Islam 
Ibadah - Is More Always Better?(9)
Throughout my childhood, my family would visit my five uncles and grandmother in Michigan, making us well experienced in taking road trips and traveling. As a result, I was familiar with the practice of shortening one’s prayers while traveling, even in my youth.
At one point in my childhood, I started rethinking the practice altogether. I […]
Why Does the Earth Hum?
‘We will show them our signs in the furthest regions (of the earth) and in their souls, until it becomes clear to them that this is the truth’. [41:53]
I read the story of the earth’s humming on Yahoo this morning and could only say ‘Subhan Allah! Look at the signs Allah presents to the […]
Unable to Appreciate
In the Qur’an, Allah directs us over and over to ponder over the miracles of His creation, and even swears by them: the sun, the moon, the stars, the seas, the turning of the seasons.
“Wal ‘Asr…” “WatTeeni wazZaytoon…” “WadhDhuha… walLayli ithaa sajaa…” “Wal Fajr…” “WashShamsi wa DhuHaahaa…”
By Time… By the fig and the olive… By […]
Lessons from Ignorance: Part 2
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
“Why don’t you come to the masjid with me, we’ll pray with everyone there and come back,” said brother Waseem.
“Er, but I don’t know how to pray,” I said.
“That’s ok, just follow along with everyone else.”
I was 15 at that time, and prayer was not something I had […]
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