Ethics

… asking: "So when is the Day of Resurrection?" But when the eyesight is dazzled, the Moon is eclipsed, and the Sun and Moon are fused together, on that Day humanity will ask: "Where can I run?" No indeed! There will be no safe place. (Qur'an, 75:6-1...

… asking: "So when is the Day of Resurrection?" Bu...

Belief in the Hereafter and the Day of Judgment are central to Islam. All people will be resurrected in order to be judged on what they did in this world. On that day, people will be held personally accountable and will find no one to help them or sh...

Belief in the Hereafter and the Day of Judgment ar...

God will resurrect and then judge all people according to what they did while on Earth. All Prophets have revealed this great truth, for they taught His true religion and warned their people to prepare for this day. All sincere believers conduct them...

God will resurrect and then judge all people accor...

Prophets have taught people the true religion, announced the good reward of Paradise, and warned them against the punishment of Hell. Those who obey God's commands and work to earn His good pleasure will be rewarded with Paradise, and those who were ...

Prophets have taught people the true religion, ann...

Equally, no Messenger came to those before them without their exclaiming: "A magician or a madman!" Did they bequeath this to each other? Indeed, they are an unbridled people. (Qur'an, 51:52-53) Bible When his family heard about this, they went to ta...

Equally, no Messenger came to those before them wi...

[Their leaders went off asking:] "Has the Reminder been sent down to him out of all of us?" They are in doubt about My Reminder. They have yet to taste My punishment. (Qur'an, 38:8) Their Prophet said to them: "God has appointed Saul to be your king....

[Their leaders went off asking:] "Has the Reminder...

Throughout history, God has sent Prophets to call their people to belief in God, inform them of His religion, teach them right from wrong, and abide by the morality that wins His good pleasure. The Qur'an reveals the lives of such Prophets as Abraham...

Throughout history, God has sent Prophets to call ...

The worldviews of unbelievers and believers are mutually exclusive. For example, unbelievers consider living life to the full as their primary purpose, for they will not be able to enjoy anything after they die. On the other hand, believers make good...

The worldviews of unbelievers and believers are mu...

There you are, loving them when they do not love you, even though you believe in all the Books. When they meet you, they say: "We believe." But when they leave, they bite their fingers out of rage against you. (Qur'an, 3:119) Those who conceal what G...

There you are, loving them when they do not love y...

So that God might recompense the truthful for their truth and punish the hypocrites, if He wills, or turn toward them. God is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Qur'an, 33:24) Torah He will guard the feet of His saints... (1 Samuel, 2:9) God Is Praised ...

So that God might recompense the truthful for thei...

All might belongs to God. (Qur'an, 10:65) [He is] the Possessor of the Throne, the All-Glorious. (Qur'an, 85:15) Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High. (Qur'an, 87:1) Bible Now to the ... eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor an...

All might belongs to God. (Qur'an, 10:65) [He is] ...

Say: "O People of the Book. Come to a proposition that is the same for us and you - that we should worship none but God, not associate any partners with Him, and not take one another as lords besides God." (Qur'an, 3:64) Bible "Worship the Lord your ...

Say: "O People of the Book. Come to a proposition ...

The Qur'an reveals that God is "the most compassionate of the compassionate" (Qur'an, 12:92). God's compassion is reflected on everything: The air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat, the scenery we like to behold, the animal for which we...

The Qur'an reveals that God is "the most compassio...

God knows, hears, and sees everything, regardless of when or where it happens, or how secret it is. For example, He knows when and where all people are be born and die, what they do while in this world, what they strive for, when and why they laugh o...

God knows, hears, and sees everything, regardless ...

All people are dependent beings with faults and shortcomings. Confined to time and space, they can continue to exist only by the will of God, Who has created time, space, humanity, and everything else. He is beyond fault and imperfection, supreme and...

All people are dependent beings with faults and sh...

Muslims believe that there is no deity besides God, Who creates everything from nothing and creates it faultlessly and perfectly, is great and supreme, knows the essence and the secrets of everything, is eternal and infinite, was neither born nor giv...

Muslims believe that there is no deity besides God...

Everything we see around us, from the cells of our bodies to the endless galaxies, was created by God out of nothing. The perfection in every detail of the universe, its spectacular artistry and faultless order, are proofs of His creation. The follow...

Everything we see around us, from the cells of our...

Humanity has forever reflected on and sought the answers to such questions as What is the meaning and purpose for my life? What is the source of life? How can I find my and everything else's Creator? What does the Lord require of me? What are right a...

Humanity has forever reflected on and sought the a...

On 25 February 1994, Baruch Goldstein unleashed a vicious attack on the Abraham Mosque in al-Khalil (Hebron) in the West Bank. This settler, a member of a radical Jewish organization claiming to be following in the footsteps of Meir Kahane, entered t...

On 25 February 1994, Baruch Goldstein unleashed a ...

The vast majority of Christians approach members of other religions with the acceptance, love, and respect required by the Bible. This is a very important - and very recent - development. During the second half of the twentieth century, the Christian...

The vast majority of Christians approach members o...

As mentioned earlier, Islamic societies have been centers of mutual acceptance and goodwill toward non-Muslims throughout history, particularly in our Prophet's (may God bless him and grant him peace) time. Islamic history is full of examples of Chri...

As mentioned earlier, Islamic societies have been ...