Grady L. Davis provides a brief account of the life and work of the prophet Mohammed (570-632).

Amina Wadud, a Professor of Islamic Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University, considers the struggle for women's right within Islam. Wadud states that: "It is clear to me that the Qur'an aimed to erase all notions of women as subhuman." Nevertheless, she observes that following Mohammed's death the status of women in Islam declined during the next one thousand years. Those who helped to lay the foundations of Islam "…moved away from the Qur'an's ethical codes for female autonomy to advocate instead women's subservience, silence and seclusion." During the 20th century, however, Muslim women re-emerged "…as active participants in all areas of Islamic public, political, economic, intellectual, social, cultural and spiritual affairs." Wadud outlines the current status of this movement.

This page provides links to several biographies on Mohammed as well as other articles on more specific areas of his life and work.

This page provides eight sections including a site search. The sections 'Beginner's Guide' and 'Beliefs and Practices' seem particularly useful. Whilst the first of these offers five introductions to Islam, the latter includes articles on practices (e.g. prayer, Ramadan, Hajj, Jihad & Shahadat), Shi'a and Sunni (traditions), Islam and Science, Spirituality (Sufism), and Art.

Du'a from the Quran and the Sunnah. [Du'a refers to 'free' prayer as contrasted with the obligatory prayers performed five times each day. One may use one's own words or/and words from other sources such as the Quran and Sunnah as in this case.]

Du'a is said to mean in Arabic 'calling'; it is "…the act of remembering Allah and calling upon Him" aside from the obligatory daily prayers. Several collections of du'as are offered, including '25 Du'as from the Holy Quran', '31 Personal Du'as', and 'Du'as for Studying'. Also provided is 'An Article on Du'a' by Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens).

Among the many forms of du'as provided here are those for offering greetings, prayers before/after ablutions (wudhu/wudu), du'a on entering a mosque, following sneezing, for repentance, on undertaking a journey, and marriage.

Naheed Mustafa, a Canadian-born Muslim, explains why she finds the Hijab liberating.

The term 'Islam' embodies the two concepts of peace and submission to God. This page briefly discusses what this means for the Muslim. See also Introducing Islam.

For those who would like to read more on the Christian concept of the Trinity, detailed discussions may be found at The Trinity and Trinity.

Rare images of letters to various kings from the prophet Mohammed. The text of these letters may be read only in Arabic.

Papers and essays are provided on a wide range of subjects including: female genital mutilation (circumcision), women's legal, political, and economic rights, female sexuality, gender equality, the Muslim woman's style of dress, and many other themes. Also, under 'Rulings in Nigeria', there is currently reference to the stoning of a woman by an Islamic court for the alleged crime of adultery. Links to two brief discussions of this case are provided wherein the authors - one being the Muslim Women's League - explain that the Islamic court's verdict was inconsistent with Islam and with the Quran itself.

This site provides discussions on the five pillars of faith: (i) Shahadah ("There is no God but Allah…"; (ii) Salah (prayer); (iii) Zakat (tax); (iv) Ramadan (fast/abstention); (v) Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca).

This site provides a list of books concerned with women in Islam. By subscribing to Questia one may read an entire book online.

Three articles are offered here: (i) 'The Prayer According to Hanafi's'; (ii) 'Muslim Prayer in the Bible'; and (iii) 'The Benefits of Salah' (i.e. medical benefits).

This page consists in eight sections (5-12). The first of these, 'Doctrine of belief in Allah', stresses the uniqueness of Allah, a Being who is "One", "Alone", "without Beginning or End". Section 2 refers specifically to the nature of the Unity of God (tawhid), which is developed especially in the following section on the attributes of Allah.

This term in Islam refers to the 'oneness' or 'unity' of Allah, the understanding of which, says Richard Hooker, signifies the only guarantee of human salvation. Hooker also explains that the material world, God's Creation, must reflect that unity, an idea known as the 'unity of the real' (wahdat al-wujud). This term and another of importance, dhikr, or remembrance of tawhid, are further discussed in a glossary the links to which are on this page.

This belief is said to be expressed in the words, '"There is no deity but Allah" (La ilaha illallah).' Tawhid is the "bedrock of Islam, its foundation and essence." It is the full acceptance (or denial) of the implications of this belief that most profoundly separates one man from another. A commitment to this teaching is said to guarantee success in this world and the next, whilst only failure awaits those who refuse it. Tawhid (or La ilaha illallah) signifies a superior knowledge that, according to the author, opens the "…doors of inquiry and investigation and illumines the pathways of knowledge with the light of reality."

This page provides copious links to a wide variety of subjects on Islam. These subjects fall under section headings that include, among others: (i) 'Introduction for Non-Muslims'; (ii) 'The Holy Quran' (including indexes and word search); (iii) 'Hadith and Sunnah'; (iv) 'Fundamental Beliefs in Islam'; (v) 'Prayer'; (vi) 'Signs of Day of Judgement and Life After Death'; (vii) Ramadan, Hajj, and Eid'; (viii) 'Women, Family, and Marriage'; and (ix) 'Comparative Religion'.

This page briefly discusses Mohammed's early life, his first revelation, his status as the last prophet, his 'flight' (Hijrah) to Yathrib, and his death. One may also listen to the story of Mohammed.

The stated intention of this site is to provide for both Muslims and non-Muslims an accurate account of the status of women in Islam, interpreted here to be very positive. It is hoped that the many articles offered will remove many of the prevailing misconceptions of Muslim women. The main sections include: 'Women in Islam,' 'Marriage,' 'Explaining Hijab (Correct Islamic Dress & Behaviour),' 'Other Resources & Organizations,' 'Some Famous Muslim Women (Past & Present),' and 'Misc. Stuff.'

This is a copy of a lecture delivered by Muslim convert Abdal-Hakim Murad to a group of Christians in Oxford in 1996. The author suggests that the doctrine of the Trinity makes no sense unless the doctrines of the Incarnation and the Atonement are also accepted. St. Anselm, we are told, demonstrated that the concept of Atonement required Christ to be God, and for this reason Christ was transformed into the second member of a Trinity; the third member is described as the "Christ-spirit", a development said to probably have its origin in other near-eastern triadic beliefs. Murad does not, however, develop these arguments. Instead he focuses primarily upon the supposed lack of clarity and stability of the Trinitarian doctrine among Christians themselves.

Br. Khalid Sayfullah uses Jesus' words from Mark's Gospel 12: 28-34, and several others from Deuteronomy and Isaiah, as Biblical evidence of the Oneness of God. This is a Oneness interpreted as a Unity: "one = one" not three. It is therefore concluded that the notion of God as Trinity must be false.

Hijrah refers to Mohammed's migration from Mecca for Medina (622 AD). The Islamic calendar begins from this time, regarded as a turning point for the Muslim community. The names of the twelve months of the calendar and their meanings are given (p.2) along with their Gregorian equivalents (p.3).

This is a book consisting in twenty-seven chapters of brief statements on subjects ranging from 'What is Islam?' to faith in Allah, the scriptures and the prophets, to prayer, purity (ablutions), fasting, pilgrimage (Hajj), and Islamic morals.