The Prophet and Women
Throughout history, religions and philosophers have emphasized the importance of relations between men and women. Initially, Aristotle and other philosophers put forward views that generally disparaged women and presented ideas that were unlikely to be embraced by them. There is a great difference in the approaches of the Abrahamic and that of other religions towards women, and from time to time ...

The Prophetic Diet
How do we break the cycle of poor diet? The answer involves reorienting our eating habits with that of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). Qur'anic Perspective on Food Allah touches on two extremely important points in the Qur'an when it comes to food consumption: quantity and quality. As to food quantity, He states: وَڪُلُواْ وَٱشۡرَبُواْ وَلَا تُسۡرِ...

The Sunna of Love
‘Ali came home one day from a journey that he had been dispatched on by the Prophet Muhammed, upon him be peace and blessings, to find his wife, Fatima, the daughter of the Prophet, brushing her teeth with a siwak – twig of an Arak (Salvadora persica) tree used for brushing teeth. Spontaneously, he spouted out poetic endearment: هنئت يا عود الأراك بثغرها … أما خشيت يا أراكُ أراك لو كان غيرك يا س...

Prophetic Medicine
Tibb Al-Nabawi, better known as Prophetic Medicine is a collection of Prophetic Traditions about health and medicine related advices which Prophet Muhammad imparted to his Companions and practiced himself.  These sayings and traditions have existed for more than 1400 years, and serve as guidance for many Muslims, who follow his traditions and adhere to his advice. The Prophet had an extensive kno...

The Prophet's Foster Siblings
What are the names of the foster brothers and sisters of the Prophet Muhammad? Answer by Rahile Kızılkaya │Researcher, Marmara University Faculty of Divinity:   Prophet Muhammad’s Wet Nurses There were three women who suckled the Prophet Muhammad in his infancy. Let us mention them in order: Suwayba The handmaiden of Abu Lahab, Lady Suwayba suckled the Prophet together with her own son Masruh. Pr...

Medicine of the Prophet (Tibb al-Nabawi)
Islam has treated the field of medicine with great care for it addresses one of the most significant needs of human beings. While medicine has been prioritized over the centuries as a field to be mastered, it is a religious necessity for  the umma (Muslim community) to train sufficient number of doctors in order for the rest of the Muslims to be exempt from responsibility. The principles applied ...

The Importance Prophet Muhammad Attached to Human Relations
When the life of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and the advice that he gave to other people are carefully examined, it can be seen that he always acted as a role model, and that he made suggestions that helped to appease both the emotions and desires of a person as well as guiding relationships between people without turning these into conflict and without giving way to injustice. When the issue of rel...

The Foundation of the Principles Brought by Our Prophet: Revival
When Allah the Almighty sent our Prophet to the polytheists  of Mecca for the purpose of a divine calling, his first message was to be that Allah is the only deity and that human beings, following death, would be resurrected and brought before Him (s.w.t.) Despite the fact that the polytheists were idolators, they believed in Allah. However, they denied resurrection and the Afterlife. And today, ...

Some of Prophet Muhammad's Principles of Communication
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him - pbuh) was someone who understood the importance of communicating with people; he did not converse with or embrace only those who were believers. Rather, he saw all people, irrespective of religion, language, race, sex, social status or role, as possessing value, and thus he established good communication with all of them. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) brought t...

Prophet Abraham
In the Quran Abraham's name is mentioned 69 times. Prophet Abraham is one of the ulu'l azm prophets (great prophets) mentioned in the Quran. There is more information about Prophet Abraham than about most other prophets in the Torah, in Jewish literature in general, in Christian literature, in the Quran, and in Islamic literature; Prophet Abraham is seen as a forefather by Jews, Christians and Mu...

Prophets Cry Too
The grave of Prophet Muhammad's (pbuh) son, Ibrahim Ibrahim, the son of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and Maria, died in the tenth year of the Hijrah. He was sixteen months old (eighteen months old in another account) and under the care of a nurse when he died. Upon hearing what had happened to his son, Prophet Muhammad immediately went to the house of the nurse, where he held Ibrahim in hi...

Orientalist Views of the Prophet Muhammad
Orientalism is the "scientific discipline" that deals with the material and spiritual culture of the East, as well as the history and languages of the region; these studies reach back to the beginning of history and follow their development through modern times. The ‘Orientalist' is a person who studies the East, practicing this ‘science'. The emergence of Orientalism as an academic discipline go...