Salaamun alaykum, dear readers! Who does God count as disbelievers, according to the Quran? Is it simply someone who is not a Muslim? No, the correct answer is that not all Jews, Christians, Hindus, polytheists, or atheists will be held accountable for being disbelievers according to the Quran. There are two primary factors listed in…

Salaamun alaykum, dear readers! There may be objections to the use of the word “God” when referring to God as opposed to “Allah” throughout the articles in this website. Thus, the issue deserves an article on its own. The word “Allah” is the word for “God”. Thus, it is absolutely correct to refer to God…

Salaamun alaykum, dear readers! The Hajj is another of the five pillars of Islam. It’s a pilgrimage, which means a visit to holy sites. The place we are to visit for Hajj is the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Whereas the Umrah is a voluntary visitation to the Masjid al-Haram and the Safa and…

Salaamun alaykum, dear readers! We at Masjid at-Tajdeed strive to follow Quran as the sole source of Islamic guidance. Here is the evidence for why this is the correct way to practice Islam, as explained in one of our foundational articles: https://www.masjidtajdeed.org/quran-alone/ So let us examine how to do Zakat from the Quran only. The…

Salaamun alaykum, dear readers! The Salat is one of the ultimate acts of worship in both the Quran and the Bible. The Quran provides a number of ways for us to worship God, such as: praying to him, reciting the Quran, bowing, prostrating, praising and glorification, self-reflection and reflecting on God, and asking for repentance…

Salaamun alaykum, dear readers! The traditional understanding of a messenger according to most Muslims is one who receives a new scripture, and the traditional understanding of a prophet is one who is sent to teach and judge by the scripture given to a previous messenger. So according to the traditional school of thought, all messengers…

Salaamun alaykum, dear readers! The Quran states in verses 74:30-31 that there are 19 angels who are keepers or custodians of the Hellfire, and that their number (the number 19) is destined to someday, somehow serve as a trial for the disbelievers, as well as a tool for the People of the Book (Jews and…

Does the Quran Authorize Using Hadiths for Islamic Law? There are two commonly recognized sources of law in Islam: the Quran (the central text) and the Sunnah (narrations attributed to prophet Muhammad). Both are believed to be revealed from God. The Arabic word Hadith (which means statement or narrations) is used interchangeably with the word…