The Caliph Haroun Al-Rasheed built a magnificent Scientific Academy in which was housed a huge bookstore containing manuscripts and books about various subjects in the arts and the sciences and in different languages. This Scientific Academy was called the House of Wisdom (Bayt Al-Hikma and Dar Al-Hikma).
Is it possible for the inhabitants of our global village to live peacefully together and reap the fruits of science and technology whose pace of advancement is ever increasing? Or are their religious, cultural and civilization differences bound to create clashes and wars among them?
Prophet Muhammad once stood up as the funeral procession of a Jewish man passed by, to show his respect. This act demonstrated his belief in the equality of all humans. His companions asked him why he stood up, he said: “Isn’t he a human (like us).”
Since those who don’t have strong faith in Allah and the hereafter think without committing themselves to goodness, but instead negatively, then by their contemplation they achieve outcomes that are not entirely beneficial. They think, for example, that the life of this world is temporary
Islam is the religion of love, mercy, piety and maintaining relations. It promotes all kinds of love. One of the most important obligations upon Muslims is to become the ambassadors of Islam, showing its beauty through their manners, words, and actions.
Though the Surah is very concise, Imam Ash-Shafi`i said, “If the people were to ponder on this Surah, it would be sufficient for them.” He meant that it would be sufficient evidence for them and an adequate clarification of the lofty objectives of Islam, its pillars and etiquettes.
The overall theme of the Surah exposes a mean type of person. One who appears in every society. One who obtains his wealth by the grace of Allah but uses it wrongfully.
Play should be the primary emphasis during this time in a child’s life since this is the means through which they gain an understanding of the world around them.
After failing in his attempt to regulate the flow of the Nile, Ibn Al-Haytham feared that al-Hakim would punish him. To avoid punishment, he pretended to be insane until al-Hakim’s death. He also traveled to Spain and during this period, he had ample time for his scientific pursuits, which included optics, mathematics, physics, medicine and development of scientific methods — on each of which he has left several outstanding books.
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) transformed the lives of generations caught between the ever-changing machinations of rival decadent empires. As 7th century Byzantium and Persia each sought to exploit the independent tribes of the region, the Prophet (PBUH) succeeded in inspiring the people to rise above servitude as vassals to foreign powers and also to rise above tribal limitations that engendered a splintered,