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When we compare our lifespans wherein our endeavors unfold to the age of the earth, or to that of the universe which we are told is fifteen thousand million years old, they seem of less significance than a droplet of water in an endless ocean. For today's materialist life holds ... Read More »

Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. – A Smart (Probably) Dead Dude So, you wanted something hard-hitting from MM's female writers, eh? Well, here's my pathetic attempt at commenting on the political situation today… In Social Studies, I've begun a unit on the Cold War and Canada's ... Read More »

This article was originally written by Navaid Aziz in Medinah. It has been posted here with his permission.  All praise is due to Allāh, who reminds his slaves that their lives have an appointed time and that the successful ones are those who are saved from the fire and entered ... Read More »

One of the claims brought about against the Qurʾān is the claim that it is incoherent, and the stories are scattered around. I wanted to share some notes on a few things that Nouman Ali Khan (one of the instructors at Bayyinah Institute) touched upon in this regards that I ... Read More »

The conversation over at the Blog Roundup post, on the subject of physical abuse, has reminded me about something that'd been on my mind for quite a while: if there's a major issue going on within the Muslim community, and it happens to be a very sensitive issue, what do ... Read More »

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 »

Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaah, Make sure you are not eating your lunch or dinner while reading this article here about a French woman who was artificially implanted with the an egg fertilized by her own brother (!!!). SubḥānAllāh, it is when reading sickening stories such as these that I am ... Read More »

As a third-generation washed-out-Desi Canadian Muslimah, I feel that I – and others in my situation – have a lot to mourn. I listen to what my grandfather tells me about what life like was back in the day, and I feel that despite whatever my family has benefited from ... Read More »

I was asked to write about the victory of Nicolas Sarkozy in the recent French presidential election. Not knowing too much about French politics, I was hesitant, and therefore decided to read Monsieur Sarkozy's recent book Testimony: France in the Twenty-First Century (en anglais). For someone who is not well ... Read More »

My last name, Nasrullah, is actually my husband's first name, the result of trying to fit a south Asian-style name into a western configuration. Of course, I didn't have to take his name when we married. I did so because it better reflected my identity than my surname at the ... Read More »