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Whomsoever Allah guides, no one can lead astray, and whomsoever Allah leaves astray, no one can guide.

I SEEK REFUGE WITH ALLAH FROM SATAN, THE EVIL AND CURSED ONE



IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, MOST GRACIOUS, MOST COMPASSIONATE



Muslim girl reads the Holy Quran as she waits for her father outside a mosque during the month of Ramadan


Muslim women pray in Indonesia, on the first day of Ramadan


Men attending Friday prayer services at Sunni Muslim mosque


Matsushiita workers taking break at mid-day for Muslim prayers, kneeling on mats in factory uniforms


Young Muslim man poised in prayer at mosque


Muslim woman teaching class at Islamic School of Oasis


Rows of Muslims in daily prayer overflowing into street outside of Islamic Center


Cityscape-framed massive Muslim crowd bowing in prayer, in early AM Eid Al-Fitr prayers marking end of Islamic Month of Ramadan (month of fasting)


Huge crowd of worshippers at the Sacred Mosque inMecca during Hajj.


Modestly veiled Muslim woman among Muslims marking end of Ramadan (Islamic fasting month) with Morning Eid Al-Fitr prayers.


Muslim schoolboy memorizing Koranic verses written on wooden tablets, studying outside at Koran school in Omdurman.


Young Muslim woman recites a prayer on the morning of Eid al-Fitr



AS-SALLAAMU ALAIKUM (PEACE BE UPON YOU),AND WELCOME.
THIS PAGE HAS BEEN DESIGNED IN ORDER TO GIVE THOSE THAT ARE NOT MUSLIM, A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THIS WAY OF LIFE......KNOWN SIMPLY AS.....AL-ISLAM. THE IMAGES ABOVE ARE THERE TO EDUCATE AND STIMULATE THE COMPASSION, AND UNDERSTANDING OF ALL PEOPLE, OF ALL RACES AND RELIGIONS.

IMPORTANT FOR THOSE SEEKING ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ABOUT ISLAM AND MUSLIMS:

IF YOU ARE NOT AN ORTHODOX MUSLIM, AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN BY LEARNING ABOUT THE ELEMENTARY TEACHINGS AND PRACTICES OF ISLAM AND MUSLIMS, THE BEST LINKS THAT YOU SHOULD HIT FIRST ON THIS PAGE ARE THE TWO LINKS UNDER MY "FAVORITE LINKS" AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE, LABELED "ABOUT ISLAM AND MUSLIMS" AND "25 MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT ISLAM." THE LINK LABELED "SHATTERING 10 MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT ISLAM" IS ALSO A VERY ENLIGHTENING WEBPAGE.

PLEASE VIEW THIS PAGE WITH AN OPEN MIND AND HEART, AND UNDERSTAND THAT THIS PAGE IS NOT HERE TO ARGUE OR COMPARE AND CONTRAST DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, PRACTICES, OR SECTS OF ISLAM. THIS PAGE IS ONLY HERE TO EDUCATE AND ENLIGHTEN THOSE THAT HAVE ALWAYS BEEN INTRIGUED BY ISLAM AND THE ORTHODOX MUSLIM WAY OF LIFE, BUT FOR ONEREASON OR ANOTHER, HAVE NEVER FOUND THE TRUE ANSWERS THATTHEY HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR.


BELOW ARE A LIST OF OTHER TOPICS, WITH LINKS (click on the pictures), THAT MAY INTEREST THOSEWHOWOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT AL-ISLAM AND THE MUSLIM WAY OF LIFE.



CLICK HERE TO VISIT THIS VERY INSIGHTFUL WEBSITE!




THE QURAN ONLINE (WITH A GREAT SEARCH OPTION)



A VERY GOOD WEBPAGE WITH MUCH DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE LAST PROPHET, AND SEAL OF ALL PROPHETS, PROPHET MUHAMMAD(SAAS)



THE PROPHET`S (saas) LAST SERMON, THAT IS A "MUST READ" FOR ALL PEOPLE OF EVERY RACE AND RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND.



THE MUSLIM AMERICAN SOCIETY`S NATIONAL YOUNG ADULT ASSOCIATION.



THIS WEBPAGE IS VERY INFORMATIVE ON WHY MUSLIMS FAST DURING THE MONTH OF RAMADAN.



THIS LINK NEEDS NO EXPLANATION.



THE TWO PICTURES THAT YOU SEE BELOW ARE OF CHAPTERSOF THE HOLY QURAN, WRITTEN IN ITS ORIGINAL LANGUAGE (ARABIC). SINCE MANY OF US DO NOT KNOW HOWTO READ ARABIC (INCLUDING ME), YOU MAY CLICK ON THE PICTURE IN ORDER TO SEE THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION, OR MEANING, ON A QURANIC WEBSITE.



THE OPENING CHAPTER OF THE HOLY QURAN, OR THE AL-FATIHAH



THE 110TH CHAPTER OF THE HOLY QURAN, CALLED AN-NASR, OR THE HELP.





CLICK ON THE PRAYING STICK-FIGURE TO LEARN HOW MUSLIMS ARE SUPPOSED TO PRAY, OR MAKE SALAT.



I HOPE THAT THIS PAGE HAS BEEN AN ENLIGHTENING EXPERIENCE FOR SOME AND A PLEASANT REMINDER FOR OTHERS.

MAY ALLAH(S) BLESS AND HAVE MERCY UPON US ALL.
AMEEN


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