“Narrated `Aisha and `Abdullah bin `Abbas: When the disease of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) got aggravated, he covered his face with a Khamisa, but when he became short of breath, he would remove it from his face and say, ‘It is like that! May Allah curse the Jews Christians because they took the graves of their […]
India: Islamic seminary says necktie is Christian emblem that is unlawful and against the Islamic spirit
“You [Muslims] are the best of people that has been raised up for mankind. You command what is right and forbid what is wrong, and you believe in Allah.” (Qur’an 3:110)“Indeed, the unbelievers among the people of the book and the idolaters will remain in the fire of Gehenna. They are the most vile of […]
India: Mosque invites non-Muslims to get to know Muslims better, only men allowed
Practitioners of dawah (Islamic proselytizing) would never do this in the United States; instead, they disseminate the myth that Islam grants equality of rights to women. But even though the Juma Masjid has excluded women from its dawah event, it is unlikely to introduce attendees to these facts: The Qur’an teaches that men are superior […]
India: Muslim clerics issue fatwa saying selfies are un-Islamic
“Allah did not create man so that he could have fun. The aim of creation was for mankind to be put to the test through hardship and prayer. An Islamic regime must be serious in every field. There are no jokes in Islam. There is no humor in Islam. There is no fun in Islam. […]
Pakistan: “The main focus of the education in the madrassahs is on Jihad”
The author, a reformist Muslim, writes: “The main focus of the education in the madrassahs is on Jihad, but the students are not told about the most significant type which is ‘struggle with oneself’, Jihad bin Nafs, rather the simple meaning of Jihad explained to the students is that of battles and wars.” There is […]
Fatwa: Chanting “Victory to Mother India” is un-Islamic
This fatwa has important implications for the question of whether devout, observant and knowledgeable Muslims can be loyal citizens of nations not ruled by Islamic law. “Chanting ‘Bharat Mata ki jai’ is against Islam: Darul-Uloom Deoband,” by Mohammad Ali, The Hindu, April 1, 2016 (thanks to Lookmann): In a fatwa issued to Muslims, the seminary […]