Joomla! site syndication http://alsabeel.org/en 2010-03-11T16:27:29+01:00 http://alsabeel.org/en http://alsabeel.org/en/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png text/html 2008-02-15T15:30:01+01:00 http://alsabeel.org/en http://alsabeel.org/en/content/view/13/ Alsabeel Masjid Noor Al-Islam invites Muslims, Non Muslims and all people of different religious and cultural backgrounds to visit us. The meaning of Arabic word Alsabeel is the Path to the light of Islam. We invite you to browse through our website and if You have question, comment or suggestion, please contact us and we will be more than glad to reply back to you. text/html 2010-02-14T16:20:56+01:00 http://alsabeel.org/en http://alsabeel.org/en/content/view/114/ To my teachers and mentors who raised me and taught me from their vast rivers of knowledge and to my ever patient and sacrificing wife who has been by my side throughout life's journey, I present this work as a preface of several works to come that deal with the special reality Muslims face in America. I hope that those who read this work will not forget me in their du'a (prayers) and not forget to offer any advice they see needed. Safwat Morsy San Francisco Preface: It is commonly known that it is within the nature of human beings to be sociable and want to be in touch with life's surroundings. It is actually more of a necessity to do so because it is virtually impossible for a human to live alone, secluded from the people around him or her. text/html 2010-03-02T18:12:27+01:00 http://alsabeel.org/en http://alsabeel.org/en/content/view/116/ 2- Another important aspect is that the texts of the Quran and Prophetic Sunnah don’t stop at just emphasizing the importance and status of human dignity, but they rather push us to work toward building positive relationships and creating a positive atmosphere to foster coexistence between all humans regardless of their creeds, colors, or races. Of these texts, we find in Surat Al-Hujurat verse 13, يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلنَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقۡنَـٰكُم مِّن ذَكَرٍ۬ وَأُنثَىٰ وَجَعَلۡنَـٰكُمۡ شُعُوبً۬ا وَقَبَآٮِٕلَ لِتَعَارَفُوٓاْ‌ۚ إِنَّ أَڪۡرَمَكُمۡ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ أَتۡقَٮٰكُمۡ‌ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌ۬ (الحجرات 13) O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other (not that ye may despise (each other). Verily the most honored of you in the sight of Allah is (he who is) the most righteous of you. And Allah has full knowledge and is well acquainted (with all things). (Al-Hujurat: 13) text/html 2008-03-17T12:49:26+01:00 http://alsabeel.org/en http://alsabeel.org/en/content/view/46/ By Harun Yahya Muslim Thinker — Turkey One of the most important acts of worship that God commands believers in the Qur'an is obedience to His messengers. God says He has sent messengers to be obeyed; and believers, in every age, have been tested in their obedience to the messengers. Messengers are the people who convey God's message and His commands to people and warn them of the Day of Reckoning and of its signs. They are the sincere and blessed people who are chosen by God over the rest of the people and whose acts, attitudes, and perfect morals are exemplary. They are the friends of God who are drawn near to Him. Obedience to messengers is the indication of one's obedience to God: مَن يُطِعِ الرَّسُولَ فَقَدْ أَطَاعَ اللَّهَ وَمَن تَوَلَّى فَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَفِيظا ً - النساء 80 [Whoever obeys the Messenger has obeyed God. If anyone turns away, we did not send you to them as their keeper.] ( Quran : An-Nisaa' 4:80)