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Assalamualaikum!  This week we will be hearing from a girl in Maryland who found Islam at the age of 11.  Enjoy reading Ruhina's inspirational story and experiences in her article “True Guidance.” True Guidance By Ruhina Hager “That is the Book. In it is guidance surely without any doubt, to ... Read More »

Ever see your friend wearing shorts on a hot summer day while you’re wearing a pair of black, saggy jeans and a long-sleeved shirt with a bland hijab? If you answered yes, I know what you are going through. Many pre-teen Muslim girls go through this, dreading the day they will have to start wearing hijab all the time. Read More »

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Khutbah on the Virtues of the first 10 Days of Dhul Hijjah Shaykh Yaser Birjas urges us to make the best of these 10 Blessed Days in his Friday Khutbah at the Irving masjid. Read More »

By Maryam Sakeenah At the Maqam e Ibrāhīm: I held on to the golden bars trying to keep my balance, with my nose pressed against the blurry glass screen smeared with many a finger mark. I bolstered up my wits and finally decided to look: footprints in the sands of ... Read More »

Shaykh Yasir Qadhi's Ramadan reminder for Day 8, discussing each posture of ṣalāh and its significance. Read More »

This is Part 2 of the Problems of a Contemporary Hajj series. To view Part 1 click here There is little evidence that, since the 1990's, Saudi authorities thoroughly considered the impact of these numbers, which have swollen so monstrously that one is compelled to abandon sunan. For example, the ... Read More »

During Pilgrimage one will experience the very heights of spirituality; alongside this, sadly, one may well also encounter the very depths of profanity. This piece recounts the spiritual highs and lows before offering, by way of conclusion, some suggestions that, though controversial, may prove invaluable in helping to bring back a more profound element of spirituality to a modern Hajj. Read More »