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(part 1 of 2): Prophet Muhammad’s Early Life Description:  Prophet Muhammad’s life was guided by God and this was demonstrated even from a very young age. “Muhammad is not the father of any man among you, but he is the Messenger of God and last of the prophets. And God has knowledge of all things.” (Quran 33: 40) When a person accepts Islam, reconfirms his or her faith or prays any of the five daily prayers, they also affirm their belief in Muhammad as a prophet of God; the final prophet.  In addition to this over 1.5 billion people the world over believe that Prophet Muhammad’s life is worthy of being emulated and aspired to.  However many people embrace Islam without really knowing Prophet Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him.  Perhaps all they know is that he was born and lived in the Arabian Peninsula and received the literal word of God in the form of the Quran.  In the following two articles we will look at the noble life of Pr...

(part 1 of 6): The Night Journey Description:  The setting of the start of the journey, and some details about the Prophet Muhammad’s early life, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him. Prologue The journey of the Prophet and Messenger, Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, by night from the Holy Mosque in Mecca to the farthest mosque in Jerusalem was a miracle granted to Him by God.  It is the first part of a night of wonder and amazement, culminating in Prophet Muhammad’s ascension through the heavens and into the presence of God. “Glorified be He Who took His slave on a journey by night from  Al-Masjid-al-Haram [1]    to the  Masjid-al-Aqsa [2] , the neighborhood whereof We have blessed, in order that We might show him of Our signs [3] .  Verily, He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer.” (Quran 17:1) It was a physical journey  and all the events about to be described took place in one night. This series of ...

(part 1 of 2): A Revelation like the Quran Description:  A brief article outlining what constitutes the Sunnah, and its role in Islamic Law.  Part One: The definition of Sunnah, what it constitutes, and the types of revelation. The Sunnah, according to the scholars of hadeeth, is everything that has been related from the Messenger, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, of his statements, actions, tacit approvals, personality, physical description, or biography.  It does not matter whether the information being related refers to something before the beginning of his prophetic mission, or after it. Explanation of this definition: The statements of the Prophet include everything the Prophet said for various reasons on different occasions.  For example, he said: “Verily deeds are but by intentions, and every person will have only what he intended.” The actions of the Prophet include everything that the Prophet did that was related to us by his...