Tag: Education
Learning About the Rights of Parents in Islam
When we are asked about the people who took care of us and nurtured us the most, we instantly think of our parents. They are the ones who helped us...
Ibn Taymiyyah Quotes: The Wisdom of Shaykh al-Islam
Imam Ibn Taymiyyah (RA), in full Taqi al-Din ibn Taymiyyah, was a great Islamic scholar. He was born in 1263 CE in Harran, east of Damascus. Ibn Taymiyyah dedicated most...
Clinical Psychology’s Debt To Islamic Civilization
Nowadays, when we talk about Clinical Psychology and mental health, names such as Sigmund Freud, Ivan Pavlov and Carl Rogers spring up. It is often mistakenly assumed that the field...
The Importance of Seeking Knowledge in Islam
Islam attaches great importance to knowledge and learning. In fact, it is the duty of every Muslim to seek knowledge whenever and wherever possible. In other words, Islam teaches us...
Scholars of Islam: Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (RA)
Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Hanbal Abu Abdullah al-Shaybani, otherwise known as Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (RA), was born in Baghdad in the year 164 AH (781 CE). His father died...
Scholars of Islam: Imam al-Shafi’i (RA)
Whoever takes a path to obtain knowledge, Allah makes the path to Paradise easy for him. The above Hadith [1] is a testament of the value of knowledge in Islam....
Scholars of Islam: Imam Malik ibn Anas (RA)
The real name of Imam Malik (RA), second of the four great Imams, was Abu Abdullah Malik ibn Anas ibn Malik ibn Abi-Amir al-Asbahi. His lineage can be traced back...
Scholars of Islam: Imam Abu Hanifa (RA)
During the reign of the great Caliph Hz Umar ibn al-Khattab (RA), a merchant entered the fold of Islam. The son of this merchant, Thabit bin Zuta, was a very...
Islamophobia And The Arabic Language
While both sane and insane voices exist in every society, it is common knowledge by now that Islamophobes are pretty loud in the West, especially in USA. The story of...
Islam And Science: Abbas ibn Firnas And Aviation
Today, it is impossible to imagine a world without airplanes. Neither for the economy, nor for tourism. The youngest among us often dream about being able to fly. Sometimes, when...
Islam And Science: Ibn al-Haytham And Physics
Physics is a science that covers a very wide area of the material world, ranging from research on subatomic particles to studying galaxies. In Physics, what’s most important is the...
Islam And Science: Ibn Hayyan And Chemistry
Chemistry is a natural science which studies the structure of matter, chemical changes occurring under certain circumstances and the regularities that can be drawn from that. Muslim scientists have deepened...