The Miracle of Iron

Aug. 10 | Iron is one of the elements highlighted in the Quran. In the chapter known Al-Hadeed, meaning Iron, we are informed: “And We also sent down iron in which there lies great force and which has many uses for mankind…” (Quran 57:25) The word “anzalna,”...

Meet the Prophet Mohammad

Aug. 10 | “I began to look at him and at the moon, he was wearing a red mantle, and he appeared to be more beautiful than the moon to me.” (Al-Tirmidhi) This is how Jabir ibn Samura described the Last of the Prophets, the Chief of the Pious, the Prince of the...

Work and Wealth

Aug. 10 | Western tradition regards work and labor as a cost incurred by those who want to consume the goods thus made available to them.  The natural condition of mankind is considered to be one in which the earth will not satisfy human needs except when human...

How Muslim inventors changed the world

Aug. 10 | From coffee to cheques and the three-course meal, the Muslim world has given us many innovations that we in the West take for granted.  Here are 20 of their most influential innovations: (1)  The story goes that an Arab named Khalid was tending his...