Asif Siddiqi- a student of Quran Academy

 ISLAM prohibits sinful speech that intends to cause harm to other human beings. It also prohibits excessive laughter or extreme humor. People in general do not think twice about what they are saying; they forget that every word they utter is being recorded and will have to be accounted for on the Last Day. This attitude is the opposite of that required of a believer, which is described in the following Hadith: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Whoever believes in Allah and the last day should either speak what is good or remain silent.” (Sahih Bukhari) There are many forms of sinful speech, the most common of which is gossip. Gossip can be of two types: Backbiting, which means to talk negatively about a person who is absent, even if what is being discussed is true. The second type is slandering, which means lying while speaking negatively about others. This category includes suspicion without evidence, mockery and looking for faults in others. Allah has prohibited all of the ...

 Cheating and deception are despicable characteristics that are beneath a decent person. Intentionally distorting the truth in order to mislead others contradicts the values of honesty, which requires an attitude of sincerity, straightforwardness, and fairness that leaves no room for cheating, lying, trickery, or deceit. There are many texts from the Qur'an and the Sunnah conveying the meaning that cheating, whether the target be Muslims or non-Muslims, is forbidden. Accepting the guidance of Islam leads a person to truthfulness, which means a person completely avoids cheating and back-stabbing. The Prophet of Islam said: “Whoever bears arms against us is not one of us, and whoever cheats us is not one of us.” (Saheeh Muslim) According to another report, the Prophet passed by a pile of food in the market. He put his hand inside it and felt dampness, alth-ough the surface was dry. He said: ‘O owner of the food, what is this?’ The man said, ‘It was damaged by rain, O Messenger of God...

 When I started to write a book about the Messenger , it was quite important for me to reconnect the academic work that we have, when it comes to talking about the prophets and messengers which are the facts, the substance and the scientific dimensions or historical dimensions, with something which is very important in academia: not only to look at the facts but to look as a fact to the way people understand their religion. It is a fact that has to do with a scientific approach. When it comes to psychology you might agree or not with facts, but at the end of the day when you speak about spirituality or religion it is important to not only look at the scientific dimensions but the way people understand the religion, the way they deal with it, the essence and the light that they take out of their spiritual experience and the way they understand things. So this is what I wanted to do when I wrote "In the Footsteps of the Prophet" to come to the very essence, not to deal only wit...

  What are the actual affects of watchin pornographic movies & pictures your earlier response was very encouraging but you did not actually answer my question,I’ve heard you can have memory lapses due to watching porn…is this true Answer Your question on viewing porn has been brought to my attention in the social department. Firstly though, I would like to ask you, why would anybody, especially a Muslim want to watch porn? Brother, before I go on to discuss this matter further, let me remind you about how most of these porn pics are made. You are probably aware of it but I shall remind you. Most of the girls and women are forced to perform in these movies after being kidnapped from their homes or home countries and traded as “sex slaves” into some foreign country. There is no guarantee that anybody’s daughters, sisters or wives may not fall into the hands of these evil men who kidnap these women. The women are treated in the most vile way, beaten up, tortured, starved and bruta...