One answer may lie in genetics and particularly a form of positive eugenics that some researchers believe has been taking place in European Jewish communities for several hundred years.
Amir tries to explain the phenomenal progress of Jews.
Zero-net.net is a unique cultural outreach initiative, that was set up in response to the infamous Danish cartoon saga. The website gives details of their various projects, including one called “Parallel Wisdom”, where well-known proverbs and quotes are compared side-by-side to the sage advice of the Qur’an and the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad, sallalahu ‘alayhi wa salam:
Curiosity killed the cat. (English Proverb)
Part of being a good Muslim, is leaving alone that which does not concern him. (Prophet Mohammad)
Ibn Mubarak of Ilm Fruits helps us to perfect our vowels with some amusing tips:
To give your recitation a quick boost, try ‘Itmaam-ul-Harakaat’. No, it’s not a medicine from Yemen. ‘Itmaam’ simply means completion & ‘harakaat’ could be loosely translated to mean vowels. It means fine-tuning the vowels.
Copies have already been sent out to US soldiers, congressman, senators and their staff. Here is a clip explaining sujood (the prostration made by Muslims in prayer), featuring Imam Suhaib Webb:
Via Helen Latifi, Danish Muslima Blogger
From Ali Eteraz:
Point is, the method that is used to circulate Harun Yahya’s book is the same as the method used to circulate the book Islamic Imperialism by right-wing evangelical groups.
Umm Maymoonah shares some wonderful advice on how to educate our children, about the nature of Allah:
The most effective method by which children acquire new skills and information is by exploring, seeing, touching and feeling. Therefore, it is not wise to tell a small child to sit down for an hour or two while you explain to them the different categories of Tawheed from a big text book. Forget children this method of learning sometimes puts adults off!!
A better approach would be to take them out to the zoo or park and inform them that Allah has created the animals and He is the creator of everything. Therefore, he is known as Al-Khaaliq. You could point to a tree and say “did you know that even when a leaf falls from that tree, Allah knows about it.”
We should make teaching fun so that they are learning about Allah as well as having fun. We should constantly mention the name of Allah so that the child grows up loving Allah (SWT).
…Shyness did not stand in their way seeking knowledge about their religion.”
Last night, I went to a bridal shower for a very sweet and kind Muslim sister… All of the married sisters schooled her on the ups and downs of marriage and how to handle those spats that often occur between a man and a wife. She was also given advice on sexual matters and sexual health. It’s funny but with all that I’ve been exposed to as an American living in a sex obsessed culture, I found myself blushing when these matters were discussed. I don’t know if it is Puritan hypocrisy or haya but I had to remind myself that those married sisters were doing their Islamic duty. They were educating her in all matters of the deen and, of course, that includes sex.