The Prophet is the best ideal to follow in your life… He is the only personality in history to be followed in everything… -If you are rich so follow the Prophet when he was a merchant traveling with his products between Hijaz and Ash-Sham and when he earned Bahrain's stores -If you are poor so take him as an example when he was under blockade in the col (mountain pass) of Abu Taleb and when... [read more]

An old Arabic proverb goes: “Homes are secret places.” It is a proverb that we still hear quite often. However, it does not seem to ring true any more. The private concerns of home and family are so quickly publicized these days. What used to be kept quiet is now discusses in the street. One thing we hear on the streets these days that used to be a very private concern in Arabian culture is that someone’s... [read more]

Sheikh `Abd Allah Mahfûz b. Bayyih is one of Mauritania's foremost Islamic scholars. In the following statement, he speaks about the recent slaying of four French tourists in the small Mauritanian town of Aleg. The ugly crimes that took place in eastern Mauritania on 24 December which took the lives of four innocent French tourists – people who came to visit Mauritania legally out of their love for... [read more]

It was long night? Two men are walking their dogs, a poodle and a german shepard. They decide they'd like to go into a bar for a drink. "But we can't bring out dogs into that bar," says the poodle's human. "Hey, no problem," says the german shepard's owner. "Just watch this." He pulls out a pair of sunglasses and walks into the bar. "Hey, no dogs!" yells the bartender. "But this is a seeing eye dog,"... [read more]

It is perfectly alright for a non Muslim to greet another person with the Islamic greeting of peace: “Al-Salâm `Alaykum wa Rahmah Allah wa Barakâtuh.” However, the non-Muslim will not receive the blessing for the practice that a Muslim does, since the blessing one earns by offering the greeting to someone else comes from emulating the example – the Sunnah – of the Prophet (peace be upon him), and a... [read more]

A man was sitting on his front porch when it started to rain. The rain came down harder and harder and the man realized that it was a flood. So the flood waters were rising and when the water started to spill over the porch, a man in a rowboat comes by. And the man in the rowboat says, "Need any help?" But the man said, "Nope, the Lord'll take care of me!" A few hours later, the man was standing... [read more]

Allah is the one who has ordained marriage for His creatures. He has placed within marriage the blessings of comfort, love, and mercy. "And among His Signs is that He created for you mates from among yourselves, that you may dwell in tranquility with them, and He put love and mercy between your hearts. Verily in that are Signs for those who reflect." [Sûrah Rûm: 21] For this reason, Allah had made... [read more]

young boy had just gotten his driving permit. He asked his father, who was a minister, if they could discuss the use of the car. His father took him to his study and said to him, "I'll make a deal with you. You bring your grades up, study your bible a little and get your hair cut and we'll talk about it." After about a month the boy came back and again asked his father if they could discuss use of... [read more]