A huge hand grabbed the back of my neck as I stepped out of the Rex Cinema, and, instinctively, I knew whose hand it was. “I beg you, forgive me, in Allah’s name,” I pleaded. Uncle Usama’s wide palm ...

Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds; and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions. "Al-Rahman and Al-Rahim" (The most Merciful and the ...

Assalamalkam I’m struggling to fear Allah the Almighty properly I think. I pray, fast, try to read Qur’an and Hadith everyday, but some sins I have trouble leaving and I have trouble imaging the day ...

Without rain, where would we be? Life on this Earth, as we know it, would cease to exist. Vegetation would dry up and humanity as well as animal life would be wallowing in misery. Truly the rain is a ...

Sign up to receive our weekly Books & Fiction newsletter. Mohammed Naseehu Ali reads his story “Allah Have Mercy” from the April 1, 2024, issue of the magazine ...

The Plague of Justinian that killed many millions of people in the Near East and Europe, first appeared in Egypt, before spreading throughout the Eastern Roman, or Byzantine, Empire. Yersinia pestis, ...

All praise is due to Allah, and may His peace and blessings be upon Allah’s Messenger, his Companions and whosoever follows his guidance. Dear brothers and sisters, fourteen and a half centuries ago, ...

The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) has reminded Muslims of the need to increase their spiritual efforts to gain the mercy of Allah. The JNI, in a statement released on Sunday by its Secretary General, ...