On June 12, 2017, the American entertainment channel “Showtime” began to broadcast the four-part documentary “The Putin Interviews”, filmed by Oliver Stone, a well-known American filmmaker in the West. Simultaneously, the film was shown on the Russian state “Channel One”. On June 15, 2017, the Russian media, along with such foreign Kremlin mouthpieces as “Russia Today” and “Sputnik”, spread the news that Putin had told Stone that “Moscow will never…
According to the Washington Post on 19th of June, the number of drug addicted women and children in Afghanistan has increased in the last years. In 2010, U.N. experts estimated that there were about 1 million regular drug users in Afghanistan, mostly using opium as “a kind of self-medication” against the hardships of life.
Ramadan is the month that conveys us the glad tidings of victories. And these glad tidings came to life many times throughout the history of Islam. The Victory of Badr, the Conquest of Mecca, the Liberation of Palestine through Salahaddin al-Ayyubi, the expulsion of the Crusaders from the Land of al-Sham, wiping off the Mongols in the Battle of Ain Jalut are some examples of victories Muslims and their leaders…
For centuries, mankind has been searching after the real meaning of life, and many of them try to find this meaning in the “absolute justice”, “felicity” or “worship”. But a short overview about this tragic situation in the whole world makes it clear that earthly life can never be full of bliss and righteousness.
In this Ayah, Allah Subhanahu wa Taala defined the Muslims' most important qualities. Firstly, the Believers - men and women - are guardians and friends, allies of one another. Secondly, as a necessity of this guardianship, they command each other to what is right (ma'ruf) and forbid and prevent each other from what is wrong (munkar).
When reading the Quran during the nights and days of Ramadan, we should really aim to understand the message that Allah (swt) is trying to give His creation. When we truly understanding the words of Allah (swt), we will actually see a change in our ideas and behaviour.
The above verse will make any parent worried about how they will be able to fulfill this important obligation in a world which rapidly seems to be secularising and subsequently reducing the awareness of the Rabb.
