Among them are those who promised God: “If He gives us of His bounty, we will donate and be among the upright.” * But when He did give them some of His bounty, they became stingy with it, and turned away in aversion.


Prophets in Judaism and Islam and How Allah Choses Them
Prophethood is a concept that is common to all three Abrahamic religions. Significant portions of the Qur’an, the Jewish Bible and the Christian Bible are dedicated to the words of the Jewish Prophets.



Simple Advice in Numbers
Two things you should NEVER forget - Remembrance of Allah ﷻ, and end of this life. ** Two other things you SHOULD forget - Doing favors to others, and holding grudges against people who have wronged you.



Essence of Quran Appeals to Reason and Knowledge
The Quran addresses reality and advises humans to accept reality for their own benefit. It advises them to refrain from personality worship. It was not impossible for Allah to send His Book by using supernatural means or by miracles.



How Do We Know We Are Civilized?
Friday sermon (December 10th, 2021) Dr. Aslam talks about various aspects of civilization among which the most important is when humans have compassion for each other



What I Learned by Converting from Christianity to Islam
At this TEDx Zan Christ shares her story of conversion to Islam and passion of multifaith work and building a multifaith and secular place for people to pray, meditate and reflect. Zan comes from a lineage of pastors and lay leaders from Norway and Germany on both sides of her family.



Fig Leaves Tea for Balancing Sugar
Fig leaves although edible are usually bland, stringy and tough and not pleasing to taste. However, a dried coarse powdered or chopped form is better and is easy to incorporate in recipes or make tea.