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The author of the 'History of Judaism' has recorded that the Arabs treated the Jews kindly and associated with them treaty resulting in frequent intermarriages among them. On the whole the Jews exerted a great influence upon the Arabs since, firstly,...

The author of the 'History of Judaism' has recorde...

In order to make a thorough study of the history of Islam, we should also make a survey of the part played by Judaism and Christianity in side Arabia. We are not altogether certain of the date of the Jews migration to Arabia, however the writer of th...

In order to make a thorough study of the history o...

Sociologists say that in those days when man lived alone (if indeed there were such days!) he had no need of a master, since he was his own master and servant; his own ruler, his own government and his own nation. But as soon as he emerged from this ...

Sociologists say that in those days when man lived...

All historians are agreed that the highest manifestation of the development of Arab culture in the century preceding Islam was poetry which was not known before that time. A well known historian named Ya'qubi has written that poetry among the Arabs h...

All historians are agreed that the highest manifes...

The inhabitants of the Arabian peninsula who were generally called Arabs, were in two groups: Qahtani Arabs' and 'Adnani Arabs.' Qahtani Arabs were those whose original abode was Yemen. The Yeminis and Yemen of that time included the present Aden, th...

The inhabitants of the Arabian peninsula who were ...

The name Arabia is applied to a land populated by Arabic-speaking people. At the time of the birth of the Prophet, the Arabic-speaking region was not so vast as it is to-day; on one side it was bounded by the Persian Gulf much as it is to-day, since ...

The name Arabia is applied to a land populated by ...

In order to acquire a close familiarization with Islam it is necessary to know the environment in which Islam took birth and started to spread since such an understanding greatly aids the recognition of that entity. It is possible to have a superfici...

In order to acquire a close familiarization with I...

The next issue is related to one's desire to accept a religion, or when someone sincerely wishes to follow a certain religion and be convinced of his choice. How should one proceed in such a case? In my opinion, in this case there is but one way and ...

The next issue is related to one's desire to accep...

20. " And We never sent any messengers before you but they certainly ate food and walked in the markets; and We have made some of you a trial for the others: will you bear patiently? And your Lord is Ever-Seeing." Occasion of Revelation A group of co...

20. " And We never sent any messengers before you ...

19." (Allah will say to the idolaters:) 'So they shall indeed belie you of what you say, so you shall not be able to avert (your penalty) nor (get) help, and whoever of you be unjust, We will cause him taste a great torment." Commentary A polytheist ...

19." (Allah will say to the idolaters:) 'So they s...

17. " And (remember) the Day He will muster them and that which they worship instead of Allah, and He shall say: 'Was it you who misled these My servants or did they themselves go astray from the way?'" 18. "They will say: 'Glory be to You! It did no...

17. " And (remember) the Day He will muster them a...

15. " Say: 'Is that better or the eternal garden which has been promised to the pious ones? That shall be a reward and a resort for them'." 16. " For them there will be therein whatever they desire: they will dwell(there) for aye. It is for your Lord...

15. " Say: 'Is that better or the eternal garden w...

7." And they say: 'What sort of a Messenger is this that he eats food and he walks about in the markets? Why has not an angel been sent down to him, to be a warner with him?" 8. " Or why has not a treasure been bestowed on him, or why has he not a ga...

7." And they say: 'What sort of a Messenger is thi...

14. " (It will be said to them:) 'Call not this day for one destruction, but call for many destructions!" Commentary This verse implies that they must not say /wa oAbira/ for one time, but they must say it many times. The verse says: "(It will be sai...

14. " (It will be said to them:) 'Call not this da...

12. " When it sees them from a far place, they will hear its raging and roaring." 13. " And when they are cast, coupled in fetters, into a narrow place of that Fire, they will call out there for destruction.' Commentary The Qur'anic word /taqayyuz/ m...

12. " When it sees them from a far place, they wil...

11. " But they deny the Hour (of Resurrection), and We have prepared a Blazing Fire for him who denies the Hour." Commentary The Arabic word /sa'ir/ (blaze) means a burning and ablaze fire. The source of pagans' pretexts is often disbelief in the Her...

11. " But they deny the Hour (of Resurrection), an...

10. " Blessed is He Who, if that were His will, could give you better (things) than all that, gardens beneath which rivers flow, and He will give you palaces." Commentary One will get misled,if logic, miracle, and accomplishments of the Prophet (p.b....

10. " Blessed is He Who, if that were His will, co...

9. " Behold, how they strike similitudes for you, but they have gone astray, so they shall not be able to find a way (to the truth)." The Great Bounties of Allah awaiting the Apostle (Muhammad) - The grievous and the wicked will meet - Reward for the...

9. " Behold, how they strike similitudes for you, ...

5. "And they say: '(Qur'an is) the stories of the ancients he has got them written, so they are dictated before him morning and evening'." 6. " Say: 'He sent it down Who knows the secrets in the heavens and the earth. Verily He is ever Forgiving, Mer...

5. "And they say: '(Qur'an is) the stories of the ...

4. " And those who disbelieve say: 'This (Qur'an) is nothing but a lie which he (our Apostle) has forged, and other people have helped him at it; so indeed they have done injustice and (uttered) a falsehood." Commentary The Arabic word /ifk/ means li...

4. " And those who disbelieve say: 'This (Qur'an) ...

3. " Yet they have taken gods, besides Him, gods that do not create anything while they are themselves created and they do not own for themselves any hurt or profit, nor can they control death nor life nor resurrection." Commentary The reason of man'...

3. " Yet they have taken gods, besides Him, gods t...