The concept of an apocalyptic end to the world has held interest for many people over the centuries; religious and non-religious people alike. As muslims, one of our main beliefs is in the Youm-Al-Qiayamah (Day of Judgement) and we center our lives around the fact that one day we will die and on the Day have to account for our deeds in this life. However, we also don’t believe in trying to figure out when it will be because Allah alone...

I was thinking how sad it is that we have no idea about the lineage of Prophet Muhammad’s family and who his direct descendants are today. There are people who claim to be ‘Syeds’ and of his bloodline – but why didn’t muslims make more of an effort to preserve and protect his family? Why is it that Shi’ites claim to love the Prophet’s family more than others yet the way they act is against our...