Great Cities of Islam Through History 3: Jerusalem — A City That Weeps for a Glory That Will Never Die
Lyla Hamdan
In For New Muslims.11/03/2026
A friend of mine once said to me: “What if the person who created Google Maps were a Muslim? Imagine how much reward he could earn!”
To The Worlds Team
In The path of the believers.10/28/2026
If Makkah is the cradle of revelation and the direction toward which Muslims pray, then Madinah is the place where the Islamic mission took shape as a state, a society, and a civilization. It was here that Islam moved from a period of persecution and vulnerability to the building of an Ummah. Here, the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ spent the final years of his life; from here, armies, envoys, letters, and messages were dispatched; here, the Companions gathered around the Messenger of Allah ﷺ; and from here emerged a state that would soon expand beyond the Hijaz and reach far into the wider world.
Lyla Hamdan
In For New Muslims.10/28/2026
Can “love is love” stand without limits, or does Islam offer a better moral compass for desire?
Allah Almighty has explicitly and unequivocally forbidden pork in multiple verses of the Qur’an, including His statement:
Editor
In Questions & Doubts.06/15/2025
Muslim women in our time find themselves amidst a clash of ideas and projects that occupy their attention, centered around the concept of ‘dismantling womanhood.’ These notions are disseminated through widespread media outlets and extended international institutions. A poisonous injection has persisted for decades under the shadow of Western dominance, affecting generations of Muslim women since the Western occupation set foot in the lands of the Islamic world.
Lyla Hamdan
06/15/2025
Please, Doctor, how can I identify my goals, and what are the most important goals in the life of a Muslim woman that she should set for herself?
Lyla Hamdan
06/14/2025
One of the signs of Fitnah (affliction and trial): The predominance of fools
Lyla Hamdan
06/14/2025
Why does a woman, especially an Arab-Muslim woman, dress her 6-year-old daughter in naked clothes, whether in her company or at school, playing in front of the house or in the neighborhood, and in this case, without any supervision?
Lyla Hamdan
In Questions & Doubts.06/14/2025
Al-Tufayl ibn ‘Amr al-Dawsi
Arwa Jehad
In The path of the believers.06/14/2025
Unlocking Success: Correcting the True Value of Knowledge
Lyla Hamdan
06/13/2025
An Unfortunate Scene from Reality: Diagnosis and Solution
Lyla Hamdan
06/13/2025
Islamic civilization was never the story of a single state, a single capital, or a single age. It was a long journey through cities and great urban centers stretching from Makkah and Madinah to Jerusalem, Damascus, Baghdad, Cairo, Kairouan, and Córdoba, and onward to Bukhara,
Lyla Hamdan
In For New Muslims.09/28/2026