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Why do we morally degenerate as we grow older? Why do we become so cynical and desensitized? The first lesson that children learn in school is to share, and it is the first lesson we forget as we graduate school. As we grow up, we are told to stop behaving like children, but it is these childlike qualities that make the best of humans. Read More »

Now that I am living in Northern California in a community made up primarily of converts to Islam, I am rediscovering the power of having traditions which children can look forward to and depend upon year after year. I have been fortunate in that I have been able to benefit from the creativity in my new friends who are eager to create Ramadan traditions that will attract and hold their children (who they fear may be lured by the competing sparkle and brilliance of Christmas festivities they witness in their own non-Muslim family members' homes). Read More »

More than 1600 lives lost and 13.8 million people have been affected in a disaster declared by the UN to be far more destructive than the 2005 Tsunami, the 2005 Pakistan earthquake and the 2009 Haiti earthquake all put together. Join Muslim Matters' appeal for donations towards the relief and rehabilitation efforts. Our target is $10,000... every cent counts! Read More »

We should never undermine the relationships we have with our families, because these bonds were created by Allah, and He records and rewards even the small, seemingly insignificant bits of good we do to them, or the trivial things we give them that are part of their rights upon us. Read More »

As Sh. Ibrahim is among those whom we count as the leaders and scholars of our community, we feel that we cannot idly stand by and allow him to endure his ordeal without any help. In order to assist the Shaykh in his time of need, as he has touched so many of our lives, we at MuslimMatters are raising funds to donate to Shaykh Ibrahim. Shaykh Ibrahim has not asked anyone to raise money for him, but we love this scholar dearly for the sake of Allah, and we pray that Allah will put barakat for you and for him in whatever you give for the shaykh's relief from the provision Allah has given you. Read More »

A reflection on the apparent and hidden benefits of helping those less fortunate than ourselves. Read More »

How can we make Sadaqah a real part of our lives, rather than a once-in-a-while monetary contribution? What's your personal favorite Sadaqah story? Read More »

There are wails in every corner of the city. It's just a real living nightmare. They've had to do massive burials and have started to do massive cremations and more bodies are being discovered. Read More »

Please donate to humanitarian relief efforts for Haiti. Read More »

The poor among the Ummah deserve a special mention because they are more often than not overlooked, their interests disregarded and their voices ignored. Read More »