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Published: 04 July 2025

Allah (SWT) said:” O my Lord! Advance me in knowledge.” (Qur’an 20: 114)

The very first word in Islam is the word “Read” (Qur’an 96:1), a very important and valuable word in education and training. This is the very first command given to Prophet Muhammad (SAW), a man who did not know how to read but who afterward rose to the pinnacle of educatedness and wisdom. It is this first word that spurred him to show people the importance of knowledge and skills in life.

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Published: 27 June 2025

The hijrah is a physical journey undertaken by the Prophet Muhammad (saw) and his companions from Makkah to Madinah. It is a story of planning, patience, endurance, striving, and eventual triumph in the face of seemingly extreme hopelessness.

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Published: 20 June 2025

Compared with non-believers, the fact that Muslims all believe in the reality of souls and that our lives are eternal, places a different emphasis on the value of life on earth, as it also does for a true Christian. Muslims accept that the purpose of human life is to test us. All people will suffer at some point or another, some appallingly. Occasionally, you hear ignorant people suggest that their suffering or misfortune is in some way a punishment from God for something they have done, or even something that someone else did.

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