Until recently, I had thought that all Muslims follow the Quran as the primary source of knowledge, guidance and information, as well as following the Hadith (traditions or Sunnah) of the Prophet. I then found out about a school of thought called ‘Quranism’ – the followers of this believe that the Quran should be the only source of guidance for Muslims, and disregard all Sunnah and Hadith of the Prophet. Though it might seem to...

Nowadays when someone wants to attack Islam, there’s a few theories that will always come up such as Islam oppresses women, Muslims want to kill all the non-believers, and that Islam breeds violence and it’s Prophet Muhammad was a violent person. The following is a commonly misunderstood hadith that people use as ammo to promote their false theories. The Hadith Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: “The blood of a man who...

One of the things that always amazes me is that the teachings of our Prophet are not just belief in Allah but are also life lessons that everyone can benefit from. The advice ‎”Take advantage of five matters before five other matters:  your youth before you become old;  your health before you fall sick;  your wealth before you become poor;  your free time before you become busy;  your life before your death.”  - Prophet...