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Good women are for good men
'Good women are for good men.' (Quran 24:26)
The Prophet Muhammad never hit a woman
The Prophet Muhammad never hit a woman and didn't like anyone else to do so either!
Women's status in Islam
Women's status in Islam: daughter opens door to Paradise for dad, wife completes faith of her husband, Paradise lies under mother's feet
Mother's Day
Everyday is Mother's Day for a Muslim
Marriage in Islam
Marriage in Islam: what hers is hers and what's yours is hers! Tell me, how can you say that Islam gives no rights?
moral teachings of the Prophet Muhammad
'The best of you are those who are best to their wives.' - moral teachings of the Prophet Muhammad
Rights of women in Islam
1400 years ago, Islam gave women the right to choose husbands, keep their family names, and inherit, when European women couldn't
Rights of women in Islam
1400 years back, Islam gave women the right to own and dispose property, earn wealth, and to be educated when Western women couldn't
Advice to new Muslims
Advice to new Muslims: stay away from debates and arguments, focus on learning Islam, take it slow, and join your community mosque
Advice to new Muslims
Advice to new Muslims: avoid extremism, find a teacher and mentor, practice Islam as much as you can, and respect your parents
The spirit of Islam
'I challenge anyone to understand Islam, its spirit, and not to love it. It is a beautiful religion...' Yann Martel, author of Life of Pi
Islam is perfect
What everyone forgets is that Islam is perfect; people are not." Yvonne Ridley, British journalist converted to Islam in 2003
The Koran makes it clear that women are equal in spirituality, worth and education
"The Koran makes it clear that women are equal in spirituality, worth and education." Yvonne Ridley, UK journalist, Muslim since 2003
Referring to the Koran
"It's (referring to the Koran) a magna carta for women!" Yvonne Ridley, British journalist converted to Islam in 2003
Lauren Booth, Tony Blair's sister-in-law
'I want to be a part of this generosity, this empathy. I will join [Islam] with all my heart.' Lauren Booth, Tony Blair's sister-in-law
God causes laughter and tears
"And it is He (God) who causes laughter and tears." Quran 54:43
Hearts find rest in the remembrance of God
'...for without doubt in the remembrance of God do hearts truly find rest.' (Quran 13:28)
Focus of the Quran
Focus of the Quran: serve and worship God in all you do, in how you live, and how you interact with people and your environment
The Message of the Quran
The Quran stresses God's judgment and forgiveness, God's justice and mercy, God's might and forbearance all at the same time
The power of Quran
The Quran has stories of past prophets, prophecies of the future, and the working of God in the present all tied to God's power