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Islam recognizes the evil of verbal abuse and perhaps that’s why there is so much emphasis on guarding one’s tongue and keeping others secured from its invisible harm. The Messenger of Allah, ṣallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said, "A true believer is not involved in taunting, or frequently cursing (others) or in indecency or abusing.'' (al-Tirmidhi) If this is the right of a regular Muslim, then how much more so a wife or husband is entitled to be safe from verbal abuse and taunting. Read More »

My parents' disputes could and would start over anything and everything, although money and invalidating of feelings were two strong sparks. My mother believed divorce was not an option because she could not work and support all of us herself. My father did divorce my mother once in a fit of anger, but then asked for her back. He told me he loved my mother and would never want to divorce her as this would break our family apart. Despite the illusion that our family is together, it is broken. Read More »

Must Read for men considering polygamy: I questioned one of the shayookh and his answer to my skeptical question still echoes in my ears; instead of defending or addressing the topic of polygamy, he surprisingly questioned me, ‘Do you believe Allah is Just?’ Read More »

How many times are men reminded that they too are as much of a fitnah for women as women are for men? If men are attracted towards women, women too are equally tempted to attract the attention from men. Nonetheless the world is as incomplete without men as it is without women, and women are a blessing for men as much as men are blessing for women yet they both remain a fitnah for one another. Men are tested through their womenfolk as much as women are tested through their men folk, but neither group is innately evil. Read More »

As you make your way to find a seat, you notice two, and only two open seats. However, next to each of the spots are two young outrageously attractive passengers of the opposite gender the likes of super models; one non-Muslim and the other a practicing Muslim from your MSA, community, and masjid. You're dead tired from the day and standing is not an option on this 45 minute ride. As the train leaves, the question emerges: where do you sit? Read More »

Yasir Qadhi added his bit: I'm writing from the convention center… I'm attending all of the lectures by our dear Shaykh ṣalāh al-Sawi. He is giving an intensive series on the Fiqh of Family life, very interesting. Its amazing to see ALL of us speakers, whenever we don't have our ... Read More »

I've just discovered my newest pet peeve: misogynistic women. That is, those women who believe in and perpetuate gender-related stereotypes… the most common one being that of women's inferiority, and men's superiority (in more than the Islamic sense/ understanding). Misogyny is something that is quickly and oft-identified within men, but recognized ... Read More »

Ok, ok, I know everyone's quite sick of discussions around this program. But I was cajoled into watching the 8th episode to witness for myself the new low depths that the program has fallen into. For those who have stopped watching this a long time ago, then if you jog ... Read More »

Chivalry: n. pl. chiv·al·ries a. The qualities idealized by knighthood, such as bravery, courtesy, honor, and gallantry toward women. b. A manifestation of any of these qualities. These days, it's all too common to read or hear Muslim women being rebuked for not being religious enough, for not wearing their ... Read More »

This is a post I have been thinking about writing for quite some time because I have a lot of thoughts on this issue (the reasons why may be obvious from the rest of this post) and I wanted to get them down and get some feedback from other Muslims. ... Read More »