An introduction to Arab tribes

يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاكُم مِّن ذَكَرٍ وَأُنثَىٰ وَجَعَلْنَاكُمْ شُعُوبًا وَقَبَائِلَ لِتَعَارَفُوا ۚ إِنَّ أَكْرَمَكُمْ عِندَ اللَّهِ أَتْقَاكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌ O humanity! Indeed, We created you from a male and a female, and made you into peoples and tribes so that you may ˹get to˺ know one another. Surely the most noble…

Q80: Is Islam a pagan religion?

Many people look at various religious practices performed by Muslims such as the annual Hajj /pilgrimage and think that Islam was influenced by pagan religions due to some similarities. Some people will even go as far as suggesting that Islam itself is a pagan religion and that all Muslims are pagan. However, this is not…

Q78: Why do Muslims not accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour?

Many Christians today believe that Jesus Christ is their Lord and Saviour so they might find it strange that Muslims do not believe that despite follow one of the Abrahamic Faith (Judaism, Christianity and Islam). There are various reasons why they do not believe that and some of the reasons will be explained below from…

Q77: Was the Quran copied from other religious scripts?

The Quran, which is the book that Muslims follow, shares many similarities with previous religions scripts such as the Bible or Torah. That includes the belief in one God, various prophets, angels, life after death and much more. Because of that, some people might think that the Prophet PBUH was taught by someone or copied…

Tips for conveying the messages of the Prophet PBUH

The Prophet PBUH mentioned: “Convey (my teachings) to the people even if it were a single sentence (Sahih al-Bukhari 3461)” I have heard the above narration several times. When I was younger, my understanding was that conveying the message could only be done by delivering public speeches and /or having direct conversations with others about…