“In ten years I picture myself married with children, going to the mosque, living next to my buddies, Lumia, Safiyah, and Saba, painting with Sophia, organizing charity events with Danielle, and most importantly, taking care of my parents and travelling around the world with their love. I hope to master ... Read More »
The first apartment where my husband and I lived had six stories, and we lived on the sixth floor. I remember this clearly because in the months after my first son was born, I spent way too much time hanging out laundry and hoping that somehow, just somehow, I would ... Read More »
Follow Shaykh Waleed on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShaykhWaleedBasyouni I used to look for him in Mecca every Ramadan to pray taraweeh beside him. Praying next to him would give my prayer a completely different taste, making it an unforgettable experience. I could hear the shaykh's soft voice in sujood, “O Allāh grant ... Read More »
This is Part #3 of a multipart post: You can find part #1 here and #2 here Sixth: The factors that assist a person to be successful in the test through calamities are the following: Gratitude and a realization that it could have been much worse. A tribulation, however great it is in ... Read More »
By: Dawud Israel I believe we overestimate and underestimate mentally by about 50%. We underestimate time spent driving, like it's a chase scene in a film. We overestimate how much we can eat. We underestimate how much we covet. We underestimate how one habit influences another habit. We overestimate the ... Read More »
With all the problems that the masajid have in the US, at least there is an opportunity to change things, there is room to make a difference; all roads don’t lead to dead-ends, and, most importantly, there is freedom to raise your voice. Read More »
By Nabil Ahmed Just when we thought Muslims had passed the days of negative, terrorism-attached attention, it feels as though they never left. Repeated cases of child grooming by “Muslims”, then the Boston Marathon bombing, and now the attempted beheading of a British soldier on the outskirts of London, means ... Read More »
For the past four days I had been working on the following article, which I intended to post yesterday evening. However, I then heard about the vile and sadistic act of violence carried out by two men with knives and a meat cleaver in Woolwich. So I thought it best ... Read More »
Seeing a scene of impeccable beauty, we often hear the term “Heaven on Earth!” But there is only one place that literally has the right to proclaim itself heaven on Earth. There, deep in the mosque of the Prophet (masjid Nabawi), covered by green carpets and the tears of millions, ... Read More »
This is Part #2 of a multipart post: You can find part #1 here Thirdly: Abundant trials and tribulations in this world is not a sign of one's disbelief or Allāh's displeasure with him. On the other hand, most of the people who are inflicted with calamities are the pious and the ... Read More »
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