Sheikh Yaser Birjas talks about the five stages of marriage. The first stage of the husband-wife relationship is known as the “in-love” phase where the husband and wife start to get to know each other. Often times, this phase can take place during the nikkah or engagement phase. The ... Read More »
Remember when you were at the masjid as a seven-year-old kid and couldn't contain your excitement, so you would run around in the masjid so innocently? I remember being a child in the masjid and causing so much drama for my parents to the point where they would waver back ... Read More »
One of the highlights of the cruise was being able to interact with the shaykhs on a more personal level, and seeing them in their everyday lives, interacting with everyone else as regular people. Read More »
Sister Hafizah is the founder of the Muslim charity, Children of Jannah. Children of Jannah strives to support and provide information to grieving parents and families following the devastating loss of a child or baby, whether through illness, miscarriage, or stillbirth. Read More »
Sister Asma is our latest example of Muslims making a positive contribution in the West. Sister Asma is one of the founders and the current Vice-Chairperson of Muslimat Al-Nisaa, a women’s shelter in Baltimore, Maryland (USA) that was designed to assist homeless, Muslim females across the United States. Read More »
Often times we get quite frustrated and upset with where we are in our lives. We feel like our drama and trials are more intense that other people’s situations. We can feel helpless, frustrated, annoyed, or even possibly hopeless. However, let us take a step back and reflect on why certain events occur in our lives and why we should be content with our lives no matter what the situation. Furthermore, at the very least, we should not question why something has happened to us. Let’s take a moment and reflect on the story of Adam and Iblis. Read More »
Ominous music plays as images appear on the screen: Muslim terrorists shoot Christians in the head, car bombs explode, executed children lie covered by sheets and a doctored photograph shows an Islamic flag flying over the White House. “This is the true agenda of much of Islam in America,” a ... Read More »
As the days shorten and the nights lengthen, we know all too well that winter is upon us. For some people, they experience what is known as “Seasonal Affective Disorder”, more commonly known as the winter blues. With symptoms ranging from sleeping too much, to having little energy, to feeling depressed, the winter blues seems to have a tendency of affecting people in areas of limited daylight hours such as the Northern USA, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Read More »
Read about the recipient of our Positively Muslim in the West award, Sister Habibe of the Rahima Foundation. To nominate a person for the award please email us at info at Muslimmatters.org Read More »
And so if our brothers and sisters in Africa are hurting, in turn, we are also hurting! It does not matter if the people in Africa are not the same skin color as us, or the same ethnicity as us, or speak the same language as us. Indeed, their religion is our religion and they are our brothers in faith. Read More »
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