Posted on August 29, 2008 by turgayevren
ALI SHARIATI
Debates on the definitions of culture versus barbarism, or on the question of who is civilized and who is modern are best discussed in the light of Islamic doctrine. Quite significantly, this point must be kept in mind, particularly as a matter of concern to individuals of the educated classes of Islamic societies upon [...]
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Posted on August 28, 2008 by turgayevren
Below are the links of some islamic websites involving lectures about various topics.
http://www.islamonline.net/English/Islamic_Audio/index.shtml
http://www.islamicity.com/multimedia/radio/ch200/default.asp?inc=1.htm#Series-A:_Monotheism_(Tawheed)
http://sunnahfollowers.net/laila/index.htm
http://www.islamiclearning.org/
http://darulislam.info/Updownload.html
http://www.islamweb.net/ver2/engblue/eaudio.php?author=Bilal+Philips
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Posted on August 28, 2008 by turgayevren
HARUN YAHYA
Have you ever thought about the fact that you did not exist before you were conceived and then born into the world and that you have come into existence from mere nothingness?
Have you ever thought about how the flowers you see in your living room everyday come out of pitch black, muddy soil with [...]
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Posted on August 28, 2008 by turgayevren
1. As far as the Creator (whose proper name is Allah) is concerned, you will be able to identify Him and get to know Him, His role and your relationship to His names, you will be able to communicate with Him any time, 24 hours a day, throughout the whole year. As a result of [...]
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Posted on August 28, 2008 by turgayevren
Angel, Ex-Christian, USA
Every Muslim has a story about their journey to Islam. Each one is interesting and curious to me. God truly guides who he wants and only who he wants. I feel so blessed to have been one of the chosen. Here is my story.
I always believed in one God. My entire life during [...]
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Posted on August 27, 2008 by turgayevren
As a child, I always had access to a short-wave radio. I used to listen to the BBC World Service about the Middle East. I also loved the music from that part of the world, and I probably was listening to the Quran being recited, but did not know it at the time.
As I grew [...]
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Posted on August 27, 2008 by turgayevren
The story of how I reverted to al Islam is a story of plans. I made plans; the group I was with made plans, and Allah made plans. And Allah is the Best of Planners. When I was a teenager, I came to the attention of a group of people with a very sinister agenda. [...]
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Posted on August 27, 2008 by turgayevren
By Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips
THE RELIGION OF ISLAM
The first thing that one should know and clearly understand about Islam is what the word “Islam” itself means. The religion of Islam is not named after a person as in the case of Christianity which was named after Jesus Christ, Buddhism after Gotama Buddha, [...]
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Posted on August 27, 2008 by turgayevren
Adam (Alaih Assalaam) was the first man created by Allah. He was created to live on earth. However, Iblis did not like this. Although Iblis was made of fire, he lived with the angels. He thought he was better than Adam, so he became Adam’s enemy and decided to make Adam (Alaih Assalaam) disobey Allah.
Adam [...]
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Posted on August 27, 2008 by turgayevren
Muhammad (PBUH) was an orphan. His father had died before Muhammad (PBUH) was born and his mother died while he was still very young. This was why Muhammad (PBUH) was brought-up first by his grandfather, Abdul Mutallib, and later by his uncle, Abu Talib. Both of them loved the orphaned Muhammad (PBUH) very much, and [...]
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