Author: Nazir Noor

Allah Ta’ala instructs men to be kind to their wives and to treat them well to the best of their ability: “…And live with them in kindness…” (Quran 4:19) The Prophet (Peace be Upon Him) said, The most perfect of believers in belief is the best of them in character.  The best of you are those who are the best to their women.’ [1] The Messenger of Mercy tells us that a husband’s treatment of his wife reflects a Muslim’s good character, which in turn is a reflection of the man’s faith. How can a Muslim husband be good to his wife? He should smile, not hurt her emotionally, remove anything

I was raised in a religious Christian family. At that time, Americans were more religious than they are now—most families went to church every Sunday, for example. My parents were involved in the church community. We often had ministers (Protestant “priests”) in the house. My mother taught in Sunday school, and I helped her. I must have been more religious than other children, although I don’t remember being so. For one birthday, my aunt gave me a Bible, and my sister a doll. Another time, I asked my parents for a prayer book, and I read it daily for many years. When I was in junior high school (middle school),

HOW often do we remember death? Yes death, a harsh and fearful reality that escapes no living person. None can avoid it. The people around a dying person don’t have the ability to prevent it. Death happens every moment and it does not discriminate between the young and the old, the rich and the poor, the strong and the weak. Everyone is equal in front of death, because no one has any means to escape it or use intercession to avoid it or even delay it. Allah Ta’ala says in the Qur’an:“Say: Indeed, the death from which you flee will surely meet you, then you will be sent back to