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On an 11-0 vote Monday, Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) members voted to crack down on drivers refusing service, making Minnesota the first place in the country to decide how to treat Muslim cabbies who decline to transport alcohol-toting riders on religious grounds. Drivers who refuse riders will face 30-day to ... Read More »

Verily! In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, and the ships which sail through the sea with that which is of use to mankind, and the water (rain) which Allāh sends down from the sky and makes the earth alive ... Read More »

After the passing of a co-worker, I was struck by the response to death that everyone around me had. Normally, death brings a reminder to us. It reminds us of the day when all desires will be destroyed, when we will be buried under the ground, unable to do anymore ... Read More »

This is a post I have been thinking about writing for quite some time because I have a lot of thoughts on this issue (the reasons why may be obvious from the rest of this post) and I wanted to get them down and get some feedback from other Muslims. ... Read More »

I wanted to make some comments on the book Made To Stick, as it contains many lessons that Muslims can apply to their da'wah work. The book is built on the SUCCESs checklist for evaluating ideas, Simplicity Unexpectedness Concreteness Credibility Emotion Stories Before beginning, it's important to make a distinction: ... Read More »

Check out this story, about an ex-NBA player getting suspended for saying he hired a Jewish lawyer because they are crafty and shrewd, I've got big-time lawyers,” Richardson said, according to the Times Union. “I've got big-time Jew lawyers.” When told by the reporters that the comment could be offensive ... Read More »

This is a real 'gem' I heard in a khutbah a long time ago from a Shaykh who is very dear to me (may Allāh(swt) preserve him), so much of a gem in fact, that it stuck with me after hearing it vividly for a couple of years. It happened ... Read More »

This is a video of Ayan Hirsi Ali on the Colbert Report. There was already a good discussion regarding her and her book here, so I won't reinvent the wheel. A few things about this video struck me though. Read More »

I was listening to the Unbreakable CD set and This statement from Shaykh Waleed Basyouni really struck me. He said in an advice to the callers to Islam, part of the Fiqh ad-da‘wah series contained in that set, Don't be like a candle, giving light to everyone else, and burning ... Read More »

Came across this fatwa today, alḥamdulillāh I must say its very good news :) Question: Is going to an all-you-can-eat buffet permissible according to Islamic Law? The reason I ask is because some people in my area are saying that this is prohibited due to the fact that it involves ... Read More »