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	“Verily, those who disbelieved, and died while they were disbelievers, the (whole) earth full of gold will not be accepted from anyone of them even if they offered it as a ransom. For them is a painful punishment and they will have no helpers.” (3:91)


	Sahl Ibn Sa’ad, one of Muhammad’s companions, said: “The Prophet of God did not see bread made from fine flour from the time God sent him (as a prophet) until he died.” (Al-Bukhari)

New Articles This Week

Literacy in Islam (part 2 of 3): Seeking Knowledge (Published on 02 Nov 2009)
Description: The first revealed word of the Quran began a legacy of literacy and education for all.

Excerpt: Islam is a religion that is concerned with literacy. When the Quran was revealed the first word was iqra – read, learn, understand. In a cave, outside Mecca, the angel Gabriel squeezed Prophet Muhammad’s chest and demanded that he read. Unable to read or write the Prophet replied, “I cannot read”. “Read! In the Name of your Lord, Who has created (all that exists). He has created man from a clot (a piece of thick coagulated blood). (Read more...)

New Videos This Week

Muslims in America (Published on 03 Nov 2009)
Description: The history of Islam and Muslims in America dates further back in history than the arrival of Columbus to the Americas. Often times people fail to recognize the immense contributions of Islam and Muslims in various civilizations. This video is just one portrait of those many contributions.

Marriage in Islam (Published on 02 Nov 2009)
Description: Unlike other religions, Islam is more than just a group of rites gathered together for certain weekly, monthly, or even annual occasions. Islam is an all encompassing way of life that guides us through every little thing that we face. This is a brief lecture followed by a Q&A session related to the topic of "Marriage in Islam."

Featured Articles This Week

Work and Wealth (Published on 03 Apr 2006)
Description: A comparative look at work as envisioned in the Islamic economic framework and its Western understanding. Also, discusses the acquisition and disposition of wealth.
Excerpt: 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 beings work to make it do so. It is neither a logical nor an inevitable corollary of this view that less work is preferable to more. Even in this tradition, it is logically possible that some work is much more agreeable than others, and perhaps so much so that some work ceases to be a cost incurred in satisfying wants. It is, however, usual for this point to be ignored, particularly since an assumption common to economists from the nineteenth century onwards - and most explicit in the ideas of utilitarianism - is that efficiency and disagreeableness increase together, and that paid labor cannot be expected to offer much intrinsic satisfaction. (Read more...)

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