There is no place for sectarian divisions in Islam. Allah says:

” … Fear Him (Allah) and establish prayer and be not of those who associate others with Allah (or) of those who have divided their religion and became sects, each faction rejoicing in what it has” [Qur’an 30: 31,32]

“Indeed, those who have divided their religion and become sects – you, (Muhammad ﷺ), are not (associated) with them in anything. Their affair is only (left) to Allah; then He will inform them about what they used to do” [Qur’an 6:159] Continue reading Sectarian Divisions in Islam →

Bid’ah is the arabic word for innovation. For the remainder of this article the word Bid’ah will be used instead of innovation since there are some specifics involved with this terminology.

The linguistic definition of bid’ah is “Something invented without having any prior example”. This is based upon its usage in the Qur’an where Allah says:

“Say: I am not a new thing amongst the Messengers” [Qur’an 46:9] Continue reading Bid’ah (Innovation) in Religion →

“O You who believe! Fear Allah and find the means of approaching Him and strive in His cause that you may succeed.” [Qur’an 5:35]

The word used for “means of approaching Allah (God)” in the Qur’an is “Wasila”. Literally the word wasila means a tool, path, course, a means of access etc. whereas in this context it would mean the acts that would bring someone close to God. These acts are striving in Allah’s way (as mentioned in the above verse) and following His orders and doing good deeds (as mentioned below). The Prophet said: Continue reading Seeking Means to Approach Allah →

Source: Abd ar-Rahman Robert Squires

One misconception that many people have about Islam is to do with the word “Allah”. Many people think that Muslims worship a different God than Christians and Jews. This is not correct since“Allah” is simply the Arabic word for “God”. Muslims worship the same God, the God of Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, Jesus and all other prophets (peace be upon them all). Though the Jews, Christians and Muslims have different concepts of God e.g. Muslims and Jews reject the Christian beliefs of the Trinity and the Divine Incarnation. This, however, doesn’t mean that each of these three religions worships a different God. Continue reading Who is Allah? →