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Entries in this series: Can I Make You A Muslim? [intro to the programme] Review of Episode 1 Review of Episode 2 Review of Episode 3 (Updated 21 Dec.) Review of Episode 3: With trembling fingers and bated breath, I clumsily fumbled with the remote control, in my haste to ... Read More »

This is a continuation of Hajj journal, chapter 1 and chapter 2. Madīnah was a place of firsts for us and provided clues to the trip to come. We got off the plane like tourists, giddy and exhausted. The giddiness dissipated as we stood in line to be processed by ... Read More »

This is a great video. It's by an Australian brother who came to Islam telling about his journey through different religions. I know that these types of stories are very common, but I thought this one particularly was not only heartwarming, but actually had me laughing out loud at my ... Read More »

Read Part 1 here. 2. Provision Second on your Hajj check list is Provision. One of the earliest scenes of Hajj, which reminds you of what is yet to come, is the check-in lines at the airport. You wait for hours and hours depending, of course, on where you're traveling ... Read More »

When I was giving a Hajj seminar a few weeks ago for a group of participants from our community, I noticed that every individual was concerned about his or her Hajj check list more than anything else. They were literally paranoid and afraid that they might miss something or that ... Read More »

We are excited to announce that Br. Mohamed Elibiary is joining MM as a specialist writer. He will blog on politics, especially as it relates to US-Muslim World relations and the GWOT (Global War on Thinking). Br. Mohamed walks the talk and has established a first-class non-profit organization in Texas, ... Read More »

… who is the fairest of us all? That's what the question is, usually – but today is different. Dhul Hijjah is upon us. The hujjaaj (pilgrims) have already embarked on their noble journey to an even more noble destination, to perform the sacred rites ordained upon the Ummah since ... Read More »

This is a continuation of Hajj journal, chapter 1. The first leg of our trip took us from New York to Madīnah. Once we got to the airport I continued to muse on the things for which I would ask God's forgiveness. In a lecture I had listened to in ... Read More »

My husband and I went on hajj two years ago, alḥamdulillāh, and I kept a journal of my experiences. I'm sharing it here, and will do so over a series of posts. I've made minor editing changes and have left out people's names. Although I've taken out some of the ... Read More »

Ask any revert in the West, and you will find that there is much difficulty in their paths to become closer to God. There are dozens of obstacles for our new Muslim brethren; the domination of immigrant and cultural Islam, weak community integration, and having to find an American Muslim ... Read More »