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Research by Tariq Hussain and Moin Uddin Ahmed - Come the Hajj season, and I am reminded of the wonders of Zumzum water. Let me go back to how it all started. In 1971, an Egyptian doctor wrote to the European Press, a letter saying that Zumzum water was not fit for drinking purposes.... I immediately thought that this was just a form of prejudice against the Muslims and that since his statement was based on the assumption that since the Ka'aba was a shallow place (below sea level) and located in the center of the city of Makkah, the wastewater of the city collecting through the drains fell into well holding the water. Fortunately, the news came to King Faisal's ears who got extremely angry and decided to disprove the Egyptian doctor's provocative statement. He immediately ordered the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources to investigate and send samples of Zumzum water to European laboratories for testing the potability of the water. The ministry the...

The death of an animal before its slaughter could be due to its infliction with a certain disease or virus.  It could also be due to old age.  In truth, these two reasons are sufficient to prohibit this type of meat.  In addition, when an animal is dead without being properly slaughtered allowing its blood to drain from the body, then the blood will instead become trapped in the body.  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Allah says in the Qur’an what can be translated as: “He has forbidden you only Al-Maitah (meat of a dead animal), blood, the flesh of swine, and any animal which is slaughtered as a sacrifice for others than Allah (or has been slaughtered for idols or on which Allah's Name has not been mentioned while slaughtering). But if one is forced by necessity, without wilful disobedience, and not transgressing – then, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” ( Surat  A...

Scientific Implications of the Qura'nic Ayah First: Using the singular form of the word “Spider”: In  Lisan El-Arab  lexicon (The Arab’s Tongue), and under the entry of  'ankab  (the root form of the Arabic word for spider), the derivative form  'ankabût  (spider) refers to a small living creature that weaves delicate loose threads in the air and on top of wells.  It mentions as well that  'ankabût  has probably been mentioned in poetry.  The spider's  house is referred to as  al-'akdaba .  Al-Feraa said that  al-'ankabût  is feminine, whereas some  Arabs use the word to denote the masculine form as well. The plural forms of the word are:  al-'ankabûtat ,  al-'anakeb , and  al-‘anakeeb .  The diminutive form   of the word is 'onaykeb .  In the Yemeni dialect, the spider is referred to as  'ankabah .  It can also be ...

"… but verily, the frailest (weakest) of houses is the spider ’ s house - if they knew."  ( Surat  Al-'Ankab û t (The Spider): 41) This Qura'nic verse appears at the beginning of the second part of   Surat   al-'Ankabût (The Spider).     It is a Makkan surah and has a total number of 69 ayahs   following the Basmalah.     This surah was named as such because it compares disbelievers and polytheists, who seek protection and support in things or people rather than in Allah (SWT), to the spider that seeks refuge in its house, the flimsiest of houses.     This is the only verse in which the spider is mentioned in the whole of the noble Qur'an. The main theme of this surah is believing in Allah (SWT).  It tackles the ordeals inflicted upon believers because of their faith and what they might go through as a result of holding on to Allah's religion and calling others to embrace it.  This is al...

             Abu Hurayrah (A.S.) narrated that he heard Allah's Messenger (PBUH) saying: “In the black cumin seed (Nigella sativa seed) there is a healing for every illness except death”. Explanation of the Hadith The black cumin seed is that of an annual Eurasian herb of the genus Nigella that grows in the Mediterranean region and is also planted in many countries round the world. Its scientific name is "Nigella sativa" and is known by various names in different countries. It is known in Egypt as  "Habbat al-Barakah"  , in the Levant  (ash-Sham) as "al-Qazhah" , in Yemen as "Qah-tah" , in Morocco as  "Sanog wa sinog"  or as  "Zararah" ,  in Persia as  "Shuniz or Shiniz"  , or as  "Syah Danah"  and is also called  "Black Cumin"  and "The blessed seed". It is a cotyledonous seed, black and spicy and is often used as a spice to improve the food's taste. ...

By: Dr. / Zaghloul El-Naggar Sa'id ibn Zayd (A.S.) narrated that Allah's Messenger (PBUH)   said: “Truffles are like manna. Their water is healing to the eye”. Explanation of the Hadith "Truffle" is any of the various fleshy , ascomycetous , edible fungi , chiefly of the genus Tuber , that grow underground on or near the roots of trees to a depth that reaches almost 30 cm . They are usually found in groups of 10 to 20 nodules in the same spot in the soil. These nodules are spherical or spheroid in shape, soft and vary in color form white to gray, brown and black and have a pungent odor. Truffles grow in the deserts of the Arab and Islamic countries, from  Mauritania  in the west to  Central Asia  in the east. They grow in different environments that vary between deep sand, shallow pebbles and stones. They mostly flourish after the thunderstorm seasons, and that is why the Arabs called them "girls of thunder". There...