Monthly Archives: May 2013

My name is Amir Shahid and this is how I accepted Islam

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Assalamualaykum Wa Rahmatullah Wa Barakatuh My name is Amir Shahid formerly known as Anthony Johnson. This is my story on how Allah SWT opened the doors of Islam for me. I used to live a life of sin and pretty much everything I used to do was haram. From drugs and alcohol to other crime. This began when I was 13 and continued until I was 38! I faced death sentence on more occasions than I can count along with 67 convictions for various crimes including drug possession and violence. After being Read more [...]

Saad Ibn Waqas (RA)

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Preface: These articles are only a summary of the lives of the great Companions and do not cover all the points of their life stories. These stories are not intended as biographies, but rather to provide a glimpse of the main incidents of each companion's life. For ease of reading, we have not inserted "May Allah be pleased with him (RA)" each time the name of each Companion is mentioned, but please take it that the salutations apply to all of them, may Allah be pleased with them all. A continuous Read more [...]

Today’s Beautiful Hadith is about Allah

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Reported by Jabir (RA): I heard Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) saying, “If a person mentions the Name of Allah upon entering his house or eating, Satan says, addressing his followers: `You will find nowhere to spend the night and no dinner.' But if he enters without mentioning the Name of Allah, Satan says (to his followers); `You have found (a place) to spend the night in, and if he does not mention the Name of Allah at the time of eating, Satan says: `You have found (a place) to spend Read more [...]

My name is Aisha B and this how I accepted Islam

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From Darkness to Light Assalamualaykum My name is Aisha.  I am 42 years old, of Indian origin and settled in Sydney for over a year now.  I accepted Islam less than 5 months ago and the story I am about to tell will Insha’Allah renew the faith that you already have in the benevolence and mercy of Allah SWT – the one and only true God! Born to devout Catholic parents and the youngest of three siblings, I was raised in a loving and nurturing environment.  Perhaps my upbringing was a Read more [...]

Today’s Beautiful Hadith is about Rewards for Salat

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Reported by Abu Musa (RA): The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “The person who will receive the highest reward for Salat (prayer) is the one who comes to perform it in the mosque from the farthest distance. And he who waits for Salat to perform it with the Imam (in congregation) will have a greater reward than the one who observes it alone and then goes to sleep.”
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

My name is Merlyn and this is how I accepted Islam

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Assalamualaykum I am Merlyn, 38 years old, an unmarried nurse with 3 beautiful kids, a Filipino Muslim revert. I know it may seem quite confusing and surprising how I have kids without being married My complicated situation led me eventually to embrace Islam and this is my story. I was born in a Catholic family, 9 siblings in all, the second-born and the eldest daughter. We had a normal life but I'm really amazed how well my parents were able to raise us all, they were struggling I know but Read more [...]

A Conversation on the Existence of God

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Pankaj, my friend of 20 years, asked me, “Does God exist?” I replied, “Yes, he does.” Pankaj continues, “I don’t believe it. I am an atheist. If God really exists, prove it to me.” So I continue “Well, it’s very easy to prove it . . .” . . . And I embark upon a dedicated effort, “God is someone or something that we cannot physically locate. Perhaps that is the reason why some of us tend to resign to the notion that He does not exist. As human beings we are naturally inclined Read more [...]