity of their explanations is under the control of ...

Why is religion necessary?
  Why Is Religion Necessary? Man wants to give meaning to the universe he is in, the life he lives, events and, most importantly, himself. In this effort to give meaning every person asks questions to himself and the universe according to his mental capacity. Essential questions like "Who am I? Where did I come from and where am I going? What is the meaning and pur...

Prayer: the apple of my eye
"Who establish worship and spend of that We have bestowed on them." (Surah Al-Anfal: 3)  "Concerning the guilty: (41) What hath brought you to this burning? (42) They will answer: We were not of those who prayed (43)..." (Surah Al-Mudatthir: 41-43) The Qur'an defines the first attribute of sincere believers as those who "establish worship properly" (Surah Al...

Drenched by Dua’a
It was a beautiful Ramadan morning in early fall. With a pleasant breeze and the sun periodically shining radiantly through the puffy white clouds above, I hurried out the door to my meetings. Having chosen mostly black attire as a reflection of the importance of these meetings, I felt the warmth of the sun every time it peaked through the clouds as I ventured by taxi, ferry boat, and then on fo...