Planning without implementation is useless.   In some countries, there is no defined concept of long-term planning and solutions to immediate problems.   Others, who do so, are normally faced with the problem of “analysis-paralysis”, spending too much time on fine tuning solutions which lack basic resolutions. The result is simple; there appears to be [...]

When Does the Soul Enter the Fetus?   Question:   What grounds do we have to say that life starts at 120 days? The verse of the Qur’an (Surah Mu’minun, 14) seemingly says that life is breathed into the body after the bones are clothed with flesh, but it does not specify how long after. [...]

   Text of the Hadith of Jibril   “One day when we were sitting with the Messenger of Allah (upon him blessing and peace), there came to us a man whose clothes were of exceeding whiteness and whose hair was of exceeding blackness. There were no signs of travel upon him although none of us [...]

  "If it wasn't for their political problems and constant fighting between each other, the Muslims would have been on the moon by the 1400's" was the statement made by a non-Muslim professor in a 400-level undergraduate class on the history of science. It seems that the rate of discovery and advancement in science achieved [...]

By Yasmin Mogahed    When I was growing up, the world was a perfect place. The only problem was, that it wasn’t. I used to believe that everything could always be ‘fair’. To me that meant no one should ever be wronged, and if they were, justice must be served. I fought hard for the [...]

  By Raiiq Ridwan   This ends the sequence of articles and I hope and pray you benefitted from it. I ask Allah subhanahu wa ta`ala (exalted is He) to accept it and to forgive me for my shortcomings. We will end by again speaking about Jannah (Paradise) as that is what we strive to [...]

Question: My question is in regard to age difference in marriage and understanding how realistic it is in the Australian context. I am 28 years old and there is a particular brother I am interested in who has incredible character and whom I feel I really click with. The issue is that he is 8 [...]

By Ehab Hassan “I’m sorry; we’ve decided to go with someone else. We’ll be sure to keep your resume on file for a year in case something else comes up.“   I’ve been to plenty of job interviews. I’ve applied to more places than I can count since I finished my undergrad and interviewed at [...]