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This is a heartwarming account of one Shaykh's efforts in educating his children. It gives us something to shoot for, and a real life example so we know it is not unrealistic. The article originally appears here in Arabic. I'd like to say jazakAllahu khayr to my friend ibn Dhaakir ... Read More »

It does seem as though we have an obsession with lists, eh? :P Well, here's another relevant subject forall of us living here in the West: for teenagers and young adults especially, there is sooooo much haraam going on around us… we have to struggle with such basic things as ... Read More »

Wit is the epitaph of an emotion. (Nietzsche) Intellectualism; in·tel·lec·tu·al –adjective devotion to intellectual pursuits. the exercise of the intellect. excessive emphasis on abstract or intellectual matters, esp. with a lack of proper consideration for emotions. Philosophy. the doctrine that knowledge is wholly or chiefly derived from pure reason. the ... Read More »

Alḥamdulillāh, after much planning and preparation, last Saturday we had the Spanish language open house event “Hispanic Muslim Day” at Dar Al Hijrah with our guest speaker Muḥammad Isa Garcia from Argentina – who is a graduate of Um Al Qura University in Mecca. Alḥamdulillāh, the community was behind the ... Read More »

Right now I'm in the middle of reading Sheikh Yasir Qadhi's book du‘ā’: The Weapon of the Believer. Māshā'Allāh, it's an amazing book with a great deal to benefit from! I've learnt a great deal of fascinating 'tips and tricks' on how to perfect my du‘ā’ and increase the factors ... Read More »

Kudos to F&J for this great service, for the future of Muslims in America. The following was received today in an email announcement (MM): Coming Soon… The Freedom and Justice Foundation announces that the Texas Muslim Scholarship Fund will be awarding its first set of scholarships! It will consist of ... Read More »

The following article, appended below, (hat-tip to theTranslators) touches on many of the issues that Muslim women face while living in the West. Personally, I find the article very enlightened and very enlightening. In it we see, how the website Islamtoday.com, has transformed its views and opinions on matters that ... Read More »

Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaah, The following is an enlightening article by Harvard student Br. Daniel Jou which debunks the highly prevalent notion in our society that “science = truth” which he dubs the Science Success Question (or SSQ). An extremely well-articulated response to those who reject Allāh's description of the ... Read More »

This heart-warming movie was played at Texas da‘wah. It is an excellent production by a group of young brothers in Houston's Southeast area (the youth group called SEMY). Sit down with your family and enjoy… (hat-tip to MuslimObserver blog) Read More »

Previous: The Big Questions Part I – On Atheism, God & More… The Big Questions, Part II—The Purpose of Life by Dr. Laurence Brown (reproduced with permission) The first of the two big questions in life is, “Who made us?” We addressed that question in the previous article and (hopefully) ... Read More »