“I’m looking for a wife,” Yunus announced. “Can you help me find one?” “Perhaps,” I said cautiously. “What kind of wife are you looking for?” “I’d like to marry a foreigner who’s reverted. This way I can help her to learn Islam.” Yunus was an Algerian medical student doing very well in his studies. He … Read more
Who are the victims of Islamist extremism? According to some accounts, those who’ve suffered the most from ISIS, for example, are Muslims. What’s even more bizarre is that ISIS members claim to have scriptural support for their actions. As we wrote in a recent article, ”The Terrorist in the Quran,” the Quran doesn’t command Muslims … Read more
This week’s Russian strike against ISIS facilities in Syria, by many accounts successful, has raised hopes and worries at once. The terrorist organisation that has the nerve to call itself ”The Islamic State” has for years wreaked terrible violence and harm in the name of a religion that it clearly knows little about. ISIS needed … Read more
“There’s no point in making dua,” he moaned. “After what I’ve done, Allah will never forgive me! I might as well just quit trying to be a Muslim!” Have you ever struggled with the darkness in yourself, to the point where you wondered whether Allah (swt) would even be willing to forgive you? When you … Read more
Iranian mother Samereh Alinejad looked forward to the closure she’d expected to find at watching her son’s murderer die. No one could have blamed her; losing a child is one of the harshest of life experiences, and losing a child to murder can only inspire a vengeful hatred in the heart of a parent. Forgiveness … Read more
Lost in a world of temptation and moral confusion? The Quran provides a roadmap that can get you on the right road fast. Sin— The bad news? When you commit a sin, you’re automatically on the road to hellfire. Yes, whoever earns evil and his sin has encompassed him – those are the companions of … Read more
The short answer? Not much, but what’s there is priceless. There are only a few ayaat touching on the notion that dreams impart truth, but they grant us a clear idea of the position we need to take up toward this very important means of divine communication. Generally speaking, far from being a forbidden area … Read more
Here at Understand Quran Academy we sometimes receive letters from people saying they received help— usually in finding love or healing from an illness— from someone practising magic, and that that person will happily sell their favours to any brother or sister who has the means to pay for it. As surprising as it is … Read more
‘’I feel like such a terrible person! I can’t even pray anymore! I don’t know if I’m even still a Muslim!’’ My sister was trapped in an emotional dungeon. Her engagement had been broken off and she was so emotionally paralyzed she couldn’t bring herself to make salat. A formerly devout Muslim, her current failure … Read more