Reflection

A Story of Conviction and Change

If the message of Islam reaches all people, then even their lives will transform like mine did, says Sohail Siddique.

Anselm Tormeeda: A Fourteenth Century Christian Scholar and Priest Turned Muslim

The history of ANSELM TORMEEDA, a priest and Christian scholar, is worth relating. The following extract is from the introduction of his famous book.

On the Directness of Divine Communication

Every time the Qur’an answered a question, it would be in words: “They ask you regarding…so tell them…”

The Amazing Story of an American Jew Who ‘Converted’ from Shas to Hamas

A Satmar Hasid moved to Israel from Brooklyn, but became disenchanted with teachings of Ovadiah Yosef; he converted to Islam and now supports Hamas.

John Mohammed Butt: The Hippy Who Became an Imam

Forty years after following the hippy trail to South Asia, John Butt is still living in the region, and still spreading a message of peace and love.

Beautiful Dream of Israel has become a Nightmare

In Israel-Palestine the powerful party has succeeded in painting itself as the victim, while the ones being killed and maimed become the perpetrators,… more »

Aminah Assilmi Remembered

The story of Aminah Assilmi (1945-2010) who died in a car accident in America four years ago, is a story of faith and… more »

Sonny Bill Williams: ‘Islam Brings Me Happiness’

A New Zealand rugby hero and multiple sports icon embraces Islam as his own religion. It was in the cave of Hira that… more »

A Religion that Offers Remedy for Social Ills

This is ABDUL-LATEEF ABDULLAH’s story about how Islam changed his life Being a social scientist by trade, much of my time is spent… more »

‘My Incredible Discovery of Islam’: The Story of Carla (Part 2)

The concluding part of an American Catholic’s discovery of Islam. The first part of this article was republished from The Islamic Bulletin in… more »

My Discovery of Islam

The remarkable personal account of a strict American Catholic’s journey to Islam.

Memoirs with Hasan el-Benna: The Guide and Steadfast Preacher

The Ottoman-Turkish scholar, Ali Ulvi Kurucu, narrated his personal account of Hasan el-Benna after he met him during his studies in Egypt in… more »

They & We

 They spent money for Islam; We make money from Islam. They brought others into the Ummah; We send Muslims out of the Ummah. Their leaders… more »

An American Journalist on the Hajj (Part-3)

Presented hereunder is the concluding part of the American journalist, Michael Jansen’s personal account of her first Hajj experience. The first and second… more »

An American Journalist on the Hajj (Part 2)

The second part of the American journalist, Michael Jansen’s personal account of her first Hajj experience. The first part was published in the October 2013 issue of YMD.

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