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Members of the mosque reported two men smashed in a window at Madrasae Islamia in the 6600 block of Bintliff Drive and then doused a room with gasoline before setting the fire. Read More »

Al-Imam ibn Hazm writes: "Whoever believes he can totally avoid people's scorn and criticism is mad. Whoever examines matters carefully and disciplines himself to rely on the facts would enjoy people's criticizing him more than praising him." Read More »

Being the only Iranian on the staff, I am somehow automatically qualified to write about my essentially non-existent knowledge of Iranian politics, wa Allahu al-Musta'an. Those of us who have been following the world news a bit might know that today, Iran is holding its presidential elections. Insha'Allah, I will just briefly share a few of my thoughts on the elections, and what they mean for the Ummah. Read More »

"The greatest asset in here is the ability to remember Allah no matter what condition or situation I am in. When I was handcuffed and couldn't use my hands to pray, when I was in solitary confinement and had no contact with human or book, when shackled by my hands and feet during the hour-long rides back and forth between court and prison hunched over in the dark, stuffy prison van, etc. -- when all sources of material comfort have been taken away, it is then when you realize exactly how essential dhikr is to your sanity and survival." - Tariq Read More »

Please continue to keep Tariq and his family in your duas and pray that Allāh clears him of all charges against him. Āmīn. Just a few days ago, I was online checking my e-mail, when I received some incredibly upsetting news. A friend of mine from Boston, Br. Tariq Mehanna ... Read More »

For those who stubbornly insist that Islamophobia is nothing but a figment of the Muslim imagination (read this: Islamophobia Part-1: It Exists), ABC News has pretty much proved you wrong. Islamophobia is very real and does indeed exist in this very country. On the Tuesday night (2/26/08), ABC aired its ... Read More »

Assalamu 'alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu Alhamdulillaah, we just finished the first day of a truly amazing event: The Texas da‘wah Convention. Today consisted of a day-long carnival (lasting till 10 pm) right inside Houston's George R. Brown Convention Center. SubḥānAllāh, this was one of the most awesome Islamic events ... Read More »

Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh, As the last 10 nights of Ramadhan are now upon us, I wanted to share a short and simple yet extremely powerful lecture given by Br. Jalal ibn Sa'eed. This lecture is a brief tafseer of Surat At-Takaathur and is only about 10 minutes ... Read More »

Assalaamu alaykum, There is an interesting section of 'Zad al-Ma'ad' (2/33) where Ibn al-Qayyim talks about sawm al-wisal, which is that the Prophet would sometimes fast an entire 24-hour day without breaking his fast. When asked by the Companions why he had forbidden them from doing so while he himself ... Read More »

Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaah, Rather than writing a long article, I had wanted to pose a question to our readers. One of the major obstacles that Muslims living the West face, particularly those of us who must work amongst non-Muslims, is having to be “professional,” according to the Western concept ... Read More »