Faithful Reflections

The two words "Day and Night" have been mentioned several times in the Holy Quranic verses either together or only one of them alone, either when referring to their alternation or their mergence, either when referring to their succession (i.e. if  the day is gone, the night comes, and if the night is gone, the day comes, and so on)or making the night to go in the day and the day going in the night, either when  talking about one of them covering the other, or when explaining how Man is active  during the day and asleep during the night.  Now we will show some verses: Some verses tackled the alternation of the day and night, Allah (Glory be to Him) says: "Verily! In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, and the ships which sail through the sea with that which is of use to mankind, and the water (rain) which Allâh sends down from the sky and makes the earth alive therewith after its death, and the moving (livin...

Ottoman volley gun with 9 barrels, early 16th century. * Marching band and military band: The marching band and military band both have their origins in the Ottoman military band, performed by the Janissary since the 16th century. * Horseman's axe: An early type of war hammer that was of Islamic origin. The Tirant lo Blanch in the 15th century maintained that it was "the deadliest weapon when fighting in full armour, when it was hung from a cavalryman's saddle-bow." Defense * Adarga: A hard leather shield used originally by the Moors of Islamic Spain. The adarga was a traditional defense employed by the Moorish light horseman who used it along with the lance. Throughout the 14th and 15th centuries the adarga was also used by Spanish Christian soldiers including their own light cavalry (la jineta) some of whom adopted Moorish fighting patterns. The adarga was in widespread use until the 16th century and the progress of firearms. * Camail: It was...

Hajji Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Battuta (Arabic: أبو عبد الله محمد ابن بطوطة‎), or simply Ibn Battuta (February 25, 1304–1368 or 1369), was a Moroccan Berber Islamic scholar and traveller who is known for the account of his travels and excursions called the Rihla. His journeys lasted for a period of nearly thirty years and covered almost the entirety of the known Islamic world and beyond, extending from North Africa, West Africa, Southern Europe and Eastern Europe in the West, to the Middle East, Indian subcontinent, Central Asia, Southeast Asia and China in the East, a distance readily surpassing that of his predecessors and his near-contemporary Marco Polo. With this extensive account of his journey, Ibn Battuta is often considered one of the greatest travellers ever. Ibn Battuta travelled almost 75,000 miles in his lifetime. Here is a list of places he visited. Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia * Tangier * Fes * Marrakech * Tlemcen (Tilimsan) * Miliana * Algiers ...

From coffee to cheques and the three-course meal, the Muslim world has given us many innovations that we in the West take for granted. Here are some of their most influential innovations: (1) The story goes that an Arab named Khalid was tending his goats in the Kaffa region of southern Ethiopia, when he noticed his animals became livelier after eating a certain berry. He boiled the berries to make the first coffee. Certainly the first record of the drink is of beans exported from Ethiopia to Yemen where some Muslims drank it to stay awake all night to pray on special occasions. By the late 15th century it had arrived in Makkah and Turkey from where it made its way to Venice in 1645. It was brought to England in 1650 by a Turk named Pasqua Rosee who opened the first coffee house in Lombard Street in the City of London. The Arabic “qahwa” became the Turkish “kahve” then the Italian “caffé” and then English “coffee”. (2) The ancient Greeks thought our eyes emitted rays, like...

1. Background Islam is the only Dean (i.e. code of life) or religion ordained for mankind by Almighty Allah. Those who accept and follow Islam will get success Here and Hereafter. Islam is a complete way of life. It covers all the things people do in their lifetime. Islam teaches us the purpose of our creation, our final destiny and our place among other creatures. Quran is the constitution of Islam. It shows the best way to conduct our private and public affairs including social, political, economic, moral and spiritual activities. Therefore whoever studies the Quran comprehensively can understand and know the Allah. S/he will also come to know his/her duties and purpose of life. Such people can be expected to do good deeds to save themselves from the fire of Jahannam. Nepal is a small country of about 30 million people. Most (80%) of them are Hindus. Muslims are third (after Hindus and Buddhists) big religion with a population of about 1.26 million (4.2%). Most (70%) Mus...

All praise is due to Allah. May His prayers and blessings be upon his Last Messenger and on all those who follow the path of righteousness until the Last Day. Not just Muslims, but every single human being has to answer the most fundamental question at some point in his or her lifetime: "Why was I created? Why am I here? What am I doing in this world? Why did God create me?" These questions are questions which each and everyone of us reflects on at some point during their life. We have some answers, which are given generally but usually these answers don't satisfy us - seeming somewhat simplistic. So, we still wonder: "Why me? Why here?". I know all of you (Muslims), are saying, "To worship Allah, khallas (finish). What more is there to say? Why do we need to have a big long talk on why we were created when we all know it is to worship Allah?!" But wait. If this is presented to a non-Muslim, the next logical question would be, "Why d...