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From Christianity to Islam: How I became Muslim

16Mar

By Sher3 Comments

Culture

From Christianity to Islam: How I became Muslim

By David Charbonier On September 4th, 2020, I adopted Islam as my way of life. Some people call me a convert because I was raised as a Christian and became Muslim after 43 years. Although I completed changed my life, in all honesty, naturally, my beliefs have always remained the same for as far as I can remember. I prefer the word revert because it means to “return to a former condition or belief. A revert is returning to that innate faith to which they were connected as young children, before being led away.” When I read that, I was able to completely relate to it. When I go back to my childhood I remember feeling at ease at with the concept of God. As I grew older, I started attending church services. Of course, we all start learning from the story of Adam and Eve and how the serp...

Qur’anic Predictions: River Euphrates and Mountain of Gold

15Nov

By Aqsa Azam7 Comments

Islam

Qur’anic Predictions: River Euphrates and Mountain of Gold

"Soon the river Euphrates will disclose the treasure [the mountain] of gold. So, who will be present at that time should not take anything from him." - (Sahih Bukhari). A prediction made hundreds of years ago is getting real in recent times. Is this the end of the world or just a hoax? The Euphrates River, also known as Nahr al Furat, is the longest and one of the most historically important river of Western Asia. The river is also most important because it holds the sign of Qiyamah, Almighty Allah’s final assessment of humanity. The river is about 2800km in length and its basin size is about 4,40,000 square kilometers. Three countries Turkey, Syria and Iraq shares the water favors from decades. River Euphrates And River Tigris are the main source of drinking and irrigation i...

True Story of Noah’s Ark: Bible Vs Qur’an

11Nov

By Aqsa Azam3 Comments

Islam

True Story of Noah’s Ark: Bible Vs Qur’an

Noah's ark is one of the famous narrative in history. There are many acknowledged versions of the incident. Noah and His ark has also been mentioned in Bible and Qur'an. Life is around 60,000 years old on Earth. Whereas the humankind is almost 8000 to 10,000 years old. A lot of incidents happened that has shaped today's earth. One of the major incidents is Noah's Ark and flood. It is basically referred to the making of a giant ark prior to the massive destructive flood warned by God/Allah Almighty. Along with that human race as well as all the living beings said to board on this ship, a pair of each specie to be precise. In a rough estimate there were almost 3,858,920 animals aboard the boat. 14 species of birds are exclusive. It is considered as a miracle that human as well as ani...

Allama Iqbal: Facts you should know about Shayar e Mashriq

9Nov

By Aqsa Azam3 Comments

Pakistan

Allama Iqbal: Facts you should know about Shayar e Mashriq

Allama Iqbal is a Founder of the Khudi (I am ness) concept, spiritual father of Pakistan. His vision of Islam and freedom was so unique yet dynamic. On His birthday we want to pay homage to his ideology that helps Muslims of subcontinent to fight for their right. Allama Muhammad Iqbal born in 9th November 1877 in Sialkot. He was a special kid by birth. His father Noor Muhammad was a tailor by profession. He was not a rich person but a devoted Muslim by heart. His mother Imam Bibi was a housewife and a very pious lady. Little Iqbal got his religious instincts from his parents that lead him to more Devine paths of spirituality. He was a bright student but his father could not afford his education. So his uncle Atta Muhammad bear all the expenses of his education. https://twitter.co...

Why Kalash Valley is known as Kafiristan

2Nov

By Aqsa Azam5 Comments

Culture

Why Kalash Valley is known as Kafiristan

There is an isolated valley in the mountains of Chitral calls as Kalash Valley. Beautiful people, eccentric scenic beauty but has a disputed history. This clash of cultures gives it a nice taste that lasts forever in tourist's mind. Chitral, Pakistan: In the appealing mountain range of Hindu Kush, there is a small valley name as Kalash Valley. It has three more valleys or tribes of their own kind. First is Bumburet, which is the biggest and most famous among tourists. Second one is Rumbur which is in the North side of Bumburet. Third and last one is Biriu or Birir, the most ancient and orthodox valley till date. People in these valleys commonly known as Siyah Posh, Black Robe or Kafirs. Due to unique religious beliefs and rituals they called non believers or infidels. Kalasha culture l...