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The Multitude of Proofs of Prophethood

Because he was the final messenger of God, Muhammad ﷺ had to be relevant to the people during his time and all those who came after him. Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy shares the multitude of proofs surrounding Muhammad’s ﷺ...

Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy

Do We Still Need Prophets?

Is it possible to be a good human being without believing in God and His prophets? How do we explain people who do not subscribe to any religion but are kind and upright? Before we delve into the proofs of Prophethood...

Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy

The “Constitution” of Medina: Translation, Commentary, and Meaning Today

The great twentieth-century Indian scholar of Sīrah, Dr. Muhammad Hamidullah, declared it to be the first-ever written constitution in human history, and the label has stuck.[1] In the public sphere, it has...

Dr. Ovamir Anjum

The Physical Miracles of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ- Infographic

Conviction in the prophethood of Muhammad ﷺ is not dependent on his performance of miracles, but historically reliable reports of these miracles make their occurrence undeniable and increase one’s awe of the Divine...

Yaqeen Institute

The Inimitable Qur’an – The Revelation to Prophet Muhammad ﷺ: The Proofs of Prophethood Series

This paper will simply provide an overview of some of the dimensions of the Qur'an's inimitable nature, while addressing “alternative explanations” posited by some critics in their attempts to deny the divine origins of...

Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy

The Prophetic Promises for Martyrs and Medina: Is COVID-19 a Plague?

Introduction The number of people dying from COVID-19 is increasing at an alarming rate and Muslim communities are no exception to this reality.[1] In fact, Muslim doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers are...

Mufti Muntasir Zaman and Dr. Nazir Khan

The Black Muslim American Mayor in the Home of the KKK

Introduction In 1915, the modern Ku Klux Klan, a notorious white supremacist group was born in Stone Mountain, Georgia. The Klan was first formed during the Reconstruction years after the Civil War. This early...

Dr. Khalil Abdurrashid

Financing Kindness as a Society: The Rise & Fall of Islamic Philanthropic Institutions (Waqfs)

Note Last updated on August 24, 2020 Introduction From approximately the ninth century, roughly two hundred years after the death of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, charitable foundations and endowments (waqfs or awqāf)...

Dr. Khalil Abdurrashid

Who Wants the Caliphate?

Editor’s note This publication was scheduled for release before the news of the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi. In light of this news, we felt it even more important to release this paper to contrast...

Dr. Ovamir Anjum

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Muslims’ Collective Amnesia of the Ottoman Past—and Why We Should Reclaim Our History

Bismillah-ir-rahman-ir-rahim[1] Abstract The Ottoman dynasty, which emerged as a small beylik in Asia Minor after the conquest of Constantinople (Istanbul) in the fifteenth century, became a major world power that not...

Dr. Yakoob Ahmed

All That We Lost: The Colonized Mind and the Decline of the Islamic Education System

Introduction In the Name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful In a 2009 CNN documentary entitled Generation Islam, a segment dedicated to Islamic education in Pakistan stated: “Many madrassas teach a...

Faisal Malik

“We Used to Have No Regard for Women”: Gender Equity & the Advent of Islam

Introduction The status and rights of women are contentious issues within and across cultures. Opinions diverge for the most subjective of reasons, due to fluctuations in personal biases that are susceptible to changes...

Roohi Tahir, Dr. Omar Suleiman, Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy and Maryam Al-Dabbagh

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The Multitude of Proofs of Prophethood

Do We Still Need Prophets?

The “Constitution” of Medina: Translation, Commentary, and Meaning Today

The Physical Miracles of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ- Infographic

The Inimitable Qur’an – The Revelation to Prophet Muhammad ﷺ: The Proofs of Prophethood Series

The Prophetic Promises for Martyrs and Medina: Is COVID-19 a Plague?

The Black Muslim American Mayor in the Home of the KKK

Financing Kindness as a Society: The Rise & Fall of Islamic Philanthropic Institutions (Waqfs)

Who Wants the Caliphate?

Muslims’ Collective Amnesia of the Ottoman Past—and Why We Should Reclaim Our History

All That We Lost: The Colonized Mind and the Decline of the Islamic Education System

“We Used to Have No Regard for Women”: Gender Equity & the Advent of Islam

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